The morning call., 1893-07-04
ASK NO QUARTER.
The Silver Men Will Die
s.. Fighting.
= PREPARING THE CAMPAIGN.
.-f.+
They Will Meet and Confer at
Chicago.
NEW YORK BANKS EASIER.
The Tide of Treasure Beginning to
= Flow Back From the Great
Western Cities.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

Neither the date nor the place has as yet
been absolutely determined. The trend OF
sentiment favors Chicago, because OF the
fact that the delegates may take advan-
tage Of the Worlds Fair tes and because
it is near the center of population and will
suit the convenience of the greatest num-
Der OF the silverites.
Since the Presidents call for an extra
session General Warner, president of the
Bimetallic League, has been In communl-
cation with the league officers, first as to
the advisabiity of calling a convention.
and, if advisable, then as to the time and
place for holding it.
The call when Issued will set forth the
reasons for the call and VIII be very
brief. Although the time when the con-
vention shall be held will not be settled
till tonight or tom orrow. it is certain that
a day late In July will be chosen. This
will give the silver forces time to muster
and then leave ample time between the
adjournment Of the convention and the
meeting of Congress for silver agitation.
General Warner told a reporter to-day
that the story printed in a New ork
paper to the effect that there had been
secret conference between him and Con-
gressman-elect Newlands OF Nevada, Ex-
ecutiye Committeeman johnson OF Nevada
and Colonel Lee Crandalli secretary of
the Silver League, was made out OF whole
cloth. The silver people, he said, are de-
termined to offer a bitter opposition to the
unconditional repeal Of the Sherman law.
They claim that to do otherwise would be
tO ba W q
brought about the dem0netiZatlon OF silver
in this country, and which wrought the
decentralization of the white metal III India.
At the opening OF the extra session they
will vigorously resent any attempt TO ward
off the adoption of notwithstanding rules.
They do not believe that the present ad-
miniStration can or VIII be so lncoDslsteu
as 10 fJnOw the gag-rule pIecedehs vi eA-
Speaker Reed. They say that the mem oers
Of the Democratic party IN the House
cannot, without palpable inconsistency.
adopt the rules upon which they heaped
SO many curses because of their alleged
injustice.
But If the administration tries this tack
the silver people mean TO fight right up tU
the hilt. The silver folks feel as though
they are the under dog, and are preparing
: to wrestle accordingly. They declare thai
they will contest every inch Of ground,
and will not give up the ship till The Sher-
man law is substituted by another act
more favorable. or at least as much so. to
the friends of the d0wn-trodden and op-
pressed money metal Of the institution
and their fathers.
Owing to the fact that the betterment OF
the national finances will be The first and
gravest problem TO be confronted, par-
ticular interest attaches to the House
Committee on Coinage OF the next Con-
greSS. An adverse committee would be II
a position TO very considerably Obstruct
business and worry the advocates for a
repeal Of the Sherman law. Whether or
not Bland will be reappointed chairman
no rne appears to know TO a certainty.
His record as an earnest, answering
friend of silver is we'll known and his
Democracy Is unquestioned.
When a Speaker is reelected it gen.
orally has been his custom to reappOint the
old chairmen. Doubt in the case OF Bland
arises from the fact that Crisp is well
known 10 be- in thorough sympathy with
the Presidents ideas of the legislative
needs. and may hesitate 10 appoint to Sc
important a committee a man so thor
Oughly committed to the opposite view. Ii
case Crisp should decide not to give Bland
the chairmanship the next in line of direct
succession will be Representative Tracy
who is a gold-staDdard man. Those
who know botn men freely assert that the
elevation of Tracy 10 the coinage chair
manship will be especially gratifying Il
the executive.
But the enthusiasm of the Tracy meI
was dampened when it became known
that ex-Speaker Crisp arrived this after
noon ana had had an interview Of twenty
minutes with Carlisle.
:. The Secretary urged Crisp. who is NOR
ally certain to be reelected Speaker, tC
depOse BLAND OF Missouri from the chair
manshlp of the Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures. Crisp does not
want to do this and pointed cut to the
Secretary the-fact that unless the silvei
men themselves consent, they holding the
majority and control of legislation, il
:. would be impossible to do anything
: Crisp favored con illatory measures.
3: Representative Bynum, after talk with
Crisp, said he is satisfied the House would
: consent to the unconditional repeal Sf the
= Sherman law.
Secretary Carlisle has decided not to re.
sumo the. purchase OF silver to-day, and
has so notified the prin cipal firms thai
-<otfer silver to the treasury on purchasing
days This action is unusual, but. as the
matter of Purchasing silver on given days
is discretionary with the Secretary of tn,
Treasury, he is simply exercising his
right.
: The reason assigned in the notice sent t
intending offerers is the Treasury Depart
menI has. not yet com pie ted the annual set
Elements made at the end of each fisca
year at the United States mint. Whethel
silver purchases will be resumed Wednes
Gay next will be left open and will not bt
determined nntl Wednesday comes, ant
circumstances will then decide the matter
The price paid for silver W hen the treas
ury completed its June purchases wa.