The evening world., 1893-07-25
SILVER men TO Meet.
T, Organize for a Filter Fight
Against Demonstration.
Senators Jones and Stewart Will A.
tend To.Nisht's Conference.
Attempt TO Block Silver Legislation
May BE Made In Congress.

The friends of silver in this city pro
pose to open up their guns OH TIE gold
bugs" as they call them. at a meeting
which Is 10 be held at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this evening.
They have engaged rGrlor II on the
ground floor for this purpose. ana ex-
pect TO have the encouragement and as
sistance OF several eminent silver lcgls-
lators in giving the movement for the
prevention OF the repeal of the sherman
law as much Of boom as possible.
Senator's Jones and Stewart, the two
leading advocates of free coinage in
Congress. nre now in the city, and have
been invited to attend the conference
They have both signiilcd their intention
to be present. and Will, 1t IL expected
take an important part In the delibrra-
tions OF the meeting.
Senator Stewart came to town yes
terday. and Is said to have been In con
sultatior with his colleague, Senator
Jones' most of the day after his arrival
The plan which Is on foot contcmplates
the organization OF powerful opposl-
| ton to the repeal OF the slver-purchas
| Ing clause OF the sherman act at the
special session Of Congress. which con
|
said to have already made considerable
progress In the West.
II is expected that this plan VIII be
formulated and adopted at the Conven-
tion OF the American Bimetnllic League,
which assemblies in Chicago on Aug. l..
and one OF the objects OF the meeting
vention, which the silver men regard rs
the most important they have ever held
In this country.
.rss anS Gsr %s.,.4s TO Tass
the characterization of silver. and
to the end. Every eflor, vii, be made
under the leadership of Representative
Bland in the House and Senators Stew
art. Jones and Wolcott In the Senate
| they expect to give the advocates OF re-
peal a great deal Of trouble.
The organizer and prime mover In the
silver mems movement In this city Is
Major u B. Harris. who formerly lived
in this city, He is largely interested
in promoting silver mining companies.
1t was he who circulated the call for
Fifth Avenul Hotel this evening. ana
obtained the signatures to It. 1t con
tains nearly eighty names. among
them n to;so, those Of many wsll,knoWn bankers
come out publicly against the repeal OF
the, silver purchasing clause.
The list includes James B. Colgate. tn,
Sons, II. c. scrivener & Co. John q
Bovd, G. l.. Bur: Company. Thaddeu.
=; Wakeman: John Blakeley. Charles
den SPENCE. Van Beuren benslow
George, o. Jones, Dwight Crittenden, i.
L; NE uhi.sebe. p, p; Curry, II. f n: fRe!ua; r.
, George II. Elliott
pnrpy bos s mo- srs h.E 1gEe room ana vii
Lon nty,ff, rtnl In
annex will have to be engaged to &C &c
commodate the overflow.
Neither Senator Jones nor Senate
Stewart could be found at their hotel
this morning but Major Harris was o,
hand, and predicted that the meetin,
and that the ball would Immediately b
set rolling which would result in dis
, aster to the enemies of the Sherman
, law.
II saw both the Western Senator
last evening" he sad, and although
/ they did not promise me definitely tina
they. would be present I think We cal
shs hey msy sS" say upon or adSse hs wiz ss
: great Importance to us at the presen
time, for, with their knowledge of tn
question and experience as to the prac c
tical workings OF the law. their word
vii! have great weight.
Yes, the whole subject of silver legis
ton will be discussed, and We probabl
shall determine upon some line of actioi
to be adopted during the coming ses
sion of Congress. Every friend OF bl
the outlook is favorable for the or
ganlzation of very strong opposition
!. In Congress when It meets on Aug.
next.
I'VE do not by any means intend t.
, give up without lighting for our rights
and those who are now sneerinS AT ou
efforts, will lind that when Congress
assemblies our strength will be muc
7 greater than they now imagine"
1t is expected that resolutions deflnin
the position of the silver advocates vii
be passed at the meeting, and that n
least half dozen delegates to tn
: Chicago Bimetall!c League Convention
will be chosen.