The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-20
Men of the Money Factions In
dulge in Preliminary
SkirmisheS.
COLONEL TRUMBOs RESOLUTION
Advocates of Unlimited Coinage
VIII Refuse to Compromise
With Anniversaries.

opening session OF the eighth annual con-
vention of Republican clubs adjourned at
l P. NJ. to-day until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow
after disposing of all preliminary and
routine matters. There were no develop
ments IN the convention indicating the
contest between those wearing yellow and
white badges, and representing respec-
lively the gold and silver standards.
But in the committee-rooms at the Ar
cade Hotel and elsewhere the fight con-
tinued. The committee on credentials had
considerable amusement over the South
Carolina contest. The committee on league
work, rules and order of business had
nothing unusual. The committee on time
and place selected Milwaukee as the place
for the next National convention and re-
ferred the selection of the date for the next
convention to the executive board. with
instructions to select any date after that of
the National Republican Convention. The
postponement of the time to date subse-
quent to that of the National convention
OF next year was for the purpose of avoid
ing any contest on resolutions as that
which is now confronting the delegates OF
the clubs.
There was a movement to-day to con-
clude the work with the banquet to-mor-
row night, but the agitation before the
committee Oh resolutions during the after
noon developed such differences that it is
not likely the convention viii close before
Friday. The delegates from the West and
South want to get away Friday. AS it is
known that Governor Mckinley cannot
get here till Friday morning there is q
general desire TO wait for him till that
time, and some charge that his friends are
seeking TO prolong the session so as to
have a big Mckinley day on Friday
Others charge that the efforts to expedite
business so as to conclude tomorrow night
were intended to give the delegates an op-
portunity to leave before McKinley's ar
rival.
The Presidential booms have been looked
after as carefully to-day as ever. The Iowa
delegates keep open house for Allison, and
the Hoosiers are quietly keeping Harrison
in mind, while the New England delegates
use the Blaine tactics for Reed. Mark A.
Hanna, who is as close to Mckinley as H.
Ii. Kohlsaat, has been keeping open house
at his mansion all the week. To-day Mr..
Hanna gave dinner at the Union League,
at which Major Osborn, rel alive of Nc
Kinliiy. Governors Nelson, Merriam, Brown
y,
Patton of Michigan. Clarke of Wisconsin,
Carter of Montana, Thurston OF Nebraska,
Dubois of Idaho, Warner Miller of New
York and others were guests.
While Mr.. Hanna always believed Nc
Kinley to be the man of destiny, he says
he was never so hopeful for the champion
Of protection as he is at this convention,
owing to the expressions for his favorite
from other States. He does not think the
silver question will embarrass the protec-
zionist. 1t was conceded early to-day that
the two leading league offices would be
divided between the gold and silver men
by making General McAlpin of New York
president and John Byrnes of Denver sec
rotary, but tonight it is proposed to refer
the selection of a secretary to the executive
board. 1t is claimed that A. B. Hum
phreys was first selected by the executive
board and afterward selected by the annual
convention.
The silver men think that the New York
delegation, while feeling confident of Nc
Alpin's election, are seeking to avoid hay
ing an ultra-silver man for secretary.
The feature of the day has been the silver
fight before the committee on resolutions
The committee organized at 4 P. NJ. with
Congressman Robinson of Pennsylvania
as chairman and II. G. Knowles OF Della
ware as secretary. The organization was
against the silSerites, but the latter were
not discouraged and opened up the fight
from the start. The committee was in
open session till after 6 P. NJ, when, on
motion of Congressman Tawney OF Mime
sofa, it adjourned until P. NJ. for an
executive session, at which time sub
committee of nine was to be announced by
Chairman Robinson. Time was given to
the silver men and others for a hearing.
The resolution OF the silver men was
offered, and the opponents of free silver,
through Mr.. Hunter of Missouri, offered
the financial plank of 1892, also the recent
Ohio plank adopted at GAINESVILLE last
month. The compromise resolution at
tracing most attention was presented by
Senator-elect Thurston of Nebraska as fol-
lows:
1--WE approve the declaration of the last
Republican National Convention that the
American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetallism, and the Repub-
lcan party demands the use Of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such
restrictions and under such provisions to
be determined as will secure the main
tenance OF the parity of values of the two
metals so the purchasing or debt-paying
power of the dollar, whether of silver,
gold or paper, shall be at all times equal,
and refer the action for a more specific
declaration to the next Republican con-
vention, which alone has the power to
bind the party or make platforms and de-
clare principles"
There was no discussion OF the tariff or
any other issue in the committee except
that of the silver plank, and no difference
OF opinion existed in the committee OF
forty-six members except on the silver
question Nearly all the members OF the
committee were instructed on the silver
question by their respective State deIega-
tons, SO it will not be difficult to adopt
report. Still it is conceded that these in
structions make it almost certain that both
majority and minority reports will be pre-
sented to the convention and that the
silver question will be fought out
on the floor tomorrow. The silver men