Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-16
FLUTYERlNG SILVER WINGS.
Illinois Democrats Making Prepara
tiOns for the Great Silver Con-
ventiOn in June.
Iowa Democrats Failing in Line-Al-
lison Challenged-Silver Confer
ence at Salt Lake-Elkins
Explains Elkins.

SprlnRnold, ILL.,, May lb.-lne Demo
cratic state executive committee held 9
meeting last night and made preliminary
arrangements for state convention to
be held June s. The question of invit
ing prominent Democrats from Other
states to attend was discussed and it was
decided to extend NO formal invitations
to anybody. It is said, however, that
several distinguished Democrats will be
here as guests.
1t is given out as a result of canvass
made that of the 621 delegates selected
by thirty counties that have held conven-
tions only five delegates opposed the
free silver declarations.
"The silver movement of Illinois," says
Chairman Heinrichsen, sis not of sudden
growth. There never has been day
when the people of Illinois were op.
posed to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. That
this feeling has not been made publicly
apparent has been due to the fact that
party leaders have descended to the
grossest deception IN defining their prin-
ciples and have oajoled the people with
promises which were never carried out.
Since the adjournment of the last con-
gress the people of Illinois have become
convinced that they have nothing to
hope for from the men whom they have
heretofore trusted, and they are deter
mined that their views on this question
shall be so plainly expressed that the
issue can no longer be avoided"
SENATOR HILLS EYES WIDE OPEN.
Springfield, Ill.-It is reported here
that chairman Hinrickson, of the Demo-
cratic state committee, has letter from
Senator Hill, of New York, to be read be-
fore the state Democratic currency con-
vention next month, which is strongly
for free silver. 1t is said to be intended
as bid for the support of Illinois in the
Democratic national convention in 1896.
Rumor also says that Hindriokson has
his eye on the second place.
DENIAL OF SENATOR HILL.
New York.-Regarding the statement
that Senator D. B. Hill had written let
ter to be read before the Illinois Demo-
cratic state convention next month on
the free coinage of silver senator said to-
day: II have not written a letter on the
SufoC QuObUtOA WlUAlA VulOo yCulbs
WHO 1s TELLING THE TRUTH?
st. louisa special to the Post-Dis-
patch from Springfield, ILL.,, says: Chair
man Hinrichsen, of the Democratic state
central committee, says he received a
letter from Senator Hill, of New York, on
the silver question.
SILVER CONFERENCE AT SALT LAKE.
Salt Lake, Utah.-The silver conven-
tion met at 10 to-day with twenty-nne
delegates present. The committee on
resolutions and plan of action not being
ready to report, Congressman Mandell,
of Wyoming, moved that recess be
taken until 2 p. M, but the motion was
withdrawn. Mr.. Langenour moved that
newspapers reporters be admitted to ex-
ecutive session, but the motion was lost.
The conference then went into executive
session and is discussing the various
methods proposed for carrying out the
object for which the conference was
called. number of interesting speeches
we're made, and, while there are differ
ences of opinion, the Indications all
point to harmonious action. At
torney General Jones, of the state of
Washington, arrived this morning and
was admitted as member of the con-
ference.
GOLD-BUGs WAKING UP.
London.-A dispatch to the Times from
Berlin says the committee appointed by
the upper house Of the Prussian diet to
discuss the motion of Count Won Mirbach,
the leader of the agrarians, favoring an
International agreement for the use of
both gold and silver, has accepted the
motion by a vote of 10 to 4.
Among the members OF the committee
are Freiherr Won Manteuffel, Count Won
Frankenberg and Count Zu Dolhalack for
the bimetallists and DR.. Kock of the i'm
perial bank of tho monometallists.
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Des Moines.-The Dem ocrats of Iowa
are following in the footsteps of their
brethren in Illinois. The call for state
silver convention to meet in Des Moines,
June 6, having been issued, the friends
of free coinage expect to be able to cap
ture the regular state convention, which
meets in Marshalltown in August. Men
who have travelled over the state recently
say the sentiment in favor Of silver IS
very strong among the Democrats.
SENATOR ALLISON CHALLENGED.
Des Moines, Iowa.-The Central BIZ
Metallic league of Iowa has forwarded a
letter to Senator Allison, challenging him
to come to Des Moines and debate
with some free silver advocate to be
designated by the league the question of
silver at 16 to l. The challenge is quail
fled by the statement that If Senator Al
lison believes in such coinage then the
debate is unnecessary. General Weaver
left last night for Colorado. He will
bring back Gen. A. J. Warner, of Ohio,
and Joseph G. Sibley, Of Pennsylvania,
to attend the big silver meeting here on
June 5.
MISLEADING STATEMENTS.
Los Angeles, Cal.-The San Francisco
Posts dispatch, stating that, owing to
the efforts Of Gen. A. j. Warner, chair.
man OF the national executive committee
of the American Bi-metallic party to
boom Joseph @. Slbley for the presi-
denoy, the State Silver league had
seeded from Gen. Warmers organixa-
tion because it was misleading. Colonel
John B. Berry, secretary Of the Los An
oeles league Of the American Bi-metallic
league, says: "All there is of the so-callsd
state league is the so-cslled executive
committee, and all there is Of that COM
mittee is quartette of ex-Populists, who
we're members of the local free silver
movement started here last winter and
who refused to join the Republicans or
Democrats iu indorsing the national
movement of which Gen. Warner is the
executive head"