Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-15
Silver Men in California Repudiate
Gen. Warner.
REVOLT AGAINST TEE SIBLEY BOOM
His Adherents Said to Be Evading
the Issue.
WHAT THE POPULISTS WANT

SAN FRANCISCO. May 15.-Instead of
the great results for free coinage aimed at.
the visit to California of Gen. A. J. War
ner of Ohio, head of the American bimetal-
lie party, and Congressman Joseph c. Sib-
ley of Pennsylvania, named by that organ
ization for President in 1885, has apparently
been productive of the opposite effect The
effect is the fiat secession of the state sill
yer league from Gen. Warmers national
organization.
The trouble was caused by the attempt of
Gen. Warner and several Congressman en-
thusiastic for the reconciliation of silver
to make Sibley the presidential candidate
OF the white metal party in the next cam
paign.
The expressions of antagonization toward
Gen. Warmers booming of Sibley were so
mary and loud that meeting of the ex-
eoutive committee was called at Los An
geles last Saturday afternoon.
The entire matter was submitted to a
subcommittee of five to report upon it.
The report, which has been prepared,
characterizes the members of the Sibley
caucus as persons claiming the right 10
dictate the party nomination for President
of the United States" and seeking 4
division of the bmetaliic party by a
wrongful use of party machinery to force
Endorsement of the said candidate, regard
less of the wishes of others in the party
as 10 what the issues should De WneD ap-
pealing from the money power to the in
telligence of the American people,.
1t plainly insinuated that the Warner
Sibley plan of advocating silver is dis
honest, and says Mr.. S.bley's adherents
are "evadlng vital issue
The following excerpt is an indication of
its tone:
'"rhey straddle the national bank ques-
ton by pretending to give the general gov
eminent the exclusive control over the
issue and volume of paper money, when,
in truth, their platform can be fully ccm-
Piled with by leaving the issue and vol
ume of paper money wholly in the hands
of the national banks
The committee therefore recommended
the adoption of some plainly worded reso-
lutions condemning Gen Warner and Mr.
Sibley. appealing to sister states to organ
lie like the California League, and to pro-
test against the caucus method. and calling
for national convention Of state leagues,
to meet at st. Louis, March 49, 1896. to
nominate candidates for President and Vice
President.
The resolution charges Gen. Warner, as
chairman Of .'self-styled national execu-
tive committee with establishing rival
organizations in this and other states to
force the favorite of the condemned caucus
upon the American re1p.e"
The State Silver League also finds fault
with Gen Warner for limiting his efforts to
an attempt to secure the unlimited coinage
of silver at ratio of Is to 1.
The league contains large number of
populists. and they do not think any finan-
cial platform would be complete unless it
included a provision for an issue of green
backs and an explicit declaration against
the national banking system and the is
suance OF any more government bonds.
silver Men at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Utah. May blast night
and this morning the trains brought in a
large number of delegates to the silver con-
vention, which conveaes in the Mormon
tabernHClp Dai
from seventeen western states ard terri
tories. The policy outlined by prominent
members of the convention for It's work is
to make the movement non-partisan. The
purpose is to encourage men TO work in the
silver cause without asking them to break
any party lines