The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-14
THE SILVER CONVENTION,
METROPOLITAN Temple the Place
In Which 1t Will Be
Held.
Governor Mcconnell of Idaho and q
Big Nevada Delegation to
Be There.

Metropolitan Temple has been selected
by the local executive committee of the
American Bimetallic League as the scene
of the silver convention which is to be
held on the 10th inst.
A large number of speakers have been
invited to be present, and large delegation
is expected from Nevada. Governor w. j.
Mcconnell of Idaho has assured the COM
mittee that he will be present if at all pos
sible, and Chairman George W. Baker and
Secretary George p. Keeney, of the COM
mittee, called upon Senator ]. P. Jones at
the Palace Hotel yesterday and asked him
to occupy the platform. Senator Jones
has been under medical care for some time,
but if his health will stand it he will try
to be present, even if he be not able to
make speech.
Judge c. E. Mack of Virginia City, B. F..
Leete of Reno, Attorney General Robert
NJ. Beatty of Carson City, M. S. Bonnifield
and W. A. Massey. From Utah, Attorney
H. F. Bartine of Salt Lake City has prom
ised to attend. Senator White Is down on
the list of speakers and several we'll
known local orators have promised to take
vigorous stand in behalf OF the white
metal.
General A. J. Warner of Washington, D,
c., writes to the committee that he has
seen Senator w. NJ. Stewart of Nevada and
urged upon him the importance OF being
i'll this City on the 18th. He could not see
Frank G.. Newlands because Mr.. Newlands
was not in Washington at the time Re-
ferring to John P. Young's article on the
silver question, published some time ago
General Warner comments:
l have read with very great interest Mr.
o., g trpQ a
which appeared in the San Francisco Chron-
icle. 1t is admirably written and most able in
OF course it will be printed in book form, and
we ought to do all We can to give 1t wide clrcu'
lation.
1.-THE convention is to be strictly non
partisan in character" said Secretary
keeney yesterday, land it would be well
| if this is kept continually in mind. All
we are anxious for is for Federal legislation
| favorable to silver coinage, and the senti.
ment of the leading men of all the political
| parties in this State is about the same
| they want free and unlimited coinage at q
ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of what other
nations may desire"
Free coinage is the only question" re-
marked Chairman Baker; 1.-THE only real
issue before the American people. We
don't care how it is brought about SO long
| as the end we are seeking is attained. The
| it, and that is enough.
why. at present it pays a capitalist
better to keep his gold locked up III the
vaults of some bank, because under our
| present system it is constantly and rapidly
| increasing in purchasing power, while all
other property is going down in value.
Naturally, then, money is withdrawn from
circulation and remains idle, while all
business suffers in consequence"
The executive committee as it now
stands is as follows:
George w. Baker (chairman), George P. Kee-
ney secretary, n. w. Spafding, General Henry
l. Wiley w. C. Price, NJ. W. Belshaw, G. W
Grayson, J. J. Scrivener, Hon. Charles n. Fox
Colonel Frank Mclaughlin. r. Guy Mcclellan
William s. Edwards, w. n. Miller, n. j. Britton
Timothy Guy Phelps, Alvinza Hayward
Charles E. Lane, Simeon Wenban, William
Pardy, J. c; Green, Julian Sontag, augustus
]. Mcdonald, DR.. ". L. Dickinson, General w
H. L. Barnes, Abraham Halsey, Thomas Eager
Hon. Thomas J. Clunie, General A. E. Cochran,
Alexander Majors. Major Marion Biggs.