The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
CHAIRMEN FOR STATES.
Some of the Favored Ones
Named, but the Work
Is in Secret.
NOT OF THE CLEVELAND KIND.
Democrats Who Believe In the Free
and Unlimited Coinage of
the White Metal.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23.-The ex-
yer conference in Washington met at the
Gayoso Hotel in this city to-day for the
purpose Of naming chairmen for the sew
eral States, whose duty it shall be to su-
perintend the organization of the silver
forces with a view to securing control OF
Democratic county, State and National
conventions next year.
The board is composed of Senators Har-
ris OF Tennessee, Jones of Arkansas, Tur-
pie of Indiana, Governor Stone of Missouri,
Hon. W. H. Hinrichsen of Illinois and
Casey Young of Tennessee. All the mem
bers were present with the exception OF
Senator Turpie, who was detained at home.
When the member of the board met this
morning they were confronted by a mass of
corresp spondence, relative to men whom they
should appoint and the manner in which
the campaign for free silver should be car
ried on in the several States. These letters
were carefully considered, and, when ad-
journment came this evening, much,
though not all, of the work of perfecting
the National silver organization was DONE
Several of the State chairmen had been
named and many details decided upon.
The names of the men who were selected
to-day to lead the silver forces were not
given out, however. Senator Harris, upon
this point, said to the United Press re-
porter:
I'm view of the fact that all of the chair
men have not been selected and the organiz-
alton being therefore only partly perfected,
l. dal ~ f-a {
those chosen public. We do not care to
publish, as the result of this meeting, the
consummation of only a portion of the
plan decided upon at the Washington con-
ference. 1t might convey wrong impress
sion. Within ten days-some of the gentle
men think within week-we will have
selected chairmen for all of the forty-five
States, and will then make their names
public.
1--WE have an abundant fund of informa-
ton relative to the situation in the
various States. and men who have been
suggested as chairmen, but in several in
stances we desire to make one or two minor
inquiries before taking final action, in order
to make no mistake, and in order to secure
the best and most active work. We want
men 1Or CndlTIueu VINO are III the QrSt
place, of course, sound in their views, and,
secondly, who are willing to take charge
of the work and rush it vigorously and
constantly to the end for which we are
working. All the gentlemen who have
been suggested have the first qualification.
In some cases. however, we want to inquire
further about the last named. This can be
done through the medium of letters. and
the other appointments can be agreed
upon in the same way. Therefore, we will
hardly have another personal meeting of
the executive board.
1.-THE men we have agreed upon Will be
notified Immediately, so they can proceed
at once to their work and advance it as
quickly as possible. The others will be
notified after the same manner. In addi-
ton to naming some State chairmen " e
have discussed in large measure details
of making the efforts of the organization
effective