The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-08
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Letters From Noted Silver Men
in Other States Indorsing
the Movement.
Miss Phoebe Couzins viii Deliver an
Grafton - Others Who VIII
Make Addresses.

The bimetallic convention committee is
very busy with the preparations for the
big meeting to begin August 10, and the
success of the large gathering of silver
men is more strongly assured. A number
of the noted men invited to speak have
promised to do so, and others that are not
able to be present have written heartily in
dorsing the movement.
The following gentlemen are the last to
signify their intention OF being at the con-
vention: Frank j. Cannon, H. F. Bartine
and Il. C. Chambers, chairman of the BIZ
metallic Union executive committee, from
| Utah; Governor w. J. Mcconnell, Idaho !;
Robert NJ. Beatty, Attorney-GeneraI of
Nevada.
Miss Phoebe Couzins will deliver her
grafton, entitled, 1.-The Golden Calf, or the
Silver Conspiracy"
Hon. L. Bradford Prince, Governor of
New Mexico; W. II. Harvey of the famous
Horr- Harvey debate, Senator PETER of
Kansas and Governor Wolcott of Indiana
have written encouraging letters to the
committee. Governor Prince wrote as
follows:
SANTA FE, N. Mex, July 81.
G. ". Baker Esq, Chairman, George p Keeney,
observation-disclosures: / appreciate the COM
pliment of your invitation and the Importance
of the occasion, but l see no way TO come. |
have given two solid months to the cause and
must now attend TO some personal matters.
However, we will all work for the same end
wherever we are, and sooner or later right
must prevail.
1 send copy of my St. Louis address, which
has been largely used as educator in the
eastern part'of the country. Wishing you the
greatest success. L. BRADFORD PRINCE.
w. H. Harvey's regrets have come in
the following form:
CHICAGO July 81.
George w Baker and George p Keeney, San
Francisco, Cdt.-DEAR SIRs: Mr.. Harvey is in re-
ceipt of YOUR kind invitation and directs me to
saw to you that it will be impossible for him to
attend your convention. owing TO important
engag previously made He wishes you
the best success however. SINCERELY
Senator PETER accompanies his regrets
with the following strong expression of
opinion
TOPEKA, KANs., July 49, 1895.
Mr. G. ". Baker Chairman Executive Committee
BimetGILic Ledgue-DEAR SIR: | have yours OF
the Oath INST. asking me TO attend conYen-
ton of bimetallists in San Francisco on the
10th of August. My arrangements for the
month of August are such that it will not be
practicable for me TO attend, but l shall be
with you in the spirit.
Bimetallism is not with me q new thing.
have favored the restoration of the old free
coinage law of 1897 for many years, and do
not believe our political situation will be even
partially satisfactory until that action is taken
In addition to getting more money into circu-
lation, we would be supplying coin for use in
payment of our coin obligations. / believe
that every coin debt which the Government
owes is payable either in silver or gold coin.
and every coin debt which any citizen of the
United States owes is payable in either silver
or gold coin.
l believe further that if the Secretary of the
Treasury were compelled by law to exercise the
discretion which he now has under existing
law to redeem United States notes and treasury
notes with silver coin our monetary problem
so far as it relates to metallic coinage, will be
solved. hope your convention will be pro-
ductive of much good in the way of bringing
men who think alike 10 vote alike. Respect
fully yours, w. o. PETER.
The following is from Governor Wolcott
of Indiana:
WoLCoTT, Ind.
George P. Keeney-DEAR SIR: l thankfully
acknowledge your favor of the Goth inst. in
v:ting me to be present at a non-pertlsan BIZ
metallic convention, to be held in San Fran
cisco August 10.
1t would give me the greatest pleasure to be
present on the occasion named by you, but at
the recent conference at Chicago on the 18th
was appointed one of the National Executive
Committee. meeting of this committee will
be called in two or three weeks, and it will not
be prudent for me to be absent Thanking you
and Mr.. Baker, your president, am very sin
cerely yours, A. WoLCoTT.