The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-02
SILVER MEN CONFER.
A Series Of Conferences Opens
In Chicago.
Major Towies Says the silver Men Have
Revolutionized the Party and Are stiii
In the Rauks-PreIiminaryN News of the
Coming Convention.

CHICAGO, June 30.--The scenes of
conferences under the auspices of the
bimetallic Democratic national com.
mittee opened at the Sherman House
today. Among those present are:
Alabama John w. Tomlinson; Arkan.
sas, Carroll Armstrong; California, Thos.
j. Clunie; Colorado, G. s. Thomas; Flor
ida, Frank g. Harris; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh; Idaho, George Ainslie; Illinois,
G.. w. Fithian; Indiana, B. b. Shively;
Iowa. S. b. Evans; Kansas, Daniel j.
Massachusetts,, Frank X. Foster; Michi-
gan, George p. Hummer; Mississippi,
Robert H. Taylor; Missouri Lon v.
Stephens; Montana, w. A. Clark; Ne.
braska, G. j. Smyth; Nevada, l.
II. Dennis North Carolina. Il. j. jarvis;
North Dakota, William n. Roach; Ohio,
Allen w. Thurman; Oregon, Thomas
ODay; South Carolina, w. d. Maydeld;
Tennessee, j. NJ. Head; Texas, Horace
Chiffon; Virginia, United States Senator
Peter j. Otey; Washington, G. II
Warner; West Virginia, Daniel B, Lucas;
Wyoming, j; f. osbornej Arizona,
5. f HopoWcl We D0' Oklahoma MGM "TST2 Territory,
A. ]. Beale; Utah, o. w. Powers;
Also the following members and officers
of the executive committee of the bimetal.
lie organization; Senator Isham G.. Har.
ris, Tennessee Senator James N, Jones,
chairman, Arkansas Senator David Tur.
pie, Indiana; Hon. William J. Stone. In.
diana; Hon. William II. Hinrichson, Hi.
nois; Hon. Casey Young, Tennessee; ex-
Speaker Charles w. Crisp, Georgia; Major
T. o. Towles, Missouri.
The general purpose Of the meetings
is to exercise a supervisory care over
the interests of the silver cause in the
Democratic convention.
The conference was first decided upon
two months ago, when the silver peo.
pie were not so sure of being able to
control the convention as they now are,
and when they considered it possible
that it would be necessary in the pro
lection of their interests to keep an eye
upon the proceedings of the national
Democratic committee, Ii was cousid.
cred important at that time that the
silver people should have such perfect
understanding that there would be no
doubtful moves made in the convention
or elsewhere. Now they profess to feel
so sure of their ground that they do not
longer feel tho necessity for such eau
tion. Among the matters to which they
do propose TO give their attention are
the contests for seats in the convention
made by silver men, and the selection
of a temporary chairman of the conven.
tion, and possibly later to the prepara
ton of platform, and il necessary the
selection of candidats.
Major I. o. Towles of Missouri. who
is secretary of the national bmotallic
Democratic committee, in conversation
said that probably the first work of the
committee would be the appointment of
subcommittee to confer with the ma.
tiOnal Democratic committee with the
view of securing harmonious action in
the convention.
He further said: 1--WE have done
what has never before been done in the
history of the country. We have re.
organized the party within the party on
an economic question. Heretofore
when number of the mon have
found themselves differing radically
from the leaders of their party on ques.
tions of principle they have found
necessary TO separate from tho parent
organization and to organize now
party. We have revOlutionized the
Democratic party on the question of tho
currency and are still in the ranks.
That | consider an achievement worthy
of note"
Mr.. Towle thinks that when the test
comes the silver men will he found to
have the necessary two.thirds to nomi.
nate a presidential candidate. The bi.
metallic committee has from tho first
studiously eliminated the question Of
candidates from its consideration, but
they will take the matter in hand later
If it appears necessary to secure the
nomination of desirable man.