The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17
But 1t Is Probable That Bryan
Will Get the Much-DeSired
Endorsement.
AWAIT ACTION BY PoPULIsTs
Delegates to the St. Louis Assemblage
in No Hurry to Show Their
Preferences.
THE CALLS HEADQUARTERS, !
HOTEL LINDELL.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 16.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 16.
Francis G. Newlands of Nevada will be
temporary chairman of the National con-
vention of the Silver party. The selection
was decided on by Chairman Mott of the
National Committee to-day. II is probable
that William Pope st. John of New York
will be the permanent chairman. Any
way he is the only person talked of for the
place, and if he will accept he can get it
without the asking. st. John is especially
strong with the silverites since he threw
up his SIG, 000-a-year bank JOB and became
a politician. He could probably secure
the Presidential nomination of his party
if he so desired, but st. John declares he
is sincere in advocating the election of
silver man regardless nf his other political
affiliations. have no reason 10 doubt him.
From the way the wind is blowing in
st. Louis to-day the Endorsement of Bryan
by the Silver Convention seems probable.
am safe in saying that he is the strong
est candidate in the field at this hour.
His recommendation to the consideration
of the silver voter by the party convention
depends very much on just what action
the Populists take. Both party conven-
tions will convene in this city next
Wednesday.
Each convention will have about the
same number of delegates. For the Silver
Convention the mum Der of delegates ap-
portioned to each State and Territory is as
follows: Alabama 40. Arizona 6, Arkan-
sas 80, California As, Colorado 20, Connec-
ticut Is, Delaware 3. Florida s, Georgia so,
Idaho 10, Illinois so. Indiana 40, Iowa 30,
Kansas go. Kentucky %, Louisiana
20, Maine 8, Maryland 9, Massachusetts,
81, Michigan "a, Minnesota 80, Mississippi
25, Missouri 45, Montana IS, Ne
braska 81, Nevada Is, New Jersey u,
New YORK A, North Carolina 20, North
Dakota II, Ohio 40, Oregon II, Oklahoma
10, Pennsylvania As, Rhode Island s, South
Dakota 15 South Carolina IS, Tennessee
"a, Texas 20, Vermont s, Virginia 40
Washington II, West Virginia IL, Wis
consin 10. Wyoming Is, New Mexico 8,
Utah 20, District of Columbia 4, Indian
Territory 5, Alaska 2.
New York may not be represented in the
National organization since Chairman De-
mar failed to issue a call for the State con-
vention, he being a Bryan supporter and
feeling that the st. Louis convention viii
have nothing to do but to indorse the
Democratic Presidential nominee. But
Chairman Mott says all the other Eastern
| States will be represented and even regi-
ment may yet be drummed up from the
Empire State in the big convention next
week.
The growth of the National Silver party
has been rapid. 1t was organized in
Washington, D. c.. on January 1928, 1896.
A conference of the leading silver men of
| ND halA "a III
ital en- the days named and the organizes
ton OF the party was speedily planned and
perfected. As result of the conference
National convention was called to meet
in the city of st. Louis on July %, the
same time the Populist party had already
named for the holding of its convention.
Tne dates of both conventions were fixed
at a later day than those set for the con-
yentions of the two old parties in order
that the Bimetallists and Populists might
unite on a certain standard bearer that
could represent their respective interests.
The convention will not deal with any
! side issues. There will be only one plank
in its platform. 1t will be silver plank.
1t will waive all discussion as 10 a pro-
tective tariff or tariff TOR revenue only. In
bic just out the party declares that
''these and other reforms are committed
to the conservative wisdom of Congress
and the executive" On the silver ques-
ton this preamble demands that 1.-THE
minis of the United States shall be re-
opened TO equally unrestricted coinage for
gold and silver into unlimited legal tender
money of the United States; the gold to
issue in the present standard gold coin s
and the silver to issue in the present
standard silver dollar. Depositors of the
gold or silver at the mint to receive, if
they prefer, in lieu of coin at the coming
value coin certificates, which shall be
redeemed on demand in gold or silver coin
at the option and according to the con-