The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-07-04
ISILvERITES ARE PREPARING
They VIII Begin the ~PreIiminaries
Next Tuesday.
Conference VIII Begin ut Chicago
and Will BE In Session TIL
Convention A%djonrns-- :
The Purpose.

Chicago. June 26.--I'he active cam
paign of the various silver elements
preparatory to the democratic national
convention will be inaugurated on Tues
day next, when the Bimetailic National
Democratic committee, which is made
up of leading silver democrats throua@
out the country, assemblies at the Shers
man house. The large club room of the
hotel and six conference rooms have
been engaged for the meeting, which
promises to be very largely attended,
the democratic national committeeman
of a numbe of western n southern
states having wired for accommodations
for themselves and friends. Theodore
Nelson, secretary of the democratic
state central committee, who is in con-
troll of the preliminary arrangement.
said this morning.:
1.-THE conference will commence on
Tuesday and its wirk will continue un-
til the democratic national convention
has adjourned. The main purpose is
to influence, if not determine, the plat
form position of the convention, and
we expect to exert a potent If not a con-
trolling influence in that gathering. The
leading silver men of the country will
be here with US and will have Il full!
share in our deliberations"
This, however, will not be the only
roundup of the white metal advocates.
A week from Sunday. the members Of
the executive committee of the American
Bimetallic union will assemble in this
city preparatory to q convention on the
following day. The union is a nonpar-
tisan organization. it's purpose being to
promote a sentiment favorable to silver
by the abundant distribution of liter
AZURE and the providing of speakers for.
public meetings. National Secretary
George e. Bowen said this morning:
The object of the meeting is to look
over the ground on the eve of the ass
sembling of the democratic convention
and see what can be accomplished in
the way of a union of the bimetallic
forces, in order that the entire silver
strength of the country may, If pos
sible, be concentrated on one candi-
date
II. r. Bartine, editor Of the National
Bimetallist, added that from hundreds
Of letters which were being received
daily from all parts OF the country, it
was apparent that the populist party
was anxious that the democrats should
take neutral ground in the matter Of
candidates and nominate a ticket upon
a strictly silver platform which would
be acceptable to the forces of the peo-
pies party. sit is apparent from this
correspondence" he said, that if Sena-
tor Teller should be nominated here, he,
will receive the unqualified Endorsement.
and support of the populists. AS to any
other candidates, 1 cannot say So
much"
Between these two meetings there
will no uar a Y,nthar A waek fraO, ~
morrow, the national executive commit
tee of the new silver party win open
headquarters at one of the leading
hotels.
AS in the other cases the purpose of
the meeting, is to assist In rallying and
concentrating the silver delegates to
the end that a straddling platform may
be avoided n a clean cut declaration
made in favor of the white metal. All
three committees will act independ-
emily but harmoniusly.