The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19
IN ANY EVENT THE NEW PARTY
LEADERS EXPECT TO NAME
BRYAN.
ST. LOUIS PUTS UP PRICE.
EXPENSES OF THE CONVENTION
GUARANTEED BY BUSINESS
MEN OF THE CITY.
SECRETARY IxEENEy HAS A PLAN
By Which He Thinks the PopuIists
and the Liver Men Can be
brought Together.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 18.-This even
ing committee of prominent business
men Of this city, irrespective of party
affiliations, called on Chairman Mott,
of the national silver committee, and
assured him that sufficient money
would be raised by them to defray the
expenses of the convention. Chairman
Mott said this evening that he expect
ed the convention to be in session until
Friday night at the least. 1t has been
definitely settled that Congressman
Francis G. Newlands, of Nevada, will
be temporary chairman, and it is con-
ceded that VIM. P. ST. John, of New
York, will be permanent presiding Of
f1cer. George P. Keeney, of California,
will be secretary.
Expressions from delegates who
have arrived thus far for the silver
convention seem to indicate that Bry-
an will be indorsed by it, Secretary
| Keeney has a plan which is that when
two conventions meet there shall be
a joint conference committee charged
with the duty of making a report upon
the common demands of both conven-
tions. "If this can be done, I believe"
said he, that within two days an
agreement can be reached which will
favor the Endorsement of Bryan. If
this cannot be done then it may be
agreed that the silver men shall go
ahead and nominate Bryan, as if he
had never been mentioned before. 1t
looks from present indications that
this will be the action Of the silver
men anyhow"
DO you think the Populists intend
nominating a straight ticket?"
'That is not the idea of many of
them. There is feeling of no surrender
especially with the Southern delegates
in states like Georgia, Mississippi,
| Tennessee and Texas, where war has
| been bitterly waged between them and
| the Democrats. 1t Is not so with the
| Western, Eastern and most Of the
| Northwestern delegates. They favor the
| Endorsement of Bryan and have no
| fears of disbanding their forces in state
and county elections"
my idea and hope" said Mr.. Mott,
| "is to harmonic all the elements Of
| party strength, and march them in
| solid phalanX to the polls In November
| against the imperial hosts Of gold. If
this can be done then success Is asSur-
ed. I am a Republican on principle who
believes that bimetallism Is necessary
to the commercial growth and stability
1 of this country, and am willing to sub
4 ordinate all minor things in order to
| see that cause successful. Left to Itself
| the national silver party would per-
| haps have nominated q far different
man from Mr.. Bryan, but he has views
on the main issue in accord with mine
and that of my party. He is the nomi-
nee of a great and successful party.
| A. least 1t was successful four years
ago. There are upwards of 100000 sill
yer men who do not belong to the
Democratic organization, but they are
| not enough to elect a candidate. Com
bined with the host of Democratic vot-
ers also for silver they form a coalition
| that lis simply invincible. Separated and
| fighting each other on issues of minor
importance this vast silver majority
| comes to nothing.
George w. Thompson, ex-president of
the chamber Of commerce of Tacoma,
! Washington, is one of the first arrivals
from the Pacific Northwest to attend
| the silver convention. 'I have always
been a Republican" he said tonight.
do you think many Republicans of
your state will support Mr.. Bryan?"
1--WE held a state mass convention,
effected a temporary organization of
the free coinage Republican party,
! making Attorney General w. G. Jones
chairman of the state central commit
tee, selected seventeen delegates to the
national silver convention, eX-Gov.
Miles c. Moore, Attorney General Jones
and Judge Turner among them. Rous-
ing mass meetings have been held in
different cities in favor Of the silver
movement"
do any silver Republicans favor
Mr.. Bryan for PRESIDENT"
$50 far as l have been able to learn
/ the conviction is strong that all the
silver forces should combine on Mr..
Bryan and thereby insure his cleo
| tion."
"Will the new free coinage Republi-
can party attempt to make nomina-
tions for state officers?"
mo; the intention is to use their in
f1uence to combine the silver forces to
defeat Gov. McGraw, who seeks to be
sent to the United States senate in
place of Senator Squire, whose term
expires next March A great many Re-
publicans, In addition to those in favor
of silver will aid in defeating Nc
Graw."
l-@"Are the counties perfecting organi-
cations of the new silver party ?''-@
Yes; Pierce county, in which Taco
ma is, has already organized every pre-
cinct. One county precinct, in which
there are twenty five Republican vo-
ters, reports twenty-three for the new
party"