The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02

me to-day, "because he is a violent and
unreasonable enemy of silver, and to his
own delegation would be the most objec-
tionabie of any man who has been men,
toned for the place. Wallace has not
been in the State of Washington for sew
erai months and we have very little use for
him out there since he has spent his time
travelling about the East crying down the
chief interests of the State. If the silver
men control the National Convention, and
/ am told that they have at least two
thirds majority already, Wallace will never
go back into the National Committee. He
is a Cleveland man, and as such is entitled
to no considera ton. The fact is Wallace
is here as delegate through the courtesy
of the Democrats of Washington, and
mark me the delegation will certainly
turn him down. we are not particular
who is made temporary chairman of the
National Committee. but we want to see a
statesman there, and Lot an inexperienced
man like Wallace.
"Wal,ace has been misrepresenting the
sentiment of the Democracy of Washing
ton. He has stated that the eight dele
gates from that State were for gold, while
the fact is that we adopted silver plat
form at our convention. and five of the
delegates are out-and-out silver men, and
we have hopes of winning over 10 our side
one of the other three gold men. l be-
lieve that / am safe in saying that SIS per
cent of Washington people are for silver,
and with the right man and silver plat
form we can carry the State by 10000 ma
jority. Yet, in contradiction OF these
facts, Wallace tells the people of the East
that we are all golGbugs.
wallace would never nave been sent to
Chicago if it had not been to prevent
fight. A few Federal officials got into the
State convention, and rather than have a
fight burden the party with personal
hatred and factional bitterness we agreed
to let him come on to the convention as
delegate at large"
Mr.. White is a strong Bland man, and
broke bread with the Missouri delegation
at its headquarters to-day.
Major Towles of Missouri, secretary of
the Democratic Bimetallic Committee,
gave me an audience to-day. He is one of
the most interesting and striking person
alities in the silver Democracy. Though
somewhat advanced in years he is very
activ e, and takes the keenest interest in
the campaign now before the country. He
Is student of men and measures, and is
acquainted with all the public men who
have figured before the country for the
last quarter of a century. He has been
chief clerk of the House of Representatives
since 1875. and therefore had a good op-
portunity to measure the worth of the
country's National legislators. He was
secretary of the Democratic National
Campaign Committee of 1890 ana 1891,
which made such hard fight on the Reed
Congress, and with great pride he tells the
story of the 149 majority the Democrats
had in the Fifty second Congress.
"If I were to write the Democratic plat
form OF 1885," said Major Towies 10 me, in
discussing the situation here, 81 would in
corporate silver plank providing for the
free coinage of silver at Is to l and attach
Jefferson's inaugural address as pream-
BILE to the document, that it might inspire
the Democracy of the Nation. Will We
carry the convention? There is no oues-
ton about it, my boy; we can alreacy
mark $50 delegates to our credit. That is
more than two-thirds majority.
eve viii treat the gold men respect
fully. We will make any reasonable con-
CesslOHs 10 tnetn III the matter OF selecting
temporary chairman; but we are deter
mined that no individualities, personali-
ties or sectional differences shall thwarr
the will of the people in this great ga,her-
ing. The silver Democrats are clearly in
control. We will dictate the platform,
and after that is accomplished we will.
look about for fellow TO stand on it.
Personally, 1 am for Bland. I regard
him as the logical candidate. He can
carry the South and the West without
difficulty, and will make big haul for the
East. And We will make big hcle in
Major McKinley's majority in the East.
In case we cannot have Bland, am will
ing to stand by any other candidate the
convention may agree upon, whether he
come from Maine. from any other Eastern
State, from the Mississippi Valley or from
California
California will present the name of
Step hen NJ. White" l remarked.
I'VE could not decide upon a better
man." replied Major Towles, with great
Continued on Third Puoe.