The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27
SOLID PHALANx FOR SILVER.
PLANS on FOOT TO UNITE ALL THE
WHITE METALLISTS.

Leading Advocates of the I0 TO I
Policy 40 Meet at Chicago Prior
TO the Democratic National Con-
ventfon TO Lay Their Plans 10 Con-
troll the Platform and Presidential
NOminatiOn-NO Candidate in sight
Yet Who Would Be Acceptable to
Both Democrats and PSpuIists.
Chicago. June 26.-The active campaign
of the various silver elements preparatory
to the democratic national convention
will be inaugurated on Tuesday next.
ptsn the bimetaliic national democratic
committee. which is made up OF leading
silver democrats throughout the country,
assemblies at the Sherman house. Al
ready a large quantity of mail matter.
much of it bearing the postmarks Of
western cities, awaits Secretary T. o.
Towle Of Missouri. who is expected to ar
rive tomorrow or Sunday. Telegrams
were also received this morning from
United States Senators Jones Of Arkan-
sas and Harris Of Tennessee. stating that
they will arrive on Sunday. and asking
that kilograms and letters be held.
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 ma
tional committeeman of a number Of west
ern and southern states having wired for
accommodations for themselves and
friends. Besides the gentlemen named,
Senator Turpie of Indiana, Gov. W. J.
Stone of Missouri, Secretary of State w.
II. Heinrichsen of Illinois and Hon. Casey
Young of m m
of the executive committee.
Theodore Nelson, secretary of the state
democratic central committee, who is in
control of the preliminary arrangements
said this morning: THE conference will
commence on Tuesday and its work
win continue until the democratic national
convention has adjourned. The main pur-
pose is to influence il not to determine the
platform position of the convention. and
we expect to exert a potenB if not a con-
trolling influence in that gathering. The
leading silvermen Of the county will be
mere with US and Will have full snare IN
our deliberations. Senator Jones of Ark
ansas recently sent a circular letter to
each silver delegation elected to the ma
tional convention asking that one member
be selected to meet with us next week and
take charge of the silver cause in his dele
cation, as well as keep a general watch
upon affairs. The responses have been
very numerous and the conference will be
thoroughly representative and harmon
ious.'
This. however, will not be the only
roundup of the white metal advocates. A
week from Sunday the members of the ex-
eeutive committee of the American BIZ
metallic Union will assemble in this city
preparatory to a convention on the follow
ing day. The participants will include Gen.
A. j. Warner of Ohio, B. Q. Chambers of
Utah, Henry @. Miller, of Illinois, j. 3.
Grant of Colorado, Joseph Battell of YER
mont, William NJ. Stewart of Nevada, Ma
rion Butler Of North Carolina, Thomas g.
Of fuF ON Ta.faa arFla ar
of Michigan
The union is a non-partisan organiza-
ton, its purpose being to promote SEN
timent favorable to silver by the abund-
providing Of speakers for public meet
ings. It's national headquarters are in
the Hartford building in this city and II
is probable that during the sessions OF
the conventions these will be connected
by wire with the eastern office in the
Sun building at Washington, and the
Mills building at San Francisco, so that
prompt conference may be had when
necessary with silver advocates, who are
unable to make the trip to Chicago.
National Secretary George r. Bowen
said this morning: "The object of the
meeting is TO look over the ground on the
eve of the assemblage of the democratic
convention and see what can be accom-
plished in the way of union Of the BIZ
metallic forces in order that the country
may, if possible, be concentrated on one
candidate"
H. F.. Bartlne. editor of the National Bi-
metallist, added that from hundreds of
letters which were being received daily
from all parts of the country, it was ap-
parent that the populist party was
anxious that the democrats should take
neutral ground in the matter of candi-
dates and nominate a ticket upon a strict
ly silver platform which would be accept
able to the forces OF the peoples party
1T is apparent from this correspon-
dence," he said, that IL Senator Teller
should be nominated here ne will receive
the Endorsement and support Of the popu-
lists. AS to any other candidates, can
not say so much"
Between these two meetings there Will
be yet another. week from tomorrow
the executive committee of the silver par
ty Will open headquarters at one of the
leading hotels. This is a strictly political
organization that came into existence at
for it's object the employment Of exist
ing political machinery to advance the
silver cause It Is allied with the bimet-
allie union in that the latter first Gre
ated a sentiment by means of its litera-
ture, while the new silver party follows
up that propaganda by creating county
and state organizations and thus putting
the political machinery into action. AS
in the other cases, the purpose of the
meeting, which has been called by the
national chairman Dr. Mott of North
Carolina, is to assist In rallying and con-
centrating the silver delegates to the end
that a straddling platform may be avoid
ed and a clean-cut declaration made in
favor Of the white metal The three COM
mittees will act independently, but har-