Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
GATHER AT CHICAGO !.
Silver Forces Preparing for a Wig.
orous Campaign.
OUTLINE OF SOME OF THEIR PLANS.
A United Effort to BE Maae to Secure e
Clean-Cut Declaration in Favor of the
Willie Metal by the Democratic
Convention.

White Metal by the Democratic
Convention.
Chicago, June 2T.-The active cam
paign of the various silver clements
preparatory to the democratic national
convention will be inaugurated on
tuesday next, when the bimetallic ma
tional democratic committee, which is
made up of leading silver democrats
throughout the country, assemblies at
the Sherman house. Already q large
Quantity of mail matter, much of it
bearing the postmarlts of western
cities, awaits Secretary I. o. Towde, 81
Missouri. kilograms were also re-
ceived Friday morning from United
States Senators Jones, of Arkansas,
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
rery largely attended, the democratic
national committeeman of number of
western and southern states having
wired for accommodations for them
selves and friends. Besides the gentle
men named Senator Turpie, of Indiana;
Gov. W. j. Stone. of Missouri, Score
tary of State W! H. Hinrichsen, of Ill-
nois, and Hon. Carey Young. of Mem
phfs, are members of the executive COM
mittee. Theodore Nelson, secretary of
the democratic state central committee,
who is In control of the preliminary
arrangements, said Friday morning:
To influence Democratic Convention.
1.-THE conference will commence on Tues
day and Its work will continue until the
democratic national convention has adj
lourned The main purpose Is to influence,
II not to determine, the platform position
OF the convention, and we expect to exert
q potent, II not controlling influence in
that gathering. The leading silver men Of
the country will be here with us, and will
nave full share Of our deliberations. Sen
htor Jones, of Arkansas, recently sent a
circular letter to each silver delegate elect
ed to the national convention asking that
one member be selected to meet with us
next week and take charge of the silver
cause in his delegation. as we'll as keep
q seneral watch apon affairs. The re-
cponses have been very numerous, and the
conference will be thoroughly representa-
Tive and harmonious"
Another Meeting of Silver Mon.
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 Ameri-
can Bimetallic union will assemble in
this city preparatory to convention
pm the following day. The participants
Will include Gen. Al. Warner, Ohio; B.
9. Chambers, Utah; Henry G. Miller,
Illinois; ]. B. Grant, Colorado; Joseph
Battell, Vermont; William NJ. Stewart,
Nevada; Marion Butler, North Carolina;
Thomas G. Merrill, Montana, and James
NJ. Turner, Michigan The union is
non-partisan organization, its purpose
being to promote sentiment favorable
to silver by the abundant distribution
of literature and the providing of speak
ers for public meetings. Its national
headquarters are in the Hartford |
building in this city, and it is probable
that during the session of the conven-
ton these will be connected by wire |
with the eastern office in the Sun build
Ing at Washington and the Mills
building Mt San Francisco, in order that
prompt conference may be had when
necessary with silver advocates who are
Unable to make the trip to Chicago.
National Secretary George Z. Bowen,
said Friday morning:
To Struggle for Union of Forces.
THE object of the meeting is TO look
pyer the ground on the eve of the assem-
bling OF the democratic convention. and |
Bee what can be accomplished In the way |
OF union Of the bimetallic forces, in
order that the entire silver strength of |
The country may, If possible, BE cdncen-
trnted on one candidate"
Populists Would Unite on Peller
II. F. Bartine, editor of the Rational
Bimetallist, added that from hundreds
OF letters which were being received
daily from all parts of the country, If
was apparent that tho populst party
was anxious that the democrats should
take neutral ground in the matter of
candidates and nominate ticket upon
strictly silver platform which world
be acceptable to the forces of the pep
Pies party. It is apparent from tbs
he said, that if Sen
ntor Teller should be nominated hefe
he will receive the unqualified indorse-
ment and support of the populsts. AS
70 any other candidates l cannot saw
30 much"
Still Another Meeting.
Between these two meetings there
will be yet another. Next Saturday
The national executive committee of the
lew silver party will open headquar-
ers at one of the leading hotels This
IS strictly political organization
brought into existence at Washington
over year ago, and has for it's object
he employment of existing political
machinery to advance the silver cause.
t is allied with the bmetallic union in
that the latter first creates sentiment
ny means of its literature while the
acw silver party follows up that
propaganda by creating county and
state organizations and thus putting
the political machinery into action.
AS in other cases the purpose of the
meeting, which has been called by the
chairman. DR.. Mott. of South
Carolina, is to assist in rallying and
the silver delegates to
the end that straddling platform NAV
be avoided and clean-cut declaration
made in favor of the white metal. All
three committees will act independent
ly; but tremendously.
SILVER AHEAD.
Estimate Gives 1t Majority of 100 at
the Chicago Convention.