The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
Plans to Influence the Framing
of the Democratic Plat
form.
FREE COINAGE LITERATURE.
Populists Anxious for the Democracy
to Name Strictly Silver
Ticket.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 26.-The active
campaign of the various silver elements.
preparatory to the Democratic National
Convention, will be inaugurated on Tues
day next, when the Bimetallic National
Democra tic Committee, which is made up
of leading silver Democrats throughout the
country, assemblies at the Sherman House.
The large clubroom of the hotel and six
conference rooms have been engaged for
the meeting, which promises to be very
largely attended, the Democratic COM
mitteemen of a number of Western and
Southern States having wired for accom-
modations for themselves and friends.
Theodore Nelson, secretary of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, who is in
control OF the preliminary arrangements,
said this morning.
"The conference will commence on
Tuesday and its work will continue until
the Democratic National Convention has
adjourned. The main purpose is to inhu-
ence if not to determine the platform posi-
ton of the convention, and we expect to
exert potent if not a controlling infu-
ence in that gathering. The leading silver
men of the country will be here with US
and will have full share in our delibera-
tlons."
This will not be the only roundup of the
white metal advocates. A week from Sun
day the members of the executive commit
tee of the American Bimetallic Union will
assemble in this city preparatory to con-
vention on the following day. The Union
is non-partisan organization, its purpose
being to promote a sentiment favorable to
silver by the abundant distribution of lit
erature and the providing of speakers for
public meetings.
National Secretary George E. Bowen
said this morning: 1.-The object OF the
meeting is to look over the ground on the
eve of the assembling 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 entire
silver strength of the country may, if pos
sible, be concentrated on one candidate. !"
H. T. 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 ap-
parent thar 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 acce ptabl to
the forces of the Peoples party.
at is apparent from this CORES
pondence. said Mr.. Bartine, ''that if
Senator Teller should be nominated he
will receive the unqualified Endorsement
and support of the Populists. AS to any
other candidate cannot say so much"
Between these two meeting there will
be yet another. A week from tomorrow
the National executive committee of the
new silver party will 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 strad-
ding platform may be avoided and clean
cut declaration in favor of the white metal
secured. The three committees will act
independently, but harmoniousIy.