Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-27
SILVER FORCES ARE MASSING
THE DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE TUESDAY
Ample Quarters Have Been Secured and the
Representation VIII Be Very Large.
The BimetalIic League.

next, when the bimetallic national DEM
ocratic committee, which is made up of
leading silver democrats throughout the
country. assemblies at the Sherman
house.
Already large quantity of mail mat
ter, much of it bearing the postmarks of
western cities, awaits Secretary Il. A.
Towle of Missouri, who is expected to ar
rive tomorrow. or Sunday. kilograms
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 con-
ference rooms have been engaged for
the meeting, which promises to be very
largely attended by the democratic ma
tional committeeman, a number of west
ern and southern states having wired for
accommodations.
Besides the gentlemen named Senator
Turpie of Indiana, Governor Stone of
Missouri, Secretary of State w. H. Helm
richsen of Illinois and Hon. Casey Young
of Memphis are members of the execu-
tive committee.
Theodore Nelson, secretary of the DEM
ocratic state central committee, who is
in control of the preliminary arrange
ments, said today:
Tuesday and its work will continue un-
til the democratic national convention
has adjourned. The main purpose is to
influence, If not to determine, the plat
form position of the convention, and we
expect to exert potent If not controls
ing influence in that gathering. The lead
ing silver men of the country will be here
with us and will have full share in our
deliberations. Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas recently sent circular letter to each
silver delegation elected 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 dell
egation, as well as to Keep a watch upon
affairs. The responses have been very
numerous and the conference will be
thoroughly representative and harmo-
NOUS" .Nff
This, however, will not be the only
round up of the white metal advocates,
A week from Sunday the members of the
executive committee of the American BIZ
metallic convention will assemble here
preparatory to the convention on the fol-
lowing day. The participants will in
clude Gen. A. J. Warner of Ohio, B. C.
Chambers of Utah, H. g. Miller of Illi-
nois, J.. b. Grant. of Colorado, William
M. Stewart of Nevada Marion Butler of
North Carolina, T. G. Merrill of Monta-
ma and James M. Turner of Michigab.
The union is non-partisan organization,
its purpose being to promote sentiment
favorable to silver by the abundant dis
tribution of literature and the providing
of speakers for public meetings. Its naf
tional headquarters are in the Hartford
building in this city, and 1t is probable
that during the sessions of the conven-
tions these will be connected by wire
with the eastern Office in the Sun build
ing at Washington and the Mills builds
ing at San Francisco In order that
prompt conference may be had when
necessary with silver advocates who are
unable to make the trip to Chicago. Ma
tional Secretary G.. E. Bowen said this
morning: .The object of the meeting Is
to look over the ground on the eve of the
and see what can be accomplished in the
way of a union of the bimetallfc forces
in order that the country may, IL possi-
BILE, be concentrated on one candidate"
II. F. Bartine, editor of the National
Bimetallist, added that from hundreds
of letters which were being received daily
from all parts of the country 1t was ap-
parent that the populist party was anx-
ious that the democrats should take neu-
trail ground in the matter of candidates
and nominate a.. ticket upon strictly
silver platform, which would be accepta-
bit to the forces of the peoples party.
"It Is apparent from this correspond
ence." he said that If Senator Teller
should be nominated here he will receive
the Endorsement and support OF the popu-
lists. AS TO any OLnef cdnuiudtSs, cdn-
not say so much"
Between these two meetings there will
be yet another. A week from today the
executive committee of the silver party
will open headquarters at one of the lead
ing hotels. Thisr Is a. strictly political or
ganization, brought into existence at
Washington over a year ago, and has for
its object Unemployment of existing po-
IiticaI machinery to advance the silver
cause. 1t is allied with the bimetallic
union. The new party follows up the
propaganda of the former by creating
county and state organizations and thus
putting the .pelitical machinery into ac-
ton. AS in the other cases, the purpose
of the meeting, whieh-has been called by
the national chairman. DR.. Mott, Is to as
sist in rallying and concentrating the sill
yer delegates to the end that a'straddling
platform may be avoided and a clean cut
declaration made in favor of the white
metal. The three committees Will act in
dependently, but harmoniously.