Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-04
GOLD MEN AT WORK.
\ Conference of tho Representatives of the
Anti-Silvcrites Hcld.

3nti-SilGcriIcd i-ciu.
CHICAGO. July st did not take the
gold standard people from the East very
long to get actively to work tonight. No
sooner had VIM. C. Whitney gone to his
room than he wrote personal notes ad-
dressed to the leaders of all the States op-
posed to silver who had representatives
here. These notes requested that the gold
standard people meet him and others Of
the Eastern men in a parlor of the Audi
torium at o'clock that some plan of ac-
tion might be devised for a gold campaign
AT S o'clock Mr.. Whitney. accompanied
by ex-Mayor Grant. Ex-Governor Russell
and several other Eastern men, appeared
at the rooms. Senator Hill and Roswell p
Flower came in little later and exLieut
Governor Sheehan, who is the present ma
tional committeeman from New York,
came along right after. James J. Martin,
John r. Fellows, Senator Gray, Of Dela-
ware; Senator Smith, of New Jersey;
Chairman of the New York State Commit
tee Hinckey and several others followed
and the room soon filled up. Senator Gray
was called to the chair A temporary roll
of those present was made and it was found
that nearly all the States were rpheeented,
either by delegates TO the convention or
by men who had come here to work against
free silver" After it was actertained
that those present were entitled to re-
main, the discussion of the situation began.
All the proceedings were conducted in
executive session, as those present an
nounced that they wish to formulate a
programme. The probabilities are that the
meeting will be an interchange of views,
but that no line Of action will he adopted.
Mr.. Whitney made the opening speech,
and was followed by Mr. Hill.
The conference. which at first looked
as if it might he brief showed signs be-
fore it had been in session an hour OF
being a protracted one. Senator Hill
and Mr. Whitney but sounded the tocsin
and the others generally fell into line.
| John r. Fellows, Of New York, felt the
real pulse of the assembled men in a
! pointed way. From the first he bitter
| ~ attacked the silver men and the
movement. He declared it against
every principle of Democracy and term
ed it the fad of wild fanatics" and
! then closing, he said: Il am Demo
crat. I have voted and worked and
expended my energies with the party.
| l have been faithful and consistent as
has my party, but while l always ex-
pect to remain Democrat, | cannot,
gentlemen, accept the degradation that
the following of this silver fallacy
means"
Imediately the room rang with ap-
plause and the temper of the delegates
was displayed.
Ex-Governor Flower spoke upon the
financial issue in the east, and said that
the panic that would naturally ensue. if
the silver candidate was successful,
would react upon the farmers. as had
the panic OF 1893 several years after
ward. For that reason l would not
feel it possible to go before the farmers
of my State and speak for a Democratic
nominee upon a free silver platform.
am positive Me- York State will go
upon the Republican side of the ques-
ton with a majority of rom 10000 TO
200, coo if the is~ue is silver"