The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-26
SILVBR'S COHORTS.
The White Metal Bandits
Already Gathering at
Chicago.
CONFERENCE SIDE SHOW
Platform utterances the Main OBJ
jectiye Point-some Of the
Leaders.
CONFERENCE SIDE SHOW


CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 2s, 1sss.-The ac-
tive campaign of the various silver ele-
ments preparatory to the Democratic Ma
taoaal Corytntion viii be inaugurated on
Tuesday next, when the bimetaiiic Ma
tianaI Democratic Committee, which is
made up of leading silver Democrats
throughout the country. assemblies at the
Sherman House. Already a large guam
tity of mail matter. much of it bearing
the postnlarks of Western cities. awaits
Secretary T. c. Towle. of Missouri, who
is expected to arrive tomorrow or Sunday
kilograms were also received this morn
ing from United States Senators Jones of
Arkansas and Harris of Tennessee, stah-
ing that they VIII 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 National
Committeeman of a number of Western
and Southern States having wired for
accommodations for: themselves and
friends
Besides the gentlemen named, Senator
Turpie of Indiana, Governor W. ]. Stone
Of Missouri Secretary of State w. H.
.
Young. OF Memphis, Tenn, are mem-
bers of the Executive Committee. ,Theo-
dore Nelson, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, who is in
control OF the preliminary arrangements,
said this morning
.The confer ance viii commence on
Tuesday and its work will continue until
the Democratic National Convention has
adjourned The main purpose is to in
huence If not to determine the platform,
position CT the convention, and we ex-
pect to exert a potent if not controlling
an1uence in that gathering. The leading
silver men of the country vii be here
with US and will have a full share in our
deliberations. Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas recently sent a circular letter to
each silver G1.egation elected to the Ma
ttonal Convention, asking that one mem
Der be selected to meet with US next
week and take charge of the silver cause
IN his delegation, as well as keep
gefsral watch upon affairs The re-
sponses have been very numerous and
: the conference will be Thoroughly repre-
sentative and Harmonious
Thiss however. win not be the only
roundup of the white metal advoca tes.
Bsmetallic Union viii assemble, in this
CITY preparatory to convention en- the
felswing day The participants VIII in
: stAsit.zl,e rs. 5J1aas Henry Adsiler, Illi-s
nos; j B. Grant. Colorado, Joseph Bat
tell. Vermont; VIM NJ. Stewart. Nevada;
Marion Butler. North Carolina; Thomas
g. Merrill, Montana, and James NJ Tur-
ner. Michigan. The Union is a non-par-
t.san organization. IL purpose being 20
blythe abundant distribution of literature
and the providing OF speakers for public
m meetings, Is nstinnal 2, /, a, neadeuqarters are
and it IS probable that during the ses-
sions OF the conventions these viii be
connected con &c by wlrs gt the Eastern Of
ton, and the Mills Building at San Fran
cisco. in order that prompt conference
may be had when necessary with silver
TRIP to Chicago. National Secretary Geo.
E; Bowen said this morning.
THE object Of the, meeting y to look
over the ground on the eve OF the assem-
bling of the Denaocratic; convention and
see what can be accomplished in the way
ef a.qaton Of the blsaetallsc forces II or ,
concentrated on one cs ddidate.'
II r. Bartine.. editor Of the National
Of letters which were being received daily
from all parts Of the country it was ap-
parent that the Pcpulist party was anx-
tral ground in the matter of candidates
and nominate a ticket upon strictly sill
Yer pla tferm. which would be acceptable
is apparent from this CORES spondence
he said. .'that If Senator Teller should
be- nominated here he will receive the
endorsement and support Of the Populists
AS to any other candidates cannot say
so much-''
Between these two meetings there will
be yet another. A week from tomorrow
the Executive Committee of the silver
party viii open headquarters at one of
the leading hotels. This is a strictly po-
1itical organization. brought into exist
ence at Washington over a year ago, and
has for its object the employment of
existing political machinery to advance
the silver cause. 1t is allied with the
Bi-metallic Union i'm that the latter first
creates sentiment by means of its
literature, while the new silver party fol-
lows up that propaganda by crea ting
county and State organizations and thus
putting the political machinery into ac-
ton. As in no other cases the purpose
Of the meeting. which has been called
by the National Chairman, DR.. Mott of
South Carolina. is to assist in rallying
and concentrating the silver delegates to
the end that streddftng platform may
be avoided and clean cut declaration
made in favor of the white metal. All
three committees VIII act Independently
but tremendously.