New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
A ROUNDUP OF SILVER MEN,
CONSIDERING PLANS TO RUN THE CON
VENTION
ACTION OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE NsATIsFACToRY-NO 'GOI.DBUG'
HELP WANTED IN NAMING
A CANDIDATE

Chicago. July IA conference OF silver delegates.
numbering seventy -hve and representing nearly
every State which sends silver delegates TO the
Convention was held at the Sherman House to-
night The conference was called to order by Sen
ator Harris of Tennessee at sl5 O'Clock. and 1t adj
journed at 1913.
r. 0. Towles the secretary OF the Bmetallic
League as secretary OF the conference motion
OF L. L. Haynes OF Idaho called the roll by States.
and number OF States not represented at the for
mer conference. he'd earlier In the week. responded
Senator Jones' OF Arkansas. chairman OF the
Steering Committee OF five appointed at the first
conference reported the result Of their Interview
with the Executive Committee OF the National
Democratic Committee. This interview. he said.
had not been entirely satisfactory and the COM
mittce would have further conference with the
National Committee. Senator Jones said that In
his opinion IL important that all silver dele
gates and their city addresses should be known. so
that II at any time 1t thought necessary to call
them together. this could be readily done The
suggestion was well received, and the roll was
called
sneech urging the importance of the silver men Sc
curing the temporary organization. suggested the
name of C. s. Thomas. Of his State, az temporary
Chairman. He created great enthusiasm by saying
that he and the Western silver men wanted silver
man nominated by silver votes and not by the votes
OF the "godbue" delegates He had an intima i
he said. that the god men might throw Their votes
in a body for some silver man. and no matter how
good a silver man the nominee might be- noinifaei
nv .uch votes he would be ''queered' with silver
voters He wanted the silver men to get together
ard agree a candidate and then 20 into the con-
ycut,on and nominate him by solid silver vote.
This idea was taken up and gave rise 70 DISCUS
sion as to how the end suggested could be accom-
p.ished. -. ,.,
Congressman swanson. OF virginia advocated "A
general conference OF all silver delegates, unless
1he committee OF which senator Jones was chair
man could come to some agreement with the Ma
tional Committee to the temporary chairman
shin. He said IL not certain as yet bun mat
the silver would have a majority or the Ma
p,nitt and n.
But II this were not the case. the silver M nurity
OF the National Committee could make minority
report naming a silver man, and this man should
he selected by general conference or the silver
delegates and there was not space enough N the
prfsent room TO seat them a delegate said that a
hall large enough 10 accommodate all the silver
delegates had been secured. When asked TO name
the hall he evaded "A reply.
Senator Tiliman. of south Carolina. said i was
essential 10 TO have a thorough organization
and this orga nizstion could only be had by confer
ence OF all the delegates who believed In the silver
cause and he wanted 10 have the present conference
udtlllrn.L " such a ll..L Alter further dlseusson