The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04
SILVER MEN CONFER.
Delegates Representing many
States Meet and Discuss a Plan
De1OndHFa.

Delegates Representing MANY
States Meet and Discuss a Plan
of Procedure.
CHICAGO, ILL, July "a conference
of silver delegates, numbering seventy
five and representing nearly every State
that sends silver delegates to the National
Convention, was beld at the sherman
House tonight The meeting was called
to order by Senator Harris OF Tennessee
ut S:15 o'clock and adjourned at l0:45
II. o. Towles, the secretary OF the Bl"
metallic League, as secretary OF the con.
ference, on motion of L. L. Haines OF
Idaho, called the roll by States and a
number of States not represented sc the
former conference held earlier in the week
responded.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman OF
the steering committee OF five appointed
at tie first conference, reported the result
of their interview with the executive COM
mittee of the National Democratic Com
mittee. This interview, he stated, had
not been entirely satisfactory and the
committee would have a further confer
ence with the National Committee.
Senator Jones stated that, in his opin-
ion, 1t was important that all silver dele
gates and their city addresses should be
known. so that if at any time it was
thought necessary to call them together
this could be readily done. The suggestion
was we'll received and on the roll being
called the following responded: Alabama,
John W. Tomlinson; Arkansas, ]. T. Gill
lar; California, w. B. Burke; Colorado,
Thomas O'Donnell; Georgia, Patrick
Walsh; Idaho, L. l.. Haines; Iowa, c. A.
Walsh; Kansas, David Overmeyer; Ken
lucky, J. C. S. Blackburn; Michigan, g. z.
Hummer; Mississippi, H. d. Money;
Missouri, A. E. de Almond; Montana, w.
A. Clark; Nebraska, c. j. Smith; North
Carolina, T. J. Jarvis Oregon, DIR. Multi
neux, South Carolina, B. r. Till
man; Tennessee, Joseph d. Richard
son; Virginia, P. J. Otey; Washing
ton. w. H. White; Wyoming, ].
e. Osborne; Arizona, Wylie Jones;
Oklahoma, e. S. Mitchell; Utah, 0. W.
Powers; Indian Territory, R. L. Olen;
District of Columbia, John Boyle.
Mr.. O'Donnell of Colorado in the course
of speech urging the Importance of the
silver men securing the temorary organi-
cation, suggested the name of G. 8. Thomas
of his State as temporary chairman. He
created great enthusiasm by saying that
he and the Western silver men wanted a
silver man nominated by silver votes and
not by the votes OF the goldbug delegates.
He had an intimation, he said, that the
gold men might throw their votes in
body for some silver man, and, no matter
how good a silver man be might be, nomi-
mated by such votes, he would be "queered"
with silver voters. He wanted the silver
men to get together and agree on candi-
date, and then go into the convention and
nominate him by solid silver vote. This
idea was taken up, and gave rise to quite
discussion as to how the end suggested
could be accomplished.
The small room in which the conference
met was crowded to suffocation. Con-
gresham Swanson of Virginia advocated
q general conference of all silver delegates
unless the committee OF which Senator
Jones was chairman could come to some
agreement with the National Committee
as to the temporary chairmapship. He
said it was not certain as vet but that the
silver men would have a majority in the
National Convention and could name the
chairman. But if this were not the case
then the silver minority of the National
Committee could make a minority report
naming a silver ma1I, and this man should
be selected by general conference OF the
enough in the present room to seat them.
A delegate stated with great emphasis
that nall large enough to accommodate
all silver delegates had been secured.
When asked to name the hall he eyaded
reply.
Senator TiIlman of South Carolina said
IL was essential to success to have a thor
ough organization, and this organization
could only be had by a conference of all
the delegates who believed in the silver
ca1se, and he wanted to have the present
conference adjourn to such hall. After
further discussion it was decided that all
the members of delegations named, with
such others as were in the city at the time.
should call at the Sherman House on
Monday at 2P. NJ.
At that hour the committee of which
Senator Jones is chairman would know
the result of the action of the National
Committee. which meets at 10 A. NJ. Mon
day. II this action should not be salts
factory, then Senator Jones' advice as To
whether general conference OF all silver
men should be called or only conference
of the chairman OF each silver delegation
to select a temporary chairman TO be
named in opposition to the National Com.
mIttee's choice, will be announced.
Senator Jones read a telegram from p.
B. Winston of Minnesota, amid great an
plause, which stated that on Monday the
Minnesota delegation would arrive and in
it would be found seven silver men.