The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Warning by Westerners Against
Putting a Gold Plank in
the National Platform.
MANUFACTURERS IN EARNEST.
They Declare That High Duties Are
Not Sufficient to Assist Trade
Under Single Standard.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 19.-At
the Hotel Page, an important conference
was held tonight between the silver Re-
publican Senators who voted against the
consideration OF the tariff bill in the Senate
and large number of representative men
from Philadelphia who favor the linking
together of protection and bimetallism.
The authoritative statement issued by the
conference after its secret session is looked
upon by politicians as the first note of
warning on the part of the Republican
Senators from Western States against the
adoption of single gold standard plank
in the st. Louis platform. The conference
was the result of the following correspond
ence between William Wilhelm, q promi-
nent attorney of Pottsville, Pa, and the
sextet of Silver Senator'S named in the
letter:
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, March l5, 1885,
Senator's Jones, Teller, Dubois, Carter, Mantle
and Cdnnon--GENTI.EMEN: 1t has been nv
good fortune to meet Messrs. James Dobson,
Charles Heber Clarke and B. E. Defendorf of
the city of Philadelphia. They and their in
dustrial friends arc anxious to confer with you
relative to the present depression and the
remedy for existing financial and industrial
ern men of enterprise, then please advise the
aforementioned gentlemen SO that confer
ence can be arranged between you and them
and their friends. Inclosed find a list of
Philadelphia manufacturers who, am as
sured, will take pleasure in meeting you.
Yours sincerely, WILLIAM WILHELM.
UNITED STATES SENATE, ,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 18, 1861
James Dobson Esq, Philadephia-DEAR SIR:
Accepting the suggestion made to us by letter
by William Wilhelm of Pennsylvania. that it
would be we'll to have a conference between
representatives of industrial interests of the
country and ourselves, we shall be pleased to
confer with yourself and such men of enter
prise as you may choose to invite to meet with
us at an early date at Washington. Yours very
truly, H. M. Teller, E. T. Dubois, Lee Mantle,
7. H. Carter, F. J. Cannon, ]. P. Jones.
All of the foregoing Senators were pres
ent at the conference held tonight, as
were also Congressman Hartman of Mon
tana. Allen of Utah and Wilson of Idaho,
and also the fo!lowing-named representa-
tives of manufacturing interests: James
Dobson, manufacturer of carpets; George
Campbell, woolens; James Pollock, car
pets; S. B. Vreeman, lumber; Frank Cra-
ven, silk; G. H. Hardy, yarns; George w.
Elkins, street railways; Alexander Crow,
carpets; Henry A. Fryem, groceries;
Henry Holmes, carpets: r. w. Scott, knit
goods; James Brown, woolens; Rowland
Croft, worsteds; Charles M. Mcleod,
yarns; James Defendorf, yards; JOHN Fis.
ler, wire Robert Dawman, carpets; Rob-
ert w. Scott. knit goods; Charles H.
Clarke, surgical appliances; Theodore r.
Miller, upholstery; Richard Canpion,
yarns; Joseph Bromley, rugs; Joseph r.
James, woolens; Joseph Foster, dyes;
James Phillips, worsteds; c. D. Fierstone,
buggies, and r. E. Defenderfer, electrical
appliances.
The conference was organized by choos-
ing Senator Dubois as chairman and Mr..