The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
FREE FROM
GOLD MEN.
Lively Session Of Steerers
Of the Bimetallic
League.
TO DIRECT AFFAIRS OF
THE CONVENTION.
Agree to Fight the Hill and Gold
Men to Finish, if NeceS.
Sary.
DANIEL IS THEIR CHOICE FOR
CHAIRMAN.
White.Metal Champ ons Huri Def nee
at the Sound Money
Minority.
DANIEL IS THEIR CHOICE FOR
CHAIRMAN.
THE CALLS HEADQUARTERS,
GPFAT NopTurpN Horrr

phEhI ANOhlAEkN
CHICAGO, ILL, July 6.)
The steering committee OF the Demo-
cratic National BimetaIlic League had a
lively session to-day. 1t was unit in fa-
vor of directing the affairs of the National
Convention independent of the gold men.
While the meeting was in progress the
word was communicated 10 it that Hill
had been named by the National Com nit
tee as temporary chairman of the conven-
ton. Immediately it was decided that
the committee, which will represent
twenty-seven silver States in the conven-
ton, should centrallze it's forces on Daniel
for chairman tomorrow. A vote was
taken, and all these States agreed to fight
Hill and the gold men 10 the bitter end
1t was also decid ed to unite on Harris of
Tennessee for permanent chairman
The committee is tonight considering
the caucus proposition. Many of the sill
yer States are reticent about getting into
line, though the managers of Bland, Boies
and Matthews have practically agreed to
stand bv the choice of caucus. The COM
mittee is voting On the question as l write.
The silver men are seemingly well or
ganized, and harmony prevails in the
ranks. There will be no surrender on
their part.
I'VE are going to turn Hill and Whitney
down" said Judge Powers of Utah to-
night, "and run the convention in our
own way. This line of action was decided
upon by the steering committee at it's
meeting this afternoon. The gold men
may bolt the convention if they desire.
That is their privilege. The majority of
the AalaUafpS oil Il 80 =.
other fellows don't want to get into the
band-wagon they needn't"
This is regular prairie fire." said
Bsrry Hillard of Idaho in discussing the
silver question with me tonight, "and 1t
is going to sweep over the whole country.
The delegates from Idaho came unin-
structed as to candidates, but will vote as
unit on all questions coming before the
convention. We favor the candidates who
can best unite the silver forces"
Delegate HilIard is native Californian.
He went to Idaho some ten years ago.
served with credit IN the Territorial Legis-
lature, and for several years past has
been Auditor and Recorder of Shoshone
County.
Senator W. II. Watt, chairman of the
Idaho delegation, told me tonight that
the delegates of Idaho, Utah, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana
and Nevada held conference and decided
to act together on temporary organization
and other matters respecting silver su-
premacy that might come before the con-
vention.
"The object of the meeting" said Mr..
Watt, Twas to get a consensus of opinion
Of the defepares from the ROclv MouDfoi,,
States, and | am glad that there were no
dissensions. We will go into the conven-
ton hall tomorrow as one man, present.
ing solid front FOR the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to IL
Mr.. Watt is prominent mining man of
the Wood River section of Idaho and rep
resents Blaine County in the State Senate.
NJ. F. Tarpey. National Committeeman
from California, is doing splendid work
for the silver cause. FRANK MCGUIRE.