Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
TO WORK FOR SILVER
Executive and Finance Committee Ap-
pointed bv the Conference.
The Question of Funds Seems to
Bother the Leaders, but All Are
Hopeful for the Future.

SSpl tHC HlCHibcIS VI tic pIONlSiOhdl, cAeC-
utive and finance committees, who re-
mained in the city to organize for TIE
campaign. These committees were appoint.
ed before the conference adjourned yes
terday afternoon, and after the report
made in The Star
The two committees held long meetings
today at the Sun building. The executive
committee. which is not yet complete, found
itself plunged into a warm discussion of the
best way to give wide publicity to the reso-
lutons adopted by the conference The
resolutions are considered splendid cam
paign literature. and it is proposed to send
them, In printed form, all over the coun-
try. Some of the members proposed To
nave them well illustrated. 1t was finally
decided to have thousands of them printed
and circulated by the American Bimetallic
Union.
The Executive Committee.
The members of the executive committee
so far appointed are: w. NJ. Brennan, Ari-
zona; l. N Stevens. Colorado; Joseph Shell
don, Connecticut; G. W. Baker California.
John +. Clough. Idaho; Amos Sickle, Iowa
Geo. NJ. Emerich, Illinois; A. C. Shinn,
Kansas; Gilbert T. Smith, Marv,and. Geo
canning Hill, Massachusetts,; j. G. Rams
dell, Michigan; w. H. SWEET. Montana.
c. L. Laws, Nebraska; Geo s. Nixon, Ne,
vada; Mortimer Whitehead, New Jersey
Niles, Ohio; r. E. Difenderfer, Pennsyl.
vania; j. H. Acklen, Tennessee: A. ]. Wed
derburn, Virginia; Joseph Battelle. Yer
mont; Richard Mcintosh, Utan; Sidney
Slark, Oklahoma; c. ]. Hillyer, District OF
Columbia
1t Will be seen that only twenty states are
represented by committeeman. The yacan-
cles viii be filled by appointment later
Dr. j. j. Mott of North Carolina, who has
heretofore been a leading republican of his
state, and was a candidate for the United
States Senate before the last legislature
was made chairman of the committee. The
secretary and treasurer are to be appoin t
ed by Chairman Mott. R. E. Difenderfer
OF Philadelphia is temporary secretary
The officers of the committee, together
with the following members, who have
Joseph Battelle, Vermont; B. F. Keith,
North Carolina; I. N. Stevens, Colorado; r.
p. Difenderfer, Penn sylvania: c. J. Hillyer,
District of Columbia-are expected to be in
Washington much of the time from now
until the 22d of July
DIR. Mott stated to a Star reporter this
morning that he would go to his home in a
few days and arrange his business affairs
SO that he could return to Washington and
remain here until the close of the CAM
paign. He expects to establish headquar-
tiers here, and to direct the silver fight
from the center of the country. He will be
aided by men like Gen. Warner and Sena-
tor Stewart DR.. Mott said that he had not
made up his mind as to what kind of a
campaign he would carry on, but would be
found in the thick of the fight at all times.
a Question of Finance.
The question of finance is one that is
bothering the new party people more than
any other. According to the silver men,
their followers are in a deplorable condi-
ton financially, and without means for a
conflict, but money must be had some
how.
G,a
morning by the election of Gen. A. ]. War
Eer, chairman; Earle B. Smith of Chicago,
secretary, and Thos. G. Merrill of Mon
tana, treasurer. The other members Of the
committee are as follows: L. NJ. Rumsey,
Missouri; Geo. E. Royce and Jos. Battelle,
Vermont; Francis G. Newland, Nevada
John H. Pierson, North Carolina; James B.
Grant, Colorado; ]. R. Toole, Montana; An
son Wolcott, Indiana; w. A. Harris, Kan
sas; w. j. Cheney, Pennsylvania; Eli B.
HeEdee. New Jersey; A. B. Fuller, Connec-
ticut; Charles r. .Sligt, Michigan; ]. L.
johnson. Virginia: Thos. ]. Clunie, Califor-
A subcommittee of the finance committee
was appointed this morning as follows
Cen A. j. Warner, w. j. Cheney, Joseph
Battelle, ]. ]. Daley, Thos. q. Merrill ]. L.
members are to be appointed.
The proposition now is to divide this COM
mittee into three Subcommittees-one for
the west, one for the south, and another for
y.
committee will take charge of it's respec-
tive section and work it for all the money
it can get. The funds collected are to be
turned over to the treasurer and expended
under the direction of the committee of
nine.
Everybody fs Pleased.
Talking with a Star reporter this morning
Gen. Warner said that the silver men are
highly elated at the work of the confer
erce. TT was the largest and most i'm
pcrtant meeting of the silver men ever
held he said. I've are on the road to
victory, and are certain to win The work
we have done will enthuse every silver
man In the country, and they will now get
together in hurry"
DR.. Mott, the chairman of the executive
committee, and many others spoke in a
similar strain.
Gen. Warner will leave Washington this
afternoon, but will return in a few days to
farther organize the finance committee
The executive or national committee will
be called to meet whenever Chairman Mott
sees proper.