The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

more noticeable members of the Bimetal-
lie League, which met in the Sherman
House to-day, was Senator Jones of Ar
kansas. He is big man In gray clothes
with gray mustache and chin whiskers
and forehead which by the evolution of
deep thought has been extended to the
top of his head on a line with his ears.
He explained the reason of the meeting OF
the league to be the necessity of devising
mode of procedure, laying out plan of
attack and defense in the interest of sill
yer, should such a course be deemed neces-
sary. The Bimetailic League is an inde-
pendent organization of silver men, ana
therefore the results of its deliberations
will not be binding in any manner upon
the convention, but whatever there may
be of good IN its suggestions will doubt
less be followed. In reply to question as
to what the league proposes to accomplish
by its sessions Senator Jones said:
"We are not in condition TO sit down
and allow ourselves to be walked upon.
We understand that majority of the Ns-
tional Committee are in favor of gold, and
we propose to have our forces united and
to raise vigorous protest in case the COM
mittee attempts to unseat any silver dele
gates. A false report has been circulated
to the effect that we are here in the inter
ests OF some particular candidate. We are
not here in the interest OF any candidate,
person or clique. All the candidates who
have been mentioned thus far have their
friends in the league, and we have always
refused to discuss the candidacy of any
particular individual. We want the strong
est man nominated, and there will be no
effort made to advance or Tetard the can
didacy of any one. Here are representa-
rives from every silver State in the Union,
and there is no doubt that every candi-
date will have his friends present at the
meeting"
The Senator said also that the local re-
porters who had interviewed him yester-
day had misrepresented him most outrage
in any way that the meeting was to be in
the interest of some one candidate.
"a sort of suspicion has been created by
the papers," continued the speaker, "that
the gold men are trying to take some un-
derbanded advantage of the silver men in
the convention. We will see that such
will not happen. If they give US fair
treatment without any compulsion on our
part we will be satisfied. but if they don't
do it," added the Senator with a deter
mined pressure Of the lips and dark
frown that had no silver lining to it, 1--WE
have 600 delegates who will see that the
cause of silver will have fair show. But
if the committee does not act fairly my
idea will be to take the matter in our own
hands, nominate temporary chairman
and elect him."
"How about the two thirds majority
rule 2" / asked.
'The two-third majority rule does not
affect anything except the nomination for
President. We have got large majority
of the convention and they have large
majority of the National Committee"
"Has any gold candidate been men,
tionedP' was asked.
81 have not heard of any gold candi-
date" replied the Senator "There is one
danger that the gold men may unite on
some candidate who is the least objection
able to them and the most Objectionable
to the silver men,"
JOHN PAUL CosGRAvE.