The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03
SILVER MEN VERY ALERT.
Furnished With Duplicates of the
Credentials of All the Del
egates Elected.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 2.-The sub-com-
mittee of the National bimetallic commit
tee held an informal meeting this morn
ing and issued call for meeting of the
general committee and of all silver dele
gates on the ground tomorrow night.
The mail of the committee was unusually
heavy to-day and in it were the credentials
of some fifteen silver State delegates.
This brought about the development, and
which has been hitherto kept secret, that
months since the National bimetailic COM
mittee laid plans by which it should be
furnished with signed du plicates of the
credentials of every set of silver delegates
elected to the convention from each State
and Territory. These duplicates are in
every respect a counterpart of the
originals and are not even indorsed as
duplicates, and hence may be used as
original credentials if occasion requires.
When asked for an explanation of this
Secretary Towles said:
There are some practical politicians as
well as practical statesmen on this COM
mittee and we have not been overlooking
anything. Sometimes, you know, papers
get mislaid and confusions and compIica-
tions result. Nothing of the kind will
every set of credentials issued to delega-
ton at large or to district delegation we
have here its counterpart. One cannot be
told from the other. If any of our people
lose their papers we can supply the
deficiency. Moreover we know just how
these delegates are instructed and where
they are expected to stand when they get
here"
Ex-Governor ]. E. Osborn of Wyoming,
the only Democratic executive which that
State has had since its admission in 1890,
and who was elected IN spite of the fact
that the State went Republican on
National issues in 1892, arrived at the
| Sherman House this morning. He is
chairman of the delegation of six chosen
| by the State Convention. To representa-
tive OF the United Press he said:
| "Politica issues have been lost sight of
in Wyoming for the time being and the
question is simply one of silver against
gold. The State will go for whoever may
be the silver candidate. We have no
choice, bat whoever is nominated by this
convention upon silver platform Will re-
ceive the electoral vote of Wyoming. For
myself would prefer free silver Demo
crat, but if we cannot get one we would
take Senator Teller or any one, so long as
it is a free-siIver ticket and free e-siiver
candidate.
The Wyoming delegation will open
headquarters at the Palmer House on
Monday.
Among the leading silver men here to-
night the sentiment is expressed that the
convention will last not longer than three
days and possibly only two. Every effort
to bring about this result as far as can be
done by perfecting ARRANGEMENTS to that
end in advance is now being done by con-
situations with incoming delegates, upon
! whom the idea is i'm pressed.
a new name is mentioned tonight for
temporary chairman. 1t is that OF Charles
S. Thomas of Colorado, National Commit
teeman from that State. Mr.. Thomas is g
silver man, of course, q man OF command
ing figure, excellent voice, firm and a good
parliamentarian. Other silver men men
toned for the place are Governor Stone
of Missouri, ex-Congressman Money ol
Mississippi, ex-Speaker Crisp of Georgia
and W. J. Bryan, editor of the omahs
! World-Herald.
i The consensus OF opinion among delegate:
seen tonight is that the silver men will
insist upon one of their creed being made
temporary chairman OF the convention.
s. A. Ramsay, a leader of the gold stand
ard delegation from South Dakota, ar
rived at the Palmer House this morning
from his home in Woonsocket. The other
seven members of the delegation will come
in singly between now and Monday. Mr
Ramsay said to q United Press reporter:
"a sound money resolution WAS adopted
by our convention. The silver faction
took part in the proceedings, and after The
resolution went through they went out
into corner and pretended TO elect con.
testing delegation to Chicago. I don'i
think they have any valid claim for recog