Evening star., 1896-07-30
Getting Down to Work at National
Committee Headquarters.
THE FUSING ON ELECTORAL TICKETS
Ex-Chairman Mott Thinks There
Should Be No Trouble.
GETTING CAMPAIGN FUNDS

DR.. ]. J. Mott, the ex-chairman Of the ma
tional committee Of the silver party. was
at the headquarters of the party in the
Corcoran building this morning for short
time. Tonight he will leave for his home
in North Carolina.
do you expect serious complications in
the matter OF fusing on the electoral tick
ets?" Dr. Mott was asked this morning by
a Star reporter.
II do not see why there should be any
trouble" was DR.. Motifs answer. THE
party which refuses to fuse In a number OF
states will be looked upon as standing in
the way of silver, and will get the worst
of the bargain when the people vote in No
vember. My opinion is that the people of
the country Of all parties are too earnestly
and Loyalty for silver to let few poll
ticians stand in the way of union of
the silver forces"
"Do you believe that Watson or Sewal
will come off either ticket?'
DR.. Mott answered that he had no idea
what would be done In this direction. but
even if each refused to get out Of the
others way he did not see why that should
cause so much trouble. He believed that
an agreement could be reached by which
| the candidate for Vice President receiving
the largest vote would be united upon In
the electoral college, conceding, Of course,
the claims of the silver men that they
will have a majority in the electoral col
lege. II Sewall gets majority Of the
tors will vote for him. On the other hand
II Watson gets a majority the democrats
will vote for him.
Preparing for Business.
A. H. Pile, who is temporarily in charge
Of the silver party headquarters. is get
ting everything in shape for the work to
be done by the committee Chairman Lane
is in the west and 1t is not known when he
will be here. His business in the west is
said to be more important at this time
than 1t could be here. He is out among
the believers Of the white metal raising
funds with which to carry on the cam
paign. So much faith is put in his ability
| in that line that it is believed by those who
know him that he will turn over consider
able money to the committee. Mr.. Lane
Is said to have contributed liberal check
out of his own pocket to start off the fund
with, and is also said to have given a
! large check to assist in defraying the ex-
psnses of the st. Louis convention.
Mr.. Lane Is the owner of the Uica gold
| mine in California. which Is considered by
some to be the largest and richest in the
country. 1t is claimed that he has not
dollar invested in silver mines and that he
is in 10 way interested in silver except
that he believes it ought to take its place
alongside gold as money metal.
Scope of It's Work.
It is said that the national committee OF
the silver party will undertake a work
which will be peculiarly its own. 1t will
| endeavor to bring republican silver men
into the fight for Bryan and Sewall. An
enthusiastic member of the party said to
a Star reporter that of the 734 delegates
at the st. Louis convention 534 were re-
public ans, and the remainder democrats
and populists. He considered this as show
ing which way the wind was blowing. I'VE
have organizations m nearly every state
in the country" he said, "and before the
campaign Is over not a state will be left
| uEorganiZed We are better organized in
the middle western states now than any,
be made and that is where our organiza-
ton will count. We confidently believe we
will have enough republicans in our Or
ganfzation before the election to carry
every one Of the middle western states for
Bryan and Sewall. In other words, we will
hold the balance of power and we will use
| 1t to elect the silver nominees"
Lots in Literature.
1t is understood that much of the work
| Of the committee will be devoted to or
ganiyation Of the silver forces in the way
of clubs. &c, but that the important mat
| ter of circulating silver literature will be
given proE ger attention. A large force will
be employed SO soon as the permanent
headquarters are established, and the mat
ter of clubs and distribution of literature
will be attended to almost exclusively by
| the committee
will cooperate as much possible with
the democratic national committee and
will relieve the latter committee OF much
important work.