The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-20
WHAT SILVER MEN EXPECT.

The Hennepin County Silver men are
untiring in their zeal for the free coin
age cause, and as representative of
one branch of the organization, Maj.
George Blight Halstead, of Minnetonka,
has been pressing for the call of state
convention. This action not having yet
been taken, Mr.. Halstead late in March
wrote to Chairman J. J. Mott, of the Ma
tional committee OF the American Silver
organization, at Washington, suggest
ing the name Of Judge ]. p. Rea, for ap-
pointment as Minnesota chairman The
delay which has occurred in reply from
Mr.. Mott is explained, and some very
cheering information is received in let
ter, which is as follows
George Blight Halstead, Esq, The Her
mitage, Lake Minnetonka, Mimi:
Dear Sir-Yours of March Is came
duly to hand, but owing to the avalanche
OF letters that came in upon us about that
time 1t in some way or other got into
one of the drawers Of my desk and es-
capped my attention until came across it
today. l offer this explanation and apol-
ogy for the delay in answering the same
and promise that such a thing will not
occur again.
II have had much correspondence
from very able ard estimable gentlemen
in your state, who are interested in our
movement, and the matter of appointing
committeeman for your state has been
referred to lem. Immediately upon
with Mr.. w. H. Smallwood, of Duluth,
and Mr.. Elwood S. Corser, of Minneapo-
lis, who are members of large silver or
CARNATIONS in your state and have wide
acquaintance among our friends there.
l gave them the name of Mr.. John Pat
tersOn Rea and yourself and asked them
to communicate with you. If it is posi-
BILE, would suggest that conference
be had between yourself and our friends
at Duluth, Minneapolis and other points
in Minnesota at some convenient place
at all early day and that the matter of
selecting q responsible head for the or
ganization in your state be then and
there determined and that committees
for the various congressional districts
be appointed at the same time
1T now seems to be practically assured
that there will be breakup in the Re-
publican national convention, the silver
men OF the West withdrawing. It is
also very certain that the intense fight
that is being made for the control of the
Democratic national convention by the
opposing gold and silver factions may
result in breaking up in that conven-
ton also. The fight for the control of
the Democratic convention is now so
bitter that it does not seem possible that
a harmonious reconciliation can be eff
fected. All Of this makes the outlook
hopeful, because there is no doubt about
the result if the line between the gold
advocates and the silver advocates can be
properly drawn and submitted to the
people in such way that union of the
silver forces can be effected
every exigency that is likely to arise
affecting union is being considered and
prepared by our committee to the best of
our ability. and we can assure you that
from the present indications the out
come is reasurring. Thanking you for
your kind letter, and requesting you to
correspond with Mr.. Corser, of Mime
apolis, and Mr.. Smallwood, of Duluth, I
am, very truly yours,
-. ]. MOTT,
Chairman National Committee Ameri-
can Silver Organization