The record-union., 1896-07-04
SILVER DELEGATES CONFER.
They Want Man of Their Own Fol-
lowing for Temporary Chairman.

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| CHICAGO. July "a conference of
silver delegates, numbering seventy
five, and representing nearly every
| State that sends silver delegates to the
National Convention, was held at the
Sherman House tonight. The meeting
was called to order by Senator Harris
| of Tennessee at S:1J o'clock and adj
| journed at 1915.
| T. o. Towles, Secretary of the BIZ
metallic League, served as Secretary
| of the conference. O. l.. Haines of
| Idaho called the roll by States, and a
number of States not represented at
| the former conference held earlier in
| the week responded.
| Senator Jones of Arkansas, Chair
man of the steering committee of five
appointed at the first conference, re-
| ported the result of their interview
with the Executive Committee of the
National Democratic Committee. This
| interview, he stated, had not been en-
tirely satisfactory, and the committee
would have a further conference with
the National Committee.
Senator Jones stated that in his opin-
ion it was important that all silver del
egatiOns and their city addresses
should be known, SO that If at any time
1t was thought necessary to call them
together this could be readily done.
The suggestion was we'll received,
and on the roll being called the fol-
lowing responded:
Alabama, John w. Tomlinson; Ar
kansas, ]. T. Gillar; California, W. b.
Burke; Colorado, Thomas O'Donnell;
Georgia, Patrick Walsh Idaho, L. l..
Haines; Iowa, G. A. Walsh; Kansas,
David Overmeyer; Kentucky, J. c. S
blackburn; Michigan, G. p. Hummer;
Mississippi, II. D. Money; Missouri, A.
Z. Dearmond; Montana, w. A. Clark
Nebraska, c. j. Smith; North Carolina,
T. ]. Jarvis; Oregon, DR.. Mullineux;
South Carolina, 3. r. Tillman; Ten
nessee, Joseph D. richardson Virginia,
p. ]. Otey; Washington, w. H. White;
Wyoming, J. E. Osborne; Arizona, Wy
lie Jones; Oklahoma, E. S. Mitchell
Utah, O. w. Powers; Indian Territory
r. l.. Olin; District of Columbia, John
Boyle.
Mr.. O'Donnell of Colorado, in the
course of speech urging the import
ance of silver temporary organization,
suggested Mr.. Thompson of his State
great enthusiasm by saying that he
and the WesterA silver men wanted a
silver man nominated by silver votes,
and not by the votes of the gold-bug
delegates. He had an intimation, he
said. that the gold men might throw
their votes in body for some silver
man, and no matter how good a silver
man might be nominated by such votes
he l.fs ss<,,-
tiers. He wanted the silver men to get
together and agree ON candidate, and
then go into the convention and nom
mate him by solid silver vote.
This idea was taken up and gave
rise to quite discussion as to how the
suggestion could be accomplished
The small room in which the confer
ence met was crowded to suffocation.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia adj
vocated a general conference of all sill
yer delegates, unless the committee of
which Senator Jones was Chairman
could come to some agreement with the
National Committee as to the tenn
porary Craftsmanship. He said it was
not certain as yet but that the silver
men would have a majority in the Ma
tional Committee, and could name the
CHdiFHiaH- but II this We're not the
case, then the silver minority of the
National Committee could make
minority report naming silver man,
and this man should be selected by a.
general conference of the silver dele
gates. and there was not room enough
in the room to seat them. 1t was de-
ciared that a hall large enough to ac-
commodate all silver delegates should
be secured.
Senator Tiliman of South Carolina
SAID 1t was essential &c success to have
thorough organization, and this or
ganiZation could only be had by a
conference of all the delegates who ia
vored the silver cause, and he wanted
the present conference to select a hall.
1t was decided to have a conference
at the Sherman House on Monday at
O'Clock, when Senator Jones COM
mittee viii report as to their meeting
with the National Committee at 10
o'clock Monday.
Senator Jones read a telegram from
F. b. Winston of Minnesota amid great
applause, which stated that on Mon
day the Minnesota delegation would
arrive, and in it would be found seven
silver men.