The state herald., 1897-04-16
SILVER COMMISSION.
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Of Boston. and Ex-yice President stew
cnson Associated with IIim-To Go
Abroad After May LIST to Sound the For
eign Governments,

Washington. April 13.-rhe prcsi.
dent last night announced the appoint
ment of Senator Edward o. Wolcott of
Colorado, Hon. Charles j. Paine of
Boston, Massachusetts, and cX-Nice
President Adlai Il. Stevenson as com
missi0ners TO an International none
tnry conference. Thcsc appointments
are made under the act approved
March 'ird last. for the promotion of
an international agreement for bimet-
allism," and by Its provisions do not
require confirmation by the Senate. II
has been generally conceded that Sch
ator Wolcott would be made Il member
of the commission. He has been an
active leader In the movement for Il
monetary agreement and widely
known as an advocate of the silver
cause. His trip To Europe last win
ter was generally conceded to be at
least semi-oilicial, ms the representa-
tive of the new administration. His
tour extended over several months and
embraced the leading European capt
tails, He had audiences with the more
noted iinanciers and ministers and, II is
believed, then laid the foundations for
the International conference which the
commission appointc-f tonight will cn-
dclvOr 10 bring TO Il conclusion.
EX,Nicc President stevenson, the
Democratic member of the commits,
sion, is quite generally known as n
Staunch supporter of Mr.. Bryan and
the Chicago platform. He aud Senator
Wolcott, however are said 10 be in ac-
cord on the financial question.
General Charles j. Paine, who may
he termed the minority member, is n
Republican and was a Mckinley man.
He is one of the most prominent bust
ness men Of Massachusetts, and is said
TO be Il deep student of the financial
question. While he is clnsscd as II
supporter of bimctallism based on in
tcrnntional agreement, he Is regarded
us allied with the sound money fac
tion. He is a graduate of Harvard. be.
ing a member of the class of ~.
General Paine is largely identified
with the railroads and other corpora
tions, being a director of the Chicago.
burlington y Quincy railroad. and 9th
cr large concerns. and II director of the
Boston Institute Of Technology: was
an intimate friend and associate
of Professor Walker. the financial au-
thor and authority He is a man of
large wealth and probably better
known 10 the public at large as one of
the syndicate who built the cupdc-
Tending yachts Puritan, Mayiiowcr and
Volunteer.
II is n fact not generally known that
General Paine accompanied Senator
Wolcoit ON his European trip last win
ter and assisted him In that work. II
Is believed that lie went abroad with
senator Wolcott with the understand.
Ing that he WAS Ia be made II member
OF the commission.
II Is not yet known when the com.
missioncrS will meet and organize.
When an organization is effected. how
ever, ii is believed that senator VOL.
colt will lee made president. II Is au.
thoritatlrcly stated that the commits.
sloners will not go abroad before Nav
LIST, by which time the new ambassa.
dors will he at their posts and render
the special ENJOYS the assistance nee.
csSlry In the consummation of their
mission.