The herald., 1897-11-18
THE SILVER LEADERS
WILL MEET TODAY TO APPOINT
COMMITTEES
And Plan for the Campaign-Hon.
George w. Baker Speaks Re
garding Outlook of the State

This morning at 10 o'clock the Hon.
George w. Baker of San Francisco,
chairman of the Silver Republican State
Central committee, will preside at the
deliberations of the administrative COM
mittee. Every member of the latter com
mittee has signified his intention to be
present, and it is anticipated that plan
of campaign will be determined upon
that will prove eminently beneficial for
the cause of silver.
The administrative committee is made
up Of one representative from each con-
gressiOnal district of the state, as fol-
lows:
First congressional district, A. o. Car
penter, Ukiah.
Second congressional district, III. A
McCraney, Sacramento.
Third congressional district IL. A.
ingalls,, Oakland.
Fourth congressional district, John
Wright San Francisco.
Fifth congressional district w. A.
Coulter San Jose.
Sixth congressional district, Suther-
land Hutton, Los Angeles.
Seventh congressional district, X. A.
Thomas, San Diego.
The following are ex-ofiicio members
of the committee and will take part in
it's deliberations this morning.:
Hon. George w. Baker, chairman; j.
N. Phillips, first vice-president; r. r.
Hatfield, second president; J. f.
Woolman, third vice -president; w. C.
| pptrbuoI. frqa cIlya1 aud Cno,,ar
secretary.
| In conversation last evening Chairman
Baker spoke very decidedly regarding
the situation at present, so far as the
Silver Republicans are concerned.
| "The administrative committee" said
he. have appointed an executive COM
mittee, which will be made up of three
representatives from each congression-
al district. This executive committee
of twenty-one will meet probably at
Fresno some time in December, and will.
in turn, appoint a general committee
made up of one representative from each
assembly district in the state. 1t will
be essentially a committee of organiza-
ton and will proceed to organize clubs
in each assembly district and do all the
work that may be necessary preliminary
to the meeting of the convention"
THAT is very satisfactory, MIR. Baker,
so far as it goes, but what is the present
status of the silver question throughout
the state?" was the question interpolat-
ed by the interviewer
so far as my correspondence enlight-
ems me. as well as interviews with prom
inent people throughout the state" was
the response, there is no lack of inter-
est or the slightest Indication of back
sliding. I don't believe any Republican
who voted for Bryan at the last election
would hesitate one moment before do
ing the same thing today, if he was celled
upon to do So There is no apathy among
the rank and file of the Silver Republi-
cans. They have failed to see that
promised wave ofprosperity sweep over
the state. and consequently no reason
has existed why they should change
their opinions"
But do you not think that the bust
ness interests are on the UP grader"
was asked.
Il fail to see it," was the uncompro-
missing answer. "There have been ad-
vances in certain lines due to the stimu-
lated price of wheat, but this has alto
gether been owing to a dearth in India
and under normal conditions we could
not have benefited. Indeed, times are
really closer now than before. The banks
are receiving payments on mortgages,
but are not putting it out in the arter-
les of trade, and there appears little in
dication of permanent improvement
Silver Republicans are prepared to give
due credit to whoever, and under what
ever circumstances, prosperity may be
brought to the country, but they fail
to see yet any improvement worth boast
ing about.
Wages are no higher than they were.
and although certain lines of goods are
being sold at higher rates the laboring
man isn't being paid the difference in
this increase There seems to be no
disposition on the part of capital to
seek investment; lands are not raising
in price, nor are wages, and the old-time
stagnation is to all intents and purposes,
still with us. Even the price of wheat is
IrecednS land the report of normal crops
in India, Argentine and Russia is send
ing the price steadily downward. Alto
gether, it seems to me that the outlook
is not such as might be expected to
move Silver Republican in his deep
rooted opinion regarding the necessity
for restoring silver to it's proper place
in our monetary system
Lunch will be served to the visitors at
noon and a reception will be given at the
club house in the evening, to which all
members of the club and their friends
are invited.
AS fitting close to the session of the
administrative committee there will take
place in the evening an event of unusual
interest to the young men of the reform
movement-the establishment of
league which is designed to include all
the young men of Democratic, Populist
and Silver Republican proclivities.
BY the time the campaign of 1898 is
formally opened it is expected that every
person available for membership will
have become affiliated with this organi-
zation.
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