Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-29
HOLDING A WAKE ON SILVER
Lenders of Silver Republican Forces
Hold - Conference in
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-Tho executive com
mttee of the national silver republican
party held a meeting at the Auditorium
annex this afternoon to discuss plans for
the next presidential campaign. The COM
mittee will probably be in session two
days. Congressman Charles A. Towne who
is chairman of the national and executive
committees, says the silver republicans have
organizations In thrty-one states.
Former Senator Dubois of Idaho, Nathan
Cole jr of Los Angeles, Cal; Colonel o. P.
Chisholm, chairman of the Montana state
silver republican committee, and Congress
man Towne held conference last evening.
No statement was made as to the probable
action of the committee this afternoon Mr..
Dubois, in speaking of the political situa-
tion, said: "The issues will be practically
the same as in 1896. l do not think the
caucus finance bill will be passed 40 easily
as the administration people seem to think,
and there Is a reasonable doubt that 1t will
be passed at all There is no change In
Idaho nor any of the western states on the
silver question"
Senator Henry NJ. Teller arrived last night,
but refused to discuss political matters.
Among those expected to arrive this morn
ing for the committee meeting and from
whom positive assurances have been received
are Congressman Hartman, Montana; Shat
roth, Colorado, and Wilson, Idaho. Ma
tional silver republican committeeman:
Major e. C. Watkins, Michigan; Judge j..
j. Harper, Ohio; Judge F. j. Van Vorheis,
Indiana Ben S, Dean, New York; A M.
Stevenson, Colorado, and Judge w. L..
Brown, Ohio.
DR.. Lawrence of Kansas, DR.. Frank F,
Beck of Oklahoma Chairman E. s. Corscr
of the Minnesota state silver republican
committee, f. T. Ransom of Omaha, Neb,
Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado, Chair
man j, B. Romans of the Iowa state silver
republican committee and r. w. Turner and
Major g. C, Watkins, chairman Of the state
committees of Kansas and Michigan, were
also present when the meeting was called to
order this afternoon.
Though no official statement was made by
Chairman Towne, the sentiment of the men,
5ers of the committee apparently favored
holding the national convention of 1900 81
multaneously with the democratic national
convention and the endorsement by the sill
yer republicans OF the nominees Of that con-
vention, providing the silver plank of the
convention of 1896 is adopted. Senator
Henry NJ. Teller said he believed the national
silver republican convention would take this
action. He favored the endorsement of the
Chicago platform, but said sentiment as re-
CARDS this was not unanimous, some of the
members being opposed to one or two of the
planks. William ]. Bryan was generally IA
yored
Sople of the members OF the committee ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to the govern
ment by injunction and income tax planks
of the democratic platform. 1t is probable
that at the close of the meeting Chairman
Towne will issue an official statement in re-
gard to the action taken and defining the
policy of the party for the coming cam
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Miners Given a. Voluntary Advance.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Nov. 2S.-The 200