Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-29
IN FAVOR OF FUSION
Almost Unanimous Sentiment Of Silver
Republicans at Chicago
Time of National Convention Will
Probably BE Coincident With
That of Democrats.

CHICAGO, November 29.-The subcom-
mlttee of the national silver republican eX
ecutive committee appointed yesterday to
decide on the time and place for holding
the national convention next year, and on
some questions affecting party organiza-
ton, handed in its report to the full meet
Ing of the executive committee at its session
at the Auditorium annex today. Consider
able time was spent in executive session
in discussing the report, which will be
made public late this afternoon. Chairman
Corser OF the subcommittee said that the
report would recommend that the time
and place of the national convention be
left to the action of the executive COM
mittee, of which ex-senator Dubois of Ida
he is chairman, and that the question
OF apportionment of delegates to the con-
vention be also left to that body. AS the
sentiment of the members Of the committee
is apparently unanimously in favor of fu-
sion with the democratic party, and The in
dorsement of their platform and candidates.
1t is probable that the national committee
will meet soon after the meeting of the
democratic national committee has decided
on the date of the democratic convention
and will issue the call for the conven-
ton to be held on the same date and in
the same city as the democratic conven-
ton.
Informal discussion by members of the
committee developed as the consensus of
purpose, adherence to the Bryan democ-
racy, IF the right men are nominated"
There was no dissent from the opinion that,
as the presidential candidate, William Jen-
nings Bryan would be the right man."
EX-Gov. Alleged was present yesterday
by invitation, and was greeted by a rising
salutation from the meeting. He made a
brief address, in which he paid high trib-
ute to the patriotism and diSintereSted-
ness of the silver republicans. Chairman
j. q. johnson of the executive committee
of the democratic national committee and
Samuel B. Cook, the head of the democratic
press bureau. were visitors.
Senator Teller said in answer to the dues-
ton as to whether ant-imperialism will
overShadoW silver:
mo, nothing can put silver in the back
ground. The imperialistic matter is likely
to be entirely settled within the next six
months"
He implied that the country had already
expanded, and that the anti-expansion cry
would be about dead issue by next June.
There wern present at the meeting: f. S.
Corser. Minnesota; F. T. Dubois Idaho: F.
j. Van FOorhIs, Indiana; Nathan Cole. ir,
California; l.. w Brown. Ohio; Frank T.
Ransom. Nebraska: J. W. Spurrier Iowa:
j. W. Griffin. Minnesota: J. J. Harper,
Ohio; Representative Shafroth Colorado;
X-RepreSentatiVe Hartman and Col O. p
Chisholm, Montana: J. B. Romans Iowa;
DR.. F. B. Lawrence and R w. Turner.
kansas. eX-Representative J. B. Cheadle
Indiana; DR.. Frank S. Peck Oklahoma and
B; S. Dean, New York.
Former Senator Dubois of Idaho. in
speaking of the political situation. said:
The issues will be practically the same
as in 1896. [ do not think the caucus
finance bill will De passed as early as the
administration people seem to think but
there Is reasonable doubt that it will. be
any OF the western states on the silver
question"