Show CEYEIuwD STILL SILENT He Has ot AypoIixtcd His Monetary Conference Delegates President Cleveland has not yet named his representatives to the proposed monetary mon-etary conference and the announcement of the names of his choice for the honorable hon-orable and responsible positions are anxiously anx-iously awaited I is anticipated that the president will name one silver man and two representatives whoare in full accord ac-cord with his own views The one most prominently mentioned Is hot of Genera Francis A Walker hose selection apparently ap-parently would gratify men if all polit feat parties and financial opinions General Gen-eral Walker is a blmctalllst and a prolific I pro-lific writer In advocacy of tIe usa of both silver and gold for mpney metals Silver men believe that he would exercise exer-cise considerable Influence upon foreign nations in the deliberations of an international inter-national monetary conference although he Is opposed to the maintenance by the United States of their own free silver coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1 or possibly any other independent ratio The opinion however is expressed that General Walker Is not likely to accept the position qven if tendered He declined de-clined the appointment as commissioner at the last International monetary conference con-ference having served on two previous international commissions from which no satisfactory results were obtained He might however be persuaded t accept provided he believes that sufficient advance ad-vance toward bimetallism had been accomplished hiJetalsm complished to warrant the hope that England and Germany would abandon the single gold standard Another name mentioned as a strong possibility Is that of exSecretary of the Treasury Charles S Fairchild also that of exSecretary of the Navy William C exSecretr whom arE pronounced gold standard men If Mr Whitney desires to serve he would undoubtedly be appolntedwhile Mr Fairchild Fair-child without question would be eager to accept Profesgpr Atkinson Js looked up l on as a probability but as he Is totally opposed to silver In any relation or condition con-dition his selection would place the president pres-ident in a very embarrassing position The president Is evidently In no hurry to make the appointments and the opinion opin-ion is expressed that he will withhold action until the United States shall bs formally invited to participate in an international I in-ternational monetary commission It is understood that he Is averse to anticipating antici-pating in any way the convening of such commission and thus be enabled to withstand with-stand the pressure to be brought upon him for those seeking appointment either I for themselves or for others |