Show bimetallic UNION puns PLUS 0 one representative fro from ni each county I 1 KEEP CLOSE TO TH THE E PEOPLE executive committee delayed by tho the absence of chairman chambers democratic Democrat io officials either afraid or unwilling to come coma out tor for tho the silver cause in ila interviews how they dod dodge e the question tile the absence of ron HOD it C chambers chairman of the executive board of 0 the bimetallic metallic Ei union rendered it necessary to postpone the meeting and the appointment point men t of 0 the state committees until he issues another call his absence nas viewed as unfortunate as aa it was v as desired to get the machinery in motion as soon as that the org aniza tion of the entire western country might bo be pet footed and the work begun the rule adopted by tho the board conal consisting stina ul of ten persons person makes three members a sun iclene body for the transaction ot of business the absence of tho the chairman left but two upon the ground lion hon 11 F r bartine ot of utah ulah and sidney dell ot of oregon the remainder of the committee consists of oc representative mondell of 0 idaho to ir 11 W longenour of 0 california at torney general jones of 0 washington G D B bryan ot of idaho J G Ill errill of montana and governor prince ot of new mexico commenting on what t the policy i of the exe executive autive board would be with ulith reference to the numerical strength of 0 the state committees judge bartine stated cd during the afternoon that lie would advocate a member for each coun county ty in each stats state and territory while some might object upon the ground that it would render the committees un unwieldy w beldy this objection could be oer overcome come by reducing the number necessary to the transaction of business at tiny any time lime lie he wanted to see some borne one however from each county who was in touch with the people ot of that county and a corn com mitten when all its members were assembled sem bled that would be in touch with every community in the commonwealth however mr bartine stated that this matter had been refer re d to a subcommittee committee sub the duty of which was to formulate a definite TI T plan I an 0 of f organization and campaign T the he subcommittee consists of governor prince J G Al errIll end E B D light chairman chambers Is expected to lo return to the city very s soon con when lie ho will confer with mr D artine and fix another date tor for the discharge of 0 the work that was to have been done yesterday it was stated yesterday that at a conference of mine owners in which Ille sers mackintosh chambers daly and others participated a desire had been expressed that lion hon J L hawling and hon it 11 I 1 1 barine bar ine represent p s the territory rt at tile the approaching convention in 2 malhis but chefe gentlemen pleaded that professional lonal engage ments will prevent their attendance mr bartine did not favor representation at tho convention any way he believed more could t te be e accomplished by remaining away as the convention made up of f those engaged in agricultural ri ant and insult would show to the country that those thosa classes as ag well as that identified with the silver industry were vitally interested HOW THE DEMOCRATS STAND the democratic or orsan an of salt lake has recently shown great interest in t the lie attitude of the republicans or of utah toward silver ey dy way of supplementing plem enting its ef Lorts and to show how earnestly tho the democracy of utah Is working and talking tor for free coinage the tribune yesterday interviewed the men who nho represent democracy in the city and territory frank harris was the only one who declared I 1 himself at all on th the e question chief julece mer who la is also the national commit te decman culan J R letcher commissioner norrell postmaster barratt byron groo all were either afraid to commit thein themselves selves or preferred to hide their lights jig ts under bushels bu alieh rather than help the rood cause almonr by an outspoken advocacy of tho ilia independent unlimited coina coinage 0 o of silver by the united states at a ratio of 16 to 1 governor Gov einor west could not be seen it was rumored that be heard of the tribunes interviewers end and went home sick at the tha thought of committing himself on an the subject chief justice ir merritt Merrl erritt tt a member of the democratic national committee when ahen asked as to bis big views said 1 I must decline to make any statement for publication ile he was then asked it he had not recently telegraphed the new york world that he was in favor of international bimetallism but lie ha again declined to mike make any statement chairman letchor of the utah corn com TOl Till aElon selon ahen w hen asked for his views said 1 I refuse to make any statement tor for the tribune judge norrell a member main tor of the tha utah commission also declined to make a statement saying 1 I anything tor for the tribune byron groo cron register of tho the land office dismissed the interviewer by fY byln baying ln 1 I any lows on the silver question HARRIS THE EXCEPTION frank harris receiver of tho the land office said 1 I any opinion that I 1 belleve believe Is worth advancing but I 1 would have personally free coinage of silver at a ratio of IG to V I 1 postmaster JS barratt arratt was visibly em cm barrasch barras cd when the question was put to him without any preliminaries how do you stand on air the silver question well fir he be sald as soon rig as he ati adjusted himself him C if to lo the situation my only knowledge ot of silver compoc comprehends its value as spending money otherwise my opinion Is if not worth alv ing it there aric not so BO many people rist eist of 0 the mississippi river who have peculiar notions on the money ques bucs tinn I 1 could toll tell you all gibout it very soon As it ls Is land and the postmaster shrugged ahm gued his shoulders 1 I really dont know ony anything thing at all about it not he added with a twinkle of his eyes not that the presidents lews would affect mine at all but that I 1 know so BO little then he talked about the weather |