Show bryan demonstration in illinois ABE TOO enthusiastic republicans will not have a walk over everyone Is alarmed over the prevalence of free silver talk anong republicans there Is danger of losing the state if they dont get to work at once gold democrats meet chicago july 15 the republican leaders in illinois attended a secret meeting of the state central e today at ita headquarters in the great northern hotel the committee had been aroused by william J bryans through illinois warning words oi national committeeman jamieson that there was daiger of the party losing the elate unless prompt campaign work was begun committeemen nominees lor state offices and congress had alee been alarmed over the pre valance of the silver talk among re publicans of the rank and file in all parts of the state the con census of opinion among the and candidates tor con eress amin support ot dr Jamiee ons statement that the party would not have walkover wil kover against bryan altgeld ad tree dilver each man was called on to speak for hie district and county and this speechmaking tok the sessions to a larce extent allowing for inquiries and answers the republicans in the agricultural communities and in the were found to he more interested in the money question than in the protective tariff issue in sections where the people were stirred up over the free dilver movement partly because of bad times among them it was declared to be the diee policy to face the issue openly 8 the paramount one of the campaign to encourage discussion and to proceed an the belief that the ranks of republican deserters to the eaver would grow smaller the more the questions were discussed in public senator bulloni was at the meeting a while and said there to be an attempt tu stifle discussion of the silver among the republican party nn and I 1 hope it will not be continued A state committee ha no right to dictate the questions to be discussed on the public platform the masses of the people demand on this reat issue from now until the party leaders should wort io set the people right on this issue I 1 think aw nois will give a greater majority for alc kinley and the state ticket than it baa ever done before but the party manai ers must be up and doing tie ti e danger i in over confidence the executive committee of the state committee will meet tomorrow to consider the date for opening the campaign stong other matters GOLD DEMOCRATS the gold democratic leaderer abo have organized in illinois opened national headquarters in the palmer house nd y began in earnest their self imposed tack of getting as many states as possible to join them in their proposition to hold another democratic contention the airet to the executive commit geee manifesto and appeal were re attired dodty by mail and telegraph telegrams Tele grame were received from individual told democrats in indiana iowa and line stating that illinoia bad done e right thing and that conferences of ti eilber democrate Demo crata would be held aa Q as possible to agree on plans of faion looking towards sending delaga coi to a national convention the leaders say they have been prom td sufficient support to make a national convention a certainty even without arty organizations 0 the eastern upon which the illinois league J counting Conn ting f ifil MS |