The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
MEETING OF smVERITES.
Advocates of Free Coinage Assemble
Mt Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE confer
ence of leading men of the country to
devise ways and means to continue
free silver coinage opened today at the
headquarters of the bimetallic league.
Most Of the familiar faces Of the silver
leaders were there, including Gen. Wea-
yer and Gen. Field of Iowa, Senator
Stewart of Nevada, Capt Kolb, the
Alabama leader; Mortimer Whitehead,
lecturer Of the National grange; Morton
Frewen, the British authority on BIZ
metallism; Col. Beverly OF Virginia,
Judge Sheldon Of Connecticut and many
others. Mail for Master Workman Sow
ereign of the Knights of Labor has been
received so that Mr.. Sovereign himself
is expected later.
In all the conferees number about
fifty, representing the bone and sinew
Of the free silver movement. The con-
ference is proceeding behind closed
doors.
Gen. Warner, president of the BIZ
metalhst league, said that the meeting
would probably last for several days,
as it was intended to fully canvass the
sentiment of the bimetallists and reach
some conclusion among them as to the
course to be pursued.
The possibilities of a new political
party. with free silver coinage as the
sole plank Of its platform, was among
the developments Of the days secret ses-
sion of the silver leaders. The day was
devoted to expressions Of opinion from
representatives Of the different states.
This was uniformly to the effect that
the working people and farmers We're
dissatisfied with the course of congress
in repeating the purchase clause Of the
Sherman act. Senators Jones and Stew
art of Nevada, Master Workman Sover-
eign Of the knights of Labor and Ma
tiOnal Lecturer Whitehead Of the grange
were among the speakers Of the after
Dnfing the address of Senator Jones
efitsSsll tfIfts COfiUCuy &C GfIJi bet.se1
him and Master Workman Sovereign.
The latter suggested that when the labor
ranks had assisted toward securing free
silver there should be reciprocity by
which the silver leaders would assist in
securing labor reforms. Senator Jones
contended hat all labor questions We're
merged in the money question and that
solution would settle all of them. Mr.
Sovereign and the senator at last net
on common ground in agreeing that ire
silver question should be made the para
mount issue Of all labor and Industrial
organizations.
The speeches have now ended and the
conference will turn its attention to-
morrow to a program Of political work.
Frequent references We're made during
the speeches today to the necessity of
organizing silver party, made up Of
the elements heretofore gathered under
the standards or the pOpuhsts, the
national grange, the knights of Labor,
the farmers alliance, etc. The tendency
of the conference is toward this new
organization. The probability is that
the first efforts Of the united forces viii
be exerted to carry the congressional
elections next fall 1t is undecided as
yet as to whether this will be done by
nominating Independent silver candidates
for congress or by indorsing old
candidates of the old parties who have
shown by their records that they favor
silver. 1t is the belief of those attending
the conference that a national silver tick
ct viii be put in the field as a result Of the
present meeting and of the victory il
hopes to achieve in the congressional
elections. Senator Jones said at the close
of the days conference that this new
national party was among the strong
probabilities of the meeting