Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-14
CONFERENCE TO-DAY
Silver Democrats from Many States
Meet IN Washington,
LARGE ILLINOIS DELEGATION.
Morrison. Says lis Chairman - wv
nnn for the Democratic
,or for prcsidcut-Senator D""-
icrs Nicws--UaiOr Ote''

WASHINGTON. u. e.. August
Rcnrcscriativcs Of almost every
u.o, d.. ,.rcsent no the frce-c'in'se 'o"-
-. ,b. beri iu this city tomorrow
-, ,,.,enc. IS The outcome oil the
,,..,rbi- convention. 40 when 'ine ie'"-
o.r,tt.. representatives from an states
60. Instructed O., send delegates To- a
...,.-.,i conference boo hineton. These
d.i.rot.s to % general convention come
os rerrssoniaivcs Of the l6-to-l move
mont. are confident OF success. and viii
admit of 800 compromise.
The folloWine delegates had arrived at
late hour tonight. Senators Harris.
of Tennessee. Jones, Of Arkansas. and
Turpie. ~ lrGanu. VINO issued the cali
for the conference. Hon. y. y. Cox, OF
Tennessee. Hon. james 4. Lockhart. OF
Nadesi,ro', y. c.. W. ~ Ruboy. Of
Macon. Ca; Hon Robert NELL Bates
vile. Ark. W. Hin. w.. g. Humphrey
and George W. Allen. Of ST Louis. Mo;
I...ph p. Johnston. Samuel Willjohn,
John ". Tomlineou. II. W Wilson. Birm-
lrrham. Ala Joseph Hodgson. Mobile
and senator john w Daniel. and Hon.
Potter j. Otcy .LynChburg. Va. also the
following from Illinois vs.. II. Hnchsen.
Springfield. John a. Barnes and II. VI.
Rose. Louisville. NJ. L. Dunlap, q. T..
Doyirg and Owne r.. Thompson. Jack
s1nyillc. George ~ Le Cronc, dillingham;
George T. Brennan. Joliet. William T..
Wilson. Decatur. and j. ". lanus ana
81 McNccly Shelby,ille.
us probable that senator Harris viii
preside over the meeting and that Casey
Young. of Memphis. who is chairman OF
the Executive Committee. viii have much
To- say in the proceedings
The object OF the conference IS 10 form
an organization within the Democratic
party favorable Co free silver and every
cTort VIII De- made 20 secure harmony
m the ranks Senator Harris is au-
horitv for the statement that new
national committee will bee formed. com
posed Of Democrats of prominence. one
drawn from each state tho object being
t0 secure control of the National Demo
cratic Convention.
ILLINOIS SENTIMENT
vs.. A. Hinchscn arrived tonight from
Illinois. a.; the head oi "a large delegation.
a. which Congressman Fithian is "a mem
her Sir IIinchsen has the honor of hav-
Ing called he first free-silvcr con-
Ncufion ever held. lie dominated the
action OF tho convention held az Spring
Held jon June last. and Is confident that
the West. as Wen as Illinois is taking
more kindly every day 10 the free-silvcr
movement.
Mr.. Hinchseu said tonight: "Thc FREQ
silver men viii nominate and elect the
next President Naturally wc turn 20
William r. Morrison as the one available
candidate. who represents sterling De
mOcTary as opposed 10 the r7ld-hug mug
wumpcry of the White House. While Mr.
Morrison has thus far remained non
cummittul ON the silver question. yet We
arr assured by him that he has the in
terstS OF his party at heart His party
Win point 90 him in unmistakable terms
the necessity for free silver ana urge
upon him us leadership. As the silver
movement originated IN the West. so also
must the party leader come from the
West
while IL should De understood that this
S. Democratic movement entirely.
within the lines ~ IN panty and that
every possible effort will De made To- pre-
vent factional differences. the conference
viii adopt resolutions that viii Dee adopt
cd by "a majority Of the Democratic con-
ventions of the various States; So that
when the next Democratic National Con
vcntion IS held the delegates will vote all
most unanimously ia favor Of free sil-
Ver'
SENATOR DANIEL.
Senator Daniel was one Of the late ar
rivals tonight. iie said he was not
aware what the mission or the personnel
OF the conference would De- but that he
expected about ..C)0 delegates. To- bee pres
eut Such number hc thought. would
work more cOusouautly than "a larger
representation. and The work on hand
would be accomplished soon. He saw 10
reason why the meeting should last
longer than one day. Ho had not come
here 20 offer resolutions. and did not
know the nature of the ones that would
o.. introduced by The leaders of the move
ueut. II was his opinion. however. that
...i wOull come Of the affair. and that
rt. country at large would applaud the
a.aon Of the convention.