The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-08-16
CONFERENCE ON SILVFR.
Met at Noon Today in the City.
of Washington.
NOTED DEMOCRATS PRES
ENT.
There Is a Larger Attendance
Than Was Counted Upon.
Not a Mass Meeting, But a Con-
ference of Democratic
Leaders on the Cur
rency Ones
ton.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug.--The corri-
doris of the metropolitan hotel were
crowded early today With delegates
to the conference, of silver Demo-
Gratis called to meet there today for
the purpose of agreeing upon a line
of policy to be pursued in the in
terest of silver in the Democratic
party. While the call for the con-
| ference issued by Senators Harris,
Turpie and Jones. of Arkansas,
did not specify the hour, the meet
ing was postponed until noon.
The forenoon was spent in gener-
al exchange of views and in form
ing plans for the meeting. There
was rather larger attendance than
had been counted upon and the no.
tel was crowded by delegates and
silver sympathizers. The leaders
of the movement were anxious to
correct the impression that it was
intended the meeting should be a
mass convention. They appeared
to think that idea had been scatter.
ed broadcast by the gold men with
the view Of making it apperr in the
end that the meeting had been a
failure,
There was consequently numer.
Gus requests that the newspapers
should make it clear that it never
was intended the gathering should
be more than conference among
leaders of the silver sentiment in
the Democratic party.
Among those who appeared ear
ly at the hotel were Senators Jones
of Arkansas, Daniel and Harris
and ex-senator Jarvis. of North Car
DINA, Walsh. Of Georgia, Hon. Ca
sey Young, of Tennessee, who has
conducted the corrcspo ldence con.
corning the conference on behalf OF
the Senatorial committee, Repre-.
sentatlves Cox, of Tennessee, Otey
of Virginia. Livingston, of Georgia,
Mcneil. of Arkansas, and Brook
shire, or Indiana. Secretary OF
State. Hinrichsen of Illinois. was
prominent figure in the hotel lob
by from early morning. No man
presest was more generally sought
than he.
There was an exceptionally large
delegation from Missouri, includ-
ing Gov. Stone, Secretary of State,
Stephens, Judge Hill, w. NJ. Ruby
a ba TX president, and George Allen
a railroad man. Mr. Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina, was
one of the busiest Of those present.
Olney Newell, secretory of the
State Democratic committee of Col
orada was the only representative
from that State. "We don't ueed
a big delegation here till people
know how we stand" he said. J.
F. Raulsbury, Of Delaware, was
the representative of that State.
, Mr.. E. W. Csrmack, of the
: Memphis Commercial. Appeal,
State Senator Winfield. of Virginia,
, Allen W. Clarke, Of Indiana, John
S. Beard, of florida, and Congress.
lnan-elect, Lockhart. of North Car
DINA, were also among the dele.
gates who arrived early.
Mr.. Casey Young in reply tc
questions said that his correspon
dence indicated that about two.
+. thirds Of the States Of the Unior
: would be represented and he con-
: tirmed the statement that the meet
7 was intended to be simply confer
. ence of Democratic leaders to shape
S the policy of the party on the cur
e rency question as fer as possible.
The conference will elect a ma
honal Executive committee of fire.,
silver Democrats, to be composed
OF one member from each State. tt
act inside the party organization.
An address will be issued by tn,