Evening star., 1895-07-12
FOR FREE SILVE
Maryland Believers Have a Mass
Meeting in This City.
NEARLY al ARE -PoPULlsPs
openings,Addresses and Convention
-OHicers Elected
HOW 10 PRocEED

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Citizens Of the state Of Maryland to the
numfer Of about a score met i'll convention
this morning in the hall corner AZ street
and pennsylvania avenue to discuss the
money question. They came together in re-
sponse to a call here tofore issued. in which
it is stated that 1.-The call is addressed to
all who have Intelligence enough to net in
dependently and Independence enough to
act intelligently. 1t Is limited to those who
are disposed to unite for the settlement Of
the financial question upon the basis of
exact justice to all; who are determined to
have a sufficient supply of real money, is
sued by authority of the government
rather than by the cupidity of private
bankers, and who propose to fight to the
hnish for the free coinage of silver upon
the ratio 16 to l as the first step toward
that erd."
The call was signed by E. NJ. Burchard,
Hyattsyills; NJ. G. EIlzey,. Cumbersome; 4.
Canfieid jenkins. Pomonkey: S. 8. Field,
Baltimore; Frank L. Morling, Baltimore;
Amos Garrett. Fairland; Geo. N. Walker,
Hyattsville: H. S. Wap!e. Charlton Heights;
r. D. Brown, Glendale; Wr M. Coleman
Forestville: w. s. Bransom, Forestville,
and Sherman Rifenbark, Seabrook.
Opening Speeches.
Mr.. z. M: Burchard of Hyattsyi,le IS the
moving spirit Of the convention, ard ,ex-
planned the small attendance with the state.
ment that "the farmers are very busy now,
and everybody Is at work" The meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Burchard, who
read lengthy address. in which he re-
viewed the history of money and laid the
burden of hard times upon the depreciation
of silver.
Mr.. s. S. Field of Baltimore was elected
permanent chairman Of the convention.
He acknowledged the honor conferred upon
him In short speech, and said that while
the attendance of the meeting was small. it
represented large and determined element
behind 1t. He cautioned the convention
against trying to accomplish too much at
the first effort and against vague theories
and speculations. He said the people must
fight the money power, and the visible
representative of that power Is the ma
tional bank. 1t is necessary to have banks
| of some kind. but the people are opposed
to banks of issue.
1.-The cry of some Is that the government
should go out of the banking business but
the fact Is the banks shoaid 90 out Of the
declared that all of the big newspapers OF
the country are against the money reform
ers
Mr.. T. Garfield Jenkins of Pomonkey was
elected secretary of the convention. After
he had taken his seat Mr.. Branson of
Prince Georges county secured the hoor to
make speech. Mr.. Brarson urged the
money reformers to continue their efforts.
ito keep pitching IN as he said. and not
to yield to opposition.
a.l Party Differences.
Mr.. Colemanrof Forestville suggested the
propriety Of making a permanent organiza-
ton of money ,reformers for the state of
Maryland, for the purpose of disseminating
silver liteEature among the farmers and
the laborers. He urged those present to
| also commence a personal campaign of
educa ton in their respective neighbor-
hoods, to talk the cause of money reform
upon every occasion.
Mr.. Colemans suggestion was discussed
at some length. Some of the populists pres
ent objected to The forming of a new party,
while the republicans and democrats de-
clared they did not want party questions
to enter into the matter. They were will
ing to stand for free silver, but did not
want to have to embrace populism in order
to do it. Mr.. Geo. S. krause from Mont
gomery county labored to convert the meet
ing to the tepets of the Omaha populst
platform, and declared that q non-partisan
| organization would not accomplish any,
| thing in Maryland. p r~ - Te~'f---- r.
| Mr.. Krause said he was a republican for
many Years until his eyes were opened.
Mr.. Howard of Charles county said he
| had been a democrat until he came to
| realize, as every honest man must what
a bad old party 1t was, and he had to be-
come popnlist.
All Populists.
| Mr. Aleok Bowling of Charles county
| expressed solicitude lest the general ques-
tion of money should be overlooked in
| talking too much about free silver He
| intimated that there are other features
Of the money question besides silver COIN
age. and he warned the convention against
losing sight of 1t.
Col. Robert Beverly OF Fauquier county,
| Va, being in the hall, was called upon for
speech, and as the audience insisted
| upon 1t, he consented to make a short adj
dress He favored the populist platform
| and deprecated an attempt to perfect a
separate organization.
Following this the chairman called upon
al popullsts present TO rise to their feet,
and nineteen men stood up. Then he called
! for those not popullsts TO demonstrate their
presence and only one man responded
Mr.. +. l.. Morland OF Baltimore made a
! rousing speech for free silver and popuiism
| and was heartily appla uded.
After a recess for lunch, the convention
rcassembled at 1:45 o'clock. Mr.. N A
Cunning of Hyattsville made lengthy and
| in-passioned address in behalf of free sill
| yer. He said he had been an old green
| hacker. and was for fiat money out and
| out. He believed the surest way to fiat
| money was through the free coinage of sill
Yer. While he Was populisl, he would
| favor a free silver organization.
The Plntform.
| The following resolution offered by Mr..
| Burchard was adopted:
THAT. in the opinion of this convention,
it is not expedient to form any organiza-
tion outside of the peoples party; that we
reafiirm the principles of the Omaha plat
| folm."
The resolution also defines the position of
| the convention on the money question as
| being fer the free coinage of silver and
| gold at 10 to /.
FIGHTING WITH INDIANS.
One Killed and Fifteen Reported
| .t- CRpturcd.