The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-16
SILVER MEN ORGANIZE
AND FORMULATE PLANS TO
CONTROL THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
MUCH MAKING YESTERDAY

MUCHSPEECH MAKING YESTERDAY
The Report OF the Platform and Re-
solutions Committee Divided Into
Two Parts, an Address to the Demo-
Gratis and Plan of Organizations
A National Committee TO be APP
pointed Consisting of one Free Silver
Democrat From Each State.
Special to the News and Observer.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 10.
1t is believed by such men as Senator
Daniel Of Virginia, Gen. Stone Of Mis-
souri,, Senator Jarvis and Congressman
Lockhart of North Carolina, that the
result of the silver conference, which
closed to-day will be felt in every State
represented here. There was great en-
thusiasm and deep interest manifested in
the conference, and a determination to
leave no stone unturned to control the
next National Convention.
The speech of Congressman Lockhart,
in which he declared that the Democrat
ic party was the only agency through
which free silver could be secured, was
one Of the best.
The Days Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 15.-The
silver Democrats continued their confer
ence at the Metropolitan Hotel at 10
O'Clock to-day. The committee on reso-
lutions and programme being unable to
report when the meeting was first called
to order, it was suggested that the con-
ference should listen to speeches by
those present. c. F. Cochran, editor of
the st. Joseph, Mo-, Gazette, addressed
the conference. He said it seemed
anomalous that meeting, such as the
present should be called, fer he knew of
no doctrine Of the party which was not in
consonance with the purposes of this con-
ference. He said that Congress was the
place to look for the declaration of
the partys belief and he declared
that gold monometalism would be more
disastrous than war, pestilence and
famine. 1t was important to settle first
what was Republicanism and what De-
mocracy, whether such men as ex-Sena-
tor Thurman and Senator Harris or
of Democratic thought. He declared
that the silver agitation would not die
out, but would continue until the end
for which It had been originated should
be attained. He was for declaration
for silver without regard to the prospect
of success or failure at the polls.
Representative Neill, of Arkansas, an
nounced his entire sympathy with the
objects OF the present conference. He
wanted to see the free coinage of silver
provided for at the next session, regard
less of the position of the distinguished
citizen at the other end Of the avenue, ;"
which sentiment was loudly applauded.
He declared the Democratic party had
no show in the next campaign if there
were not a declaration for silver.
Representative Fithian Of Illinois,
denied that the free silver sentiment was
all the Democratic farmers and ninety
per cent Of the Democrats in business in
that State, were silver men. He declared
that Illinois would send delegation to
the next National Convention favorable
to free coinage at 16 to independent Of
other nations. He declared that he had
been defeated in the last election, not
because of his position on silver, but
because he had to bear the odium of an
administration which was not Democratic
applause }
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
said the time had come for another de-
claration of independence.
ut is the purpose of the country from
which come" he said, ''to prosecute the
fight with their coats off and their sleeves
rolled up and not to desist until the
end"
1t was England's purpose, he asserted,
to control the United States, and finding
herself unable to DO so by force of arms,
she had undertaken to do it by control
ling our finances. Georgia was deter
mined that the issuance of bonds could
not continue. He declared that the
last bond contract, whereby the Roths
childs had been engaged to protect our
credit, was the most dsgraceful thing
that had ever taken place in the history
of the country. The cry for sound
money was a subterfuge, as all our peo
pie were for sound money. The pros
pect of an international conference, he
ridiculed.
Colonel Casey Young, of Memphis,
who conducted the correspondence Incl
denial to the preparations for the con-
ference, said he had written four or five
thousand letters in connection with the
movement for the conference. He
had corresponded with representative
Democrats from thirty eight States,
among them Senators Morgan, Berry,
Blackburn, Walthall, George, Blanchard,
Martin, Cockrell, Voorhees, and Turpie,
besides a large number of members of
the House, who had sent regrets at not
being able to be present. Representa-
tive Bryan sent a letter saying ''there
was no room in this country for two
Republican parties, and Senator Nor
gan sent in telegram saying 81 will
follow the old guard wherever it leads.
Col Young asserted that four sfths
of the Democrats were friendly to free