The record-union., 1895-08-16

Provisional Committee to Perfect a
National Organization - The Adj
dress the Same as That Adopted by
the Democrats of Texas, Missouri
and Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Without dis
senting voice, the delegates to the silver
conference to-day adopted free coinage
resolutions, appointed a provisional COM
mittee to perfect National organization,
made speeches anything but compli-
mentary to the Administration and then
adjourned sine die The committee al
work on the address and resolutions and
plan of organization did not finish their
labors until noon to-day, after having
spent the greater part of the night IN the
work.
The attendance in the parlors OF the
metropolitan Hotel to-day was limited
only by the capacity of the rooms. Sena-
tor Harris presided, and the hours be-
tween 10 and II o'clock were given over
to addresses by delegates. With single
exception the speakers were bitter III
their denunciation of President Cleve-
land, Secretary Carlisle and Senator Sher-
man. All the speakers were confident
that the movement had attained such
growth in the South and West that. with
proper missionary work in the last, the
Democratic National Convention would
name a candidate on free silver plat
form.
The address was substantially that
adopted by the Texas and MISSISSIPPI
conventions. The plans of organization
adopted provides for National Commit
Lee of Democrats, one from each STATE
who are known to favor bimetallism.
The Executive Committee. consisting of
Senators Harris, Jones ana Turple, Gov
srnor Stone of Missouri and w. IL. Hin
richsen of Illinois are 10 have the power Of
appointing such national committeeman.
When such committeeman are appointed.
their duties in the organization of free
silver votes are clearly outlined. The
resolutions demand free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at ratio of 10
to !.
The bimetallic idea was injected into
the resolutions after their presentation TO
the convention, the object being to har-
monize factions in the party.
The Executive Committee began its
labors as soon as the conference adjourned.
and an effort was made TO bring each sec
ton of the country under the influence OF
the committees mlnlStratlons.
Senator Harris called the conference to
order promptly al 10 o'clock. AS soon as
the delegates were seated he stated that
tie Committee on Resolutions, though IL
had worke ed most of the night, was not
yet ready to report, but would be able to
do so ln about an hour. 1t was agreed to
devote the hour waiting for the commit
tees report in speech-making, and the
conference was made public.
Colonel Casey Young of Tennessee,
who acted as Secretary Of the committee
which had called this conference, said
that he had received thousands of letters
from representative Democrats in thirty
eight States iavoring the conference, and
expressing their Willingness to stand by
any action il might take. Among these
were letters from Senators Morgan,
George, WalthRlI, Chiffon, Black burn,
blanchard. Tillman, Ccckrell, Voorhees,
and Turpie. lie believed that four-tifths
of the people of the country favored free
coinage, and he believed that the friends
of silver would capture the nomination.
Speeches were also made by Senator
Call, A. a, LipscOmbe of Washington, j.
NJ. Hill of Missouri. Representative Jones
OF Virginia, Lockhart of North Carolina,
and Mr.. Bodeen of Missouri.
Atl2 o'clock Senator Daniels made a
report of the Committee on Resolutions.
1t was divided into two sections, one con-
sistiug of an addressito Democrats aud the
other of a plan OF organization. He said
the address in most respects was the
same as that adopted by the Democrats
of Texas, Missouri aud Mississippi. The
address was read by Governor Stone of
Missouri.
The address issued disclaims speaking
with party authority, the mblage be-
ing voluntary one. but strongly repre-
sents the opinion of the conference that
the party should declare for the free COIN
age of silver. The address concludes:
Its duty to the people requires the
party Of the people to continue the battle
for bimetallism until its efforts are
crowned with success; therefore be it
"ReSotced, That the Democratic party
in National Convention assem- bled should
demand the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold into primary or redemp-
tion money at the ratio of Is to l without
waiting for the action or approval of any
other nation.
"ReSoAUed, 1t should declare its ire
vocable opposition TO the substitution for
metallic currency of panic-Dreeding cor
poration credit currency, based on a
single metal, the supply of which is so
limited that 1t can be cornered at any time
by few banking institutions of Europe
and America.
"ReS0iUed, 1t should declare its opposi-
tion TO the policy and practice of surren-
dering 10 the holders of obligations of
the United States the option reserved by
law TO the Government of redeeming
such obligations in either silver coin or
gold coin.
"ReSoEued, 1t should declare its oppo-
sition to issuing interest t-bearing bonds of
the United States In time of peace, and
especially to placing the treasury of the
Government under the control Of any
syndicate of bankers, and TO the issuance
OF bonds TO be sold by them at enormous
prott for the purpose OF supplying the
tederal Treasury with gold TO MAINTAIN
the policy OF gold monometallism.
TN view to securing the adherence
to and the readoption of the Democratic
nnanclal policy above set forth by the
Democratic National Convention 10 be
assembled In 1896. and of the nomination
Of candidate for the Presidency well
known TO be IN hearty sympathy there
with, we hereby pledge our mutual CO.
operation and urgently recommend to our
Democratic brethren in ali the States TO
at once begin and vigorously and system
atically prosecute the work of thorough
organization and to this end the adoption
of the plan OF organization herewith SUBJ
mitted is recommended
The plan OF organization constitutes
Senators lsham, Harris, Jones of Arkan-
sas and Turple OF Indiana, Governor
Stone of Missouri, W. II. Hinrichseu of
Illinois and Casey Young OF Tennessee
as an Executive Committee and provides
that they appoint national committee
consisting of one mem ber from each State
and Territory. who shall proceed to or
panize the bimetallic forces.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The plan of organization recommended
by the committee was then outlined to
the conference as follows:
believing that large majority of the
Democratic voters of the United States
are in harmony with the sentiments ex-