Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-15
SILVER CONFERENCE.
The Meeting Of Prominent Democrats in
Washington City.
TWENTY STATES RErREsE>Ifo'
senator Daniel Prominent ="
Work of starting the '""'
ucso,utions Expected To lie
ro-Day-Note and Comment

u..e,,xcrov u. C.. August ii.--ln'
conference Of Democrats o., noon
the free coinage Of siiN'i t1otc, its
,n-aav nj the Me'ropoll'"" -, &C. 20
sos,,oos being secret lh' or.,,
80, o., organization WIN" '"' -
-. enough 20 dominate 'he "'N'
80 n.,norratlc convention ana 10
-, ,,c r.rty 10 free coinage IN TIE
next national platform.
.r.r,o colnacs uf silver SAID a prom
mon, l,leeatc this morning, has always
-, advocated by the Democra;s; 1t is
doctrine older than the party ITSELF
and cannot see why we should not Cd
tain the end We seek
TWO hours before the meeting Of the
conference. the lobby and parlors Of the
hotel were filled with prominent pubic
mon. known as advocates of the extend
"a MS, OF silver as a money-me,aL
senator Jones. cf Arkansas. who was to
h. thc pres iing officer. sat In the
rc,aine-room. explaining the object OF
the meetin- 90 am interested lot Of list
enors. Senators Harris. Of Tennessee.
and Daniel OF Virginia. had private
consultation relative 20 the proceedings OF
the conference in the room Of the former
Ex-senator Walsh. Of Georgia. discussed
the issue iu question with number OF
delegates i'm the lobby
The Illinois and Missouri delegates ar
rived az the hotel early. and We're in
trp11ceI t0 their colleagues from the
canfn Ey-R,prc seutativc l3ro0kshire. of
f.fH ftrf ftfr tom
~ Georgia. and Cox. Of Tennessee. dis
,.ss.I with delegates from other sec
fiaus the fIVisluility of the proposed
move while the delegates not so well
known listened attentNely to their more
experienced brethren.
The conference was called 70 order
PROMPTLY at j. o'clock Senator Jones'
~ Arkansas was made chairman. and
1ir. lilnrchson. of Illinois. secretary.
senator Jones. i'm opening. said that
tho conference had met i'm accordance
with % call which explained It's purpose
IIo wanted 10 see silver militia or
llu.zeI 90 cope with the gold forces.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
a call of state showed the following
i,Icsatcs to'be present:
Alahuma-Jame5 +. Johnston. Joseph
Iogspn. John ". Tomlinson. II. y. VIII
Con. ;. w John.
GliO-S. :. i0der
Georgia-PatucS Walsh J.. f. Living
stou.
lndiana-AllCu W Clark.
Delaware. r. Salisbury.
Maryland-W. NJ Coleman W. Z. Man
nche. Charles r. Darby
Kentucky Uriah Woodson.
Mississippi W. s. Stcckdale.
North Dakota-Wilh- r.. Birlcy.
Missouri-Govcrnor William j. Stone.
Leon Y. stephens Harry VI. Hin. William
VI Ruby. George vs. Alien. Joseph X
Kicker. Louis Houck Scott Miller, Il. W
Eedinc. George T.. simmons. Thomas O.
T,vlCs. Judge Lee Woodsilcs J. Gean.
West Nueinia-John .. CornwnH
Tenne Senator lsham c. Harris.
Colonel Casey Young. General y. y. Cox.
Colonel +. ". Carmack
Arkansas Senator James * Jones.
Robert Neil. ". =. stone.
North Carolina Ex-senator Thomas j.
Jarvis Representative Lockhart, Nlr.
Josephus Daniels.
Florida senator can. Frank L. Harris.
John : Beard. J. L. Alexander l.. r.
Mexican.
Texas-J. c. Snashare.
Nir2iuia-Senator John W. Daniel i.
C. Otey. f. L. Washington J. :. Dume.
j. r. Wingneld Page Mccarthy, j. B.
McCahe. IL. Randolph Meade. d. Conrad.
T.
Pennybaker 4. j. Ramsdcll II. D. Lee.
Marshall Mccormick John T. Sewers
Iinois-W. II. Hinrichscu. George V.
Flihian. o. i. Thompson ". T. Nelson.
~ +. Dunlap. George VI. Lecronc, George
y. Parsons, George L. Deering. ". ".
McNtcly, \. NJ. Rose. John II. Barnes.
joan W Yantis. r. r.. futile.
South Car0lina--C0lonol John +. Trcut-
len.
Colorado-M b. Gerry $. D. Tr:mble,
Jlncy Newell
PROGRAMME.
After the roll-call Senator Harris. Of
Tennessee. suggested that the business
ot the convention be properly outlined.
ana senator DAM. j. of Virginia, offered
o.. following. resolution. which was
aelDei % without discussion:
Resolved. That a committee be APP
ut,i 10y the chairman Of the confer
ONES ~ such number as ne may see tit.
% 10. pare programme o. proceedings.
aI port the same % the conference at
s ourncd meeting. 20 be held at 4
.. to-day. The chairman Of the con
.,r.rs shall be eX-OfiiciO a member Of
t mmitte-."
After the adoption of this resolution a
r of thrty-nve minutes was taken
..HW tho chairman, Senator Jones, 10
tr iafc the committee He decided 10 APP
: I.r' a- th- committee one member from
each state represented. After the recess
Chairman Jones announced the following
muireo.
Missouri Governor Stone and IL NJ.
ulL
North Carolina Senator Jarvis.
Ihnol--W. H. Hnrlchson.
In3laua-A ~. Clark.
q lf-ia-EX-S uatJr Patrick Walsh
A,ab4m3-J. T. Johnson.
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