The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-15
SILVER MEN CONFER
FREE COINAGE DEMOCRATS
TRYING TO AGREE UPON A E
LINE OF POLICY.
HOPING TO CONTROL THE PARTY.

The Meeting Was Called to Order at
~ O'clock by Senator Harris and
Senator Jones Was Called TO the
Chair--Twenty-TwO States Were
Represented by Virginia
Heads the List with ) Delegates and
Missouri and Illinois Send IA Each.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 14.--Tbe
corridors Of the Metropolitan Hotel were
crowded early to day with delegates to
the conference of silver Democrats,
called to meet there for the purpose Of
agreeing upon line of policy to be pur
sued in the interest of silver in the Dem
ocratic party. While the call for the
conference, issued by Senators Harris,
Turpie and Jones, of Arkansas, did not
specify the hour, the meeting WIS post
p0ned until noon.
The forenoon Wo8 spent III general
exchange of views and ia formulating
plans for the meeting There Was a
rather larger attendance than had been
counted upon and the hotel was crowded
by delegates and silver sympathizers.
The leaders of the movement
were anxious to correct the
impression that it was intended that
the meeting should be a mass conven-
tion. They appeared to think that this
idea had been scattered broadcast by the
gold men with the view of making it ap-
pear in the end that the meeting had
been a failure. There were consequently
numerous requests that the newspapers
81, 10 hn%
intended the gathering should be more
than a conference among leaders of the
silver sentiment in the Democratic party.
Among those who appeared early at
the hotel, were Senators Jones of Arkan-
sas; Daniel and Harris, and eX Senators
Jarvis, of North Carolina, and Walsh of
Georgia. Hon. Casey Young, of Tennes-
see, who has conducted the correspon-
dence concerning the conference on
behalf of the Senatorial committee and
representative Cox, of Tennessee, Otey,
of Virginia, Livingstone, of Georgia,
McNeill, of Arkansas, and Brookshire,
of Indiana.
Secretary of State Hinrichsen, of Hi
nois, was prominent figure in the hotel
lobby from early morning. No man
present was more generally sought than
he. There was an exceptionally large
delegation from Missouri, including
Governor Stone, Secretary of State Ste
phens, Judge Hill, W. NJ Ruby, bank
president, and George Allen, a railroad
man,
Olney Newell, Secretary of the
State Democratic Committee of Color
ado, was the only representative from
that State. "We don't need a big dele.
cation here to tell people how we stand"
said he J. f. Salisbury, of Delaware,
was the solitary representative of that
State. Mr.. Z. W. Carmack, Of the
Memphis CommeTcial-App state Sen
ator Winfield, of Virginia; Allen W.
Clarke, of Indiana; John S. Beard of
Florida, and Congressman elect Lockhart,
of North Carolina, we're also among the
delegates who arrived early.
The meeting was called to order at II
o'clock by Senator Harris, who moved
that Senator Jones be called to the chair
as temporary chairman, which motion
carried unanimously. George NJ. Le-
crone, of Illinois was chosen Secretary.
The meeting began behind closed doors
with instructions to the door keepers to
admit only those who had been invited.
When the roll was called Representatives
answered from % States, but names
we're given to the Secretary from only
nineteen.
Virginia headed the list in point of
numbers with Is delegates, while Illinois
and Missouri reported IA each. Other
States represented were:
Alabama, 4; Ohio, 1; Georgia, 2; In
diana, /; Delaware, 1; Maryland, 3;
Kentucky, / Mississippi, /; North Da
kota, /; West Virginia, 2; Arkansas, 5;
Colorado, 3; North Carolina, 4; South
Carolina, 3; Florida, 4, headed by Sena
tor Call, and Tennessee, 4.
Senator Jones made brief speech on
taking the chair confning himself to
thanking the conference for the honor
and expressing the hope that the pro-
ceedings would be harmonious and pro
ductive of much good results.
Senator Daniel offered resolution
providing for the appointment by the
chair of a committee to prepare pro
gram and resolutions which was carried
and the committee announced as follows:
Senator J. W. Daniel, Virginia; E. W.
Carmack, Tennessee; J. F. Johnston,
Alabama; Patrick Walsh, Georgia; A.
W. Clarke, Indiana; W. II. Henrickson,
Illinois; ex Senator T, J. Jarvis, NortA
Carolina; General W. j. Stone and
H. NJ. Hill, of Missouri; J. S. Beard,
Florida; U. Woodson, Kentucky; Oh
ney Newell, Colorado; W. R. Bier
ly, North Dakota; S. s. Yoder,
Ohio; J. F. Salisbury, Delaware; W. M.
Coleman, Maryland; W. S. Stocksdale,
Mississippi; J. F. Treutlen, South Caro-
lima; J. J. OornwelI, West Virginia;
Silas Hare, Texas; Senator J. K. Jones,
Arkansas.
After the appointment of this COM
mittee the conference adjourned until
p. m.
At o'clock the committee on program
and platform announced through Senator
Daniel that it was unable to report,
whereupon the conference decided to ad
journ until tomorrow at 10 a. m. 1t is
generally understood among the dele
gates that the important work of the
conference is being done by the commit