Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-15
DEMOCRATS CONFER
Meeting Of the Silver Leaders
Of the Party in Wash
irgton
TO OUTLINE A PARTY POLICY
There Is Rather a Larger At
tendance Than Was An
ticipated.
OUTLINE A PARTY POLICY

WASHINGTON, Aug. Oil corrl'
doris of the Metropolitan hotel were
crowded early with delegates Of the
conference of silver Democrats called
to meet there for the purpose of agree
ing upon a line of policy to be pursued
in the interest of silver in the Demo-
cratic party. While the cali for the
conference issued by Senators Harris,
Turpin and Jones Of Arkansas, did not
specify the hour, the meeting was
postponed until noon.
The forenoon was spent in a general
exchange Of views, and in formulating
plans for the meeting. There was q
rather larger attendance than had been
counted on, and the hotel was crowded
by delegates and silver sympathizers.
The leaders Of the movement were
anxious to correct the impression hat
1t was intended the meeting should be
a mass convention. They appeared to
think this idea had been scattered
broadcast by the gold men, with the
view of making it appear in the end
that the meeting had been a failure.
There We're consequently numerous re-
quests that the newspapers should
make it clear that it was never intended
the gathering should be more han a
conference among leaders Of the silver
sentiment in the Democratic party.
Mr.. Casey Young, in reply to ques-
tions, said that his correspondence in
dicated that about two-thirds OF the
states of the union would be repre-
sented and he confirmed the statement
that the meeting was intended to be
simply a conference Of Democratic
leaders to shape the party policy on
the silver question as far as possible.
Jones Temporary Chairman.
The meeting was called to order at IL
o'clock by Senator Harris, who moved
that Senator Jones be called to the
chair as temporary chairman, which
motion carried unanimously. George
M. Locrone of Illinois was chosen sec
rotary OF the meeting. The meeting
began behind closed doors with in
structions to the doorkeepers to admit
only those who had been invited.
When the roll was called, representa-.
tives answered from % different states,
but names were given to the secretary
OF only 10. Virginia headed the list in
point of members with 10 delegates,
while Illinois and Missouri reported IA
each. Other states represented We're:
Alabama 4, Ohio /, Georgia ?. Indi-
ana l., Delaware /, Maryland 3, Ken
lucky /, MSS .sippt /, North Dakota /,
West Virginia 2, Arkansas 3, Colorado
B, South Carolina /, North Carolina 3,
Florida 4, headed by Senator Call, and
Tennessee H..
Senator Jones made a brief speech on
taking the char, combining himself to
thanking the conference for the honor
and expressing the hope that the pro-
ceedings would De harmonious and
productive OF good results.
Senator Daniel offered a resolution
providing for the appointment by the
chair of a committee to prepare a
programme and resolutions, which were
carried, and the committee announced,
as follows.
Senator w. j. Daniel, Virginia; i. w.
Carmack, Tennessee; j. f. Johnston,
Alabama; Patrick Walsh, Georgia;
a.. w. Clark, Indiana; w. II. HInrich-
SEN, Illinois; j. j.. Jarvis, North
Carolina; Governor w. J. Stone and
H. Nj. Hill OF Missouri; J.. S. Beard,
Florida; A. Woodson, Kentucky; o.
uey Newell, Colorado; w. r. Bierley,
North Dakota; s. 5, Yoder, ONO; J. Il.
Salisbury, Delaware; William Coie-
man, Mary and, ". s. ssGek5a4e, Ms
sissipyi; j. f. Troutlen, South Caro-
lima; j. j. Cornwall West Virginia,
S4a. Haze, Texas; Senator j. X. Jones,
Arkansas,
hf5or the appointment of this com
m.ggee the conference adjourned until
p IN.