Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-08-22
SILVER DEMOCRATS
Plan to Organize the Party's Free
Coinage Members.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The confer.
ence OF democrats favorable to the
free coinage of silver began at noon at
the Metropolitan hotel. the session be-
ing secret. The object is to effect an
organization within the party strong
enough to dominate the next national
democratic convention, and commit
the party to free coinage in the next
national platform.
Free coinage of silver, /" said prom
inent delegate, has always been ad-
vocated by the democrats; it is a doc
trine Older than the party itself, and 1
can not see why we should not obtain
the end we seek"
Two horrs before the meeting of the
conference the lobby and parlors of
the hotels were filed with well-known
public men, known as favorinp the ex-
tended use of silver as a money metal.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, who was
to be presiding officer, sat in the read
ing room explaining the object of the
meeting to an Interested lot of listen
erS-
Senators Harris, of Tennessee, and
Daniel, of Virginia, had private con-
sultation relative to the proceedings
of the conference in the room of the
former. Ex-senator Walsh, of Georgia,
discussed the issue in question with a
number of delegates in the lobby.
The Illinois and Missouri delega-
tions arrived at the hotel early and
were introduced to their colleagues
from the south. Ex-Representative
Brookshire, of Indiana, Representa-
tive Livingstone. of Georgia. and Cox,
of Tennessee, discussed with dele
gates from other sections, the advisa-
bility of the proposed move, while
delegates not SO well known listened
attentively to their more experienced
brethren.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas. was
made chairman and w. II. Hinrich-
sen. of Illinois. secretary.
Chairman Jones, in opening, said
that the conference had met in accord
ance with the call which explained it's
purpose. He wanted to see militia
organized to cope with the gold forces.
The roll call showed nineteen states
represented with the following num-
Der of delegates:
Virginia, Is; West Virginia. 2; Ar
kansas, 8; Colorado. 8; South Carolina,
1; North Carolina, 8; Illinois. IA; Flor
ida, 4; Tennessee, 4; Alabama, 4; Ohio,
L; Georgia, 2; Missouri, IA; Indiana, 2;
Delaware. 1; Maryland. 8; Kentucky.
L; Mississippi. 1, and North Dakota. 1.
1t was stated that three additional
states would be represented before the
conference adjourned.
After the roll call Senator Harris, of
Tennessee, suggested that the business
of the conference be properly outlined.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, offered
the following resolution, which was
agreed to without discussion:
Resolred, Thata committee be appoint
ed by the chairman of the conference,
of such number as he may see fit, to
prepare a programme of proceedings
and resolutions and report the same to
the conference at an adjourned meet
ing to be held at o'clock to-day. The
chairman of the conference shall be
an ex-officio member of this COM
mittee.
After the adoption of the resolution
q recess for thirty-five minutes was
taken to allow the chairman. Senator
Jones, to prepare the committee.
After the recess Chairman Jones an
nounced the following of one from
each state represented: Missouri, Gov.
Stone and ii. M. Hill; North Carolina,
Senator Jarvis; Illinois. w. ii. Hin
richsen; Indiana, A w. Clark; Georgia.
ex-senator Walsh; Alabama, A. F..
johnson; Tennessee, E. NJ. Carmack;
Virginia, Senator Daniels; Kentucky.
W. w. Woodson; Colorado, A. NEWELL;
North Dakota, w. r. Bierby; Ohio, p.
S. Yoder; Delaware, j. +. Sanesbury;
MARYLAND, NJ. M. Pullman; Mississippi,
W. S. Stockdale; South Carolina, j. f.
Trentlen; West Virginia, ]. ]. Crom-
we'll; Texas, ex-Representative Hare;
Arkansas, Senator Jones; Florida, and
j. s. Beard.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15-The confer
ence of the silver democrats ended to-
day.
1t was almost noon when the COM
mittee on resolutions filed into the
conference room, and Senator Daniel
was recognized to make the report OF
the committees proceedings This
was divided into two sections, one con-
sistinp of an address to the democrats
and the other of plan OF organiza'
ton. He said the address in most re-
spects was the same as that adopted
by the democrats of Texas, Missouri
and Mississippi. The address was read
bv Gov. Stone of Missouri, and is as
follows:
THE ADDRESS
At conference between a number OF demo-
Gratis from different states who attended the
non-partisan convention recently assembled at
Memphis Tenn, for the purpose of promoting
the cause of free silver coinage, which confer
ence was held after the adjournment OF the
convention, q committee consisting OF Senators
Jones, OF Arkansas; Turpie, Of Indiana. and
Harris, of Tennessee, was appointed and au-
thorized to invite representative democrats
from the several states to meet at Washington
for consultation. with the view OF securing Co
operation and concert Of action among those
democrats throughout the Union who believe
in adhering to the cardinal democratic policy
of actual bimetallism and who are opposed to
committing the party to the plutocratic doc
trine of gold monometallism. The present con-
ference is the result of the action then taken
= This Is purely a voluntary assemolage and
therefore does not assume to speak with party
= authority.
Disclaiming all right to bind any person by
our utterances, but profoundly conscious that
the democratic party to-day confronts Crisis,
the most momentous in its history and fraught
with far-reaching perfls to the people OF the
country we are assembled as individual demo-
Gratis to take counsel together and for the un-
discussed purpose of inaugurating and promot-
ing q thorough and systematic organization OF
the democratic masses that they may go for
ward as one man with resolute purpose 20
rescue the old party founded by Thomas Jener-
SON from plutocratic domination. Therefore.
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