The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-08-23
IN CONFERENCE.
BMETALLIsTs MEET TO TAKE
COUNSEL AMONG THEMsEL vEs
As 70 a Plan OF Campaign for Next
Years Contest.

The corridors Of tho Metropolitan
hotel at Washington we're crowded
early Wednesday morning with dele
gates to the conference OF silver demo-
Gratis called 10 meet for the purpose of
agreeing upon line Of policy to be
pursued in the interest Of silver in the
democratic party. While the call for
the conference issued by Senators
Harris, Turpie and Jones. Of Arkan-
sas, did not specify the hour the meet
ing was postponed until noon.
The forenoon was spent in O general
exchange Of views and in 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 sym
pathizers.
The conference was called to order
promptly at - o'clock. Senator Jones,
Of Arkansas, was made chairman and
Mr.. Hinrichsen, OF Illinois, secretary.
Senator Jones in opening said that
the conference had met in accordance
with the call which explained its pur-
pose. He wanted to see a silver mill
tia organized to cope with the gold
forces.
A roll call of states showed the fol-
lowing delegates to be present:
Alabama James i. Johnston, Jo-
seph Hodgson, John w. Tomhnson,
H. I. Wilson and S. w. John.
Ohio-S. S. Yorder.
Georgia-Patrick Walsh, L. F. Liv-
ingston.
Indiana-Allen W. Clark.
Delaware-J. T. Salisbury.
Maryland-W. NJ. Coleman, W. E.
Mannake and Charles r. Darby.
Kentucky-Urey Woodson.
Mississippi-W. S. Sto ckdale.
North Dakota-Willis r. Bierly.
Missouri - Governor William J.
Stone, Lon V. Stephens, Harry NJ.
Hill, w. NJ. Rubey, George w. Allen,
Joseph X. Hickey, Louis Houck, Scott
Miller, r. W. Bodine, George E. Sim
mons, Thomas o. Towels, Judge Lee
Woodsides and E. J. Bean.
West Virginia-John j. Cornwell.
Tennessee-Senator Isham G. Har-
ris, Colonel Casey Young, General N.
N. Cox and Colonel E. w. Carmack.
Arkansas-Senntor James K. Jones,
Robert Neill aud w. P. Stone.
North Carolina-Ex-Senator Thorn
as J. Jarvis, Representative Lockhart
and Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
Florida - Senator Call, Frank e.
Harris, John S. Beard, J. Z. Alexan.
der and T.. r. Mexican.
Texas-Judge Elias Hare
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daniel, William
A. JONES', p J. Otey, L. Q. Washing
ton, J. S. Duffie, J. r. Wingfeld
Page McCarty, J. B. McOabe, D. Ran
dolph Meade, T. N. Conrad, Jr.,
Frank Hume, P. r. Nuckalls, J. D.
Pennybaker, Hon. John w. Daniel
John A. Jones, I. @. Ramsdell, r. H
Lee, Marshall Mccormick and Johr
F. Sewers.
Illinois-W. H. Hinrichsen, Georg,
w. Fithian, o. P. Thompson, w. E
Nelson, NJ. F. Dunlap, George NJ. lie
crone, George B. Parsons, George e
Doying, George E. Brennan, T. w
McNeely, A. NJ. Rose, John H. Barnes
John W. Yantis and @. r. Tuttle.
South Carolina-Colonel John F
Trentlen.
Colorado-M. B. Gerry, S. D. Trim
BILE and Olney Newell.
After the roll call Senator Harris, o
Tennessee, suggested that the business
of the convention be promptly out
lined. Senator Daniel, of Virginia
offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to without discussion:
Resolved, That committee b.
appointed by the chairman of tn
conference of such number as he ma,
see fit to prepare a programme o
proceedings and resolutions and repor
the same to the conference at an al
journed meeting to be held at
o'clock.
"The chairman of the conference t.
be ex-oficio chairman of this commit
tee"
After the adoption Of the resolution
recess of thirty minutes was taken t
allow the chairman, Senator Jones, t
prepare the committee. He decide
to appoint committee of one membe
from each state represented.
After the recess Chairman Jones an
nounced the following committee:
Missouri, Governor Stone and q
M. Hill; North Carolina, Senator jan
Wis; Illinois, w. II. Hinrichsen; Ind
ana, A. w. Clark Georgia, ex-Sen1
tor Walsh Alabama, J. Z. Johnston
Tennessee, Z. w. Carmack Virgins
Senator Daniel; kentucky, w. WOOD
son; Colorado, A. Newell; North Df
kota. w r.. Bierbv. Ohio p s W