The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-12
"a MEETING HOSTILE TO SOUND
MONEY AND GROVER
CLEVELAND.
PRO4fT &ENT DEMOCRATS COM
POSE THE CONFERENCE.
Strong l6 to 1 Resolutions Adopted.
The Ohio Republicans Opened
Their Campaign at Springfield.
dioke Smiths Rousing Re
ceptions in Georgia.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept 1O.-In re-
spouse 10 call issued by Col. Joseph
tiodsson, chairman, and Col. st. John.
secretary, of the committee appointed
for AJabama at the recent Washington
.pemo'fatlc conference to organize the
silTe' democrats inside the party to con-
tnol democracy in next years campaign
tor tlla white metal, conference of
about LOO of the most representative
Democrats in the South met here today.
Personnel of the conference was very
strong, among those present being Sena-
3or D. J.. Pugh, Congressman CASTOR w.
Robbins, Congressman Jesse Stallings
and Ex-Governor Rufus Cobb.
Col. John c. Sanford was chosen
president.
Senato Pugh said there was no mis-
take as to where the Democratic party
stood on the silver question. 1t is for
flee Coinage. If mistakes had been
2nade, he said they were made by Dem
ocfacys leaders.
He predicted that President Cleveland
. in ms next message to congress would
declare for additional legislation to
maintain the gold basis, asking for the
repeal of the law compelling the re-
-denptIon of greenbacks in god. Neither
housa will aid him in this. President
C'@Fs and, he said, would ask for an
either ssue of bonds and be refused. He
predicted that the next Democratic con-
yeutiOn would not endorse Cleveland.
Senator Pugh's speech was received
with Wild applause.
Speeches were made by Congressman
", ,Jh,ls, Captain Joseph u. Johnston,
tou%ressman Stallings and Judge Rich
trdsou along the same lines but in less
pronounced terms.
At The afternoon session letters were
read from Senator Morgan and Con-
Gressman Wheeler, endorsing the con-
ference.
Committees ON organization, cam
paign literature and resolutions, Senator
Pugh being chairman of the last named,
were appointed and an adjournment
taken.
iAr tonight's session Senator Pugh,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
lions, reported resolutions favoring ad-
bereuce to the principles of Democracy
expressing belief in the free coinage of
gold and silver as legal tender money,
without discrimination, at q ratio of
Is to 1, and without permission of any
other nation. Democrats were urged to
send only such men as favor these prin-
.cipleS to State and National conven-
tions, so as to nominate candidates in
accord with them. The report was
adopted.
The committee on organization made
the Temporary organization permanent.
A campaign committee composed of
two from each congressional district and
four from the State at large were elect
ed John w. Tomlinson was recon-
inended as a member of the National BIZ
metallic league from Alabama. 1t was
recommended that a thorough silver
league be formed
4 committee on campaign literature
was appointed. The conference then ad-
journed.
OHIO REPUBLICANS OPEN UP.
Springfield, o., Sept 1O:-The opening
of the Republican campaign here today
was a great success, between 5000 and
1000 strangers being in the city.
Senator Sherman, Governor Mckinley,
General Jones, Chairman KurtZ and del
egations from Columbus and the north
ern part of the State, Ex-Governor For
aker and delegations from Cincinnati
and southern Ohio, arrived about noon
and the leaders were dined by General
Bushnell at his home. The parade be-
gan forming promptly at II m. The pro-
cession was nearly two miles long, fully
5000 men being in line.
Chairman j. p. Goodwin, of the Clark
county central committee, called the
meeting to order at the fair grounds in
the afternoon.
senator Sherman, as chairman, spoke
drst.
General Bushnell followed Sherman;
theu Governor Mckinley, then Governor
Foraker and General Jones, candidate
for lieutenant governor, closed the speak
ing.
Governor Mckinley left at once for the
D.. G.. A. r. encampment at Louisville.
Governor Mckinley especially urged
united action to secure a Republican leg