The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-15


Ahead,
WAsHlSaroS. August l4,-The con.
vsa.lOu which assembled here to-day is
expected to make further trouble for
the regular Democratic party. Tho
formal establishment Of q national free
IilVsr wing Of ths Democratic party is
10 bs made aud au organization per-
isctsd within party lines having for it's
object an effort to secure control Of tho
national convention next year and thu
Issuance Of free silver declaration by
the party
Ths men at the head OF the movement
are prominent in the councils Of tho
party, being Senator Harris, Of Ten.
n,IIso; Senator TurpIe, OF Indiana, and
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas. They
Issued the call for the convention, or
rather It should be called a conference,
aud worked up the scheme. The matter
!,regarded a. being oil considerable con-
ssouencs on account OF the character OF
the msn engaged in Il and the fact is
conceded that trouble may be made by
than before they got through with the
game. The regular organization oil the
Democracy is therefore looking upon
the movement with some uneasiness,
This conference Is the result ot the
recent free silver convention held at
MemphiA At that meeting, 4 nen.par-
tl,an affair, composed OF Populisti,
democrats and FREQ coinage Republt-
cans, the Democratic leaders got the
idea that the silver movement ought TO
bs tathered BY the Democracy and that
the old party should receive the credit
for Whatever Is accomplished in behalf
Of Tree coinage. They looksd with no
little Jealousy upon the part which
other politicians were taking IN the
silver move ment and viewed with alarm
the probability OF free coinage being
aided under auspices other than Demo-
cratic.
THE TROUBLE BEGUN.
To prevent such a state OF affairs, re-
gsrded by them az undesirable and i'm
polite. several OF the Democratic lead.
erI got together and resolved TO put the
brand Of Democracy upoh this yearlins
OF free coinage, 90 that a. the roundup
they would have no difficulty In corral.
ing their own property. To this end
they called a conference, to be held in
Washington August II. Of prominent
Democrats oi each state favorable to
silver, with the idea Of appointing a
national committee OF silver men.
Tho political significance ot the con-
ference, in case 1t is q success,liS this:
It means the possibility Of amalRamat'
Ing the floating silver sentiment oil
each state into a compact body with a
national organization, that can operate
in national manner aud with unanlti.
iiy. II has the further significance Of
presenting at last an organized split IN
the Democratic party, two factions
working for different ends. OF cour'e,
there has been practically split for
Ioms Tins, but 1t was adiSorganized
and rambling kind OF faction, with no
particular head or directing iorce. II
tins conference Is successful II will give
the free silver Democrats more national
prominence than they have received up
IN this time, and the leaders claim It
will JerVe to arouse the tagging interest
Of the siIvsritss and push q long tho
cause oil free coinage with new impulse.
cANRp TO ORDER
The silver meeting was called TO order
at IL o'clock by Senator Harris, WHO
moved that Senator JonO' be called TO
tae chair as temporary chairman,
which motion carried unanimously.
George NJ. Lscrone, Of Illinois. was
chosen secretary. Tho meeting began
behind cloSod doors. with instructions
10 tho doorkespors to admit only those
who had beon invited.
Whom the roll was called representa-.
tivog answered from twenty-five slates,
hut names Wcro given to tha secretary
from only nineteen. Virginia headed
tho lat in point OF members with 10
delegates, while Illinois and Missouri
reported Is zach. Other sLatOs repre-.
S0nted wGro: Alabama, 4; ONO, ~
Georgia, . Indiana, i; Delaware, !
MARYLAND, 3; Kentucky, /; MiS,issippi.
] North DAKOTA, !; Vest Virginia, .;
hrkansa', 3; Colorado, 3; South Caro-.
lima, /; North Carolina. 3; Florida, 1,
headed By Senator Call, and Tonnes.
gee. 4.
Senator Daniel oT,roi a resolution
providing Tor tho appointment by tho
CHAR OF q committee to prepare n prD.
rfanmo and resolutions, wnun was ear.
rcd, aud tho COMMITTEES unu1nnrnl nl
iolowa: senator j. ". Dani0., virginia;
j. ". Carmick, IenncIioe i. z. John.
';on, Alabama Patrick Walsh, Gar,.
gIh: A. ". Clark, Indiana; W. II. Him.
rlchsen. Illinois; ex-senator T. j. jar.
via n, @. Governor. W. j. Some ami II.
u, lIiIl, Of Missouri; ]. 5. B,hrI, Flor.
lila; A. WoodaOn. Kentucky; Ouov
HrsoIl, Colorado; W. Il. Blofloy. Noru
DasolAi \. n. Yodot ONO; ]. I. Saul.
bury, DolaWnrs; W. NJ Coleman, Mary.
and; y. W. Slocklnlo, MI1liaippt; ].
T. 'Ifonllon, South Carolina J.J. Coin
wall. West Virginia; Silha Hare, Texas,
-srnlor ]. X. Jones. Arkansas
hilor tho appointment Of this com.
nIlteo tho conference adjourned until
y, IN.
At 1 O'clock tho committee on pro.
g'hmms and platform rSporla through
senator DaniAl, that II wa'unablB 10 70.
u1rl. wlonnpon tho roniorencj do.
rIlol TO adjourn until t0.nJ'rOw AZ ~
a. M
fHE PLASL
Iii'g generally UNDERSTOOD among tho