The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
>%'ssNILER 3 DEMOCRATS.
CONFERENCE AT WASHING.
TONJDRAWS MANY.
Governor Stone and state Treasurer Ste
phens OF dtssoudi Among the Delegates
-Twenty-two states are Represented
Jones Of Arkansas Made Chairman.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The corri-
dors OF the Metropolitan hotel were
crowded early to-day with delegates,
who had assembled for the national
conference of silver Democrats The
call, issued by Senators Harris, Turpie
and Jones of Arkansas. did not specify
the hour, and the meeting was not
called to order until noon, the fore
noon being spent in general ex-
change of views in formulating plans
for the meeting. There was IL rather
larger attendance than had been
counted upon
Among those who appeared early at
the hotel were Senator'S Jones of Ar
kansas, Daniel and Harris and cx-Sen-
ator Jarvis of North Carolina and
Walsh Of Georgia, Casey Young of
Tennessee, who had conducted the
correspondence concerning the
conference on behalf of the sena-
torial committee, Representative
Coke OF Tennessee, Otey of Vir-
ginia, Livingstone of Georgia, Nc
Neill of Arkansas and Broolshire
OF Indiana, Secretary Of State Hin
richen OF Illinois and an exceptionally
large delegation from Missouri, includ-
ing Governor Stone, State Treasurer
Stephens, Judge Hill, William Ruby, a
bank president and George Allen, a
railroad man. Olney Newell, secretary
OF the state Democratic committee of
Colorado, was the only representative
from that state. ''We don't need a big
delegation here; all people know how
we stand" he said. j. r. Sulzberry of
Delaware was the solitary representa-
tive Of that state.
The meeting was called to order at
l2 o'clock by Senator Harris, who
moved that Senator Jones be called to
the chair as temporary chairman,
which motion carried unanimously.
George NJ. LeCrone of Illinois was
chosen secretary. The meeting began
behind closed doors with instructions
to the doorkeepers to admit only those
who had been invited.
When the roll was called represen-
tatives answered from twenty-five
different states but names were given
to theIsecretary from only nineteen.
Virginia headed the list in point of
members, with fifteen delegates, while
Illinois and Missouri reported four
teen each. Other states represented
were: Alabama, 4;Georgia, 9; Indiana 2;
Delaware, i; Maryland, 8; Kentucky, l;
Mississippi, ]; North Dakota, 1; West
Virginia 2, Arkansas, 3; Colorado, 8,
South Carolina, L; North Carolina, 3;
Flori{a 4, headed by Senator Call, and
TennEssee. 4.
Senator Jones made brief speech
on taking the chair, confning himself
to thinking the conference for the
honor and expressing the hope that
the proceedings were harmonious and
prod,ttive of good results.
Senator Daniel offered resolution
provhing for the appointment by the
chairIof committee to prenare pro-
gramand resolutions, which was car
ried ind the committee announced as
follofs: Senator j. w. Daniel of Vir-
giniai E. w. Carmack of Tennessee, J.
r. johnston of Alabama. ex-senator
Patrick Walsh of Georgia, A. w. Clark
of I1diana, w. II. Henrichsen of Him
ois, k-Senator T. j Jarvis of North Car
olin$ Governor w. j. Stone and FL. M.
/. Hill bf Missouri, j. S. Beard of Florida.
A. y. Woodson of Kentucky, Olney
Newell of Colorado; W. Bierley of
Nor|h Dakota, s. S. Yoder of Ohio,
j. T Salisbury of Delaware, William
Coifman of Maryland, w. s. Stockdale
of Mississippi, J. +. Treutlin of South
Calolina, j. J. Cornwell of West Vir-
gAia, Silas Hare of Texas, Senator
J1K. Jones of Arkansas After the
aRointment of this committee the con-
f. ence adjourned until o'clock.