The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-30
FOR FREE SILVER.
Il Party to be Organixcd-McLallr
u Leader.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Ncarly 100
OF the most prominent silver mon Of
tho country met in Washington to-day
to arrange for holding a naoionai sill
vcr convention TO put ticket in the
held for the coming presidential cam
palgn, this 8ction to be contingent up
ON tho failure Vi both the old political
parties TO recognize the whivo metal
by nominating candidates uneQulvOcui-
~ pledged to it's rchahil. tatiOn on Il
basis OF l6 to |. Tho gathering is the
result of a conference held in Chicago
several woeks ago Of the presidents Of
tho American bi-mctalic league, tho
national bi-metallic union and the ma
tiOnal silver committee, at which it
was agreed to consolidate under the
title OF tho American Bmatallic Union
with Gen. a. }. Warne" as president.
At tho present meeting, which Is be-
ing held behind closed doors and W ith
an evident intention to prevent any
premature announcements OF It's pro-
Cecdings, il is expected 50 ratify the
consolidation and mako IL deal with
the Populists, by which both orgnniZi.-
tons will have their convention in the
samo place and at the slmo tirrc. Geu
j. y. Weave ;, cs iowa, j. 81. Field. OF
Virginia, SENATOR Marion Butler, 4
North Caro- ina y. - rnttorsuu, oi
Colorado, j. q Bell, g. 0,u"aGo, G. NJ
Wardcll, of California. j. II. Turner
OF Georgia, and T.. G. Brown, OF Massa
chusctts, constitute q special cOmmi /.
tee to meet the silver ncn. They say
they Will take no part in tho confer
encc, but merely carry )ut the instruc-
tions OF their national committee.
The meeting resulted in the appoint
mont OF committees on res OlutiOns and
organization, tho members Of which
wore appointed b. tho chairman, Gen.
Warner. The committees arc rs fol-
| lows: On Resolutions Senator John
L. Jones OF Nevada, chairman; II. T..
| Bartino OF Nevada, M. Larimer Of
Pennsylvania, JOS. Sheldon Of COnncc-
| ticut, j. Il. McLaurin uf South Caro-
lima, and General Warner Of Ohio. On
OrganizatiOn-Mr Stcv ons OF Colora-
do, j. N. johnson Of Virginia, G. j. Hill
lard OF tho District OF Columbia and
Il. Mcintosh Of Utah. Ihe committee
on resolutions htss about completed its
report and will furnish it to tho CON
vcntion to morrow at O'clock. 1t will
defnc platform and Indicate policy
for tho silver men Of the country to
adopt. 1t will definitely be decided
by tho conference thai & convention
shall be hold, no matter what tho ac-
ZION VI Ine DomOCfotlC ana NCpuDll-
can convention might b. and it is un-
| dorstoOd that the comm ttCc on organi-
zati0ns will recommend that ST. Louis
be selected as the place OF holding it
on date about 10 days after the as
scmbling Of the Democratic forces in
Chicago on July 7. This will make
tho silver convention co.incident with
the Populist convention in ST. Louis.
The committee will also furnish plan
for tho selection of delegates and tho
manner OF organization.
To-night's session OF the conference
| was public and was devoted to address,
cs on the silver question by General
Weaver OF Iowa, Senator Marion But
lor, eX-COngrcssman Bartine OF Ncva-
da, and others. General Weaver Sc
cured great applause when he pre-
dictcd that tho silver question would
make the West and the South unit.