The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-05-27
SILVER MEN GET TOGETHER.
THE OUTCOME OF A CONFERENCE
HELD IN ALBANY.
Free Coinage Democrats of the Second Dis
trIct Unite on Judge Griggs. An
Open Address That Means
Victory.

bICGOEys
Hon. A. C. Hill and Captain w. B.
Oxford attended conference of free
silver democrats from all parts of tie
district in Albany Wednesday.
The result of the conference is told in
the following address:
To THE FREE SILVER DEMOCRATS OF
THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL Dis
TRICT:
The following is a copy of a letter
which explains itself:
ALBANY, GA, May u, 1896.
To Hon. j. w. Walters and Hon. j.
M. Griggs:
Gentlemen:-I have been asked by a
number of free silver men to call con-
ference of representative free silver
democrats of the second congressional
district for the purpose of taking coun-
sci together, and formulating plan of
campaign in the district in the interest
of free coinage
We need organization and concert of
action, and unless those who are favora-
BILE to free coinage get together and go
to work in harmony we cannot hope to
carry the district, although we know a
majority of the people are with us. The
goldbugs are united and are at work,
and at secret meeting held at Albany
on Saturday, May 8, a vigorous and ag-
gressive plan of campaign was formula
ted by them. We must organize and
meet them
Please let me distinctly state that /
claim no authority IN the premises, and
assure you that | am prompted solely by
desire to promote the interest of the
cause of the people in the pending cam
paign. At the solicitation of number
of the free silver men of the district |
have decided to send out an invitation
to three known free silver men in each
county in the district to meet in Albany
on Wednesday, May 20, at II o'clock, at
the office of Captain R. Hobbs. You
are candidates for congress advocating
the free silver cause, and l respectfully
invite each of you to name one of the
three gentlemen to be invited from each
county. This will be absolutely fair to
you both, and the gentlemen whom |
shall select will be selected without ref
erence to their preferences SO far as can
didates are concerned.
want to say to you in all candor that
the Herald, which l think l can say
without appearing egotistic is recog-
nized as the leading paper of t he district
advocating the cause of free coinage, is
embarrassed by two free silver candi-
dates being in the race. 1t could and
would do good work for either of you if
it could do so without detriment to the
other, and knitting, as 1T were, one of it's
own political faith and order for anoth-
er. | say to you, furthermore, that |
feel that it is my duty to put the Herald |
where it can do some effective work. !
My friends think so, and the friends Of |
free coinage throughout the district |
think so. The nomination of a goldbug
in this district would be as much of de-
feat for the Herald as it would be for
either of you, or in the interest of an
other if it should appear that another
could be made more available, | real
ize that the cause which we are adyocat-
ing is paramount to the claims of any
man in the district, and my honest and
sincere desire is to have the cause win.
In conclusion beg to advise YOU that
| desire us to have a friendly counsel of
the friends of free silver with the view
of determining what is best to be done. |
am seeking this counsel at the hands of
representative free silver democrats of
the district, aud shall be inclined to give
such direction to the policy of the Her
aid in connection with the present con-
gressional campaign as the majority Of
those who are invited into the meeting
may advise.
This lnttnr will or ha t,oaIo ~,
me, but | will have a number of copies of
1T printed and | now tender to each of
you as many as you may want to send
out for information to those of your
friends whom you will invite to the pro-
posed meeting. | will also enclose one
with each letter of invitation sent out by
myself.
Trusting that you will receive this
communication in the same spirit in
which it is written, and asking that you
signify at your earliest convenience
whether you will cooperate with me in
calling the proposed conference in the
manner which have indicated, | am
yours very truly, II. M. MCINTosH.
In consequence of that letter a confer
ence of representative democrats who
advocate the free and unlimited coinage
of both silver and gold at a ratio of six
teen to one by the government of the
United States, without waiting for the
concurrent action OF any other govern
ment, from all the counties in the sec
ond congressional district except two,
one of which was represented by letter,
was held in Albany, Ca, the goth day of
May, 1896.
The undersigned were appol nted a
committee to inform you of the result of
that conference, and tn address an APP
peal to you to unite with and assist them