The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09
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| tions-A Conference Held.
Chicago. July 3.-It did not take the
gold standard people from the east long
to get actively to work tonight. No
sooner had William G.. Whitney gone to
his room than he wrote personal cards adj
| dressed to all the leaders of states oppos-
ed to silver who had representatives
These notes requested that gold standard
people meet him in parlor of the audito-
| rum at 8 O'clock so that plan of action
might be devised for the gold campaign
At s O'Clock Mr.. Whitney, accOmpa-
MED by ex-Mayor Grant, Ex-Governor
Russell and several others of the eastern
men, appeared at the rooms.
Mr.. Flower came in little later, and
ex-governor Sheehan, who is national
committeeman from New York, came
along right after.
James B. Martini j. X. Fellows, Sena-
tors Gray and Smith, Mr.. Hinkley and
several others followed, and the room soon
filled up. Among others attending We're
W. +. Harrity, John f. Reagan and
Charles Ingersoll of Pennsylvania, John
p. Hopkins, Washington Hesing James
$. Eckles and Ben II. Cabell of Illinois,
William +. Russell of Massachusetts, l..
Victor Boughman of Maryland. Il. $.
NJ. Dickinson of Michigan, Morris Pow
ers, c. c. Haldeman and Smith Weed of
New York, w. ID. Bynum and John l..
Edy of Indiana.
Senator Gray vas chosen chairman of
the meeting on motion of Mr.. Whitney,
and Collector Reed of Philadelphia and
Mr.. Cabell of Illinois were made secreta-
ries.
Senator Gray said that every gentleman
present must be impressed with the gravi-
ty of the situation. No convention of
the Democratic party had ever been call
ed upon to face a condition SO momentous.
We confess. he said, that none of us
are clear as to Il definite policy to be pur-
sued. All we can do and all we are seek
ing to do is to hold an informal confer
ence of those who recognize the impend-
ing danger to take counsel with one an
other and act as wisely as we may under
the circumstances.
1t was then suggested that a call be
made of the states and that those present
indicate the names of delegates or infu-
entail persons in the city favorable to the
cause of sound money, together with ad-
dresses, from which names of which the
secretary shall make a roll. 1t was found
that nearly all the states were represented
either by delegates or by men who had
come here to work against free silver.
When the state of Kentucky was called
Mr. Long, eX-chairman of the Democrat
ic state central committee, made an i'm
passioned speech. He said he did not
believe it was possible to do any effective
missionary work with the delegation from
his state, but he was certain that if a 1G
to / platform was adopted Kentucky
would go Republican at the November
election.
When Missouri was reached eX-Gover-
nor Francis said he regarded missionary
work with the Missouri delegation as well
night hopeless. If Bland should be NOM
mated it was his judgment that the state
would go Democratic, but he did not think
it proba BILE that any other candidate could
carry Missouri for free silver.
Judge Moran of Illinois spoke at length
and was heartily applauded when he said
that the Illinois silver movement was not
an intelligent Democratic movement, but
represented the discontinued sOcialistic
and anarchistic following of Governor
Altgeld, which was very largely personal
in its character.
When New York state was called eX
Governor Flower said:
I'm my home county we number among
Democrats Il few men of silver tendcn-
ces. We have given Republican majori-
ties for presidential candidates of between
ever. that if the Democratic party goes
before the people on silver platform this
Republican majority would be doubled
if not trebled TO my mind this would
result in every county in the state, and
the electoral VOTE which we have been
able to give in some years. will be thrown
away and the state would 20 in the Re
publican column
Governor Flower then spoke upon the
financial issue in the east, and said that
the panic that would naturally ensue if
the silver candidate was successful would
effect the farmer as the panic of 1893.
81 am positive New York will go on the
Republican side Of the question with a
majority of from 10000 to 100000 if
the issue is silver" he said.
Governor Flower was followed by John
r. Fellows of New York. who spoke with
great delberation and a broken voice.
He said:
II am Democrat and it has been Il
source of great pride to me that / should
be able to leave my children as a heritage
the record that their father had been a
consistent Democrat But / am strongly
impressed that this movement against
which we are contending violates every
principle of Democracy and is but the