The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-01

| NhicaSo, June 3O-The conference &c
u, .ne members OF the Democratic national
~ .I' su committee was called to order
| 10 .ne ouerrhan House few minutes mast
/ u,ho 10Y ny senator Harris of Tennessee
WHO Is chairman of the orooniya+io,,
mere was present quorum of mo,,'hen".
oi the committee and a LARGE nuD,hor+ -
distinguished Democrats. includirc, Ga,
"tors bate, OF Tennessee: Jones. of Arlon
Sas: Turpie, of Indiana: Daniel Of W
Slnia; Cockrell, Martin, of Kansas. Goy-
ernor Stone,.of Missouri; Conpressrn.,,,
McAiiilin and Richardson, of Tennessee
"i'I eN-O ohSressmen Bryan. of Nebraska
others peSiueS
The first meeting was devoted lar,,o,r
to introductions and the evcb.ns,e ~
views as to the outlook for the annroocb.
ing convention. The opinion was Cener-
any expressed that there would he no
question rs TO the absolute control of tho
convention by the silver forces IN which
was generally added Il determinotion a.
see that nothing happened to weaken
control There was more or less individ.
"ai discussion of Mr.. Whitnev's attitude
among the.delegates and it was noticcn-
ole that there was no disposition among
Vhem 10 Yield to the gold standard ele-
meht' The opinion of the gathering on
TINS score was well summed IN in char
acteristic remarks by Senator Harris.
II am the Senator said ..one NJ RI,
many thousands of Democrats and of
many OF hundreds of delegates can't
OF course speak for ali but can sneak for
myself. | want no compromise. We
should either have declaration for tho
free coinage of silver on terms of equality
with gold Mt the ratio of 10 TO so plain
that no human being can misunderstood
it'or we should have an equally plain pro-
nouncement for the gold standard and
think know which it will he =
The formal proceedings consisted i'm the
appointment of committee TO confer
with the executive committee of the ma
tloilal committee consisting of Senator J.
n. Jones OF Arkansas Gov. w. j. Stone
Oh Missouri; Senator David Turpie of In
diana; Gov. j. p. Altgeld, of Illinois, and
Senator j. w. Daniel, of Virginia.
The terms of the resolution under which
inns committee was appointed. authorize
the committee ito confer with the execu-
tive committee of the national committee
in reference TO all questions affecting and
reiatinS To the temporary organization
and proceedings of the national conven-
ton
The resolution was discussed ut some
length but the meeting was secret and the
tenor OF the remarks made was not
known in the most general way The
feeling which controlled the meeting and
which. seemed to exist among all those
present was that the situation demanded
that no precautions be neglected To make
sure OF The temporary organization of the
convention 10y the silver majority. 1t an
pearcd that no one knew of any determI-
nation on the part of the national com
mlttee to deprive the silver men of the
temporary organization. on the other
hand no one knew of any inclination
there to give the silver men control and
1t was unanimously conceded that wis
dom demanded that the bi-metallic organ
ration should put itself in touch with
the national committee in order To learn
us plans as soon as possible. in order to
| De able To counteract them in case they
should he averse to the silver interest
The committee adjourned until g
- clock tomorrow morning