The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
TO TALK ABOUT PLANS
Many Friends of Silver Who Will
Hold a Conference To-Day.
FREE COINAGE MEN IN SIGHT
Anaconda Has Representatives on
the Cround-The Question of
Future Action VIII Be
Fully Discussed.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


Washington. Jan. 2l.-The down
town hotels are tonight active with the
presence OF men who are here to attend
the silver conference tomorrow. Gen.
eral Weaver OF Iowa, and Senator Mar
ion Butler of North Carolina. together
with a large populist committee. are to
consult with the conference, which
aims to consolidate the silver forces OF
all parties. In this committee OF popu-
lists are also ]. G.. Field of Virginia, T.
NJ. Patterson of Colorado. j. c. Bell of
Colorado. c. NJ. Wardall of California.
G.. II. Turner of Georgia and L. G..
Brown of Massachusetts.
No definite plan has yet been out
lined. The representatives OF the pop
ulist party are very busy and their
hope Is that, as the result of to-mor-
rows conference. an agreemnt will be
reached for the holding OF a convention
at St Louis. They would like to have
the silver party and the popullst party
meet together at St. Louis some time
between July and %. or at a conve-
nient date after the democrats have
reached conclusions at Chicago. That
is the plan these popullst representa-
tives have urged industriously to-day.
Some of the free silver men who are
In the city to attend the conference
are: II. c. Chambers OF Utah. ex-Con-
greSsman II. L. Bartine of Nevada, e.
Il. Light of Colorado, George Mcintosh
of Utah, Judge Stark. Ohio. J. L. John
son and General Robert Beverly of Vir-
gfnia, DR.. j. ]. Mott OF North Carolina.
Wharton Butler and John Lorimer of
Pennsylvania. Joseph Battelle OF Yer
mont. George p. Keeney OF California,
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Warner of Washington, George 5. Nix
on of Nevada, ex-Congressman I. j.
Clunie and George w. Batter of Cali
fornia, Joseph Slbley of Pennsylvania,
T. G. Merrill of Montana, DR.. Taylor of
Chicago. Judge Miller OF Virginia.
Judge Cole of Iowa and A. C. Shinn of
Kansas.
The city of Anaconda Is represented
among the men who are intending to
look into the silver situation to-mor-
row. John r. Toole and T.. ID. Mats
are here and they have been pretty ac-
tive in gathering information to-day.
They spent some time in consultation
with congressman and others who are
recognized leaders in the silver agita-
tion and evidently they intend 10 find
out how the land lies while they are
here. The two Anaconda men met sew
eral OF the senators to-day in extended
consultation. They came well COM
mended as good silver men and they
have been pleasantly received.
The managers OF the conference ex-
press themselves pleased with the out
look for to-morrows meeting. They
count on the presence OF a good num-
her of well-known silver advocates in
the senate and the house. and probably
a sprinkling of these people will be on
hand. II is perfectly well understood
here, however. that several OF the con-
gressmen are not seeking publicity In
this way just now. as they may or may
not fall into the new party. They may
want to hang on where they are until
they see what way the political cat is
going TO jump. Carter will not be here.
He Is still in st. Louis. Mantle, who
has been out of health for some time.
is III now and confined TO his room.
Perhaps Hartman may not be able TO
find the hall.
Capt. II. A. Neidenhofen. OF Butte.
q the Riggs