| Show A new national party may be organized washington doc dec 15 16 A conference of the tha leading silver men of tho the country to devise ways and means meana for continuing the fight for free silver opened today to day among those present wore generals Genor alj weaver and field of iowa stewart of nevada kalb of alabama moreton frowen the tho british authority on bimetallism and grand master workman sovereign of the knights of labor about fifty i an in all wore present representing the bono bone and sinew of tho the silver movement general weaver says the con frence fronce will probably last several days and there will bo be a very thorough canvas of the situation the conference was held with closed doors the possibilities of a new political party with free silver coinage as cho ole plank of the platform was among the developments 3 of the abo days secret session session of the silver leaders the day was devoted to expressions of opinion of representatives of the different states they were uniformity uniform ily to the effect that the working people and farmers were dissatisfied with the course of congress in repealing 1 the purchase clause of the sherman act senators jones and stewart master workman sovereign of the knights of labor and national lecturer whitehead were among the sp speakers spa akers of the afternoon during the address of senator jones an interesting colloquy occurred between him and master workman sovereign tha latter suggested that when the labor ranks had assisted toward securing free silver thore there should bo be reciprocity by which the leaders would assist in securing labor reforms jones contended that all the labor questions were merged in the money question and its solution would settle th them emall all sovereign and the senator at last met on common ground in agreeing that the silver question should bo be made tho the paramount issue issue of all the labor and industrial organizations frequent references wore made during dg the speeches of to today day to the necessity of organizing a silver party made up of the elements heretofore 9 gathered adhered under the standards of the populists lists national grange knights of labors farmers alliance etc the tendency of the conference is towards this new organization the probability is that the first effort of the united force will ve DO exerted 0 to carry the congressional elections next fall it is undecided whether this will be done by nomina nominating tug independent candidates for cingros Con gros or by endorsing such candidates of the parties who havo have shown by their records that thoy they favor silver it is the belief of those attending the conference that a national silver ticket will bo be put in tho field flo 1 ad nis as a result of tho the present meeting and of tho alio victories they hopa chopo to achieve in tho congressional elections senator jonos jones said at the he close of tho the conf confor orenco that una this now national party was among tho strong probabilities bili ties of the mooting salt lako lake tribune |
