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Show SILVER CAMPAIGN Indiana Free Silver Democrats Demo-crats Doiiis: Good Work MARYLAND AND WEST VA. The Iiischt of Free Silver Logric Begrina to Barn in Those States Lamont Said to be in Oaiifornia on a Foolhardy Mission. Mis-sion. Indianapous, Ind., July 12, The committee appointed by the conference confer-ence of free silver democrats that fol lowed the annual meeting of the state editorial association at Maiinlsuckee, have laid the foundation lor a free silver sil-ver campaign. Senator Turpie advised ad-vised the committee not to be too rad ium 111 any Mkiuii taujui icluui- mended that steps be taken to form a state silver organization within the democratic party. The committee, after having consulted other prominent promi-nent free silver members of the partr, decided to do nothing at this meeting except form a temporary organization which will agitate the question and in the course ot a few weeks issue a call for a state meeting to organize a league. All the prominent independent coinage coin-age democrats in the state will be invited in-vited to attend a meeting to bt held here. IN MARYLAND. Washington, July 12. A convention conven-tion of Maryland citizens interested In the silver question began here today. The call designated the assemblage as a "mass meeting," but the attendance was limited to about a score. E. M. Burcliard, of llyattsvilie, Md., who had projected ihe convention, explained that the small convention was because "the farmers are busy now and eyery-bodj eyery-bodj is at work." Mr. Burchard made a long address, laying the hard times to the dtprecia-' tion of silver. IN AVE3T VIRGINIA. vUAHJutijDTOJN , w. v a,, JUIVJ. A call has been issued lor a meeting at tbe state house next Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing a bime-tailio bime-tailio league to espouse toe restoration o the financial and mouetary conditions condi-tions existing prior to 1873. There are fifty signers, among them being State Auditor I. V. Jonnson (democrat), Judge John Drew (republican), Senator (i. F. l'atton (democrat) and lion. Abraham Burlew (republic, n). lamont's fooLhaedt mission. San Fbancisco, July 12. A local paper says there is reason to believe that Secreury Lamont, who is now on the Pacific coast, osteLeibly looking after the defenses of the western seaboard, sea-board, is in reality on a political mission mis-sion looking toward the nomination of President Cleyeland for a third term. While the secretary is engaged in examining ex-amining forts and other requisite of war, he is said to be quietly sounding the leading democrats of California and the northwest, to see if they would lend their support to a Cleveland boom should the president annouce hit can didacy for a third term. The same paper pa-per says that H. W. Van Senden, Secretary Sec-retary Carlisle's priyate secretary, who is now in the city in connection with the annual investigation of the San Francisco mint, is believed to be on a r.-litisi1 miuai.-m d mi I or- f H,nF (? - puiuibai xuioaiuu oiuiuai buat KJ L ocu retary Lamont, with tne exception of the fact that he is attempting to guage the popularity of Carlisle with the western democracv. When questioned about the rumor Van Senden denied that his visit to the codSt had any political poli-tical significance, but said that if Carlisle were offered the presidential nomination he would obey the call of his party. |