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Show It tho objsct of assembling the lepre- sentathes of numerous Boards of Trade in tho larger cities in convention nt Washington ibis week was to Influence tho SenatorB'on the silver question and of that there Is little doubt, a mlstoke was made. If the convention has had any influence atull it has lcen directly opposite to a hat Its projectors intended Your correspondent heard a Senator who favors the Vorhees repca bill say that tho coming of these board of trud men and their action In favor of the Vorhees bill confirmed in the minds of tho people the statement so often made by the diver mm, that It h only the moneyed men of the country who are demanding the pjisaii f'f Jho Yorlu-es hill. The ronwntwn r. Mainly bad no effect upon the rilM-r St-pHnr! I remise they knw Ion.: ago thai a a aile tho Boards of Trade of the country were strongly antis.hcr, M that the expanse somebody hnr. to put up the cish for railroad fare ami hotel bills of bringing theio men to Washington was wore -than wasted, so far as tho Senate is concerned. |