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Show r PnntJ SltVBP CONFERENCE. I JTsna miriaml 1" fella. Sllfrr Ilea ret Offgreaalonal lleettnna Washington, Jan. 10 Leaders ol the various parties advocating ths free coinage of silver have been In the committee room of Henator Jonca ol Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic national committee, nnd there were Present In addition to Henator Jones, Henator Holler of North Carolina, chairman of the national committee nl the Populist parly! Hon. A. P. Townc, chairman of the national committee of the Hllver llepubllcan party) Henator 'hlte, Congressman llallcy and Hon, Msieus Daly, Democrat! (Senators Teller, Pettlgrew, Cannon nnd Mantle, Man-tle, and llepretentatlrr Hnrtman, Hllver llepnblloaus, and Henator Allen, 1'opullsL Later there was auother conference in which the Democrat did not participate. Tlie principal subject discussed was ths deviling of a plan for holding the silver forces together for the congressional congress-ional campaign next fall, and that while so alMolule conclusion wa reached, It was decided that local all. verlesJersol whatever party aflllla-tlon aflllla-tlon should lie advised of the conviction convic-tion of the national leadera of the necessity ne-cessity of maintaining a solid front against the llepubllcan party aa to tho organ I led advocate of the policy of maintaining the gold standard. The chairmen of the various parties are aatd to lie agreed aa to the wisdom and Importance of concerted action. |