MR. BRYAN'S PLAN FAILS; Democrats of Congress Did Not Rush to His Free-Silver Meeting. NOW HE ISSUES A GENERAL CALL Many Democrats Refuse to Sign, but He Thinks, Unlike the Party Leaders, that His Scheme Will Win.

WASHINGTON, March 1. -- Representative Bryan of Nebraska abandoned, late this afternoon, his intention of securing a conference of the free-silver Representatives and Senators, with a view to issuing a call to the Democrats of the country laying down the proposition that a majority of the Democrats favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver and calling upon this majority to take control of the party organization. View Full Article in Timesmachine »