Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-28
SILVER SESSION.
Permanent Organization Warner, Of Ohio,
Chairman.
His Stirring Speech Before the Conven-
tion Yesterday Afternoon.
SILVER CONVENTION.
Permanent Organization Effected.

ST. LOUIS. November 26.-Tne conven-
ton re-assembled promptly at o'clock.
The entire afternoon was spent in the dis
cussion of how the convention should vote.
some contending that each delegate present
should be entitled to one vote, others that
the delegates should vote in full strength
by proxy, no matter how many delegates
were in the convention. the matter was
finally settled by the adoption of the reso-
luton offered by Senator Stewart, of Neva-
da. that each delegate should be entitled to
twenty votes, and all over that number in
any delegation should be allowed one vote
each. The committee on permanent or
ganization reported the following perma-
nent officers: Chairman, A. J. Warner, of
Ohio, vice-chairman, J. McMichael, Color
ado, secretary, Albert Singer, Missouri, as
sistant secretaries F. l.. Dana, Colorado,
I. J. Palmer, Kansas, and J. A. Greer,
PENNSYLVANIA. Chairman Warner upon
being introduced to the convention by Sen
ator Stewart thanked that body for the
unexpected honor He sai0 that Io sub
ject interested the people more than the
silver question since Germany, In 1872,
followed by other European powers and
partly by the United States, demonitized
and limited silver as money. The question
had vital issue and in the discussion bi-
metalists had won the victory. The at
tempt to change the money standard from
gold and silver to gold alone, was worse
than a mistake, it was almost crime.
Denomination of silver made gold
different than before that act The de-
monetization of silver was in fact a great
crime, and its revocation was now an i'm
portant question of the world. The people
had suffered more from bad monetary legis-
lation than from any other cause The
first duty was the stability of finances.
What was asked was the restoration OF the
money standard which had existed for
ages-that silver be placed on an equality
with gold at the ratio which has existed.
1t was the duty of the country to restore
what should never have been disturbed,
and this convention had assembled here to
decide upon the best methods tc be pur-
sued in reaching the desired end.
H. B. Chamberlain, president of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce, on behalf
of that body, then presented solid silver
gavel to Chairman Warner.
A number of resolutions to be referred
to the committee on resolutions were read
and so referred. The committee is CON
sidered very strong one and it is expected
will mbody the wishes of the convention
briefly and so clearly that they will be
easily understood.
After the announcement that there
would be a reception at the Merchants
Exchange tonight, the convention ad
journed.
The committee on resolutions is COM
posed as follows: Arkansas, B. d. Williams;
Arizona, John c. Loss; Colorado, T. B.
Buchanan; California, Hon. F. NJ. Pixley;
Idaho, VIM. Hindman; Indiana, z. p. Ken
nedy; Illinois, Hon. G. E. White; Kansas,
A. H. McLennan; K Kentucky, ii. Watterson;
Montana, w. G. Galligan; Missouri, r. P.
Bland; Nebraska, VIM. Wallace; New
Mexico, Jaman Zaris; New York, 7. Jordan;
Nevada, Francis Y. Newbanks; Pennsyl-
vania, w. J. Chayney; Texas, Charles
Longuemare; Utah, c. c. Goodwin; District
of Columbia, l. c. Michels; Michigan, Hon.
Ben Calvin; Wyoming, w. Grant; Tennes-
see, A. J. Kellar; Virginia, John Porter.