The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-27
YHH SILVER NEETTNG.
Tho Large and Important Con-
yention at St, Louis,
THE FORMAL ORGANIZATION.
Gen, a. j, Warner, of Ohio, Elected
Permanent chairman-The OBJ
jeets ofthe Gathering Stated,
Over 500 Delegates There,

81, Louis, Nov. 26-The National
Silver Convention met at the Exposition
building at 10 O'Clock this morning with
about $50 delegates In their seats and q
large number OF spectators, potwith.
standing the rain. The hall was hhnd-
somely and appropriately decorated,
emblems Of the character Of the con.
vention to be seen on all sides, while
flags aud bunting greeted the city'a
visitors from the entrance TO the stage,
II was 1l;l5 q. m. when James Camp
bell called the convention to order.
After briefly recitins the inception Of
the project 10 bring the silver men Of
the country together, Mr., Campbell in
troduCed l., NJ, Rumsey, Of st. Louis, as
temporary chairman, and Albert Slngeras
temporary secretary. Temporary Chair
man Rumsey was given q warm welcome
when he rose 10 make his opening
remarks. n
Among other things he said; "It 10
fair 10 presume that there Is not q single
delegate present who does not feel the
,weighty responsibility restingupon them
Individually as representatives N this
convention, Tor upon the results OF this
assembly will depend largely the degree
Of prosperity our country will enjoy in
the immediate future,
"Yuu are not o law.making body, IL Is
true, but as all laws are the results Of
the popular will, and as you have been
almost as popularly sent TO represent
the people Of these United States as are
the members Of Congress sent TO voice
the will OF the people In Washington,
1t follows that the Congress Of the United
States may find through your delibera-
tions and conclusions that you are the
latest representatives from the people
upon the question OF the silver coinage
laws, that they must obey the will OF
people OF the United States and enact
the laws your body cannot enact, which
will give 10 the people ot the United
States the privilege OF coming their sill
yer Us freely as they coin their gold. :
"The gentlemen who will address you
upon the vital questions 10 BIZ discussed
during this convention will makeNclear
as noon.day the necessity for the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver, 10 tnat
no person In the United States who can
read need be- ignorant Of the untold i'd
yantages such o law would give 70 this
country and also incidentally to the en-
tire world"
At the conclusion Of his address the
various commlttees-C credentials, perma-
nent organization and resOlutiOns-were
appointed and the convention took q
recess till SPIN
AT the afternoon session Of the Silver
Convention the Committee on Perna-
nent Organization reported the follow
ing permanent officers: Chairman, A.
J. Warner, OF Ohio; Vice-Chairman, j.
NJ. Meehael, Of Colorado; Secretary,
Albert, Singer, Of Missouri; Assistant
Secretaries, ~. Lam, Of Colora,lo ;lT.
J. Palmer, Of Kansas; j. Greer, Of Penn.
sylvania. Chairman Warner thanked
the Convention for the unexpected
honor, and said that the subject which;
affected the people Of the entire world
with equal weight was the silver ques-
tion. Adjourned until tomorrow.