Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30
rHB FRIENDS OF Silver.
The National Silver Conven-
ton Meets and Organizes
at St. Louis.
Speeches Made Favoring the
Free Coinage of the
White Metal.
From Thursdays Daily.

| From Thursdays Daily.
| 81. LOUIS, No., Nov. 26.-The Nationa
silver convention met this morning. There
we're $50 delegates In the seats and q large
number OF spectators. .......A
james Campbell called the convention To
order and introduced L. NJ. Rumsey OF st.
Louis as temporary chairman and Albert
Singer as temporary secretary. Mr.. Rum
.ey said:
You are not law making to-day, it ia
rue, but as all laws are results of popular
will. and as you have been almost as pop.
ular'y sent to represent the people of the
United States as are the members of
congress sent to voice the will OF
the people in Washington. it follows
that the congress OF the United
States may find through your deliberations
and conclusions that you are the latest
representatives from the people upon the
question OF the silver coinage laws, and
than they must obey the will OF the people
OF the United States and enact laws which
your body can not enact. which will give to
the people OF the United States the priv.
lege OF coming their silver as freely az they
coin their gold. In 30 large an assemblage
it would be strange il there were not some
who have some pet hobby, no doubt very
Excellent and desirable in some other con.
vention. but the time for discussion OF this
monetary question is so brief it is hoped
no sxtransous subjects will be attempted
to be pushed upon the attention OF this
At the conclusion OF his address, various
com mittees on credentials, permanent Or
ganization and resolutions were appointed,
and the convention took q recess until
D. m.
Gen. A.. J. Warner OF Ohio will be re-
ported to the convention for permanent
chairman. and Albert Singer as permanent
secretary.
The convention rs-assembled promptly
1T o'clock. The entire afternoon was
spent in the discussion OF how the conven-
tion should vote. some ccntendins that
each delegate present should be entitled to
one vote. Others that the delegation should
vote its full strength by proxy. no matter
how many delegates were In the conven.
tion.
The matter was finally settled by the
OF the resolution offered by Sena-
tor Stewart OF Nevada, that each delega.
lion should be entitled to twenty votes,
and all over that number in any delegation
should be allowed one vote each.
The committee on permanent organiza-
t5ifntzirmse6 M. McMlchaeI, OF Colorado.
Singer, OF Missouri. As
list ant Secretaries-F. l.. Dana, OF
T. ]. Palmer, OF Kansas, ]. A.
Greer, OF Pennsylvania.
Chairman Warner upon being introduced
10 the convention by Senator Stewart
thanked that body for the unexpected
lonor. He said that no subject was more
than the silver question since
European powers, and partly by the United
caused the characterization OF
United silver as money. The question has
been q vital issue, and in the discussion the
,imc mctallists had won the victory. The
lttempt to change the money standard
rom gold and silver to gold alone was
worse than mistake; it was almost .
,1ime. The demonstration OF silver had
made the gold standard different than be-
ore that act. The hedemonetIzation OF silver
vas, in fact great crime, and its revoca.
ion was now the important question OF
he world. The people had suffered more
rom bad monetary legislation than from
my other cause. The first duty was the
stability OF finances. What was asked was
he restoration OF the money standard
which had existed for ages; that silver 90
placed on an equality with gold at the ratio
which has existed. It was the duty OF the
country to restore what should never have
,een disturbed, and this convention had as
,embled here to decide upon tho best
methods to b. pursued in reaching the de-
,ired end.
H. B. Chamberlain. president OF the
Denver chamber OF commerce, on behalf OF
that body, then presented q solid silver
,avcl to Chairman Warner.
A number OF resolutions, to be referred to
the committee on resolutions, were read
and SO recorded. The committee 10 con-
sidered very strong one, and, it is e1-
pected, will embody the wishes OF the con-
vention, briefly and SO clearly that they
will be easilv understood.
The following is how the COMMITTEES on
is composed: Arkansas; b. y.
Williams; Arizona, John G. Loss; Alaoama,
A. Irwin; Colorado, T. B. Buchsnon;
California, Hon. F. NJ. Pixley; Idaho, W.
A. Hendman; Indiana. Peter P. Kennedy;
illinois, Hon. G. E. Waite; KaLsas.
A. II. McLennan; Kentucky, Henry Waiter
son: Montana, W. G. Gallagher; Missouri,
r. +. Bland; Nebraska, Vim. Wallace, New
Mexico, J. A. Manzanas; New York. Thos.
Jordan; Nevada, Francis Y. Newbanks;
Pennsylvania. W. J: Chayney; Texas,
Charles Longunmare; Utah, c. c. Goodwin;
District OF Columbia, j. G. Michels; Mlchi-
gan, Hon. Ben Calvin; Wyoming, VIM.
Grant; Tennessee, A. j. Keller.
After the announcement that there woulo
he a reception at the Merchants Exchange
Tonight. the convention adjourned.