Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
Twenty-Five States Repre-
sented at Kansas City.
PRESIDENT HARRISON'S LETTER
Wickiffe Of New Orleans hieets with loud A.
pagse. But Retains His Seal
State Senator Kelly Elected Temporary
Chairman--GovernorF Francis Makes
Great Speech--Secre:ary Eusk
Writes Letter OF Rcgrets.


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| Western states ru,r,nlrI.i,.I congress con
| ysnrd at noon to-day a r,ar's opera house,
with DELEGATIONS present from he following
! tyeuty-tive Western .luf Southr!-, states
I and territories. California. WASHINGTON,
I Idaho. Colorado. New Mexico. Wyoming.
I Mountains. Kansas Iowa Nebraska Mis-
/ souri, SiinresorI. Wisconsin. Michigan.
| Illinois. Indiana. Ohio kentucky. Teuucs-
| see. Alabama. NIississiDpi Louisiana. Gcor-
/ sia. Texas and Oklahoma
! The delegates are romuosc6 mainly of
/ business men upp0iu;eJ bv the governors
| OF the. various states. ana as representa-
I tives OF the Western ami Southern people
! Tn convention WAS called for 10 O'Clock.
but il was nearly f!aou when the chairman
Of the executive committee raped for or
der Inst before the formal convention
mail WA, distributed to various DELEGATES
When the name of .Inll, 4 Wick,if of New
Orleans WAS called his name was rccoE-
nized as that of one OF the leaders Of the
citizens of New Orleans. who executed the
Italians charged with Hcrnessey.s death.
When he steupej To the stage. his appear
ance was greeted
WIN Wild APPLAUSE.
Without acknowledging il. ne quickly re-
stunned his seat The convention was called
10 order. BY State Senator Kelly of Kansas.
He introduced the Rev Dr. Have. of this
city. who offered nravpr The convention
then proceeded 10 temporary organization.
and. by motion of Governor Francis of
Missouri Spuqtor Kelly was chosen tenn
poralv chairman In a long speech of ac-
ceptancr. he explained The object Of the
congress 10 he the consideration. of the va
,ious uuestions of pa,.rlIiaI. interest 10 th,.
West and SOurh
KcII,- laid all the blame of the acricuIt-
ural depression upon d too small circulation
medium rs a relief he SUGGESTED the free
coinage OF 81 ve, and raising Of silver money
TO the standard Of gold.
Hon. JOHN v. SPRINGER
of Illinois was elected Temporary secretary.
Tho chairman then presented Governor
F7rar,,is of Missouri who welcomed the
dejey4t,,s on Behalf of the state. He said
that the congress marked
A NV ERA
in the AGRICULTURAL. commercial and fnau-
ciaI history. lin tie early history of the
country. ne said. such disseution and
dissatisfaction AS now exists resulted in
revolution The DeopIe Of the West were
now CRYING for relief. but the manner of
relief was soucht. not in arms. but by this
delib-ratfvt, r0urress
Different causes were assigncS for the
depression OF the Western interests He
said u ,et the cause be Xyhat il may. the
effect was the same There was a deep
rooted dissatisfaction. and the.t. wa; Il
;lI,ani1nolIe G-.:;r, that The evil Of deDres-
sio, ne abolished and that tho Western in
terests b.. stimulated Heretofore. Federal
LEGISLATION had been in the interest of the
East. Congress had been favorable TO the
creditor. class and the West WAS a heavy
debtor Il was necessary now for the West
IN stand tOgatb,.r. and there vrer, many
things that the West desired the advocacy
of in which il would he unanimously ear.
nest The West wanted free trade with
Mexico, Canada. South America. and with
the countries of the world. The West
wanted the Mississippi connected with the
Great lakes. il wanted improved water
ways: II wanted international RAILWAYS. so
that one could sreu on a ysstibule train al
Kansas CITY and stem off NJ Buenos Ayres.
and il wanted a fuller volume of currency.
'Thpsa were. the. .hinos that yvouId relieve
the distressing condition of affairs. and
these were the things that we must work TO.
pether for
r. DWIGHT Tbacl,or nf Tonel,, welcomed
the delegates on behalf of the stats of Kan
sas and adj iournruent was then taken until
. o'clock this afternoon.
I-pon rpassembIino the letters of re,r,.at
were read from those who had bean given
snecial Invitations TO attend the congress
Amonc, thp letters was one from
PRESIDENT HARRISON
in which he saws that he looks with creat
confidence tn the rolnnletion Of further 70
cirrocaI treaty arrannements. ESPECIALLY
I,-i+h the Central and south Ame,ic,n
states as furnishing new and large markets
for meats breadstUffs and an irnnorrant line
Of mgnnfarfure5 nroducts Persistent and
honest rfforrs are also heinz made and a
considerable measure of success has already
been attained 10 secure the removal of re-
st,,irtions winch have heen regarded ne mn
INST mon the admission and use of o,Ir
meats and live caftie in some F,uroncan
conntries Reoar9ino the cnrrrn[y no
soTs. The aGontion nv the s,s+
session of the Ffftv-tirs+ con.
oress was assured nv Ieading
sdvorates of free cninace and renresant.i7
tiraS Of the silver states wouId nromntiv
a,,4 ,,SrmanentIv bring silrnr IN e. % ,aI.
onncn and keen II there mar an+icinotion
has NOT hean TeaIized Our laryaI. Iisa Of ell
Yer. has annaranflv and for reasons mot vet
aoraad mon diminiebeI thr demand fo,
SiI1,e, in Thina and Indic
srrprr,pv PTcx,e ,rrrrp
of racrets is in substance rs roiIo,rs 1Jo
sngGests that nro,ninenca ba oirar tn +he
disrnssion of thosa nneetions atrar-ing ~.
aGricnIturai interests Of The ronntry fo,
condition will insure pr0Sneri+v in all o+be,