Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-27
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Speeches Made AT the Sessions In Concord
Hall To-day.

TlNNNht- aNtdf Nv ~t>etob> touCcrut9
Hall To-day.
The silver men were not very prompt this
morning in coming together for the second
day ; session %; the national silver convention.
The three long sessions Yesterday occupied ths
attention Of the delegates to the exclusion OF
everything else. So this morning the commits
tees were IN session considering the business
brought :" their attention aud some Of the d.ls-
gates looked mp their political friends When
Gen. Warner called the CONVENTION 20 order
shortly after 10 O'Clock there was only
srriEkiiHg of delegates in Concord.a
Hall. However. While the audience was not
large. there was plenty u enthusiasm. and The
stirring speeches made were applaudcd Co the
echo. After some additional names Nere an-
nounced by the chair Ia the committees ap-
pointed yesterday several letters we're reed
from prominent silver men IN different parts 4
the country regretting their absence from the
convention and expressing sympathy with the
objects Of the gathering.
ADDRESSES ny FARMER pTLEa,rFs
Several addresses were made by what the
chairman described rs the farmer delegates
Mr.. Shinn of kansas. Mr.. II. X. Thomas e
PENNSYLVANIA and others spoke Of the effect Of q
deprecated money standard upon farm valuef.
Mr.. Thomas expressed the opinion that II Ia
had to choose between the republican party ana
Grover Cleveland he would take the latter. but
he thanked God that he woald not be CON-
PEELED to make such a choice. third party
was coming to the front whose principles would
be clear and unquesiioned ON the subject u
free silver coinage. j. ". Porter Who halls
from Virginia. said that be believed there
thousands of men in Virginia Who would Itt
vote for any man no was not in favor Of free
silver coinage aud they would take this stand
not only IN regard TO state elections, but
national.
The effect Of the production Of silver in the
price of silver WIS discussed by Mr.. klingla,
who maintained that the decrease in the value
oil silver was not due To over production.
MR.. MERRIcK OF SILVER BRICK FAME.
In following out his plan Of having the various
phases of the silver question presented in short
addresses the chairman called upon Mr.. Melrick
of Colorado. who brought the somewhat famous
test case before the supreme Court Of the biz
trlct known as the silver brick case. This
| involved the consiiiutionality of the dcmonsti-
| cation Of silver, and Mr.. Merrick briefly stated
the grounds which led him to b.lieve that
silver decentralization WIS unconstitutional.
He said that an appeal 20 the United States
Supreme Court was being perfected and ne eN-
pected that II would soon be completed. As
| the committee resolutions was still out at q
O'Clock the convention took recess until 30.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The silver men. after the recess Yesterday
afternoon. elected officers "a follows: PerIna-
nent chairman. Gen. A. ]. Warner Of Ohio; vice
presidents. Messrs Bolter Of Iowa. Shinn Of
Kansas. Streeter of Illinois. A. H. Ewing of
Missouri. NiXen OF Nevada. eN-Representative
q. q. Symes of Color ado and Vim. II. Oliver Of
North Carolina; secretaries. Lee Crandall g
Washington. l.. ID. Stark of Ohio and Henry
| Jones of Georgia.
The president. Gen. Warner. announced that
! he had received note from Senator Teller stat
ing that the Senate had decided 20 take M a
| free coinage silver bill. This announcement
| WAS received with great applause.
The committee on order Of business made it's
! report recommending the appointment of .
comclittes on resolutions and address, TO con-
| sist of seven members. to he selected by the
chair. Committees on finance. publication ard
organization of bimctallic leagues were also pro-
Nided for. The report adopted.
Ex-Eepresentative McGinnis of Montana and
| Representative Bryan of Nebraska made I'D
| dresses.
SENATOR STEWARDS ADDRESS.
Senator Stewart came in the hall directly
, from the Senate. and at once was invited to
make speech. He began by saying that about
| two hours before the Senate bva majority Of
eight had agreed 10 take up and discuss plain.
simple bill providing for the free and unlimited
| coinage of silver. lCheers And" con-
tinued the Senator, 1--WE will press il TO a vote.
In the tight today we lost some of our soldiers;
| some OF lnem deserted. but We VIII see VINO arc
| our friends and who are our enemies. and IL We
can We will send il to the President and we will
Z compel him 10 signify 10 the people of this
country whether he il in sympathy with the
old trust or whether he is willing to sign bill
for the emancipation of the whole American
people" The Senator spoke Of the proposed
international monetary conference. and said
that Senator Teller some time ago asked the
President. in resolution passed by the Senate.
J 10 furnish that body with any correspondence
that had passed between this government and
European governments this subject. The
President had declined TO give the information
asked. The newspapers however, had stated
what subjects would be discussed. They were
| to discuss not free coinage. but ratio. John
sherman and the other gold bugs had decided
| that this question might be discussed with per-
feet safety. my advice TO you is" said the
| Senator. Ito put no confidence in this talk Of
f an international conference until you know
what il is and what Is proposed to he done"
THE EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session addresses were made
| BY Terry :. Green of Iowa, Edward :. Brown
of Colorado Senator $olquitt of Georgia. Rep
| resentatise Pierce of Tennessee, Representative
Livingstone of Georgia ard Representative
| Si upron Of Kansas.
Committees resolutions finance and on
! the organization Of a bimctSl,ic league were
| appointed. Among the members of the latter
CONN Iittee are Senator saunders OF Montana.
Representative Sweet Of Idaho. Representative
| Tillman of South Carolina and +. q. Newlands
| of Nevaca-