Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-03
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Gossip Concerning the Gathering Arrival
of DcleCates

| - " 'iS ihrkcst Bhtnct
lngs OF the kind ever assembled. Amonl
those who arrived were ex-Congress
man II. +. Bartine and T. X. Wren, o
Nevada. Our delegation will not b.
very large one, said Mr.. Bartine
Senator Stewart will be here to-nigh
and Senator Jones will be here TO
morrow
We shall demand free coinage on
ratio OF TO 10. IL is an absurdity I,
say that silver can lie produced az 81
cents an ounce. There are occasion,
when rich find may put the cost o,
mining down to that figure, but tn,
average cost Of mining IL about sl al
ounce. Everything has closed down In
Nevada save a few mines where the
percentage of gold IA very large Only
ruin Ia in store for the west and avart.
ually for the east in the demonetizlns
of silver"
Congressman Sweet, OF Idaho. who 4,
at the Grand Pacific, expects the dele.
CATION from that state 10 arrive thi,
morning, headed by Senators George
l.. Shoup and Fred T. Dubois. Messrs,
Peter Gallagher, John d. Pope. r. 4.
McConlsey and Hugh McPhorson. OF
Montana, are at the Leland The dele
CATION from that state will number
about 100 and will report nj the Mon
tana state building at the world's fair
for organization to-day. The delega.
ton will be headed by Senators Pow
ers and Mantle, Gov. Toole. ex.Cioys
Hauser and Ricketts,, Congressman
Hartwell and ex-Congressman Dickson.
Every ounce of silver mined in Mon.
tana this year has cost 81. co." said Mr..
Gallagher. land We insist unon Tho :,
TO 10 ratio. The east is already feeling
the effect Of the Western denrsssion
brought about by the demand Tor tba
repeal OF the silver purchase act One
firm In Butte has been oomnolled 10
cancel 1880, 900 worth Of eastern or.
ders."
Among the 800 strong Colorado della
CATION, which arrived this morning.
was ex-senator Thomas Patterson. OF
the Rocky Mountain News who made
the brilliant fight in the last demo.
cratic national convention for n free
silver plank In the party's platform.
The headquarters of the delegation
will be at the Palmer house. other
prominent men In the party are Gov.
Waite, ex-Govs John l.. Routt,
John Evans, ex-senator n. p. Hill. ex.
Senator A. w. Tabor, jacob Cooper.
president of the Bank Of Commerce;
Judge Rising and eN-ChIef ,tustice 10.
seph c. Helm The Centennial state
delegates will wear blue and silver
badge, bearing the inscription, "Iib-
erty and Union" above a replicn of n
silver dollar, and the shield Of the
state.
Messrs, 7. G. Clark, II. c. Klngsbury
and c. l.. Hathaway, of the Washing
ton delegation, are ut the Wellington
hotel and expect hundred or more
delegates to arrive to-day.
The 400 Iowans who will come In on
a special train will be quartered at the
Great Western hotel senator Stewart.
OF Nevada, is the most mentioned for
permanent chairman by the western
people, but a growing sentiment de.
veloped in favor Of Gen. Warner as
permanent chairman, fears being enter
tanned that III western man is made
chairman an impression will 20 abroad
that the convention is managed wholly
In the interest Of western mine own
srs' ana Tor this reason many OF the
delegates favor Cen Warner or some
other eastern man.
The convention will be OF special in
terest in the character of its compost |
lion and in the addresses to be dcliv- |
red 1t Is not expected, 50 far rs the
delegates here are aware, that any
recommendation will be made to con
sress for action While some OF the
Western and eastern men talk freely as
o what ought 10 be done, IL Is asserted
hat number Of those expected 10 be
PRESENT and conspicuous in the pro-
eedings are disposed 10 tight shy Of
he affair until they ascertain what ele
nents are TO control
One delegate said that the fact of all
Industrial organizations being invited
o send representatives would require
declaration from the convention, or
!. ieast rom tne committee on creden'
,ais, 90 W "ha' Constitutes body au-
~ , - ~ Sou, "oiuButeS ne gave
u in'lllatioh 'h'V the gang which
IN UP ,ue h'!''' meeting IN New
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" ii. ie"sI ny Gohgehl"l spir,
sS"l"''%' WIN them' ana
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