Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-01
OHIO In THECHAIR.
Allen Thurman Presides Over
the Silver Convention.
A STRICT WATCH ON CREDENTIALS.

None but sixteen to One Men Permitted,
TO BE Observation-Disclosures by Gov. Waite
and ex-Gov. Routt-Convention mt Work
The Washington Ind ofthe FiSht-Liv-
ingston of Georgia Has an Idea, and Two
PoPulists Have Another
CHICAGO, Aug 1.-Silverites from the
Fast, the south and the west have arrived
In this city. The western men FREEDOM
mate; they come in regular delegations.
In organized bodies. while those from the
south and east are fewer in numbers and
from scattered sections. The Colorado
ueIegatlon was the first of any size to put
IN an appearance, 100 of these arriving at
The Palmer House at O'Clock in the morn
ing, and twice that number more arriving
on the night trains. 1t was the most
representative of all the delegations on
account OF the eminent men in the body.
governor Waite is chairman of the dele
CATION and Immediately on its arrival he
took possession of the headquarters in the
Palmer House and received a stream of
callers all day long
Talk of Some of the Leaders
Il shall not be a candidate for chairman
OF the convention" he said "and have not
authorized the use of my name. have
no preference for chairman. Our deIera-
ton demand an expression in favor of free
coinage of silver at the ratio of I 10 If
That is the ratio and represents the ex-
pense of silver production with a slight
margin of profit to the miner"
Among the leading men in the delepa-
ton are EX-Senators Hill and Tabor
Judge Rising and Ex-Governor Routt.
The latter said: THE situation in Colo
RADIO has been greatly misrepresented.
This talk about 10000 idle men en- route
TO the east Is the creation of an imagina-
i've mind. There are not above 500 men
working their way eastward on the freight
trains We have not over 10000 people all
told in the state who were thrown cut of
work. We are no worse than other states.
and these misrepresentation are purpose-
ly made.
Doings ofthe Money Power"
Colorado is all right. True, values have
gone down rapidly since the British gov
eminent suspended free coinage in India
but not much more than the reduction of
values In the east. We have been
sandbagged by the money power whose in
~SASSe aus III Oic contraction OF
the currency Of the country, and how men
can be brought to believe that the de-
amortization of S4OO, 900 Of silver will heIp |
the financial condition Of the country I
cannot understand. This scare of the |
past three months which has locked up so !
much money in safe deposit vaults is an |
object lesson of the effect OF a contraction |
OF the circulation that will not be lost upon |
the people of the country"
Reagan of Texas for Chairman,
Ex-senator Reagan, now commissioner !
OF railroads for Texas, was among the first |
arrivals at the Grand Pacific. The ex-sen- |
ator has not lost his interest in silver. |
which he championed in congress, and is |
among the most enthusiastic delegates to |
the convention. A boom was started early
in the day for Reagan as permanent chair
man of the convention which assumed |
some proportions when General Warner
announced that he would not be a candi-
date for the Craftsmanship and favored the
selection of Reagan. Among the southern
men present in the city is J. H. Mcdowell.
OF Tennessee, chairman Of the PeonIe's
party committee OF that state. and one of
the ablest and most astute politicians in
the south.