The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-01

were represented.
The national Legislature had rep.
resentatives in the persons of Sena.
tor PETER, of Kansas; SeLato,
Vance, of North Carollns; Senator
Jones, Of Arkansas; Senators Stu.
art and Jones, of Nevada; Teller
and Walcott, of Colorado, and
Representative Pence, of Colorado.
Scattered around in the front seats
were Frank M. Pi1ley, of Cali.
fornia; Edward Pierrepont, of New
York; l.. NJ. Rumsey, of Missouri;
John L.. Cochran, of Virginia; II.
3. Chamberlain, of Colorado;
Thomas II. Nelson, Of Indiana; ex.
Governors John p. st. John, Clas.
Robinson, Thomas A. Osborne,
James M. Harvey, George w.
Click, l.. NJ. Humphrey, all of
Kansas, together with f. b John.
son, Frank Chase, w. r. Adams
and w. ID. Rippey, the entire ten
forming the official delegation from
Kansas as APPOINTED by Governor
Lewelling. In the Color ado dele.
CATION were seated ex Senator n. p.
Hill, Governors Cooper, Evans,
Grant, Routt and Gilpin, ex Senator
Tabor and several others of equal
prominence. The Iowa silver dele.
cation had section all to itself on
the left of the main aisle. New
York was represented by the follow
ing delegates: 'Richard Lacy, John
G. Boyd, Hugh j. Fitch, Henry
Nichols, Amasa Thornton, Harvey
A. Spencer, Harden Weston, Henry
B. Clifford, Alexander G. Lassen,
d. B. Harris, James w. Murphy,
John NJ. Drake, A. A. Hill, Adol ph
Luhrs, and James II. Monroe. The
knights of Labor were represented
by three of its prominent members,
J. +. Ogden, Capt. d. NJ. Full
weller and Ed Lindbloom State
Representative II. E. Taubeneck /,
chairman of the national peoples
party, sat in the body OF ,ne nai',
and with him nearly every member
of the executive cnmmittee of that
organization and many members Of
the general national committee from
the south and west.
Gen. Warner called the conven.
tion to order, ard Secretary Bar
rington read the call for tie gather
ing. After this Gen. Warner
delivert d an address, in which he
said that decided action was needed,
and that it was time for plain
talk. All over the country alarm
was manifested over the possibility
of the establishment OF single golc
standard. The silver men were not
BY any means on the defensive. On
the contrary they propose to take
aggressive action against those who
are attempting to take advantage OF
the conditions which they have
ere ated to force upon the country
; single gold standard. The
present financial condition is largely
artificial, amounting almost to
public crime, and for it the golt
3 men should be held responsible. "A
t the conclusion of M. Warmers ad
dress a brief recess was taken TO
the purpose tf consultation prepare
tory to etfecting a permanent
D organization.
CONVENTION SENTIMENT.
a The sentiment pervading the con
8 vention cannot more strongly b
8 illustrated than by quoting tn
j. views of Hon. w. II. Harvey,
j. noted silver advocate and editor o
l. the organ of Bi Metallic League
. He says:
j. "Tbis convention is the first gu
9 for financial independence fror
II British dictation. We want tn
D. coinage laws restored as they wer
!, prior to 1878. Up to TIA date "
q had free coinage of both gold an
e silver. Since then we have ha
free coinage of gold only. Their
is only about five dollars per capt.
% of both gold and silver in the wori
l. and it will take both of them for
y basis for our credit money. Ere
q coinage means an unlimited d.
'ee mand, and fixes the price of silv'
a as it is now fixed on gold, and taxi
10 this metal out Of the market, whel
n it is now subject to the kicks