The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-25
IrHEERED FOR SILVER
The Trans-Mississippi Congress
Nanifests Its Desires.
,ae CONVENTION At OGDEN.
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n.,r, April M-The trans-Mississippi
.ommercial congress opened IN this city
..S.v. Previous to tho meeting recep-
q .sr committee met the various deiega-
go 80 from the East, West and North. The
& .s.-, and stripes foated from every build
Il -, that could hoist pole, and bunting
va STEAMERS in profusion decorated both
sr.;ness and private houses: in fact the
8 30. c;tv presented . holiday appear
80. The weather was chilly, but dry,
4 ~ could not be said to be uncomfortable.
Gov Prince. Of New Mexico. called the
.oncresa TO order promptly at IL o'clock in
~. Grand opera house. He spoke briefly,
eoneratulating the congress on it, mag
ni6ceut representation, not only in num-
he,. but in the truly representative
character of the delegations. He referred
A. IN. subject Of arid lands. irrigation,
h.-hor improvements and free silver.
F.ch subiect was cheered In turn by the
localities interested, but free silver brought
a storm of applause from every part Of the
convention. making it evident that silver
would occupy the greater part of the con-
yention's time.
Gov. Thomas. of Utah, being delayed BY
I 4 railroad accident, Col. w. II. Harvey, Of
Ogden. made the address of welcome, and
4 vas followed by Mayor Lundv in behalf of
the city of Ogden. Gov. Mcconnell, Of
Idaho. replied to the address of welcome.
He expressed the belief that congress
would be enabled to impress the nation
With the Importance Of restoring SILVER to
Z it, former place as the money Of the peo-
pie. [AppIause.]
In appointing a committee on credsn.
tials it was found that all of the twenty.
8 two trans-Mississippi states were repre-
mnted except Minnesota and Louisiana,
! whose delegates had not yet arrived. The
congress then took q recess until this
afternoon.
At the afternoon session all the delegates
we're present except those of Minnesota.
N. D. Graf, Of Los Angeles. on behalf Of
the ladies of that city, presented the
congress with enough boutonnierres to
supply each delegate.
Pending the report Of the committee on
credentials, . delegate from Utah pre-
sented resolution regarding the proper
ton Of public land to fall to the agri.
cultural college of Utah. Referred.
Aletter was then read from Congress-
man Bryan, of Nebraska, in which he
expressed the opinion that the agricultural
or wheat-growlng states suffered more
from the fall in the value Of silver than
had the mining states. A letter was also
read from Gov. Pennoyer. Of Oregon.
Among other things he said:
The whole history Of the world does not fur.
nish crime equal In atrocity 20 the demone-
nEason Of silver. Against this crime the
trans Mississippi congress should make formal
demand for the restoration Of silver.
Gov. Stone. Of Missouri. in explaining
bis absence, expressed the opinion that
the policy of section conventions and con-
crosses was open TO criticism, but he had
no patience to hear such criticism from
the people Of tho Northwestern states.
They had only thsmselves TO blame for
the condition that compelled the states of
TIE South and West to combine.
Gov. Wilson. Of the First National bank
II Mexico, Mo-, In his letter wrote:
The ruthless kings OF Spain robbed their
American provinces openly and with no ap-
parent computations OF conscience. but their
successors. the Rothsohilds, plundersd this
country as enectually.
The question: of proxies was brought up
BY DR.. Briggs. of California, and elected .
long and warm debate. The credential
committee came in to report, however and
their report was accepted. The debate on
proxies will probably be resumed after
permanent organization. The total num-
Der of delegates present are 40. with more
10 arrive on every train. The committees
on permanent organization. order Of bdsi-
ness and resolutions were appointed by
the delegations and Q recess taken until
evening.
At the evening session John E. Light, of
Colorado, in speech reflected somewhat
on the present administration. John p.
Irish. of California, combatted the re-
marks. and said nothing could be gained
BY the West by misrepresenting the adj
ninistration. Col. Irish spoke later on
The resources Of California.
Congressman Prince described the want
@political resolution in Colorado.
o. q. Crawford. of Velasco, Tex, secre.
n'y OF the congress, spoke on irrigation,
ahd J. $. Dorothy, Of Texas. on free silver.
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