Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-02
Run BY POPULISTS.
The National Silver Convention
at the Windy City
no NEW PARTY TO BE LAUNCHED.

A Proposition That Meets with General
Approval - Thurman States His Posi-
tion and Powderly Declares All knights
of Labor 16-to-1 Men-DonnelIy Makes
| Somewhat Lurid speech-John Bull
| Credited with the Troubie-Senator
| Stewart Tackles the Question.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The great silver-at-
l6-to-l national convention met in the
| Clark street auditorium, and the prelim-
mary speeches were not half over before
there was demand for new quarters.
The room was packed past the limit Of
safety and new quarters we're a necessity
ii anybpdy was to breathe or If there was
to be ROBIN to move. The convention was
| called TO order by General Warner and
the first thin5 on the programme was
welcome from Mayor Harrison which was
| delivered by that gentleman in charac-
| teristic style. The mayor did not declare
himself l6to-1 silver man. but he came
| very near it "
Sotsbles Who Were There.
Notables in tho Populist and independent
! political world were numerous, There
| was the redoTbtable Governor Waite Gen
| eral Weaver, 1gnatus DonuelIy, Terence
| V. Powderly, and great many others
whose names are less well known T. NJ
Patterson, of Colorado, responded 20
Mayor Harrison and protested against
CHASING Chicago bankers and brokers as
gold bugs, asserting that they loved silver
| and were with us" He predicted that
| if any blow was struck at silver, and if
| anarchy and the looting of banks and bust
ness hopses in eastern cities should follow,
| auti-silferites would be responsible for it.
Judge HITLER, of Chicago, was called to the
! chair bs General Warner and the latter
/ read general survey of the situation fro
q silver standpoint.
AN Youmorous" Mans Screed
During the preliminary proceedings
some gold bug who thought he was
witty hired a man to circulate in the
hall a screed signed by a. L. Nauic" and
dated from Bloomingdale. 1t demanded
the free coinage of copper at ratio of $50
to and said: Tho gold bugs of the east
| and the silver bugs OF the west have low
| cred the price of copper and prevented its
proper use as Il national currency The
time has arrived for the producers of cop
| per and the small army of miners who are
| to raise the cry Of free copper or free fight,
| and 10 pledge themselves to wade IN
blood up to their dOnkey's ears in assert
ing their rights. The supply of copper is
| so great that it, better than any other
metal can meet the demand for an in
| crease of the currency.
"If with free copper law passed and
| fair trial Of 1t had copper does not become
| as valuable as gold and silver, and should
| its adoption ruin all the business interests
| OF the country, we will stand aside and
give others a chance to experiment with
| any pet financial theory they may have.
| If foreigners decline to accept copper in
| payment of claims against this country.
we suggest the formation of an army to lye
recruited from the states of Colorado. Mon
| tana, and the Dakotas, and to be led by
| Governor Waite, of Colorado This army
to be used for the purpose OF forcing fU..-
| eign nations TO accept whatever currency
| the United States may see fit to issue"
Its dissemination was rudely stopped
Getting Into Working Order.
| 1t did not take long to adopt prelimina-
ries; the credentials committee and Others
We're appointed and got to work, while a
| committee which had been selected rs
| soon as the complaint about the size of
/ Lllt Idll WAS Heditl udtl III Illt meantime
| cured Central Music hall for the conven-
| ton, and this fact was announced after
! the usual recess, when the delegates and
| and visitors made their way over to State
| street and soon crowded the hall nearly as
| full as the church auditorium had been.
| Central Music hall seats l 500 people with
| out discomfort.
The Permanent Organization.
| The meeting quickly came to order, and
| the committee on permanent organization
reported the following officers: Chairman.
| Allen w. Thurman, of Ohio: secretary,
| Joseph Hutchinson, OF Colorado; assistant
secretaries. Lee Crandall, of Washington.
| and Amos Simpson, of Illinois; sergeant
alarms, Champion S. Chase, of Nebraska.
The slate went through with whoop, and
| then Joseph Schilling raised commotion
! by proposing a speech from Governor
| Waite, and insisting on having it, declar-
ing that if the gag law was to be applied he
wanted to know it now. He moved that
Governor Waite be invited to speak, and
it was ruled out of order He kept his feet.
however, until the governor got up and
said that he would speak when he felt that
it was the proper time.