Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-31
SILVER MEN GATHERING
swarming Into Chicago For
Their Big Convention.
LOOKING FOR GoLDBUG soALPs.

chairman - Colorados Big Delegation
Arrives with Flying Colors-A Sample
of Silver oratory on the Lake Shore.
CHICAGO, July S1-Delegates to the sill
FER convention arrived in force, and the
prospects are that when the convention
meets tomorrow morning it will be one OF
the largest gatherings of the kind ever as
sembled.
About 200 delegates to the national sil-
yer convention had registered at the head
quarters in the Montauk block up to this
morning, but according to the advices re-
ceived by the committee on arrangements
fully 10 times this number will be on hand
within the next p hours. Headquarters
will be opened this morning in the Palmer
House for the delegates from New York
and Colorado; at the Great Western hotel
for those from Montana, Idaho and nli-
nOis, and at the Antique hotel for the dele
gates from Ohio, Texas, Indiana, Nebraska.
Michigan and California This applies to
delegates that come alone. For those with
families provision has been made at the
Hotel Mecca
WolcOtt Cannot Stay.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Con-
SON
the committee. They tarried long enough.
however, only to remove the dust of travel
and take dinner and then continued their
journey to Washington
In conversation with some of the local
silver men who were anxious that he should
remain for the convention, Senator VOL
colt said he felt that he could be of more
service to the party at the national capital
in view of the fact that the makeup of
committees and other important matters
would command consideration during the
coming week.
Congressman John H. Reagan of Texas
also arrived at the Grand Pacific The ma
tional executive committee of the Peoples
party has established itself in the same ho-
tel. Only H. c. Taubeneck, Treasurer
Rankin of Terre Haute and George ].
Washburn of Massachusetts, chairman of
the eastern division of the Peoples party
have so far put in an appearance and al
though these were in consultation for sew
eral hours no formal caucus will be held
until the bulk of the committee arrives
1t is understood that the PopuIists IN
the convention will vigorously resist any
attempt to form any new party on the
ground that the Omaha platform comedies
everything that is demanded by the silver
ties, and that as q consequence the latter
Populist fold in a body
The leading silverites already on the
ground moreover are strongly opposed to
any in1ammatory or demagogic haran-
CUES under the cover of the convention.
They want it, they say, to be a sober, calm
and deliberative body, and if Governor
Waite or any others should undertake to
repeat their recent wild utterances they
will speedily be called down and sent to
the rear.
Senator Stewart of Nevada is the most
mentioned for permanent chairman by
the western people. but a growing senti-
ment has developed in favor of General
Warner as permanent chairman. Fear is
entertained that if a western man is made
permanent chairman impression will go
abroad that the convention is being man
aged wholly in the interest of western
mine owners, and for this reason many of
the delegates prefer General Warner.
Characteristic Silver Speech.
About 200 lahorinG men gathered on the
lake front to listen to silver address by
Carl Brown. one of the delegates from Cal
ifornia. and who styles himself national
recruiting officer of the Industrial Legion
OF the United States.
He declared that the goldbugs got their
shaCSles on the country during the war and
that they had kept them riveted ever since.
American white men today were in a worse
condition under King Gold than the slaves be-
fore the war were under King Cotton. for the
latter were assured OF plenty 10 eat and a DAVIS
holiday now and then. There were those that
considered Senator Sherman a statesman and
a patriot, but il this were true then Benedict
Arnold must be saint in heaven. As for the
old man down at BuZzard's Ray. he WAS trying
to do just the opposite to what jackson did in
the financial question, and yet the great bulk
of his own party regarded him as a dyed in the
wool Jacksonian Democrat
Congress, declared the speaker, who WAS FIRE.
Quently applauded, had degenerated into a
great auction room, in which the rights and
privileges of the people were bartered and sold
Notwithstanding this. however, the present sill.
Yer trouble must be settled peaceAbly. There
was no necessity TO allow mouthinGs or talk OF
revolution. 1t was the peoples fight. and the
people would settle ii in such a way as to dom
OnStrate that the public was a bulwRrk and g
rock between themselves and those that would
deprive them of their rights
The Colorado Men Arrive.
Among the SOC strong delegation which
| arrived today was ex-senator Thomas NJ
| Patterson of the Rocky Mountain News
who made the brilliant fight in the last
Democratic national convention for a fre<
| silver plank in the party's platform. The
| headquarters of the delegation are at the
Palmer House. Other prominent men in
the party are: Governor Waite, ex-Gov1E
nors John L. Route and John Evans, ex
Senator n. P. Hill, ex-senator H. A w
Tabor, Jacob A. Cooper, president of the
Bank of Commerce; John Rising and ex
Chief Justice Joseph c. Helm. The Cen
tennial state delegation will wear a blue
and silver badge, bearing the inscription
| Liberty and Union" abovo a replica of 6
silver dollar and the shield of the state.
Messrs. P. c. Clark, E. C. Kingsburry
and c. l. Hathaway of the Washington
delegation. are at the Wellington hotel
and expect 100 or more delegates to arriv,
| today.
The 400 Iowans who came in on a spec
ial train today are quartered at the Grea
| Western hotel
Death Overlook the Searchers For Work.
| PITTsBURG, July 3l.-Three men wer,
run down by the eastern fast line on tn,
| Pennsylvania railroad at Brinton station