Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-31
TO TALK ON SILVER
The National Siker Convention
VII Meet Today.
NO DEMAG0Glc HARANAGUES
All Efgures to Create . New Party viii
Dse an Unsacusly and suddea
Death

CHICAGO. July 1.--Abons lu dele
gates ~ the national silver convention
had registered at the headquarters An
the Mon;auk block up 10 this evening.
Fully tea timos that number are sx-
peeted within the nert tweaty hourA
senator Woloott Of Colorado aud Con
gresham Boon OF Minnesota we're
among the morning arrivals At the Grand
Pacific. They tarried long enough. how
ever. only TO remove the dust 81 travel
and take dinner aud then continued
their journey TO Washington. In con.
versstlon with some of the local silver
men who we're anxious that he should
remain for tho convention. Sena-
tor wolcott said that he felt
that he could be Of more ser
vice to the party at the national
capital. In view u the feet that tho
makeup IL committees and other im-
portant matters would cousuRnd con-
sideration during the coming week.
Congressman John II. Reagan OF Texas.
also arrived Ut the Grand Pacific THE
evening. The national executive COM
mY2ee Of the peoples party has estab-
lislied itself in. the same hotel Only
Chairman III. q. 1aubeneck. Treasurer
Rankin of Terre Haute aud George j.
Washburne Of Massachusetts,. chairman
OF the eastern division VI the people
party. have 80 far put IL an appearance;
and although these were IN consultation
for several hours this afternoon no for
NAL caucus will be held until the bulk
Of the committee arrives tomorrow.
Want No New Party.
1t is understood. however. that tho
populists in the convention will vigor-
ously resist any attempt 10 form new
party, on the ground that the Omaha
platform comedies everything that Is de
manded by the siiverites. and tina; az n
consequence the latter could not DO bet
ter than 10 como into the popuiist fold
in body. The leading silverite already
on the ground. moreover. are strongly
opposed 20 any inilammatory or dem
agogic harangues under the cover OF tho
convention. They want il. they say. 20
bo sober, calm aud deliberative body.
and II Governor Waite or any others
should undertake to repeat their recent
wild utterances they viii he speedily
called down and cent TO the rear.
About 300 laboring men gathered on
the lake front this afternoon To listen 81
q silver address by Carl Brown. one Of
the delegates from California, and who
styles himself national recruiting official
Of the Industrial legion OF the United
States lie declared that the gold bugs
got their shackles on the country dur
ing the war and that they had kept them
riyeted ever since.
Congress Is an Auction Store
American white men today were in
worse condition under king gold than
the slaves before the war under king
cotton, for the latter were assured Of
plenty to eat and n days holiday now
and then. There were those that con
sidered Senator Sherman statesman
and patriot. but IL this were true then
Benedict Arnold must be a
saint in heaven. As FOR the
old man down ut Buzzard's
Bay he was trying 10 do Just the oppo-
site 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 Con.
gress declared the speaker, who was IRE
quently applauded, had degenerated
into great auction room in which the
rights and privileges Of the people were
bartered and sold. Notwithstanding this.
however, the present silver trouble must
be settled peaceably. There was no ne
cessity to allow mouthings or talk Of
revolution. IL was the peoples fight
and the people would settle IL IN such a
way as TO demonstrate that the republic
was bulwark and a rock between
themselves and those that would deprive
them Of their rights.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada il the
most mentioned for permanent chairman
by the western people. but a growing
sentiment developed today in favor ~
General Warner az permanent chair.
man. Fear is entertained that IL a
western man is made permanent chair
man an impression ~ill NO abroad that
the convention Ia being managed wholly
In tho interest OF western mine owners.
and for this reason many ~ the dele
gates favor General Warner or some
other western man.