Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-26
THE CONGRESS
NOW m SESSION AT OGDEN,
UTAH,
Discusses Free SILVER TO some Extent
Political Row drowinE Out
the squabble In Kansas

Ogden. Utah. April 25-The Trans
mississippi congress re-Hsscmbled th7
morning at 40 o'clock. Governor fFh.e
of New Mexico introduced Governor a.
H. Thomas OF Utah, who began his speech
but was interrupted by the arrival on
Senator Stewart Of Nevada. S sr Nt
Warren Of Wyoming and Hon. +. VI.
Patterson. Those gentlemen were re-
ccived with an ovation.
Governor Thomas 10 lis speech TOOK
advance ground on the silver question
At the close Of his address resolutions
were introduced by Secretary Brady OF
the Galveston chamber of commerce, re-
garding the harbor Of that city
The committee on permanent organlZa-
ton reported for president Governor W.
q. Mcdonnell Of Idaho; secretary. w \.
Harvey of Odgen: assistant secretaries,
j. w. OsterbrOok of Oregon, o. W..
Crawford Of Texas.
The minority suggested for president
the names Of 4 &. Fisk and j. W. Beet.
The vote resulted as follows: l4l for
the minority and lag for the majority.
The standing Of Governor Mcconnell
on silver wan challenged by Congress
mau-elcct Pence Of Colorado.
Mcconnell being called on, placed him
self on record as iavOnng free coinage
Of silver In ratio Of 10 10 ] of gold.
| The committee on organization pre-
scented lists Of yce-prcsidcuts; the list
| included Texas, General George Al
| ford
Kansas promptly cume 20 the front
with one Of her domestic fights ]. w.
| Ally was named as Wce-prpsidpnt for
| Kansas aud Congressman Todd protest,
ed and wanted the name Of Governor
! LeWelhn substituted.
A. w Stubbs wis not a delegate mp
! pointed by The governor and 80 Il rep
| rpScututive objected 10 the name of j.
! w Ady. being taken down 10 make
room for un accidental governor
John II. Liter Of Omaha objected also
10 an accidental governor, who thought
80 WIS "a majority of 10 votes.
Todd held the HDor and with rage de-
uOunced the governor Of kuusaS as com
| ing from n territory which wiN settled
10y the combining of the universe.
@. III. Peytou Of Utah suggested the
| Kansas military be called out at once.
Stubbs took ihc floor Ia defense Of the
| record Of ADV
Murphy Of Montana protested that
! Kansas should not bring her wound,
aud sores here tO be paradod before the
congress.
l. NJ Patterson Of Colorado proposed
rs compromise that both the Kansas
! statesmen bc hUuue, with places OH
The roll Of vicrpresidpnts
4 ID, Clurl. of Iowa said II b. had
known that this was 20 be- discussion
of Kansas politics he would not hav,
come 1000 miles, He would have staid
az home.
Ady, IN an address, begged member,
10 bear IN mind the ongrels was ir
behalf Of Tie interests of the west ant
for silver. while IL was practically unan
imOus sentiment, bringing mp the free
silver quesu0n-was interesting Amoul
others was the Improvement " the Trim
ity river by General Alyor Of Texas
Classification of railway lands, decI
wlltcr hnrbOr no Galveston.
! Missouri river improvements.
| Nicaragua canal and other institution
Of miu0r Importance.
u was eNpectcd fight on the mex
location would ensue. US San Francisc
and Dallas Tx, were bidding for M
plume Il was soon evident. however
California was Ia the lead and Tc1n
retired, making The selection Of Sal
Francisco unanimous. The date was LEI
90 the executive committee.
Julian Soutagg Of San Francisco wa
selected secretary. Colonel w. III. Har
| ypy having declined
Each rans-mlssisdppi state was au
thnri2vd to appint a member of the OK
ecutyv committee.