Mohave County miner., 1893-08-05
The SILVER CONVENTION.
Nine Hundred and Fifty Silver Men
in Session.

icaD Bimetsllc League met in Chicag,
on August L. There were nine hundre,
and fifty names enrolled on the registe
OF the League and that nun her ans were,
to their names when the roll was called
This is the largest number of people tha
ever assembled TO defend The interests O
the white metal. Many prominent mer
from all parts OF the county were pres
ent, among whom were Gen. Warner o.
Ohio, president OF the hi Metalli,
league; Congressman Bartine OF Nevada
Congressman Bryan OF Nebraska, Gov
Waite OF Colorado, Senator Stewart o.
Nevada, Senators Mantel OF Montana
and Shoup OF Idaho, T. NJ. Patterson o.
Colorado, Geo Kobb OF Alabama, Ed,
tor Goodwin OF Salt Lake, Herman
Taubeneck OF Illinois, and Senator Du
bois OF Idaho.
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago made the
speech OF welcome and announced him.
self an advocate Of the white metal ana
was roundly applauded for the stand he
has taken. ~: .#
Pres. Warner made a stirring speech
and the convention was called to order
and A. w. Thurman Of Ohio elected
chairman. Thurman declared himself
to be the firm and fast friend OF silver
and said that he favored the ratio OF
fifteen and one hall to one. Thurman
seemed TO voice the sentiments Of the
assembled representatives AS he was
roundly spplauded throughout: t. ....
AT the afternoon session the commit,
tee ON rules and order OF business was
,ppointed, also committee consisting
OF representative irom each state aud
territory represented was appointed as
follows:
Arizona. j. NJ. Murphy; Colorado,
Thomas NJ. Patterson; Idaho, C. V.
Bryant; Nevada, II f. Bsrtine; Monta.
Ma, f. b. Matto; New Mexico, Hiram
Hadlev; Utah, c.. Goodman; Washing.
ton, Patrick Clarke; Wyoming, Col. J
Hurt. f% E
Senator Regsn OF Texas, strongly OBJ.
jected TO politics being brought up in
the convention. He said they dropped
all parry distinction nd were standing
up bro,herly band for the white metal
His motion was carried by an over
whelmiDg majority. .+,.'...
Terence V. Powderly. Of the Knights
OF Labor, made an impressive address
on labor situstion. He said ia effect.
that $4,000 Knights of Labor in the
western states were idle with no pios-
pect OF Work and that they had requested
him TO attend the convention and enter
their protest against the demonetization
of silver, He considered America cap.
able OF managing its own monetary af.
iairs. He also, said that he had been
asked how the Knights Of Labor stood
On the silver question and his answer
was that they stood as unit for the
iree and unlimited coinage Of silver at
ratio Of l6 to L. Posderly was wildly
ipplauded throughout his address.
Ignatious D1nnelly was the next
speaker aud he revived the convention
by scoring John Sherman in the most
:austic style
The morning ses ion Wednesday was
given up to speech making. Waite,
Pierce and many other prominent men
we're heard on the vital topic OF the hour.
The committee on resolutions in tn
afternoon submitted long report. The
pream bic recites that bimetalIsm is as
ancient as human history. For more
han 5000 years gold and silver came
iown through the ages hand in hand,
heir relations having varied but few
points in all that time, then almost in
saribly through legislation; that both
metals are named together, indissoluby
united in the constitution OF the United
states as the money basis OF this country
hat in 1873. without the previous de-
nand of any part OF the people; without
public discussion, silver was stricken
rom the place it occupied since the days
II Abraham and Pharaoh, under cir
of such secrecy that A. q.
Thurman, W. M. Stewart, ID. w. yoor-
,ees, j. g. BlaSe (then speaker OF the
,ouse), j. A. Garfield and other mem
,ers OF congress voting for the bill, |