Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-10-12
KANSAS TO THE FRONT.
The Bfmetailic Conventions Time
Largely Taken Up by Sunfiower
Delegates.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 4.-The Bime-
tallic convention was not called to
order by President Lewelling be-
fore 10 O'Clock this morning. The
committee on resolutions not being
ready to report, letters of regret and
sympathy were read from A. J.
Warner, of Washington, Congress
man R. P. Bland, Governor Fish
back, of Arkansas, T. L. Nugent,
of Texas, Davis Obermeyer, of
Kansas, and others. That of Gov
ernor Fishback was an extensive
statistical argument for bimetallism
and the use of the water routes to
the gulf and thence to Europe.
Walter N. Allen was then in
troduced and pleaded for free coin
age, but more especially denounced
what was known as the Exception
clause, in the silver act, which
provided for the nam ing of any
other money than silver in contracts
if so desired.
"No international bimetallism
with Great Britain included is pos
sible," was the title of paper read
for the author by Capt. q. A. Pow
er, of Kansas. Its argument was
that Great Britain as creditor ma
ton controlled the world.
On behalf of the Knights of
Labor delegates present, T. A.
Osborn, of Kansas, presented 10
the convention an address indorsing
its objects. After reviewing in gen.
eral terms the present financial and
labor situation, it urged the in
crease of the medium of exchange,
pledged opposition to the destruc-
ton of silver as money, favored
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and
closed with resolution to clay
aside all other issues for the pre-
sent and ask the South and West
to unite on the reconciliation of
silver"
Yesterday afternoon the Gre
dentials committee reported 166
accredited delegates, representing
Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Indiana,
Montana, Kansas, South Carolina,
Arkansas, Missouri and New and
Old Mexico. The report caused
a prolonged debate as to the vot-
ing powers of the various delegates
and it was finally decided that each
state delegation should cast twenty
votes, while all other delegates
should cast individual votes. II.
C. Walters, of the state of Wash
ington, and J. K. Weatherford, of
Oregon, whose governors refused
to name delegates, were authorized
to cast twenty votes each.
Governor Lewelling, of Kansas,
was named for permanent presi-
dent, NJ. E. Benton, of Missouri,
vice president and Olney Newell,
of Colorado, for secretary. Gov.
ernors Waite, of Colorado, and
Stone of Missouri, escorted Mr..
Lewelling. to the chair and he
briefly urged the delegates to act
| with care and moderation
Mrs. M. E. Lease, of Kansas,
was then introduced and she spoke
for the union of the West and South
against the bondholders OF the East.
She was warmly applauded.
| The committee on resolutions was
next appointed as follows: James
B. Weaver of Iowa; Old Mexico
H. M. Taylor; Colorado, D. H
White; Kansas, S. w. Breidenthal
Missouri, R. M. King; Montana
S. w. Powers; South Carolina, G.
P. Tillman; Oregon, ]. X. Wealth
arford; Texas, Otto F. Heckelman
Washington, H. c. Walters.
| President A. c. Fricke, of the
Pan-American Bimetallism Asso
citation, and General James B
Weaver closed the days work will
free silver speeches.