The Lamar register., 1893-10-14
eImsTALLIc CONVENTION.
Delegates representing the West, the
south and the Southern Republics
Gather at st. Louis 10 Discus.
Mutual Interests.

Mutual Interests.
Ihe PAn-American BimetallIc convention
opened At ST. Louis on the 3rd Among tho,e
VINO we're presen, at the opening were Gov
crnor IillnAn, Of South Carolina. Governor
Waite, Of Colorado, Governor Lewelllng and
Mira Lease, OF Kansas
The convention met ia Artnorv Hall Pros
ideni A C. Fisk. Of Denver, introduced Gov
ernor stone, Of Missouri, who welcomed the
delegates to the state
Governor Tlllman, OF South Carolina, wa.
made temporary chairman and olney Ser.u
Of Denver, temporary secretary.
AT the afternoon session Goyernor Iexsl-
nag was chosen permanent chairman and
olney Newell secretary. Presldent Flax. Of
the hlHetAllie League, was then Introduced.
President Fisk's address vas an exhaustive
argument In favor Of the unineation Of West
ern lnterests- He spoke for over an hour on
The subject and thea ranged OF on the subject
Of bimet.lll.m.
After President Fiskis address, the follow
Ing Conmittee on Resolutions was .ppoinIed :
II. NJ Taylor, Mexico, Arhansas, blank; Gov.
ernor D. II. Waite, Colorado; General J. B.
Weaver, Iowa; Johs W. Briedeu,hAl. Kansas; /;
Dr.. Z, M. King, Kansas City, Missouri; @.
NJ Powers. Montana; j. K weatherbee, or
eson; Governor P. II. TuinAn. South Caro-
Ina; .. =. Hickman, Texas, aud H. c. Wal.
isrs, wa.hiax;on.
The Credentials committee reported an
authorized convention liz; Of 100. represent
ins the states Of Colorado, IorA, Texas,
lzdlAzA MonAaA, Kansas, south Carollna,
NeE Mexico, old Mexico, Arkansas and Ms
souri,
After so1e dlseHssioa II VAS decided tha,
each state should have twenty votes, to be
east By the delegate or delegates present
Governor Ls-cliias, on calling the Pan
American BinetAilio Convention 10 order
Wednesday morning, had the secretary read
lArse number o; letters from prominent bi.
ncialiists = ho were unable to be present
Hoa. r. Z BlAnd wrote In a'mosi eneour-
asins strata, and expressed himself as Ia full
accord with the purposes OF the congres. and
hopefGl q nc resalts to b accomplished b
t.
Thea cane = letter from /. z Dee, of New
York, saying that the silver movement had
reached the Eastern workinSuan, and FROM
the home hrssidss OF New York state were so
ins Up prayers for the success OF silser re-
uaoucttatios.
The farmer delegates Eere then invited 10
sadrrs. the eoasrcss Walter NJ Allen, Of
kAn,A,, va inirvancei As representative
ose Aua made strong address, dealing em-
phaiieAlly with the exception clause In the
BlAat-Allison act Of ISIS, which be ehArae-
tsrires a. deception and fraud, and also
-isA the Sherman law. The forenoon Wit
ne..ea number Of addresses Delegate
Po-eF, Submitted = plas for publishing a
timetable daily Newspaper.
oa behalf Of the Knights of Labor delesate
prr-eat, 7. A. Osborne, OF Kansas, presented
To the eonycntioa an address endorsing It's
object.
George O. Merriek, president OF the Colo
rado Silver League, stated TO the convention
that pias -As being discussed IN his state
for the esiahli,hiag In the state treasury OF a
oallion bureau, 10 be In the charge OF an
o1ieiA 10 be called 4 register Of the treasury,
rho-e dati-s .hoaid be TO receive, kerp and
rcdelirer, on certificates, silver bullion. The
certificates would be payable for salaries and
all noney purposes. The subject had been
fully discussed, and no constitutional obsts-
eie- bad boea found
While waiiing for the committee on resolu-
tsons, Governor ". J. Stone OF Missouri was
called for And, In responding, spoke briefly.
Turning TO the question Of seetionalistn, as
brought Up 10 connection with this couyon-
,iou, be declared It supreme nonsense. As
far As the Union was concerned. there was no
danger 10 Il 10 be found In the Mississippi
valley No people would more quickly face
danger for the Has. The Integrity OF the
unlon va not at stake. He desired neither
political, commercial nor financial lntepend-
enee OF the East. He was simply tired of
political, commercial and financial depend
enee upon the East. He had for years felt
the necessity Of a closer relation between the
people OF the south and West in protection of
ihelr own interests- Not In hostile sense,
but simply as 4 matter Of self-proteetion. II
the East we're having an unduly powerful In
tuenee upon affairs II was time for the West
and south to assert themselves, He but
urged the union OF the South and West for
the protection of their own interests, and any
such movement should receive his hearty
sympathy and support,
When Governor Stone closed, the commit
tee on resolutions announced its readiness to
report, which It did. through its chairman
Governor Tillman OF South Carolina The
resolutions were as follows:
Resolssd, That we demand the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the established
ratio of 10 TO l. giving 10 such coin equal
legal tender powers with gold
Resolved. That We are unalterably opposed
to the repeal OF the so-callrd Sherman law,
except by the passage of a law providing for
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the established ratio of Id TO /.
Resolred, That our representatives in Con
gress instruct the chief executive TO issue
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