The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-03


upon tne constitution and the law as
it stood before 1873.
The committee on credentials was
then appointed. consisting Of one
member from each state; and COM
mittee consisting Of Lyon of Colo
RADIO, chairman, Reagan of Texas,
Stark of Ohio, Washburne of Massa-
chusetts and Fullenwider OF Illinois
was appointed on permanent organi-
zation; also a committee consisting
of a delegation from each state repre-
scented on the rules and order of bus
mess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was held in
Central Music hall, the auditorium
of which is capable of seating 5000
people with comfort. The committee
on permanent organization reported
as follows: For permanent chair
man, Allen w. Thurman of Ohio;
for secretary, Joseph Hutchinson of
Colorado, with two assistants; also
that vice president be appointed
from each state, the selection to be
made by each state delegation.
When it was suggested that the
roll be called for the appointment Of
committee OH resolutions G. S.
Thomas of Colorado urged that each
state name three members of this
committee, one from each of the three
parties. Strong objections were made
to this suggestion.
Ex-senator Reagan of Texas was
called to the stage and said in part:
eve are here as bimetallists without
reference to any distinction of politi.
cal parties The moment we intro
duce a partisan question into this
convention we throw before it matter
which will cause strife and impair its
wark. appeal to the convention to
- on with its duties and declare its
purpose of restoring to this country
gold and silver coinage as it existed
before 1873. Restore the prosperity
OF the country and afterward take
care Of party affiliations"
The sense of the convention was SO
overwhelmingly with Reagan that
Thomas withdrew his motion. The
committee was then appointed, in
Guiding the following members !:
Arizona, j. NJ. Murphy; California.
Daniel NJ. Burns; Colorado, Thomas
NJ. Patterson; Idaho, G.. V. Bryant;
Nevada, II. f. Bartine; Montana, Z.
B. Matte; New Mexico, Hiram Had
ley; Utah. G. G. Goodwin Wash
ington, Patrick Clarke; Wyoming,
J. j. Hurt.
The question of preparing an adj
dress to the people and a memorial
to congress was referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Then Permanent Chairman Thur
man was escorted to his seat, amid
great applause and delivered his adj
dress. He said in part: "Should
the Sherman law be repealed with
out any substitute in lieu thereof, it
means the final destruction of silver
money as u measure of value. The
issue resolves itself down in a ques-
ton as to whether the paper money
of the country is to be issued by
banking corporations upon the debt
of the people, or other kinds of cor
porate securities, or whether it is
to rest upon the broad and safe basis
of gold and silver. Gold alone GER
tainly cannot afford a sufficient
basis upon which the amount of cir
culating medium required by the peo-
pie of this country can safely rest.
The committee. ON credentials
showed forty-two state and territories
represented and SO delegates en-
titled to seats.
The report OF the committee on
rules provides that all discussions be
confined to the subject of bimetallism
onI tho+ ~ Ialara+a ha oIln,aJ e.,