Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-13
As Represented in the Sound Money
Convention.
THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE ADOPTED
Colorado's Idea Listened To. but II
Was Not Favored.
THE WORK MPLETED.


dentials. reported that the committee had
examined the credentials presented. and
had found that twenty-one states and the
District of Columbia were represented In
the convention by las delegates represent
ing sixty-nine different organizations.
Mr.. Dolan having moved the adoption OF
the report, he was asked II all the creden-
tials were made out on the regular printed
forms. and stated that with few exceptions
they were.
Mr.. Hebert asked II the credentials OF the
Denver delegates had been made out on
such regular forms.
Chairman Warner stated that they had
been. and furthermore. a great golden seal
attached to them confirmed their genuine
ness.
The chairman's reference to the golden
seals caused great merriruent at Delegate
Pence's expense, during which that gentle
man quietly remarked. amidst renewed
laughter, that the fact that fifty-three per
cent OF the gold output OF Colorado came
from its silver mines would undoubtedly
secure the rights of the Denver delegates
Inc committees report was then unani-
mously adopted. and the convention pro-
ceeded to consider the motion to appoint
committee on rules and organization, 20 con-
sist OF one delegate from each state repre-
scented.
Before the question was put, however. a
HdS tild1t kDat the rules of the
ton.
The motion gave rise to quite a discus-
sion, in which Mr.. Pence again took oc-
caSlon TO earnestly plead for fair and
full hearing of the Denver delegates by me
convention. The Denver delegates We're
given TO understand. however, that the
views of those delegates were not needed
ana tilat the one purpose OF the convention
directly opposed those views and the mo-
ton was overwhelmingly adopted The mo-
uon, among other things. limited speeches
to ten minutes.
Permanent Organization.
After the rules Of the National Board of
Trade had been adopted Mr.. Jas. +. Smith
OF Lowell. Mass. moved that the conven-
ton proceed to form a permanent oryani-
zaton by the election of a permanent
chairman and secretary and a ice presi-
dent from each state represented. The
resolution was adopted and on the mo-
ton OF President Darwin r. James Of the
New York board Of trade and transporta-
ton ex-Gov. E. o. Stannard of Missouri
was elected permanent chairman by ac-
clamation.
Gov. STANDARDS Address,
Upon taking the chair after acknowledg-
Ing the compliment paid him ex-Csov STAN
nard briefly discussed the financial situa-
ton and explained that the convention
should proceed in its work without a mo-
ments delay. The convention had been
called for but one purpose. to Impress upon
Congress the urgent necessity for the i'm
mediate and unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman act and
TO demand in the name of the thousands
they represented that the Senate act in
tne matter as promptly as it could con-
sistently do so.
Ninety-two per cent of the business Of
the country, he said, was tran ;acted on
confidence In the last ten months. be-
cause of the uncertainty of the financial
policy OF the government, something like
s4OOe0O,oc0 had been drawn out of cfrcu-
lation and hidden away In safe deposit
vaults and old stockings, and in ad lition
TO this the country seemed to have lost
about 60 per cent of its confidence Should
the repeal of the purchase clause be as
sured and the confidence and currency of
the country both return to aid the situa-
ton there would be such a flood Of pros
perity throughout the land that the ,.ark-
ness of the past ten months would be fer
gotten in the light of the new lay The
convention. he added. was called TO de-
mand OF Congress repeal of the measure
that had fer nearly year past drawn OFF
the gold of the land to Europe and shaken
the confidence of every one. from the me-
chanic to the importer.
Other Officers Chosen.
Several times the speaker was interrupted
by loud and prolonged applause and, at the
conclusion Of his address, the permanent
organization Of the convention was effected
by the unanimous election of Ryerson
Ritchie of Cleveland as permanent secre-
tary and Frank s. Gardner OF the New
York board OF trade as assistant secretary
and the selection of the following vice
presidents: Arkansas, ]. A. Zones, presi-
dent board OF trade. Little Rock; Alabama,
NJ. B. Houghton, president commercial and
industrial association, Montgomery: Cali
fornia. Hosmer 2. Mckoon, president
chamber of commerce. San Diego; Colorado,
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Barnes, New Haven; District OF Columbia,
Thomas W. Smith. Washington: Florida,
S. A Jones, president board OF trade, Tam
pa; Georgia, David ]. G.. Purse. Savannah;
Illinois. George f. Stone, Chicago: Indiana,
John H Holiday. Indianapolis; Kentucky.
c. T. Ballard. president board of trade,
Louisville; louisiana Hon. Adolph Meyer.
New Orleans; Maryland. Frank Prick,
president board Of trade. Baltimore; Massa-
chusetts, Charles Z. Adams. president
state board of trade; Michigan, Thomas =.
Hall, Detroit: Minnesota, John c. Reno,
president board OF trade. Minneapolis: Mis-
souri,, w. 7. Anderson. president merchants
exchange, st. Louis; New Hampshire. Hon.
w. E. Chandler. Concord; New Jersey.
Joseph A. Dear, president board of trade.
Jersey City; New York. Evan Thomas.
Nebraska. Oswald Oliver, president COM
mercial club. Hastings: North Carolina.
Col. F. W. Kerchner Wilmington; Ohio.
David a. Douglass. Cleveland: Oregon. z.
c. Holden, Astoria; Pennsylvania, George
A. Kelley president chamber of commerce,
Pittsburg: Rhode Island. ]. W. Vernon,
Providence; South Carolina, w. ]. Murray,
president board OF trade. Columbia; Tennes-
see. William d. Gates, Memphis; Texas. c.
Hugo, president board of trade, San An
tonic; Utah, w. Z. Hubbard. president
chamber of commerce. Salt Lake; Virginia.
John L. Roper, Virginia Pine and Lumber
Company. Norfolk; West Virginia, 5. p.
Wells, Parkersburg; Washington. Henry
Keeling, walla Wala, and Wisconsin, J. +.
Hansen, president merchants association,
Milwaukee.
Upon the motion of MI. Thomas Morrison
Of Cincinnati a committee OF fifteen on
resolutions was authorized to be appointed
by the chairman and the chair announced
the committee as follows:
Thomas Morrison, Cincinnati; George Y.
Leighton St Louis; William b. Gates Mem
phis. Tenn; Lafe Pence. Denver: Darwin
r. James, New York; William c. Cromwell,
Buffalo, " Y; William r. Tucker. Philadel-
phia: H z. Paine. Scranton. Pa: John
Randolph Tucker. jr., Richmond, Va; ex-
Gov. Herbert Ladd, Providence. r. l.; An
drew ]. Corcoran, New Jersey; J. Randolph
Anderson, Savannah. Ga; Z. d. White.
New Orleans: Jonathan A. Lane, Boston;
Lynde Harrison. New Haven. and Z. o.
Stannard. St. Louis.
The Colorado Delegates Heard.
The committee on resolutions having re-
tired to make up their report. Congressman
Baker of New Hampshire. a delegate to
the convention. stated that while he had
So1 for ba af ha