The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-31
THE SILVER ASSEMBLY.
The Great Gathering of Bimetal-
lists at Chicago.
THE DEMAND OF THE wEsTERNER5

They Will be Satisfied Only with Froe
Coinage at the Ratio of Sixteen to Ono.
Either Senator Stewart or General War
ner for Permanent Chairman.
CHICAGO, July 81. Delegates to the
National Silver convention are arriving
hourly and fully thousand are on hand.
Headquarters were opened this morning
In the Palmer House for the delegates from
New York and Colorado, at the Great
Western hotel for those from Montana.
Idaho and Illinois, and at the Antique
hotel for the delegates from Ohio, Texas,
Indiana, Nebraska, Michigan and Cali.
forna This applies to delegates that come
alone For those with families, provision
has been made at the Hotel Mecca,
Senator wolcott, of Colorado, and Con-
gresham Boen, of Minnesota arrived
yesterday. They tarried long enough, how
ever, only to remove the dust of travel and
take dinner. and then continued their
Journey to Washington. In conversation
with some OF the local silver men who
were anxious that he should remain Sem
ator wolcott said he felt he could be Of
more service to the party at the national
Capitol, in view of the fact that the make
up of committees and other important
matters would command consideration
during the present week.
Congressman John ii. Reagan, of Texas,
also arrived at the Grand Pacific. The
national executive committee of the Peo-
ples party has established itself in the
same hotel. 1t is understood that the
Populists in the convention will resist any
attempt to form any new party, on the
ground that the Omaha platform comedies
everything that is demanded by the silver
and Int ne q thn lattnr
could not do better than to come into the
Populist fold in body. The leading sill
yerites already on the ground, moreover,
are strongly opposed to any intlammatory
or demagogic barangues under the cover
of the convention. They want it, they
say, to be sober, calm and deliberative
body, and II Governor Waite or any others
should undertake TO repeat their recent
wild utteranccs they will be speedily called
down and sent to the rear.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, is the most
mentioned for permanent chairman by
the western people, but a growing senti-
ment has developed in favor of General
Warner for the position. Fear is enter
tanned that II a western man is made per-
manent chairman an impression will go
abroad that the convention is being man
aged wholly in the interest of western
mine owners, and for this reason many Of
the delegates favor General Warner or
some other eastern man.
Among tolays arrivals were cX-Con-
gressmen II. f. Bartine and Z. X. Wren,
of Nevada "Our delegation will not be
a very large one," said Mr.. Bartine I'VE
shall demand free coinage on ratio of |
to l6. 1t is absurd to say that silver can
be produced at fifty cents an ounce. There
\ are occasions when a rich find may put
\ the cost of mining down to that figure,
| but the average cost of mining silver is
| about dollar an ounce. Everything has
closed down in Nevada save n few mines
where the per centage of goldis extremely
| large. Only ruin is in store for the west
| and eventually the east in the demoneti1
| ing of silver"
| The delegation from Idaho arrived to-
day, headed by Senators George l.. ShouE
| and Fred I. Dubois. The delegation from
that state will number about $50. In tht
delegation arc Senators Power and Man
tie, Governor Toole, eX-Governors Herbert
and Ricketts,, Congressman Hartwell and
eX-Congressman Dickson
| EVERY ounce of silver mined in Mon
tana this year has cost Sl.09," said one II
the delegates, "and we insist upon the tc
l6 ratio. The cast is already feeling tht
effect Of the western depression brought
about by the demand for the repeal of tbs
silver purchasing act. One firm in Butte
has been compelled to cancel million rnd
half dollars worth of eastern orders.
The Colorado delegation of 800 arrived
in this city at 0 o'clock this morn
ing The principal men in the party ar,
Governor Waite, eX-Governors John l.
Routt and John Evans, ex-Senators n. p
Hill and H. A. w Tabor, Judge Risinl
and ex-Chiaf Justice Joseph Helm. Tn
Colorado delegates wear blue and silve
badge bearing the inscription "Iibert.
and Union" above n replica of a silver dol
lar and the shield of the state.
Four hundred Iowans came In on
special train this morning.