The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-03
THEY'LL STAND BY SILVER.
GOLD BUGs BOMBARDED Br A IRE.
MhNDoUs FLOOD OF TALK.


MhNDoUs ELOOD OF TALK.
The Chicago Convention Fires or All II.
Speeches and Now Pauses 20 study tn.
Re.uIt-tsov. Waite stiii Talks OF wsdi.r
| Through Deep Rivers OF Rlood-Consre-s
| Abundantiy EniiRhteped n. 10 It. Duty.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-Silver was more In de-
| mand than over to-day at Central Music Hall
| Among the new seekers for the precious metal
| was Manager Harmon. who has charge Of the
| building. and he was so persistent for $50 sill
YER dollars that 1t looked for time as though
| the Convention OF slverites would have to
meet In the street.
The hall rent wasn't paid. and Mr.. Harmon
| declared that the doors would not DO opened
until he had the money In his flst Then
there was hurryinR TO and fro in
| search OF Treasurer harrington OF the BIZ
metallic League. Ex-senator Hill. Chairman
Thurman. and Mr. Thomas told Manager
Harmon that they would be responsible for
the rent. and on giving their check the hall
was opened and the impatient delegates were
allowed to go in. Treasurer harrington APP
peared not long after. and the money he had
collected was applied to the rent.
Even after the delegates got into the hall
there was long delay before calling the Con.
yention to order A good many Of the State
delegations were late In arriving, and. after
they did arrive. they had to put up the dele
cation signs. and 1t all took time. Moreover.
the little trouble they had over tho hall
knocked their plans out and interfered with
the programme 1t was over an hour after tho
hour set before the Chairman finally called
the Convention to order.
Dougherty OF Texas Immediately wanted Q
committee appointed. to consist Of one mem.
aI, Gtokn 60 tv,,r,
gress the peril that is now threatening the
ruin OF the best interests Of our country"
Objection was raised to this on the ground
that the matter was already before the Com.
inittee on Resolutions. which was to prepare
Just such document, and the matter was
finally referred to the Committee on Resou.
lions.
The Secretary then read telegram from
District Assembly No. Of the Knights Of
Labor demanding the free coinage Of silver 40
the ratio OF 10 to 1. This was greeted with
vociferous applause.
Chairman Thurman introduced e1-United
States Senator N. p. Hill OF Colorado as the
nrst speaker. He said 1t was impossible not
to see TINT the fall in prices t" any ruinOTs OK
silver, had remained STATIONARY. The mono-
sad T'f pi 81 Il SILVER had
proved itself to be stable metal.
be to ss so the the
schemes Of the geld rcIs
sauehs anu and se
aPDlauded rsPeated!y: He began 70 criti-
.U 10 sed Rat saysd @ WAS WAS
. ss 'f III Of ts Ely
DANGEROUS condition be remediedI By low
dr pe hs a Of NC n thu 1o Ct.
pSsst5s sFae E area ia
s snd then soHsso S 3 Alien q NSSrasfa was
After he had finished; there were eries for
man Thurman tried to restore order and pre-:
sent c. s. Thomas of Denver; but the crowd
b h ns With the bo Ss
gested that Coy. Waite be called. Chairman
Thurman lost his temper and stamping his
toGt saia something 10 warner that sent MIN
When the delegates became exhausted and
sSid GOV aite will this atern9on
as he desires to do. and no change will be
IN sss 81 s %ss the
That settled The trouble ard the crowd Sub
%sEs a sesScity q money: Sonndenss. had
tiSp had been called to the isst thst fez every
At the afternoon session GOV. Waite OF Colo
Was PPeeesed
let slip the dogs OF war. and cried havoc in his
frame In In the the Convention. ' 'o'D"''
Who is Grover Cleyeland. and who is Benz
In Wall street and Chicago. that they dare as
sumo sumo, to drive into poverty and exile half
nse e1ynr neaee Most eH tyranny is
Teapons 5, are arguments an and ballots: a free
tain its us,urpation Of our riGhts By strong
Infinitely better. rather than our, liberties
pressing mankind all over the world. that we
to w tSs ssss Of
s1pressiogp til, to the usual silver aTEamsntsi and
it's clear duty. whatever Europeans may do,
nana4 the 0S Of
that In such coinage TIE bullion value Of sil-
TALLY equal to the bullion value Of gold In q
dollar provided always that hat, value shall be
tary circulation Of the world. and that it is the
general mass OF the two metals com bined
things"
A committee on ways and MEANS consisting
OF one representative from each State. was
appointed to raise funds for carrying on an
active silver campaign. The Convention ad-
journed sine die.
Tonight a mass meeting was hold at tho
Lake Front iark. when short speeches wera
made ny senator heagan OF Texas. SENATOR
Stewart OF Colorado and i. E Dean OF New
York.
The Civil War In Argentina.
BuENos AYREs. Aug. "A motion was made
in the House OF Representatives to- day calling
unon the Federal GoYarn m ant to intaryana for