The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-10
~BI-NfETALLIc CONVENTION.

BI-METALLIC CONVENTION.
Governor Tillman is Made Temper
airy Chairman-The Attendance Is
Small.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-There were about
l75 delegates present at the first days
session of the Pan-American BIZ
metallic Convention. Ex-Congressman
Frank and Governor Stone welcomed
the delegates to the city and State.
8. S. King, of Kansas, responded.
Governor Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, wa chosen temporary chairman,
and in his address, charged that the
reduction in the attendance at the con
ventioh was due to the power OF the
press to smother the efforts OF the
masses. The time was coming, how
ever, when the West and South would
join hands sn1 win their rights, IL not
by agitation by their ballots. He de-
precated sectionalism, but said "God
forbid that the moral section should
become the slave of another"
At the afternoon session, the creden-
tial committee reported an authorized
convention list OF 1855, representing
tana, Kansas, South Carolina, New
Mexico, Arkansas and Missouri. H. c..
Walters, Of Washington, a delegate
from q State whose Governor refused
to appoint delegates, vas given power
to cast u State vote, as was also j. X.
Weatherford, of Oregon, for his State.
The following officers were chosen !:
President, Governor Lewellyn, of Kan
sas vice president, M. E. Benton, of
Missouri; secretary, Olney Newell, of
Colorado.
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characteristic speech. A committee
after a speech by President Fiske, of
the Pan-American. Bi-metallism AS
ISOLATION, and General Weaver, q re-
cess was taken until tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. At was nearly 10
o'clock this morning before enough
delegates to the Pan-American BIZ
metallic Convention had assembled in
Armory Hall to warrant Governor
Lewellyn In resuming business. The
programme for the days proceedings
was announced as "discussion," and
almost all the bi-metallists came pre-
pared to make u speech. Indeed, to
discuss the great problem, which the
league desires to clear up, is the
principal work of the convention.
The adoption of resolutions as O re-
suit Of the oratory will be the crown
ing action Of the body. The committee
on resolutions consists of New Mexico,
81. M. Taylor; Colorado, Governor d. n.
Waite; Ohio, Gen. j.. B. Weaver {;
Kansas, John w. B~reidenthal; Mis-
souri,, DR.. King; Montana, j. W.,Pow-
ers Oregon, j. X. Weather; South
Carolina, Governor Tillman Texas,
Q. l.. Kickelman; Washington, HI. c..
"a1fnrc Tho Dnors<<oor~o
work ON their report at the Lindeli
Hotel during the forenoon.
Governor Lewellyn, upon calling the
delegates to order, read u large num-
Der OF letters from prominent bi-metal
lists who were unable to attend. Each
OF the writers expressed his regret at
his inability to attend, and went into
an argument, more or less lengthy,
setting forth the reasons why there
should be two money metals, and why
The South and West should unite for
their common interests. Congressman
Bland wrote a long letter in which he
hoped for entire success of the objects
of the bi-metallic convention.
Governor Fishback of Arkansas sent
q lengthy document in which he pre-
sented the argument for the bi-metallic
league and most of the economic uues-
tions of the day. He urged that the
remedy should be found in the ballot.
and not In secession. In ~cOntendinp
against the evils of the day Shy argu,
ment and influence, rather than by
Populism mad"
A letter from David Overmeyer of
Topeka, who Governor Lewellyn said
was q straight Democrat, said that if
both metals were used the people
would get what was their own, the
hpainaco of honIg ,un,1I 10 o,l
and their influence become least ag-
gressive.
With five billion dollars in the hands
of the British capitalists, it was not
strange that they wanted it in gold.
Their present necessities made it en-
tirely reasonable that they should
favor the gold standard. The con-
gress speaks in no uncertain way in
regard to the rights of the masses and
no member would have occasion to re-
greet it's action.
Other letters were read from J. f.
Dee, A. j. Warner and p. L. Mugent OF
Fort Worth.
Walter N. Allen of Kansas, who re-
presented the agricultural element"
mounted the platform and read q long
address, in which he declared if the
Bland bill had passed it would have
been the ruin of silver; that Mexico
had no interest in silver, and wound |
up by saying that If President Clevel-
and had written the letter to Governor
Northen, which General Weaver quot
ed yesterday, it was the only frank
statement he had ever made to the
people on the silver question.
a motion to send a copy of Aliens
address, to every member Of Congress
was referred to the committee on re-
solution.
In the afternoon, the report Of the
on resolutions representing
hours of hard labor and at times heat
ed debate, precipitated the first storm
in the congress. AT 3 p. m. the con-
vention had nearly adopted q pream-
BILE, just previous to adjournment
the committee on resolutions reported.
After the preamble, which asserted
that the business of the country was
for the lack OF money and
the condition of the country was due to
vicious financial legislation, it was re-
that free and unlimited coinage
silver was o necessity paramount,
the repeal Of the Sherman law was
opposed, and Congress was called on
urge the PRESIDENT to call an in
te~rnational convention to deal with
b~i-metallism. The further issue OF
gold bonds was denounced as the aim
and end soughtin the present calamity
by Wall street. A closer relation and
equitable plan Of carrier rates between
States was advocated.
ST, LOUIS, Mo, Oct, 5.-The last