Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-01
TWOMETALSFAVORED
Convention of the Silver Men at
Chicago.
MAYOR CARTER HARRISON
Response for the Delegates by
Thomas w. Patterson.
GENERAL WARMERS SPEECH

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-The delegates to the
opening session of the national silver con-
vention, a gathering which, according to
ona ~ tbe nriua ,noyars n, the . rya,r 90 10
one Vi 'ne prime movers OF the anair' Is 10
souho the nrst gun ior Hhahciai ihoepeho-
ence from British dictation, were slow In
getting together at the First Methodist
Church this rnorninp
ur,,,,, -, !, -. a.. 49,, u...o, ,
roSsioiy ool oi respect u the sacreu CHAR
acter of the edifice, no banners or notices
were displayed. with but one solitary excep-
ton. a small silken bannerette which
"a - - 81 -, to,aoa,;o-
mo. neu inc pit.Ne y. 'iS humane
and bore the inscription Free Coinage of
Silver, Special Privileges to None"
The Iowa delegation, with Gen. J. B.
Weave narcbing ar its had yas one of
weave. marching a. us head, was one y,
the earnest 10 put IN an appearance anu
the Colorado contingent came close behind
NJ tbe AIahama ronu,ists Alien w Thur
NAV ar dronned in almost unnoticed and
hunted nm their respective delegations
While the convention was getting together
there was an utter lack OF entnuslash, 80
-, NOT a sontaty haIlu a,, pbs, they Wera
recognized and even Mayor Harrison came
in to deliver the address of welcome With
out single token of recognition. There
was but a single woman delegate on the
her of the Denver bar
Called tn Order by Gen. Warner.
a, ,o,E o,oIooL can = Warner nc
president OF the Bi-Metal1c League, called
the convention to order. but Ii was fully
fiftaan minutes before a semblance of quiet
was secured
Al this time every seat in the gallery and
ON the Ground floor had IFS occupant and
the aisles, with the rear of the house, were
nact Cd with neonIe on their feet
Hearty apbIause greeted Mayor Harrison
whom he was introduced to Welcome the
delegates. He said that the men before
him we're certainly earnest Some said they
ware wild that they were silver Iunatics
He was glad to welcome such lunatics
There had been such iunatics since the be-
qinninpr OF history
MAYOR Harrison proceeded to deal at
length with the silver Question, incident
piutocrats' He urged the delegates not to
20 Wild. not to create any new .'isms" not
to go i'm for fat money. Let them have but
one cry. but one platform-that the money
Of the country Should be placed side by side,
gold to silver doing their work as it was
given them to do
mo. w. p.tter.ou.
No., t,a.;s ,o,rdad avid nro-
Mayor tiaiiiSoh eoneioeu ANN. pr
longed applause. and 1t was renewed when
Thomas W. Patterson of Denver was pre-
san1ad 70 resnond in behalf OF the delegates.
NJ p.,,or.on sno,,a in an energetic
s,rain nd vas raneated,v annIa,,ded.
daisd Sa non s sna ce1nciI and conserva
tive advice They could get il from the BIZ
mstsIIists for they were the con serya tfyes
Cd bv niacing on the statute books the leg
isIation Recommended nv the conservative
men of the country.
Every day reDutable citizens of Denver
were arriving from that place on dead
head f-aipht trains and neonle had declar-
ed that they should be we'll watched. If
there was danger of anarchy who would
nroduca the auarchy2 O'ries of ..the mill
ionaires,r II there was danger of lootine
tbe hanks who would he the cause Of In?
YelIs 81 gold hugs and mijiionajres'1
SbouId these men he thrown as manners
unnn the charity of the iandP O'ries OF
w. let the hanksrs of Chicago when
,hay- meet 10 Determine what was IN he
1on. in tbe present Situation LEI them
rcr,snbar that 4, was their financial sys
tan, thai had :, ricken down silver
Tbess Gentry had a boomeranp before
,ban1 60 far az The neonja ~ Colorado
We're Concerned they Rad never taken a
saI6Sb vieu ~ the sitma tion The mani
1ons demand in the west was for free
niuc 49, o. W-ash,ng,or ga uo,niI
80, III Uonroa 1.ya 20 To- corntrv when
In Ion,, Slu III psss,dant Tbev desired 70
% ~ III .e ,ha;r shons ,ba disoharua ns1
81 aI - 80 80 rda,iin 80 IT, I|n;tSa
S.n eS "o" o'e' tic o
StaIss - a.. ., oh,.,so rho,
heLe VERY tne la "a t ad ~
ss si'.Lhs peiiiu elie ainIs 20 49,
they were turliis me people ~. VI t H
hoines, tney were u,asSths uo"m plIe ,e
ana rooblng everybody OF tnelr properly;