The herald., 1893-10-04
B|METALLETS IN SESSION.
Opening of the Pan-American
Convention.
A Goodly Number of Delegates Meet
in st. Louis:
Governor LeweilIng of Kansas Presiding
Over the neutrality-suspicious.
by Governor Tillman and
Other Notables. fct
By the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.--The Pam American
bimetsllic league assembled here this
morning. About 100 delegates we're
present. President A. G. Fiske OF Dem
yer called the convention TO order. The
delegates were welcomed on behalf OF
the city by ex-Congressman Nathan
Frank, and on behalf OF the etste by ex-.
Governor Stone.
Hon. S. S. King OF Kansas responded.
Touching the question Of seetionalism
and silver he declared: First, this
country will get along without economic
aid from any foreign nation; second. as
regards silver there is no sectionalism.
other than that conceived by those en-
deavoring to debase 1t, citing the solid
votes of the northeastern Atlantic states.
AS to commerce, he quoted statistics
showing that the internal commerce
from the Mississippi valley was greater
than the combined foreign commerce OF
all the world. He touched upon the
depreciation of the money value OF agri-
cultural products by the use of single
gold standard, and closing, called upon
the Mississippi valley, that great empire
OF the west, to wake up and take lts
place in the economics of the country.
As the speaking progressed, new dele
gates began to come in, and by the time
King had ceased and the call of the con-
vention was formally read, the conven-
tion had considerably increased.
Gov. G. 2. Tillmsn OF South Carolina
was chosen temporary chairman. In
his address the governor took occasion
to charge that the reduction in the an
t:cipated number OF delegates was due
the power of the press to smother the
efforts of the masses to rise to their
proper place; but with all that he dared
say that the time was coming when the
west and the eouth wonld join
hands and win their rights, ii not by
agitation, then by the ballot.
''God forbid that we should array one
section against another" said Tillman,
"but God forbid more that one section
become the slave OF another. We ofthe
south have felt the pressure OF section
alism and have felt it until the west, in
its pitiiul, cowardly adhesion to the
east, has come to feel too the iron enter
its soul. No, we want no sectionalism
but it is proposed that the west and
south shall exercise the right to vote
and govern their own states and send
representatives to congress to better
voice the sentiments Of their constitu-
ents than some now there"
Committees on credentials and per-
manent organization were appointed
and recess taken.
Upon re.assembling the credentials
committee reported l66 delegates, rep
reseEting Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Indi-
ana, Montana, Kansas, South Carolina.
New Mexico, Old Mexico, Arkansas and
Missouri. 1t was decided that each
state delegation should cast 20 vo.ee,
while other delegates would have an in
dividual one. stg.,s +
H. Q. Walters of Washington, dele
gate from the etate whose governor re-
fused to appolat, was given power to
cast the states entire vote of 20. as was
also j. X. Weatherford of Oregon for bis
state. -Aa ehF e
The committee on perm anent organi-
zation reported the following Eames for
officers of the convention !: President,
Governor Lswelling of Kansas; vice
president, NJ E. Benton of Missouri;
secretary, Oney Newell of Colorado;
assistant secretaries, Samuel b. Cook OF
Missouri, aud w. ii. Culp of Arkansae.
lfesident Lswellng briefly thanked
the convention, urging thatthe dslibera-
tions of the Assem- blage be carried on
with care and caution, shat the results
desired might be accomplished without
the alternating of those who would he
friends. Ho presented Mrs. Mary Z.
Lease of Kansas.
Mrs. Lease opened with the declara-
t on that the crieis now on wac mpre
dangerous than that which confronted
the American people in l776. She pro-
ceeded to argue for the union of the west
and south against the bondholders OF the
east. 4
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed, as follows: Iowa, James
Weaver; Old Mexico, NJ Tay lor; Colo
RADIO. D. H. Waite; Ksneae, j, W.
Breidenthal; Missouri. K. M. King;
Montana, ]. W. Powers South Carolina,
Governor Tillman; Oregon, j K. Wealth
erfor1 Texas, Otto f. Heckelman;
Washington, II. G. Walters. <t
President A. G. Fisk of the Pam
American bi-metallic association made
an address in behalf Of bi i-metallism,
the Nicaragua canal and the uees Of the
Mississippi and other rivers leading to
the gulf, thereby severing relations with
the east to benefit the west to the
extent at least OF s83 coo, 900 on treights
to Europe on -four. wheat and corn and
how much more in other products.
General J. B. Weaver briefly sd-
dressed the convention in favor OF bi-
metallism and then the convention
adjourned until tc- morrow.