The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-10-06
BIMETALLISM.
The Pan-American Convention As.
Sembles at St. Louis.
THE ATTENDANCE DISCOURACING.
Characteristic Speeches of Delegates-The
Method of Voting Settled-Mrs.
Lease Speaks on the Present
Crisis,

ST. LOUIS, Oct 4.-The Pan-Ameri-
can bimetallic convention met at Arm
ory hall ut IL o'clock with disap-
pointingly small attendance.
Gov. w. J. Stone, of Missouri spoke
for the state and accorded a most
hearty welcome to the convention.
). ). King, of Kansas responded, ex-
pressing thanks for the welcome. OF
the question of sectionalism and silver
he declared that this country was able
to get along without the economic aid
of any foreign nation; that as regards
silver there was no sectionalism
other than that conceived by
those endeavoring to debase it;
as to commerce that the internal
commerce of the Mississippi valley was
greater than the combined foreign
commerce of all the world. He touched
upon depreciation of money value of
agricultural products by the use of the
single gold standard, and in closing
called upon the Mississippi valley to
wake up.
Gov. G. p. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, was chosen temporary chairman.
In his address he charged that the re-
duction in the anticipated numbers of
''SASS dOCo " do ouC " tliC DoWcT VI tIlc
press to smother the efforts of the
masses to rise to their proper place, but
the time was coming when the west
and south would join hands and win
their rights, if not by agitation
then by their ballots. He of the
south had felt the pressure of sectional
ism and he was glad that the west, too,
had felt the iron enter it's soul. 1t was
proposed to exercise the right to vote
to govern their own states and to send
representatives to congress to better
voice the sentiments of their constitu-
ents than some now there. -
Olney Newell, of Denver, was unani-
mously chosen secretary. Committees
on credentials were ordered appointed
and recess taken.
The convention was slow in getting
together again and it was 2:52 p. IN. be-
fore Gov. Tillman raped for order.
The credentials committee reported an
authorized convention list of 1866, rep
senting the states of Colorado, Iowa..
Texas, Indiana, Montana, Kansas,
South Carolina, New Mexico, Old Mex
leo, Arkansas and Missouri. The read
ing of the report precipitated what
promised to be an almost inter-
minable debate upon the 'svot-
ing powers of the various dele
cations and delegates. Suggestion
after suggestion was made by Gov. ID.
H. Waite, of Colorado ex-Congressman
j. b. Weaver, of Iowa: Hon. A. c. Fiske,
of Denver, Col: Gov. G.. =. IL. Tillnan,
of South Carolina; Gov. w. j. Stone, of
Missouri, and Others, and at length it
was decided that each state delegation
at large should cast twenty votes, while
all other delegates from other sources
should cast their individual votes.
II. C. Walters, of Washington, del
egate from a state whose governor re-
cast the states entire vote of twenty,
as was also j. X. Weatherford, of Ore
gon, for his state. The settlement of
this matter admitted of the submission
of the report of the committee on per-
fnanent organization, the following
names being announced as the selec-
iion of the committee for officers of
the convention:
President Gov. l.. d. Lewelling, of
Kansas: vice president, NJ. f. Benton,
of Missouri; secretary, Olney Newell,
af Colorado; assistant secretaries, Sam
uel i. Cook, of Missouri, and w. II.
Culp, of Arkansas.
Mrs. Lease, who then spoke opened
with the declaration that a crisis was
now on, more dangerous than that
which confronted the American people
in 1176 With that introduction she
Proceeded to argue for the union of the
west and south against the bondhold-
erS of the east.