Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-27
The DENVER CONVENTION.
Forty States and Territories Repre-
scented al Roll Call.
Resolution, introduced, Speeches and
Letters Of Rsgret-The place Of
the Next Meeting.

DENvER, June 2B.-Thc roll call fol.
lowing Immediately after the pfesl-
dents address, showed forty states and
territories represented, the largest
number In the history Of the organlza-
ton. Some Of the delegations were
very large. Iowa reported %, Kansas
81, Minnesota 80, Mississippi so, Wy
omlng 90 delegates and 80 visitors.
Whom Oregon was called, the chair
man answered, "hete, with 10000
malorl;y.n Vermont answered, "hete,
with 10000 majority"
When ths Garnet resolution came up
objection was made on tue ground that
the President OF tue United 5tatcs had
already expressed tue sympathy OF
himself und the A mofican people. A
delegate shouted that Grover Cleveland
did not represent oil the people OF the
United States. This tutoTt aroused tho
ire Vt Senator Saunders Oi Montana,
party assembled ia any form, lacks
patriotism 40 that the president Of its
county does not speik the sentiments
10 foreign nations, then We have got 10
build the Ores Of patriotism anew, 1
DON'T caro- what your personal opinion
Of Grover Cleveland II, he represents,
as president, every citizen Of the
United 5latus."
chow about Quesn Lil2" irreyer-
emily interrupted n delegate, but the
Montana man ignored tue question.
In the afternoon tho doors were
thrown open 10 the public after the
delegates had been seated. A great
crowd poured In nlllng all the. seats.
the aisles and the foyer.
The venerable Henry Is. Blackwell
OF Massachusetts, offered the following
resolution, which, under the rules,
went 20 the committee on resolutions
"We again recommend 10 the favor
able consideration Of the Republican
olubs Of the United States, as n matter
OF education, the question Of granting
TO the women Of the state aud nation
the right 10 vote at all elections on the
same terms and conditions a. the male
citizens. We congratulate tbs women
OF Colorado aud Wyoming ON their
possession Of the elective franchise,
and We cordially invite their co-Opera-
ton In restoring the country from
Democratic and'P0pulist misrule."
Mr.. Blackwell was called TO tho
platform and made short address.
Delegate Harrington OF Arizona In
lroduced the following resoluIioni
"Ilcsolved, That n new protection
Of the industries Of all classes In the
United States demands that the ooun-
try shall Immediately provide for tue
FREQ coinage OF gold aud silver, aud fix
the bimetalllo standard OF value for
gold and silver ooins Of the United
States ut which they shall both be an
unlimited legal tender"
Ex-Governor Prince Of New Mex
loo, submitted tho following Tosolu-
tiOne.
"Resolyed, That every consideration
Of Justice and equity and the funda-
mental American principle Of self
government demand the immediate
admission OF New Mexico ~ state
hood.
"Ilesolved, That the National Re.
publican League Ia In favor OF pan-
American conference OF all nations OF
the Western hemisphere, 10 agree
upon bimetallic monetary system
which will bring renewed proc
perity 10 the world and ar.
fest the present constant increase
In tho value OF money under
the cunningly devlsed single standard
which is crushing the life out Of all
people except the bOndholdors Of Eng
land, who, with their ten thousand
million dollars OF foreign securities,
know no financial principle but the in
tense self.cnnhdence OF the Shylocks.' D
Resolutions Tor the protection Of the
merchant marine, on education al
national expense, and on the Tt-eHtab'
lishment OF tho Mckinley protective
idea were offered anu referred.
General j. Is. ClarksOn cent tele.
| gram saying that imperative business
matters alone prevented his attend
ancu. He said: sin this serious year
between Republican defeat In 1899 aud
| Republican victory In 1895, not Only
! 1000, 900 Republicans, but men OF oil
parties look 10 your deliberations"
Thomas u. Reed wrote; 81 npproci.
ate tho honor Of your Invitation 10 m,
10 DO present and address the Nati0na
Republican League convention n
Denver, and regret that II will not b.
possiblo to get away from my dutio
here 10 do 10. / appreciate the impor
lance Of the convention NJ the time
aud believe It's deliberations will b.
wise aud results good"
Judge Thurat0n read the letter from
Senator Don Cameron, whose nam,
was greeted with applause.
l.. T.. GoOdsvll OF Texas presented
the report Of tho committee OF nine az
pointed at Louisville last year to COZ
alder the question OF negro representa-
ton In Southern State League conven
lions. The committee recommends
that those states which desire TO do n
be allowed to adopt the following oasi
Of representations
one white and one colored deleget
for each county, anu one additions
delegate for each 200 votes ami iraC
ton Of ono.hali over TOT Harrison, az
porlloned on the basis Of the census {