The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-27
THE FREE SILVER CONGRESS.
Gov. W site, Senator Allen, Bfiiy Bryar
and Other white Advocates Present.

Gov. W site, Senator Allen, Billy Bryan,
and other white Advocates Present.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-with q whole week
before them, delegates to the seventh ses-
sion of the trans-Mississippi congress
gathered slowly. Early came Gov. Stone.
OF Missouri. and not long after him Con-
gresham W. J. Bryan, Of Nebraska, who,
as q silver advocate, will fiji the place of
T. NJ. Patterson. Of Colorado, detained by
the death of his daughter. Among
others quickly recognized were George @.
Cannon and +. ]. Cannon, of Utah; Gov.
Waite and A. C. Fisk, of Colorado:
w. L. Merry. of California; f. H.. Newell,
of the United States geological survey; ex-
Gov. Prince. of New Mexico, and Senator
Allen, of Nebraska It was III 30 before
II. r. Whitemore, president of the last
congress. called the new congress TO order
and introduced Rev. DIR. 8. ]. Nicholas, of
ST. Louis. who prayed that selfish inter-
ests might be sunk in behalf of the general
good and prosperity. Greetings of the
Merchants Exchange. of st. Louis,
upon whose invitation the con-
gress meets here, were given
By President w. q. Boyd. who expressed
the hope that this assembIage would ce-
ment more closely the relations of the great
trans Mississippi region with its largest
city. and that though the gathering be of
Western character, its deliberations
should De broad enough to cover the
whole country. Mayor G. 7. Nalbridge,
in welcoming the guests, took occasion to
assure bis hearers that when the Ameri-
can people got together in council their
conclusions were always right The hos
pitality of the state was extended by Gov.
". ]. Stone, who said that Missouri,
considering ell the interests within its
borders, was typical of all the interests of
the trans-Misslssippi section of the coun-
try. Its people, too. were typical, not
only Of Western manhood. but of the
manhood of all this great nation. In con-
clusion he deplored most strongly the in
PRODUCTION of sectIonalism into any gath
ering. also expressing belief that no such
feeling could find place in the body be-
fore him.
In the absence of Gov. Mcdonnell, of
Idaho who telegraphed his regrets, Hon.
Eugene Semple, of Washington, re-
sponded to the address of welcome He
declared that the congress was not here
for the purpose of demanding anything
radical, but simply that in the govern
ment of the nation the good of the people
shall be the supreme law. President
Whitemore reviewed the purposes for
which the congress exists and declared
against allowing this congress to be In
any way controlled by political interests
and announced that the gathering was
ready for business.
After temporary organization had been
effected. resolutions, to be referred TO the
committee on resolutions, were introduced,
most of them favoring free coinage of sill
yer. Other legislation covered by the res
olutions was; Aid to the Nicaragua
canal. protective duty on lead, a bounty
on farm products, an appropriation tor the
Henuepin canal, non-partIsan tariff COM
mission, q dsep-water harbor at san Pedro
canal, opening Indian reservations and
Improvement of Alaska's commercial ia
ciliues.
At the suggestion of Delegate Block, of
Washin gton, the executive committee was
instructed 10 present. not later than
Wednesday morning, the plan Of perma-
nent organization which it was directed
by the San Francisco congress to prepare.
At the evening session, when irrigation
was discussed, the attendance was small.
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