The herald., 1895-06-12
IN THE POLITICAL ARENA
Silver Will Be the Theme in
the Memphis Convention
PROHIBITIONISTS IN OHIO
Iowa PopuIists Name Ticket Headed
by Crane
The Platform Declares as Usual for Silver.
Senator Brice Wants Another
Term Of Office

Associated Press Special Wire.
MEMPHIS, June 1.-THE silver mon
will have fine weather for the convention
tomorrow at the auditorium, where the
''sound money" convention was held last
month. The indications point to very
large attendance, including a nun Der of
men prominent in national politics.
Delegates are arriving on every train and
will continue to come, up to noon tomor
row. There is a noticeably large proper
tion OF men from the country and smaller
towns. 1t is thought there will be fully
1000 delegates. Delegations are expected
from twenty-five states. but scarcely any
from the states east OF the Mississippi and
north of the OHIO. There are here United
States Senators Jones and Berry of Ark
ansas, Bate and Harris, Tennessee; George
and Walthall, Mississippi; and Tu, pie,
Indiana. Senators Setwart of Nevada,
Shoup of Idaho and Butler of North Car
Olna, are expected tonight. The conven-
tion will be called to order at IL O'Clock
tomorrow by W. II. Brown, president of
the Bimetallc league of Memphis. Judge
1. II. Estees of the circuit court, will
offer prayer and an address of welcome
will be delivered by Congressman
Casey Young of Memphis. 1t has not yet
been determined whether there will be a
temporary organization. In case it is
decided to start off with permanent or
ganiation, Senator Harris will nominate
for permanent chairman either Senator
Turpie or Senator Jones of Arkanas,
probably the former. If Turpie is made
chairman of the convention Jones will
be chirman OF the com mittee on resolu-
tions and vice versa. Committees on cre-
dentias and resolutions will be appointed
and the convention will adjourn until
the afternoon. The resolutions will prob
ably be presented at the second days
convention. Among the speakers will be
ex-Congressman Sibley OF Pennsylvania.
Alex Delmar of California, Ex-Governor
Price of New Mexico. Senators Jones,
Turpie. Stewart and Shoup and probably
Congressman Bryant Of Nebraska. Sena-
tor Harris will not speak but will devote
his attention to the business of the con-
yention.
Delegates to the silver conference are
RAPIDLY coming in. Senators Turpie of
Indiana and Harris OF Tennessee, who
were the first upon the scene, have been
followed in close order by Senators Bate
of Tennessee. Jones and Berry of Arkan-
sss, George and Walthali of Mississippi.
Governor Evans and Senator Tillman of
South Carolina, while Senators Marion
Butler of North Carolina and Pascoe of
Florida are on their way together with
other silver leaders, including eX-Sen-
ator Reagan OF Texas, which delegation
with crowds of Arkansas people gathered
ell route, fills six coaches and numbers
upward of 300.
Ex-Congressman Bryan of Nebraska
will accompany the Louisiana delegation
of 200 ON a special train from New Or
leans.
Ex-Congressman SIbley of Pennsylvania
is expected to arrive tomorrow morning,
as are also Governor Prince of New Mex
leo. Senator Stewart of Nevada and Alex
ander Delmar, the author Of several we'll
known coinage works.
The town is rapidly filling up tonight
with 1000 or 25,000 d legates, who. it is
stated, will face the president of the local
bimetallic league when he calls the con-
venton to order at II o'clock tomorrow
morning. They come by the scores from
the neighboring towns in Arkansas.
Mississippi. Ala bama, Tennessee and
Florida. They represent about twenty
states lying principally west of the
Mississippi and south OF the Ohio river
The general sentiment favors Senator
Turpie of Indiana for presiding officer
of the convention, with Senator Jones of
Aarknsas as chairman of committee on
resolutions.