Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-20
GREAT SILVER RALLY.
ENTHUSIASTIC FREE COiNAce
MEN At MEMPHIS.
Fifteen Hundred Delegates from An
oectious Of the West and South 4.
Attendaucc-sen Turpie, Of In.
diana, in the Chair.
Nee. was q Success.

Friends Of silver representing twenty
States of the South and West held two
days convention in Memphis. Fifteen
hundred delegates, comprising Democrat,
Republicans and Populists, but with hon.
est money" thereby meaning gold and oil.
yer, as the slogan Of all, filled the lower
door and large portion Of the balconies
at the Auditorium when the gathering
was called to sorder. Il On thes-stage, BE-
sides the officers of the Central Bimela.lic
League of Memphis. under whose as
pices the gathering was held. were many
of the leading advocates of the free coin.
aye of silver in the United States. They
included Senators Bate and Harris Of
Tennessee, Jones and Berry OF Arkan-
cas-, George and Walthall Of Mississippi,
Marion Butler Of North Carolina, Til.
man of South Carolina, ex-t;ov. Prince Of
New Mexico. Senxtor Turp:c of Indiana,
Gov. John G. Evans Of South Carolina,
ex-Gov. Eagle Of Arkansas, cxeCongress-
man William j. Bryan of Nebraska, Gen. (.
A. j. Warner Of Ohio, c. S. Thomas and
!Alva Adams Of Colorado, Alexander Del.
mar of California nd Congressman and
bankers from Tennessee and adjoining
States by the dozen.
A permanent organization was effected
the first day, with Senator Turpie Of In.
diana IA chairman, and addresses were
delivered by that gentleman end Alexan.
der Delmar Of California in the afternoon,
and by Congressman Sihlcy Of Fcnnsyl.
vania, C. S. Thomas of Denver and Aaron
.Wilcott ofsindiara in the evening.
At 2:1j o'clock President w. n. Brown
Of the Centrnf Is;m-sa,fic league of Mem.
sphis~ cai.ca the convention 6~order and
introduced Judge L. H. Estes Of Mem.
phis, who offered prayer President Brown
then called for nominations for perlna-
nent chairman and Senator 1sham G.
Harris, the ante bcllum governor of Ten.
ncssec, was given an enthusiastic recep.
ton whcl. h. arose to present the name "
Senator David Turpie Of Indiana.
Mr.. Harris said he had no idea of max.
ins a speech; chat he only wished TO state
in word the purpose and objects Of the
convention. 1t was called by the Central
Bimctallic League Of Shelby County.
strictly non-partisaD organization com.
posed of Democrats, Republicans and
Populists. Its doors were thrown open
to every American citizen who honestly
believed in the propriety. the advisahility
and the necessity OF the rehabilitation Of
silver. Their doctrine Is bimetallism. and
by bimetallism they mean the free and un-
limited coinage of all the gold and all the
silver produced in this country. I'VE are
here" continued the Senator, ms u band
Of freemcn to consider this all-a5sorbny
question which now confronts the AMER.
can people. We arc here to consider the
coinage question, and that question only"
The Senator from Indiana was warmly
received. After he had been elected by
reclamation he assumed the CHAR and
addressed the convention.
At the evening session Senator William
NJ. Stewart Of Nevada presided, and in
troduccd Congressman Joseph c. Sibley
of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Siblcy was greeted
with thunders Of applause. AMI in two
hours speech aroused his audience to {
high pitch of enthusiasm He made an
earnest appeal for independent political
action in 1896. His auditors were evil
IDENTIFY with him. for every attack upon
Secretary Carlisle. the President or Sen
ator Sherman was greeted with q noisy
demonstration.
The second days session was devoted
to speeches by some Of the most dstin.
guished of the visitors and the considc.a-
ton of the report Of the committee on
resolutions.