The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-22
Speeches Declaring the Battle or Between
the East and West.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, May b
Salt Lake business streets today are a
mass of bunting and National colors.
The streets are crowded with strangers
from all parts of the West, who are in
attendance on the silver convention
called by Governor Richards, of Mon
tana, to discuss the means to promote
the interests of the silver cause.
At II o'clock q carriage parade was
formed which proceeded to the great
Mormon tabernacle which had been
lent by the authorities and elaborateiy
decorated for the occasion. Governor
RickarGs, of Montana. called the con-
rcntion to order shortly after noon.
Governor West. of Utah, and Mayor
Baskin delivered addresses of well
come, after which temporary organ
iZation was effected and recess taken
until late this afternoon. Among the
distinguished people present We're
Governor Richards. Governor McCon-
nell, of Idaho: Ex-Governor Adams,
tf Colorado: Congressman Shafroth.
of Idaho: Ex-Governor Thompson, OF
Oregon: Hon. Thos. G. Merrill. Pat
rick Henry Winston, Senator Carter,
# # Montana; George Stephen D: Wolf,
Albert klienchmidt, Wharton Barker,
of Philadelphia :Ex-Congressman Bar
tine. and many mayors of Western
towns with leading State officers and
bankers from the main cities of the
West.
Letters of regret, in which the sign
RS all take advanced ground IN favor
Of the silver movement, have been re-
ceived from Harvey, the editor Of
Coin, Ex-Congressman Bryan, Viii
lam P. st. John, of New York, and
Judge Mcconnell, of Chicago.
In speech before the Republican
Territorial League last night, Con-
sressman Shafroth said the battle was
between the East and West, regard
less Of political parties.
Fully two thousand people were
present when Governor Richards, OF
Montana, again called the convention
to order. Governor Richards made an
;.npassioned address Of half an hours
| length, detailing the motive Of the
convention, which he said was with
out party prejudice and irresistible
because it was not partisan. The com
mon people of the whole country, ne
said, are discontented with our tinan-
cial conditions and are turning en-
masse to the free coinage of silver as
the great remedy.
THE NATIONAL SILVER LEAGUE.
ST. LOUIS. May 15.-It is likely that
call for National Silver League
convention will be issued to meet IN
this CITY. March 1896. The matter is
being agitated by the local silver men,
and they claim they are backed up by
the silver men of the West, and par
ticularly by the white metal people OF
California, who claim to be disap-
pointed at the methods adopted by
Gen. 4. J. Warner, of Ohio, on ms
recent visit to California. The Cali
fornia State Silver League finds fault
With Gen. Warner for limiting hls
efforts to an attempt to secure unllmlt,
ed coinage Of silver at a ratio OF 10
to /. The league contains a large
number of Populists and they do not
think any financial platform would
be complete unless it included pro,
vision for an issue of greenbacks and
an explicit declaration against the ma
tional banking system and the issu-
ance Of any more government bonds.
J. B. Follett, of st. Louis, is in COM
munication with prominent silver
men throughout the country, and If
he receives assurances that such con-
vention is opportune, he will issue a
call for it to be held here on March
LIZ 1906