Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-06-20
SOLID FOR SILVER.
Synopsis of the Proceedings of tho
Memphis Convention.
The Declaration ot frineipI~s Adopted
and eentrsi temmlttee Cho.<a
win Poser Is Call S..
tioasI Convention



teicga'es we're Present IL .hc hall 4.
2;lS p. N when President Brown Of
the Central Timetable league OF Ten
nessee called the convention to order
and introduced Judge l.. IT, Estes, Of
Memphis, who offered prayer
President ErOwn ther called fnr
nominations for Permanent chairman,
and Senator iSham G. Harris, the ante
belium governor Of Tennessee. re-
ecivcd an enthusiastic reception when
he arose to present the name Of Sena-
tor David Turpio, Of Indiana Mr.
Harris said that he had no idea al
making a speech; that he only wished
! to state in word ths purpo~e and
objects OF the convention IL was
called by the Central Timetable
league OF Shelby county. a strictly
ronpaFtiSad organization. composed oi
democrats and republicans and pouua
lists Its doors were throevh open to
every American citizen who honestly
believed in the prop-ietv, the advis-
ability and the necessity OF the re-
habilitation Of silver Their doctrine
Is bimetaliism. ~nd hv himetslli-n
They mean the free and unlimited coin
age ~ all the gold and all the silver
produced in the country.
They hold. as 10 this convention.
that democrat eau he present and
participate IN It's deliberations without
impairing in the slightest degree his
allegiance or fidelity 20 his party or
ganizstion. and the same i true Of rv-
publicans and poPuiists. whose party
fe1lty can not hc impeaehed because
OF their open advocacy Of free silver
coinage.
We are here. concluded the sena-
tor. as a band Of IRE. men. to consider
, this all-absorbing question which now
eonfronts the American people. We
arr here to consider the coinage ques-
tion, and that question only That i.
the object OF this convention, a. un-
derstand it, aud a. believe IL to BE-
understood by the hundreds of dele
gates who arc here to-day. beg now
to present to you Hon David Turpie
% Indiana, whom ! place Ia nou,ina-
ton a. yuur Presiding Office. than
whom there i No truer or ADLER bi-
netaiiist ia the United states % Amer
ica
The distinguished senator from In
diana was warmly received While he
h~Ars his sixty-eixht year. lightly. his
voice Was rather weak for the large
hall. and he showed that the warm
weathsr made the task - delivering
an elaborate address before the con
vention a difficult one. After senator
Turpie had been elected by aeclama-
tiou he assumed the chair and ad-
s'--~~ed the convention
The convention then eorupletesi H.
/ permanent organization by the cleo
I tiou. hy acclamatiou. Of T. Wade. If
Tennessee. reading clerk % the house
I of representatives, to act a. secretary.
Mr.. Wade was nominated by Gov
Lowry Of Mississippi.
senator Jones. Of Arkansas, moved
the appointment of a committee on
resolutions, 10 be composed of one dele
gate from each state represented. The
motion carried, after it had been
amended. at the suggestion of Judge
John W. Tomlinson, of Birmingham,
Ala. so as to provide that on roll-call
each state should present the name of
a member of its delegation to act as
viee-president of the convention and
l one member to represent il on the COM
| mittec on resolutions The roll-call
resulted in the naming of the follow
ing vice presidents:
State Treasurer Craig Smith of Ala.
| bama: senator j. ii. Kerry. of Araaa-
sas; Alex. Delmar, of CALIFORNIA;; J. Il.
| Bush. of New Mexico; H. +. Weaver,
of Virginia; A. T. blackwell, of Texas;
Wm- B. Bate, of Tennessee; Gov. John
/ C Evans, of South Carolina: Congress
man Jos C. Sibley. of Pennsylvania;
/ r. z Brown. OF Nebraska; GEN A J.
Warner, of Ohio; G.. +. Key, of North
/ Carolina: Senator William NJ. Stewart.
+ of Nevada: William +. Smith, of Mis-
souri,; Paul A. Dcws, of Montana. w
C. Yerger, of Mississippi; NJ J. Gun.
ningham. of Louisiana; J. T. Rey.
nolds. of kentucky; Anson waleott,
of Indiana; w. A. Hidell. of Georgia,
and Alva Adams. of Colorado,
The following committee on resolu.
tions was named:
Senator James X. Jones. of Arkan
sss; J. p. Tankhead. of Alabama: Sen
ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina
Senator William NJ Stewart. Of Neva
da; C. f. Cochran. of Missouri; Chas
A. Hartman. of Montana. Senator J.
;. George. of Mississippi; J. II. Dupree.
| of Louisiana; J. p. Barton. of Ken
lucky; Senator David Turpie. of Indi
ana; +. NJ. Longley. of Georgia: chzs
:. Thomas, of Colorado; ex-Gov. l.
Bradford Prince, of New Mexico; Ale,
Delmar, of California; F. C. Tradway
of Virginia; 5. +. Watson, of Texas; L
W. Carmaci. of Tennessee; T. r Till
\ man, of South Carolina; Jos C. Sibley
of Pennsylvania; William II. Bryan. o
Nebraska, and A. J. Warner. of Ohio
Upon the motion of Mississippi del
egste. Senator Harris was nominated
as -'The Old Wheel Horse of Free Coin
age to be a member of the committe.
on resolutions for the United States a
large, and was elected with great en-
thusiasm-
Judge ]. II. Mcdowell, of Tennessee
arose to ask recognition for the popu
lists on the committee on resolutions
1 AhC ~ 1FRC0Aos 0CaES ebAA1E "
semblance to PETER, of Kansas. ans
the most striking characteristics o
his style of oratory and his gesticula
tions- He carried his point withou
difficulty, and it was agreed that he b.
empowered to present the names o
delegates. who were added to the com
mittee on resolutions, as representa-
tives of the peoples party.
Ex-Gov. l. Bradford Prince of New
Mexico, in explanation of the fact tha
a number of western and northwestern
states had failed to respond to the roll
call. said that but few weeks ago tn,
representatives of every one of thos
states had attended silver eonven
tion at Salt Lake city, at which a com
mittee had been appointed TO represen
them. collectively, at the Memphis con
veption- The absence of delegate
from individual states should not b
construed TO indicate any lack of in
terest in the free-silver movement o
nj sympathy with the Memphis con
yention. The south and the west wer
hand 10 hand 10 this campaign, an,