The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-13
BRAVE SILVER LEADERS LINE UP FOR


dred delegates, comprising Democrats,
Republicans and Populists, but with "hon-
est money" as the slogan of all, filled the
lower floor and large portion of the bal
comics at the Auditorium, where the gath
ering was called to order this morning.
On the stage, besides the officers of the
Central Bimetallic League of Memphis,
under whose auspices the convention was
held. were, with a very few exceptions, all
the leading advocates of the free coinage OF
silver in the United States. They included
Senators Bate and Harris of Tennessee,
Jones and Berry of Arkansas, George and
Walthall of Mississippi, Marion Butler OF
North Carolina, Tillman of South Caro-
lima, Turpie of Indiana, Governor John II.
Evans of South Carolina, Ex-Governor
Prince of New Mexico, Ex-Governor Eagle
of Arkansas, Congressman Bryan OF
Nebraska, General A. J. Warner OF Ohio,
G. S. Thomas and Alva Adams of Colo
RADIO, Alexander Delmar of California, and
Congressman and bankers from Tennessee
and adjoining States by the dozen.
The number of people in the Auditorium
to-day did not exceed that which greeted
Secretary Carlisle upon his appearance
here on May %, but the demonstration
was equally imposing and enthusiastic as
the one witnessed on that occasion.
Permanent organization was effected to-
day with Senator Turpie of Indiana as
chairman, and addresses were delivered
by that gentleman and Alexander Delmar
of California in the afternoon, and by Con-
gresham Sibley of Pennsylvania and G. S.
Thomas of Denver and Arson Wolcott of
Indiana in the evening.
Tomorrow will be devoted to speeches
by some of the distinguished visitors and
the consideration of'the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, of which Senator
Jones of Arkansas is chairman.
Politically the most significant Incl
dent of the days proceedings was the
clear and emphatic statement of Senator
Harris of Tennessee, who it has been
clearly demonstrated is the controlling
spirit in the convention, as to the object of
the gathering, and the single subject to
which it is expected to conine its deliber-
atoms. The strength of the men who are
for silver first, last and all the time, and
whose purpose to advance the candidacy
of Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
for the Presidency has been frequently
manifested and is formidable, and the re-
suit of the encounter between these two
opposing forces-the conservative and the
radical silver men-as it will be shown in
the declarations of the convention, is
watched with great interest.
Fully 1000 delegates were present in the
Auditorium when, at 2:15 o'clock, w. N.
Brown of the Central Bimetallic League of
Memphis called the convention to order
and introduced Judge l.. II. Estes of Mem
phis, who offered up prayer.
President Brown then introduced Hon.
Casey Young, ex-Congressman from this
district, who welcomed the delegates to
this city.
Colonel Casey Young extended the usual
greetings to the convention and saluted
the delegates as the advance guards of a
mighty army to overthrow power more
ruthless and rapacious and more hurtful
to human happiness and prosperity than
any despot that ever shackled liberty and
oppressed mankind. Concluding, he said:
Forces portending the grandest revolution
that ever hurled despot from power are
gathering for the onset that will sweep every
enemy to the dark sea of defeat. The invinci-
BILE legions which head it will never halt or
waver until their standards are planted upon
the shores of every sea and their banners float
in triumph over the people of England. They
will never lower the flags nor sheathe their
swords until the mighty conflict is ended and
the glorious victory won not til the temples
of Mammon are turned into sepulchers for the
burial of greed and avarice and let us be hope
full for the sake of suffering humanity that the
angel of resurrection will never unseal these
tombs
In the beginning of the struggle which gave
a separate nationality to the American colo
mics, our ancestors gave to the world declara-
ton of independence that rang like bugle
call through every land and awoke the slum-
bering spirit of liberty among every people
The descendants of these heroes and patriots
are about to send forth another declaration of
independence to all the nations of the world
in fixing their own financial system and legis-
lating for the good and happiness of their own
people. Again, champions of worthy cause
leaders OF righteous revolution, welcome
you to the queen city of our inland sea and in
the name of your country's brethren bid you
godspeed in your work.
Colonel Young has been leader of the
local silver forces for years, having made
the contest for Colonel Patterson's seat in
Congress on that issue in the last election
His remarks were received with applause.
President Brown then called for nomi-
nations for permanent chairman, and Sena-
tor Isham G. Harris, the ante-bellum
Governor of Tennessee, was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he arose to pre-
sent the name of Senator David Turpie of
Indiana.
Mr.. Harris said be had no idea of max
ing a speech; that he only wished to state
in word the purpose and object of the
convention. 1t was called by the Central
Bimetallic League of Shelby County, a
strictly non-partisan organization, COM
posed of Democrats, Republicans and
Populists. Its doors were thrown open to
every American citizen who honestly be-
heved in the propriety, the advisabil1ty
and the necessity of the rehabilitation of
silver. Their doctrine is bimetallism, and
by bimetallism they mean the free and I'M
limited coinage of all the gold and all the
silver produced in this country.
1--WE are here" concluded the Senator,
Gas band of freemen to consider this all
absorbing question which now confronts
the American people. We are here to con-
slider the coinage question, and that ques-
ton only. That is the object of this conven-
ton, as understand it. and AS / believe it