The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-13
WHITE METAL ADVOCATES
In Session at Memphis. They Seem
Deeply in Earnest.
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, introduced
to the Convention by Senator Har-
ris. From Start TO Finish the
Assemblage Was One of
Great Enthusiasm,
Bv Southern Agsociat.a pross.


pointed ut to day q session of the South.
ern and Western States Silver Conyen.
ton makcs It's report tomorrow there
may bc lively time. Tho committee
went out at . O'Clock, aud it in thought
VIII he rendy TO read tho platform at
an early hour to morrow. The plnnk
which may make oil tho trouble is the
one which endorses Joseph g. Sibley,
OF Pennsylvania, for President
MIR. Sibley is man of brilliant Mt
tninments, fervid friend of the free
silver idea and cordiul hater of the
administration policy. In his speech
tonight at the Auditorium he did not
spare either Cleveland or Carlisle. IL
Is somewhat doubtful ut present
whether the plank Will ever got through
the committee. If it docs not it il
almost certain 1t will never got through
the convention.
The most conservative members OF
the delegations do not believe il would
be good policy to Introduce n Presi.
oen'ial boom Tor even SO popular
friend of the free silver movement Ms
Mr.. Slpiey into thu platform which was
originally intended to show nothing
but the feeling the convention on the
money question.
Two Thousand delegates braved the
torrid skies to be present, and every
State, with few exceptions. sent its
most prominent aud representative men
with instructions to shout for silver.
vote Tor silver and tolerate 10 discus
sion OF anything else but silver.
Inc delegations varied greatly in
size, tho larger coming from Missls-
sippi and Tennessee and tue smallest
from some OF the far western or go.
called silver Suites. The small repre-
sentation from the silver States was
explained to the convention by Gov.
l.. bradford Prince, OF Now Mexico.
on the ground that all these states had
recently attended the convention at
Salt Lake City.
Nevertheless said Gov. Prince. not
ono of these States was unrepressntrd.
A committee had been appointed ut the
Salt Lake City Convention to repre-
sent ali the States aud this committee
| would arrive to morrow.
Inc convention was called to order
at o'clock. W. N. Brown, of Mem.
phis, as chairman of the Central Bitne.
tailic League Of Shelby county, Tenn.
which sent ont the call for tue conven
tion, raped the assemblags to order.
From start TO finish the convention
was one OF great enthusiasm. Every
pronounced free silver utterance was
the signal Tor prolonged applause, and
when the various persons, well known
III pubic NE appeared III the Toslrum
oach received an ovation.
When Chairman Brown had callad
the convention to order l.. ID. Estes
led in prayer, in which he hoped the
delegates might be led into adopting
"Honest Money" as their ula,iurm
Inis created II bit of n sensation untI
1t wns learned that he meant free silver
Col. Casey Young, OF Memphis. de-
llvered the address of welcome:
After Col. Young had flushed his
speech. which WAS received with fre.
qnent bursts of applause by tue CON
vennon, Senator David Turpie, OF In
ulnha, was announced as the permapeut
Chairman. Senator Harris arose to in.
troduce the permanent chairman.
lie made u short speech, explaining
the object OF the convention and thn
call. 1t was strictly nom partisap and
was called Tor one purpose only-to
consider the rehabilitation of silver.
Senator Harris then introduced Sen
ator lurple as permanent chairman. Ia
the following words: "There ls no
more able or truer bi-metallist in tho
United STATES of America than David
Iurple, of Indiana"
Mr.. iurple then addressed the con.
ventlon IN an admirable speech. which
was frequently applauded.
The nomination Of l.. T.. Wade. of
tennessee, for secretary, followed. and
ut the suggestion OF Senator Harris ali
the newspaper men present wero made
assistant secretaries. Resolutions were
passed that each State should mama q
president and member of the
committee on resolutions,
Amid enthusiastic applause Senator
Harris was then named delegate a.
largo from the United Statca.
). ii. McDarrow, OF Tepnesseo n
we'll known State Populist leader, in
All impassionel speech demanded That
the third pnrty men be given better
representation on the committee on
re,olutions. Only one PopuIist, he
declared, Marion Butler, OF North
Cai olina, was on the committee. The
convention ordered that the Populsts
be placed on the committee,
Alex. Del Mar. OF California. than
addressed the convention.
at the conclusion of Mr.. Del Mar's
speech the convention tooksa recess
until 8 o'clock. Senator Stewart of
Nevada, PRECEDED at the night session.
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