The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
WHITE METALLISTS AT WORK.
THE BIG sILVER RALLY AT MEM
PHIs VOW UNDER WAY,

4 Lively SquabbIe in Prospect Over
Tndorsing Congressman SibIey of
PcnnsyIvania for President I'm
less the Committee on Resolutions
strikes the Matter Out-dissisSippi
sends the Largest Delegation to
the COnventiOn-SenatOr Turpie
Delivers an Address on Accepting
The Permanent ChairmanshIp.
Memphis, Tenn, June 12.-When the com
ulittee on resolutions appointed at to-
sav's session of the southern and western
states silver convention makes its report
tomorrow there may be a lively time. The
committee went out this afternoon at
o'clock and it is thought will be ready to
read the platform at an early hour to-
morrow The plank which may make all
the trouble is one which indorses Joseph
C. sibley Of Pennsylvania for president.
Mr.. sibley is a man of brilliant attain
nents. a fervid friend of the free silver
idea and a cordial hater of the adminis-
tration policy. In his speech tonight at
the auditorium he did not spare either
President Cleveland or Secretary Carlisle.
I D.
er the plank will ever get through the
committee. If 1t does 1t is almost certain
i. will never get through the convention.
The more conservative members of the
delegation do not believe it would be good
policy to introduce presidential boom for
even so popular friend of the free silver
movement as Mr.. Sibley into a platform
which was originally intended to show
nothing but the feeling of the convention
on the money question.
From the standpoint of the white money
enthusiast nothing was left to be desired
by to-day's convention. Two thousand
delegates braved the torrid skies to be
present, and every state, with a few ex-
ceptons, sent it's most prominent and rep
resentative silver men, with instructions
TO shout for silver vote for silver and
tolerate no discussion of anything else
but silver. The delegations varied greatly
in size, the largest coming from Missis-
sppi and the smallest from some of the
far western, or so-called silver states.
The small representation from the silver
states was explained to the convention by
Gov. l. Bradford Prince OF New Mexico
on the ground that all these states had re-
Gently attended the convention at Salt
Lake City Nevertheless, said Gov. Prince,
not one of these states will be represented.
A committee was appointed at the Salt
Lake City convention to represent all
the states and this committee will arrive
tomorrow.
The convention was called to order at 2
o'clock. w. N. Brown of Memphis
as chairman of the Central
BimetalIic League of Shelby
county, Tenn, which sent out the call for
the convention, raped the assemblage to
order On the platform We're the follow
ing: Thomas Scott Adams secretary of
state of Louisiana; NJ. J. Cunningham, at
torney general of Louisiana; John Fitz-
patrick, mayor of New Orleans; A. J.
Warner, president of the American BIZ
metallic League; Gov. ]. p. Clarke of
Arkansas; w. j. Bryan, editor of the
Omaha World-Herald; Senator James H.
Berry of Arkansas, Senator Stewart of
Nevada, Anson Wolcott of Indiana, Sena-
tor l. G.. Harris of Tennessee; Alexander
Delmar of California; Representative Fl.
j. Money of Mississippi; Senator J. X.
Jones of Arkansas, Senator Marion But
Ter of North Carolina, Senator j. u.
George of Mississippi, Senator David Tur
pie of Indiana, ex-Gov. Eagle of Arkan-
sas. Gov. L. Bradford Prince of New Mex
leo, ex-Gov. Benjamin Tillman of
opulu 0aTOliDd, anu OoNs JOiill 0dIy
Evans of South Carolina.
From start to finish the convention was
one Of great enthusiasm. Every pro-
nounced free silver utterance was the sig
nal for prolonged applause, and when the
various persons well known in public life
appeared on the rostrum, each received an
ovation.
When Chairman Brown had called the
convention to order, L. d. Estes offered
prayer, in which he implored divine guild
ence for the delegates and hoped they
might be led into adopting honest money"
as their platform. This created bit of
sensation until it was learned that he
meant free silver.
Col. Casey Young of Memphis then de-
lvered the following address of welcome:
salute the representatives Of
this convention as the advance guard of
tnat mighty army now marshaling its
forces in every land to do battle foR the
overthrow and destruction of power
more ruthless and rapacious and more
hurtful to human happiness and prosperity
than any despot that ever shackled liberty
and oppressed mankind.
Il greet you, representatives, as the fore
runner of countless legions now gathering
from the field of labor and industry
throughout the world TO demand the resto-
ration of that financial system approved
by the wisdom and experience of all the
Gays ago the objects and aims
Of this convention were de-
nounced from this stage by
distinguished public man as rebellious and
revolutionary, he proclaimed a truth as
sublime as ever fell from the lips of man.
Inc sturdy. honest yoemen of the land,
the busy toiler in the fields and shops, the
patient artisans who are building up the
nations wealth and greatness are in open
rebellion against a despotism, cruel and
Temorseless as any that ever brought sor-
row and suffering to any member of the
human family The forces of the grandest
revolution that ever hurled a despot from
power are gathering for an onset that will
sweep every enemy into the dark sea OF
defeat
The invisible legions which lead it will
never halt or waver until their standards
are planted on the shores of every sea and
their banners float in triumph over old
England herself. They will never lower
their flags nor sheath their swords until
Inc mighty conflict is ended and a glorious
victory won, not until all the temples of
Inammon are turned into sepulehers for