Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-20

r0unced by Chairman Robinson. and
time given to- the silver men and 9th
ers for hearing.
The resolution Of the silver men
was offered, also other silver resolu-
I uOns.
The opponents Of free silver. through
Mr. Hunter. of Missouri. offered the
I financial plank of 1892, also the recent
Ohio plank adopted at GAINESVILLE last
month The compromise resolution at
racring most attention, was presented
/ by Senator-elect j. NJ Thurston, of
Nebraska, as follows:
we approve the declaration of the
last Republican convention that the
I American people from tradition and in
-erest favor bi-merallsm and the Re
publican party demands the use of both
gold and silver as @ standard money
with such restrictions and undeN-such
provisions 10 be determined as will
/ secure the maintenance of the parity
I of values OF the two metals so Jhat the
purchasing and debt paying power of
the dollar whether of silver. gold or
\ paper, shall be at all times equal and
refer the action for q more specific
declaration to- the next Republican ma
d0ual convention. which alone has the
power 20 bind the party. 60 make plat
Forms and declare principles
There was no discussion of the tariff
/ or any other issues in the committee
except that Of the silver plank, and no
differences of opinion existed in the
/ committee of 46 members except on
THE SILVER QUESTION.
+ Nearly all the members Of the commit
. tee were instructed on the silver Ques-
ti0n by the respective State delega-
ui0ns so that it will not be difficult 70
+ adopt a report.
sun it is conceded that these instruc-
l0us make it almost certain that both
majority and minority reports will be
f presented 90 the convention and that
the silver question VIII be fought out
ON the floor tomorrow. The silver men
still have confidence in their strength
among the delegates. although a ma
iOriv " of the committee is against them.
When the Committee on Resolutions
re-assembled aJ p M, the following
subcommittee was appointed to draft
. the resolutions:
HOn John ID Robinson. Pennsylva-
nia chairman general committee lex
Omcio| Horace q. KnOwls. Delaware
secretary general committee )eX-Oft-
ciOl. J A. TaWney, Minnesota: James I.
f darkness. Missouri; Henry B Black
well. Massachusetts,; /. NJ. Hubbard,
Connecticut. G.. r. Allen, Utah; 5. A.
F Robinson. New York, Senator F. T..
Dubois, Idaho; w. vs.. Curry. District
of Columbia: n. NJ Coke. Oregon.
The fun committee heard arguments
con for hours before the sub
committee went into an all night exec
Utiva session TO prepare q report TO be
made To- the full committee tomorrow
morning.
A mass meeting was held tonight in
Music Hall at which prominent orators
made addresses. Ex-Governor n. Rus
sell Brown, of Rhode Island, first re-
. viewed the past TWO years under Dem
ocratic rule and stated that the policy
pursued had been un-American and
+ uu-pauiotic
Hon. A. b. Cummins, of Iowa, pre-
sented an eloquent argument in favor
of party allegiance for protection, and
said that the tarin formed the corner
stone and only safety Of the working
men of America
Senaror-elect John NJ Thurston Of
Nebraska, delivered the most stirring
speech of the meeting.
MRS. j ELLEN FOSTER,
T president of the Women's League of
/ Republican Clubs of the United States,
was next introduced She had travelled
three thousand miles from New Mexico
/ t0 attend this gathering Of Republican
hosts She referred first to the success
ful fight i'm New York against Tam
many Hall. and said the credit of the
victory was entirely due to the women
and the preachers. She congratulated
the people OF Colorado i'm their emanci-
patton of "Waiteism' and stated the
women of Colorado did IT,"
She cited the fact that more women
had voted at the last election than men,
and that nine-tenths OF the ladies had
voted the Republican ticket.
Mrs. Foster created quite a stir in
her closing appeal for free silver. She
recommended the Western Republicans
to- stand by the party as long as the
party favored bimetallism, and as long
as that was the party's record. She
said the Republicans of the West were
more conservative on the silver ques-
ti0D than the Republicans of Pennsyl-
varia and other States on the tariff.
She insisted that anything else than biz
metaiism was dangerous 10 the grand
old party
With am ovation to Mrs Foster, the
meeting closed.
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