The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-12
SILVER IN TENNESSEE.
CONVENTION BEGINS TO-DAY, BUT
WIEN WILL THE END Bh9
Many to Score the Gold Bugs->enator
Joaes WIN Probably be fermsnent
Chairm,n-other Speakers

,s.aIl about settled just now. There Is
q long list Of speakers, and there is to
be some kind Of an organization pot II
Is not settled what kind IL Will be. III an
the men who are slated TO score , ~,
gold bugs" speak. the convention WI,
occ,nv nearer three days than two' an"
even then some of the aspiraBts for p'a'.
form honors would have 20 conieh'
themselves with carrying their manu-
scripts in their pockets.
AT this time IL looks as y the orsahl1a-
ton would not pass through the Temporal
ry stage at all.
senator Harris will probably announce
the permanent organization in hlue
speech. and the convention VIII endorse
i.
The chances arc that Senator Jones, OF
Arkansas, will be the permanent chaf-
man. lie has rOjund voice, IS good
general. and n fine speaker. lf he de-
clines the honor. which is not likely, sen
at0r Turple. of Indiana. VIII rule the con-
yentIon.
". y. Brown. chairman Of the Bime'
tallic League. will call tho convention
10 order.
Judge T.. l.. Estes. Of Memphis will
offer up n prayer. and Congressman
Casey Young Of Memphis, will make
brief speech Of welcome 20 the assembled
DELEGATES. Then II is that Senator harris
IS expected 20 announce the permanent
officers Of the convention.
After organization the first speaker VIII
probably be Congressman Joseph G. SiD-
ley of Pennsylvania.
Beyond that, no man knows what Is
coming.
Some bf the more prominent men down
for speeches are Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, OF New Mexico. Senator Davis
Iurpic. of Indiana; Congressman II. ID
Money. OF Mississippi; Senators ;. X
Jones. Of Arkansas, ". NJ Stewart, OF
Nevada; j. II. George. Of Mississippi. A
j. McLaurin. of Mississippi; George l..
ShOup. Of Idaho. and Alexander Delmar
OF California; A. j. Warner, OF New
York. president Of the American Bmetal-
DE League Alva Adams, of Pueblo. Colo.
political economist and author: Senator
Vest. of Missouri and ". j. Bryan, OF
Nebraska, may also speak.
II is thought that not fewer than 900
delegates viii De present. They Will rep
resent the following States and Territories
Virginia. North and South Carolina Geor-
gia. Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas,
Louisiana, Texas. Missouri Florida Ten
nessee, Indiana. Montana, Illinois, Colo
RADIO. California. Idaho. Nevada. West
Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, and Nebras.
ka
i-'NhNuiS y fnL ana cochran. or MISSOURI.
viii head delegation Of hfty-twO ap-
pointed by Governor Stone. who is
strong free-silver man. Marion Butler
the POpulist free-silver man from North
Carolina. will be here Harvey. author
OF COINS Financial. School" declined an
invitation 10 come on the plea that he
was busy preparing a debate 90 Dee had
with Roswell Horr. OF Michigau but
promised 10 come to Memphis later on
and address the Bmetallic League.
Ex-Representatiye Bland, of Missouri.
this morning sent his decllnation By tele-
graph.
This afternoon the time for opening
the silver Convention, was changed from
10 \. VI. till =. NJ. Thursdays pro-
gramme has not been arranged definitely.
The presentation Of resolutions will be
the main feature Of the second day.
ORDER OF ExFRcisKs.
The order OF exercises for tomorrow
will be as follows
Welcome address by Colonel Casey
Young. Of Memphis.
Selection OF a permanent chairman and
secretary.
Selection Of vice-presiderts by the dele
cations
Appointment Of committee on resolu-
tions.
The delegates are gathering tonight I'm
great numbers. They are coming on
trains, wagons and mule-back The lat
ter are from the Tennessee mountain
counties. In that part OF the country
they believe IN nothing but free silver.
Every southern state. a few western
ones, and Pennsylvania and two Terri
tories viii be represented. The silver-pro-
ducing states will send the biggest dele
cations
W. j. Rryan. of Nebraska. will come
with the Louisiana delegates
II. ID. Archibald. secretary Of the Cen
trai Bimetallic League, which is respon-
sible for the convention, sad tonight:
WHAT THE CONVENTION Is.
There seems TO be a lack OF popular
understanding as 20 what this c0nyen-
ton Is ana how it was called. The call
was non-partisan. The object was 10 stir
up such a strong feeling South and West
on the silver question that all political
parties would be reused 10 action, ana
feel called upon to insert In their plat
forms plank for the free coinage Of Sill
Yer at the ratio Of 10 % /.
"Ihe organizers Of this convention have
arrested their critics. who thought they
We're beginning the canvass too early. by
pointing ID the fact that the sound-moEey
convention met In Memphis May 3D. and
10 was to prevent the opportunity OF hay
ing the sOund-mOney convention in Chi
cag0 from prcselyting the South TO the
single gold-standard that this conyen-
ton was called. While the Central Bi-
metallic League is largely made up OF
Democrats there are many Republicans
prominent In the organization, az well
as Populists"
Each delegation will be allowed to
choose one Of the yice-presidents OF the
convention, as well as one member OF
the Committee on Resolutions. IL was
decided this afternoon that Senator J.
X. Jones' Of Arkansas, would be given
the chairmanship Of the Committee on
Resolutions instead of the permanent
charmanship Of the convention. the posi-
ton for which he was first slated.
Senator David Turpie, OF Indiana. Will
De permanent chairman, at Senator Jones
request.
Mr.. Jones believed that II would be
better 10 have a man from one Of the
states OF doubtful issue in presidential
elections for chairman, than a southern
er. lie is sure there will not be any
trouble in swinging the ; nth into line
for the white metal To the list OF
speakers has been added the name OF
Marion Butler, OF North Carolina. so the
Populsts may have representation in the
convention In fact as we'll as In name
Ii is stated on authority that there will
be no cut and dried resolutions. The Com.
mittee on Resolutions Will not bring IN
their report Thursday morning unless IL
is suitable In every particular.
There VIII be no rpdor4anapf Of aut-