The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-12
SPEAKERS OF The SILVERITES
NO END OF ELOQUENCE TO BE ON
TAP AT MEMPHIS.

Jones of Arkansas 10 BE the Per-
manent Chairman-2,5OO Delegates
Are -Ex-RepreScntative
Bland of Missouri andVV. II. Harvey
Not To he Present.
Memphis. Tenn, June 1.-THE silverites
are going to have two days convention
here, beginning tomorrow. That is about
all that 1t is settled just now.
There is a long list Of speakers and there
is to be some kind of an organization. but
it is not settled even at this hour what
kind it will be.
If all the men who are slated to score
the gold bugs" speak. the convention will
occupy nearer three days than two. and
even then some of the aspirants for plat
form honors would have to content them
selves with carrying their manuscripts in
their pockets. At this time, it looks as if
the organization would not pass through
the temporary stage at all
Senator Harris will probaly announce
the permanent organization in a little
speech, and the convention will endorse it.
The chances are that Senator Jones of
Arkansas will be the permanent chairman
He has a rotund voice. is a good general,
and a fine speaker. If he declines the hon
or, which he is not likely to do. Senator
Turpie of Indiana will rule the conven-
ton.
w. n. Brown, chairman Of the Bimetallic
League, will call the convention to order.
Judge L. H. Estes, of Memphis will make
a brief speech of welcome to the assem-
bled delegates. Then it is that Senator
Harris is expected to announce the perma-
nent officers of the convention.
After organization the first speaker will
probably be Congressman Joseph C. Sib-
ley of Pennsylvania. Beyond that no man
knows what is coming.
Some of the more prominent men down
for speeches are eX-Gov. l.. Bradford
Prince of New Mexico, Senator David Tur-
pie of Indiana, Congressman II. ID. Money
of Mississippi Senators S. X. Jones of
Arkansas. w. NJ. Stewart of Nevada J. u.
George Of Mississippi, A. J. McLaurin of
Mississippi, George 1. ShOup of Idaho and
Alexander Delmar of California. A. J.
Warner of New York. president of the
American Bimetallic League, Alva Adams
of Pueblo, Col, political economist and
author; Senator Vest of Missouri and w.
]. Bryan of Nebraska may also speak.
1t is thought that not fewer than 2,50O
delegates will be present. They will come
from the following states and territories:
Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana Texas, Missouri, Florida, Ten
nessee, Indiana, Montana, Illinois, Colo
rado, California, Idaho, Nevada, West Nir-
ginia Kentucky, Kansas and Nebraska.
fsr,.I .,f ri
will head a delegation of fifty-two, appoint
ed by Gov. Stone, who is strong free
silver man.
Marion Butler, the populist senator from
North Carolina, will be here, but will not
speak.
w. H. Harvey. author of Coins Finan-
cial School," declined an invitation to come
on the plea that he was busy preparing
debate to be had with Roswell c. Horr of
Michigan. but promised to come to Mem
phis later on, and address the Bimetallic
League.
x-Representative Bland of Missouri
this morning sent his declination by tele-
graph.
Memphis, Tenn, June II, II p. MIA
ter this afternoon the time for opening
the silver convention tomorrow was
changed from 10 o'clock to p. m.
Thursdays programme has not been ar
ranged so definitely. The presentation of
resolutions will be the main feature of the
second day.
The order of exercises for tomorrow will
be as follows: Welcome address by Col.
Casey Young of Memphis; selection of
permanent chairman and secretary; selec-
ton of vice presidents by the delegations,
appointment of the committee on resolu-
tions.
The delegates are gathering tonight IN
rrl, a1,r,1 In nn rai
wagons and muleback. The latter are from
the Tennessee mountain counties. In that
part of the country they believe in moth
ing but frGe silver. The delegations VIII
sit in the convention tomorrow, 26 strong.
Every southern state, a few western
states and Pennsylvania and two terri
tories will be represented. The silver pro-
ducing states will send the biggest delega-
ton.
]. Bryan of Nebraska will come Win
the Louisiana delegation.
d. II. Archibald, secretary of the Cent
raj Bimetallic League, which IS RESPONSE
BILE for the convention, said tonight:
'aThere seems to be a lack of popular un-
derstanding as to what this convention
is for and how it was called The call
was non-partisan. The object was to stir
I'D such a strong feeling south and west
on the silver question that all political
parties would be reused to action ana
feel called upon to insert in their plat
forms a plank for the free coinage Of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The organ
izers of this convention have answered
their critics who thought they were begin
ming the canvass too early by pointing to
the fact that the sound money convention
met in Memphis May %, and it was to
prevent the efforts of those having the
sound money convention in charge from
PROSECUTING the south to the single gold
standard, that to-morrow's convention
was called While the Central Bimetallic
League is largely made up of democrats
there are many republicans prominent in
the organization, as well as populists."
Each delegation will be allowed to
choose one of the vice presidents of the
convention, as well as one member of the
convention on resolutions.
II was decided this afternoon that SEN
ator ]. X. Jones of Arkansas would be
given the craftsmanship of the commit
tee on resolutions instead of the perma-
nent Craftsmanship, the position for which
he was at first slated. Senator David
Turpie of Indiana will be permanent
chairman at Senator Jones' request. Mr..
Jones believed it would be better to have
a man from one of the states Of doubtful
issue in presidential elections for chair