The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-22
SOLID FOR SILVER.
Synopsis of the Proceedings Of the
Memphis Convention.
Thu Declaration OF Principles Adopted
and a Central Committee Chosen
with Power to Call a Ma
tiOnaI Convention.
First Day.

delegates were present IN the hall at
2:15 p. IN. when President Brown of
the Central Bimetallic league of Ten
nessec called the convention to order
and introduced Judge L. II. Estes, of
Memphis, who offered prayer.
President Brown then called for
nominations for permanent chairman,
and Senator Isham G. Harris, the ante
bellum governor of Tennessee. re-
ceived an enthusiastic reception when
he arose to present the name of Sena-
tor David Turpie, of Indiana. Mr..
Harris said that he had no idea of
making a speech; hat he only wished
TO state in a word the purpose and
objects of the convention. 1t was
called by the Central Bimetallic
league of Shelby county, a strictly
nonpartisan organization. composed of
democrats and republicans and pOpu-
lists. Its doors were thrown open to
every American citizen who honestly
believed in the prOpriety, the advis-
ability and the necessity of the re-
habilitatiOn of silver. Their doctrine
is bimetallism, and by bimetallism
they mean the free and unlimited coin
age of all the gold and all the silver
produced il the country.
They hold, as to this convention,
that a democrat can be present and
participate in its deliberations without
impairing in the slightest degree his
allegiance or fidelity to his party or
ganization, and the same is true of re-
p~ublicans and populiSts. whose party
fealty car not be ~impeached because
of their open advocacy Of free silver
coinage.
W. are here" concluded the sena-
tor, ''as a band of free men, to consider
this all-absorbing question which now
confronts the American people. We
arc here to consider the coinage queS-
tion, and that question only. That is
the object of this convention, as l I'M
derstand it, and as l believe it to be
understood by the hundreds of dele
gates who are here to-day. I beg now
to present to you Hon. David Turpie,
of Indiana, whom l place in nominal
ton as your presiding officer, than
whom there is no truer or ADLER BIZ
metallist in the United States Of Amer
lea"
The distinguished senator from In
diana was warmly received. While he
bears his siXty-eight years lightly, his
voice was rather weak for the large
hall, and he showed that the warm
weather made the task of delivering
an elaborate address before the con
%vention a difficult one. After Senator
Turpie had been elected by acclama-
ton he assumed the chair and adj
dressed the convention.
The convention then completed its
permanent organization by the cleo
ton, Ivy reclamation, of b. Wade, of
Tennessee, reading clerk of the house
of representatives, to act as secretary.
Mr.. Wade was nominated by Gov.
Lowry of Mississippi.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, moved
the appointment of a committee on
resolutions, to be composed of one dele
gate from each state represented. The
motion carried, after it had been
amended, at the suggestion of Judge
John w. Tomlinson, of Birmingham,
Ala, so as to provide that on roll-call
each state should present the name of
d llCulDtI VI 10 hClCSHIlOl W dCI dS
vice-presideut Of the convention and
one member to represent it on the conn
mittee on resolutions. The rOll-call
resulted in the naming of the follow
ing vice. presidents:
State Treasurer Craig Smith OF Ala
bama; Senator J. II. Berry, of Arkan-
sas; Alex. Delmar, of California; J. b.
Bush, of New Mexico; H.. +. Weaver,
OF Virginia; A. p. Blackwell, of Texas;
VIM. b. Bate, of Tennessee; Gov. John
C, Evans, of South Carolina; Congress
man Jos. C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania;
+. L. Brown, of Nebraska; Gen. A. J.
Warner, of Ohio; &. f. Key, of North
Carolina; Senator William NJ. Stewart,
of Nevada: William +. Smith, OF Mis-
souri,; Paul a. Dews, of Montana; w.
c. Yerger, of Mississippi; VI. ]. Cum
ningham. Of Louisiana; J. r. Rcy-
nolds. of Kentucky: Arson Walcott,
of Indiana; w. a. Hidell. of Georgia,
and Alva Adams, of Colorado.
The following corxnittee on resolu-
tions was named:
Senator James l.. Jones, of Arkan-
sas; j. p. Tankhcad, of Alabama; Sen
ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina;
Senator William NJ. Stewart, of Neva-
da: c. T. Cochran. of Missouri; Chas.
A. Hartman. of Montana; Senator J.
s. George, of Mississippi; J. II. Dupree,
of Louisiana; j. p. Barton. Of Ken
lucky; Senator David Turpie, of Indi-
ana; f. NJ. Longley, of Georgia; Chas.
S. Thomas, of Colorado; eX-Gov. L.
Bradford Prince, of New Mexico; Alex
Delmar, of California;; E. c. Tradway,
of Virginia; S. L. Watson, of Texas; Z.
W. Carmaci, of Tennessee; Il. r. Till
man, of South Carolina; Jos. c. Sibley,
of Pennsylvania: William II. Bryan, of
Nebraska. and A. !. Warner, of Ohio.
Upon the motion of a Mississippi del
egate. Senator Harris was nominated,
as The Old Wheel Horse of Free Coin
age" to be a member of the committee
on resolutions for the United States at
large. and was elected with great en-
thuSiaSm.
Judge J. II. Mcdowell, of Tennessee,
arose to ask recognition for the popu-
lists on the committee on resolutions.
The judge, it appears, bears some re-
semblance to PETER, of Kansas, and
fha most striking characteristics of