Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-06-20
SOLID FOR SILVER.
synopsis Of the Proceedings of the
Memphis Convention.
Deciarasion OF Principles Adopted
ma Central Committee Chosen
with Power to Call - Ma.
et0nAl Convention.

ana Central Committee Chosen
Win Power to Call n Ma.
tional Convention.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 1s.-Fully 1. so,
delegates were present in the hall a
S:lo p. M. when President Brown O
the Central Bimetallic league of Ten
nessee called the convention to order
ana introduced Judge L. H. Estes, O
memphis. who offered prayer
PRESIDENT Brown then called 70,
nominations for permanent chairman
ana Senator Isham G. Harris, the ante
oellum governor of Tennessee. re
ceived an enthusiastic reception wher
ne arose to present the name of Sena
tor David Turpie, of Indiana. Mr.
harris said that he had no idea o.
making speech; that he only wished
TO state in a word the purpose anG
objects of the convention. It was
called by the Central Bimetallie
league OF Shelby county, a strictly
nonpartlsan organization, composed Of
democrats and republicans and popu
lists. Its doors were thrown open tc
every American citizen who honestly
believed in the propriety, the advis
ability and the necessity of the re.
mobilization 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 in the country.
They hold, as to this convention,
that a democrat can be present and
rti 70, Ill:
1mpairing in the slightest degree his
allegiance or fidelity to his party Or
Ranization, and the same is true of re-
publlcans and populists. whose party
tealty can not be impeached because
OF their open advocacy of free silver
coinage.
I'VE are here" concluded the sena-
tor, "as band of free men, to consider
this all-absorbing question which now
confronts the American people. We
are here to consider the coinage oues-
ton, and that question only. That is
the object of this convention, as I'M
derstand it, and as 1 believe it to be
understood by the hundreds of dele
gates who are here to-day. beg now
to present to you Hon. David Turpie,
OF Indiana, whom l place in nomina-
ton as your presiding officer. than
whom there is no truer or ADLER BIZ
metaflist in the United States of Amer
ica.''
The distinguished senator from In
diana was warmly seceived. 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 difficult one. After Senator
Turpie had been elected by acclama-
ton he assumed the chair and ad-
dressed the convention.
The convention then completed its
permanent organization by the cleo
ton, by reclamation, of 3. Wade, of
tennessee. reading clerk of the house
OF representatives, to act as secretary.
MIR. 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 |
a member of its delegation to act as |
vice-president of the convention and |
one member to represent it on the COM |
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. FL. Berry, of Arkan-
sas; Alex. Delmar, of CALIFORNIA;; j. B. |
Bush, of New Mexico; b. f. 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;
F. e. Brown, of Nebraska; Gen. A. j.
Warner, of Ohio; G. F. Key, of North
Carolina: Senator William NJ. Stewart,
of Nevada; William f. Smith, of Mis-
souri,; Paul A. Dews, of Montana; w.
C. Yerger, of Mississippi; NJ. j. Cum
ningham, of Louisiana; j. R. Rey-
nolds. of Kentucky; Arson Walcott,
of Indiana; ". A. Hidell, of Georgia,
and Alva Adams. of Colorado.
The following committee on resolu-
;tionS was named:
Senator James X. Jones, of Arkan-
sas; J. p Tankhead, of Alabama; Sem |
ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina; |
Senator William Nj. Stewart. of Neva- |
.da; C. f. Cochran, of Missouri; Chas. |
"A. Hartman, of Montana: Senator ]. |
5. George. of Mississippi; j. H. Dupree, !
of louisiana; j. P. Barton. of Ken |
lucky; Senator David Turpie. of Indi-
ana; F. M. Longley, of Georgia; Chas- |
s. Thomas, of Co1orado; ex-Gov. L. |
Bradford Prince, of New Mexico; Alex
Delmar, of CALIFORNIA;; E. C. Tradway, |
of Virginia; S. F. Watson, of Texas; E
w. Carmaci, of Tennessee; B. r. Till
man, of South Carolina; JOS c. Sibley,
of Pennsylvania; William II. Bryan, of
Nebraska, and A. j. Warner. of Ohio.
Upon the motion of a Mississippfoel-
eoate. Senator Harris was nominated,
as ssThe Old Wheel Horse of Free Coin
aoe." to be member of the committee
IN resolutions for the United States at
large. and was elected with great en-
tbusiasm.
Judge j. H. 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
the most striking characteristics OF
his STYLE of oratory and his gestlcuia-
tions. He carried his point without
difficulty, and it was agreed that he be
empowered to present the names OF
delegates. who were added to the COM