The evening times., 1896-07-23
TALKED and TOOK RECESS
Continued from First Page,

In 81, wheu North and South were divided;
now they are united. tCheers.D Last night
some one asked me how the crops were IN
Kansas. They're good, 1 said: we're sell
Ing oats for cents bushei, but thank
| God, we get our tpay for them in sound
! money. Laughtcr.) That's why SO many
\ farmers are In this convention.
| Last week l was up in Minnesota, and
! on the Canadian border potatoes were sell
| ing for 8 cents bushel, AMI 1 said how
| glorious thing is the tariff! II it wasn't
] FOR the tariff potatoes wouli be way down
(Laughter.)
DEARER THAN G. CLEvELAN Nd.
III there is one thing that is dearer than
another, except Grover Cleveland, it 10
| the Mckinley bill. tLaughter) And I
am glad we've got rid of those two OBJ
structioDsto the nations prosperity. Great
| iaughter.)
Gov. st. john said no such political
revolution had ever been known in America
as that which followed the adoption OF the
platform by the Republican convention.
The victory was already Won, he assured
his hearers. There were but two dangers
OF Doodle by the gold power.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar or Indiana ad-
dressed The conf ention, saying in opening
she supposed that this was not the first time
the gentlemen present had been talked to
by woman on the subject OF finance.
Laughter.l
Mrs. Cougar told story to illustrate
the money question from woman's stand.
point, and charged that bre weries and dis
tilleries, nine-tenths Of which in this coun-
try are owned by British capital, were do
ing more than all else combined to degrade
American citizenship, homes and industries
She charged that never since the days
OF BeishazZar's feast had there been more
drunkenness known than was displayed in
st. Louis the night before the Republican
convention adopted its platform last month.
In closing Mrs. Cougar took charge OF
the convention. and calling uEon the band
TO strike up ''America,'' asked the audi
ence to join in singing that grand old Iiym.
There were few in the hall, however who
could sing more than the 1lrs, verse.
Judge Joseph Sheldon, of Connecticut,
one OF the signers Of the silver resolutions
address issuedfrom Washington last winter,
venerable gentleman, read a prepared
speech upon the financial question to the
convention.
Vice Chairman Townc took the chair at
this point
SHOWING THE REPUBLICAN BOLT.
A delegate from Illinois moved that at
the next session of the convention the
delegations be polled TO show what pro
portion Of the delegates were formerly Re-
pubhcaDs, the purpose being, he said, to
emphasize to the country the extent OF
the revolt in that party against the in
famous gold standard. The motion was
agreed to with great uDanimity.
Mr.. TowDe announced that Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, that tribuness of the people,"
would address the convention this evening;
also that the subcommittee on resolutions
had notified him that they were not yet
ready TO report, and that meeting OF the
subcommittee would be held one hour a tter
taxing recess.
The following resolution was proposed by
Judge c. j. Hiilyer of Washington, d. c.,
for the consideration OF the delegates dur
ing recess:
Resolved, That in the present situation
this organization, logically. in the opening
tive of independent free silver Republicans,
and that the efforts of the national conven-
ton should be chiefly directed to combln-
ing and augmenting this Republican element
sas an independent force, cooperating with
others for the election of the candidates
which this convention shall name for Presi-
dent and Vice President, and free silver
Congress-"
PROTEST AGAINST COMBINATION
At the request OF the Wisconsin deiega-
ton Rublee d. Cole was given a few min
utes IN which TO address the convention to
protest against Mrs. Cougars plea and
proposition for combination of forces up
on the subject OF prohibition, land reform
or direct legislation.
The Silver party, Mr.. Cole said was not
an annex either to the Prohibitionists or
National party. He said if he kept still
he should he recreant to the interests of
his city and State; that it would be useless
and futile to go to the German voters
OF the Northwest and ask them to vote
for freedom from financial serfiom il 1t
were coupled with these side issues that
were of no moment at this time.
A Voice-They are all gold bugs anyhow.
Sergeant-at- Arms Doud, who is q dele
gate from Missouri, raised a point of order
Being recognized, he said: I'VE are not GO
Ing to Germany for voters, and the gentle
man is out OF order in his statement"
Chairman Tile point is not well taken.
There was mnch confusion in the hall,
many of the delegates being opposed to
the speakers views. Mr.. Cole was COM
PEELED to suspend, and the convention at
12:45 took a recess until 2:3Op.m