The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-04

pending tho coll for apn'als or anything
olsc. The vote Of lla counties WINS !nicr-
ruptcd ny several contested announce
m.nis. hut was nnaliy announced aS fol-
lows tRronstnn representing silver ana
Humphreys god; linonston 6sl. Hum
phreys 200.
No changing of vote was allowed Tho
thirty votes OF kenton county, ihr home
If Carlisle. were cast for Bn1nsion' ~"
solid vote of The Ftth district, winch m
clides Louisville ANA good rnri OF ih
mountainous country IN the Tenn ana
Eleventh Districts. was cast ior Hum
phrcys. the gold cnuaidato He got some
scattering votes from silver i'.oen "F
Ihe silver meu clnim their Delegates knew
Ironsion did not necd any hc'p aud con
chiafory VOL a. complimentary NolcA
are sni1 by them 10 have boon cast
Motion was made To make lsronstnn v
election unanimous There were many OH
jcciions from the Louisville delegates,
whercupon III. chairman announced h"
would moi put the question
iironst'u made al eloquent firc iiiHcr
sl,ecoh. He denounced IA concentration
OF wealth nui ihc efforts OF the money
u the People. Afl-f MI. iirouSi 1n's VIZ
crous and lengthy spr.cii, There were
calls for .Inlin :. Rh"n, wh" ai'ressrh me
convention on the ffur 'tii.isc question
Like bronson, he was greeted with rounds
Of applause.
william Cromwell and ". .. Mrrrell
ware secretaries of tn convention. Zen
the districts wfrr called 10, aNnoiuce-
mont OF members of the committees a
motion wns nude 10 pass H. Oh account VI
Louisville ronteats until after mo report
of the committee Oh oredon' nls was
adopted. After defeating various ,no'onr
nnd overfuling points ~ order, ihc 'nh-
testnnis withdrew their object ipns nrd ne
gold standard delega'l N nom TIE fHih
district ina its report The convention
rcscrvins fn her action thereon ulider
80. permanent or. ulzitirn w lie mo
cun"eniion has a. overwhelming silver
majority and no more votes were needed
~ The convention, W. 'he ftlh 3is,ilrt
hnd selected Two gold siin1nr1 men as
delegates 10 chicago ana me long hght
on calling this district was due 10 the de-
SIR" tn" silver majority 70 iemr hose
ton iiun !.crtncky 70 ''hlfnso.
Senator Blackburn 70 pond ~ 10 repea cd
and cortinuous cells ana addressed INC
manner on tho lesson IF the great silver
Victory in Kentucky las, SATURDAY aud the
duty IF rri rescnta'i" Of ne People IN
THIS conyeniioa. cninprouise IN The imam
oial conn at Wa ne imp )ssiple as The niyii
war. bui The vctors .h)nld 90 mag
unanimous While there WINS no halt way
station in TIE ngnt tn re s,'oIla now be
peace. We were ether reht u wc were
wrong The president lisi SATURDAY de-
ciiod We wore tight. InlirAeilY he replied
10 Chairman Log, saying
twenty years. 1t nas ipreal moro iuin
ana nisery among the people than Inc
,ornadoes a. 81 Ions and o,her Western
place TIE gold siani2il po"fi nas
dominated for over i""uty years ill 'ho
masses are Impoverished.
I'VE know something Of the profit IL
brought a few" he said. "hnl God alone
knows the extent Of iis devastation
among tie masses. But the people have
liberated themselves In capturing Zen
lucky They VIII capture the country al
Chicago when we vii. Try to do more
for the many and les for the few Every
Southern State and the great Western
empire VIII JOIN us AT Chicago. The Solid
south was broken last year by The gold
bugs In the democratic party. but the
SOLD South VIII be reunited al Chicago
and the solid West VIII join us IN The
liberation from the banking power
He denounced the subseryiency Of the
democratic papers to the banking power
and their abuse OF those advocating the
rights Of the people. He condemned in
the moot severe terms the National ad-
mlnistration as fayoring the money class
and disregardlng the rights Of the people.
lie described how the Federal power was
usurped for tho purpose OF defeating the
election OF United States senator be-
cause he stood on the platform OF The
people ana not Of the money power, He
urged the convention 70 adopt resolutions:
!. Condemning tho calling out Of the state
militia to iniim.dste the legislature and
to disgrace the State. 2, Showing what
you fought for and what you will con-
tinue TO night for on the rIlyer question.
lcoatluusd on Psss Tvol