Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
FREE SILVER.
The Manufacturers Club, OF Phila-
delphia, Oppose the Idea.
St. LOUIS CONVENTION TICKETS.
They VIII BE Issued by the sargsant-at.
Arms ut the invention Building on
June 1B-How the Texas
Delegation Stands.

PHILADELPHIA, March 81. Tho Man
ufacturers' club. Of this city, held a
special meeting last night, and Ru.
dolph Blankenburg, In . most i'm
FASHIONED address, presented these
resolutions, which were subsequently
adopted:
Resolved, That the Manufacturers club,
speaking for Its MEMBERS emphatically de-
nounces as false the statement made by the
friends OF free silver and echoed by those Of
free trade that our Philadelphia manufacture
ers are willing to barter with the silver sena-
tors for the free coinage Of silver In exchange
for additional protection.
Resolved, That the question Of bimetallism
can be permanently settled only through an
International agreement. and the Manufactur-
ers' club declares Its unalterable opposition to
the free coinage Of silver by the United States
alone, firmly believing that such policy would
result In disaster at home and dishonor abroad
and would only operate to place this country
upon the basis Of silver monometallsm
He had no sooner finished when a
dozen men were on their feet clamor.
ing to be heard. OF these, Wharton
Barker was recognized. He presented
an amendment to the resolutions 1t
favored the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio Of sixteen to
one by the independent action Of the
United States" This precipitated in
tense excitement, and James Dobson
obtained the floor and said: III we
cannot have international bimetallism,
let us go it alone" He then offered a
to the effect that the club
accept the declaration Of the Mime.
apolis platform Of 1892 and reaffirm it,
at the same time expressing an opinion
that international cooperation was
necessary. A further substitute was
offered that the club wait until the st.
Louis convention announces its plat
form before any stand be taken. Both
substitutes and amendments were
overwhelmingly defeated and the
Blankenburg resolutions were adopted.
TICKETS TO THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
ST. LOUIS, March 3l.-The members
Of the subcommittee Of the republican
national committee met at the South.
ern hotel yesterday for the transaction
Of business in connection with the
national convention to be held here
next June and decided that the distri.
button Of press tickets to the conven.
lion will be made by the press commit
Tee appointed by the citizens commit
tee of St Louis All applications for
press tickets should be directed to
I. Z. Byrnes, sergeant-at.arms, Min
neapdis, MINI. All applications for
seats to be distributed to dstin-
pushed guests throughout the country
should also be made to Mr.. Byrnes at
Each delegate will re-
,eive three tickets, including his own,
Ind the people from each state and
territory desiring admission to the
will have to apply outside
If the tickets heretofore spoken of to
the delegates to the convention from
heir respective states for tickets. The
tickets for members OF the q. A. r.
viii be given to the national council
If administration and distributed by
heir direction. All tickets to the con-
7ention will be issued on Monday,
June Is, by the sergeant-at-arms at the
building
HOW THE TEXAS DELEGATION STANDS
GALVESTON, Tex, March sl-Web-
tier Wilson, one Of Cuney's trusted
ieutenants, is authorized BY N. W.
'unev to state that the complexion Of
he Texas delegation to the st. Louis
is IA for Allison, ten for
Reed and six for Mckinley.