The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23


uepenlence and the swelling periods OF
that document were greeted with raptur-
Gus applause. The conclusion OF the reel
laton, which was very effectively rem
uered, was marked by wild outburst OF
applause, while the hand played the Red
White and Blue"
A delegate from Colorado moved that
the thanks Of the convention be given
MISS Pierce for her recitation OF tho
charter of American liberty. and IL was
adopted by rising vote. and more cheer
tng. IL was finally agreed that the state
delegations should hand the names Of the
aliIerent members Of the committees to
the secretary. While the lists were be-
ing prepared. Chairman Newlands read
Ter:
Denver, Col. July n-L n. Stevens. St
Louis; The money question overshadows
all other questions on its rightful de-
termination depends the prosperity OF the
people and the perpetulty OF republican
institutions. All other questions must be
SuDordlnate 10 II. A vote for Bryan and
Sewall IS vote for the Industrial and
financial Independence OF the American
people from foreign domination and con-
troll, and they should have the support OF
all opponents of the gold standard"
inc sentiments contained In the tele-
gram were vigorously applauded A dele
gate from Pennsylvania read the fol-
lowing letter from eX-Congressman j.
Sibley, dated Franklin, Pa. July 20: Il
ma II absolutely impossible TO get TO
st, Louis. ! hope success will attend the
ehorts OF the friends to have only one
ticket. Let the issue be squarely Joined
ed"
A motion to take recess caused some
discussion. Judge Scott Of Nebraska sug-
gested an adjournment until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, There was no ne
cessty, he said, Of being IA a hurry In this
matter II took the republican party a
whole week in this city to marry Grover
CLEVELAND "a rnfI ar-Nae
week IN Chicago to get a divorce for him.
(Laughter) The Judge said he was a
member OF the committee on resolutions
meeting Of which will be held tonight
to draft an address to the people upon
which the party could go 10 the country.
That could not be done in ten minutes
IL would require time, he said. and with
time such an address would be prepared
He wanted the committee to write a new
declaration OF independence. (Applause)
a recess until this afternoon al $3.50
o'clock was finally agreed to, and at 2,20
o'clock the convention separated
The committee on resolutions effected
temporary organization Immediately ar
ter the recess, by the selection Of Gen.
A. J. Warner of Ohio as chairman. An
adjournment was had until o'clock to-
night, when a subcommittee would be
charged with the duty of preparing a
platform.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion agreed upon the New York ex- bank
4 T. Il
nent chairman, and Congressman y. A.
Towne of Minnesota, who bOlted the ma
tional republican convention along with
Senator Teller and others, as vice chair
man.
The further organization Of the conven-
tion was completed as follows:
Secretary--D. f. DeifeenbaolSer of Penn
sylvania with authority to select his as
sistants
Reading Clerk-Jen Pollard Of Missouri.
sergeant-at-Arms-Mr. Down OF Mis-
sour.
Chairman Bradshaw OF the comittee was
authorized to secure the services of n min
lister to serve as chaplain of the conven-
ton.
Most of the delegates were In their seats
promptly at 4:30 o'clock, and quite q
sprinkling of visitors were in the CALLER
les. At 4:50 o'clock Chairman Newlands
dropped his gavel.
Mr.. Williams, a delegate from Nebraska
moved that a committee of three be ap-
pointed to invite the delegates to the popu-
list convention to take seats In the CALLER
les for the afternoon, the populists not
being in session. II was unanimously
adopted.
The committee on rules made its report
recommending that the rules Of the Fifty
third congress be used In the conduct of
the conventions business.
The committee on credentials reported
no contests and suggested that any por-
tion of a state delegation present in the
the delegation. The report was adopted
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported the officers as named above
and the report was accepted with cheers
While a committee was escorting Mr.
St. John to the chair. Mr.. Newlands an
nounced that Mr.. Towne would address
the convention tomorrow. The delegates
appeared delighted to know that the bust
ness OF the convention was not to be
rushed through and a final adjournment
reached tonight. as had been rumored
Mr. Newlands then introduced Mr.. St
John as permanent chairman. Mr.. St
John prefaced his remarks by saying that
II having been intimated that he would
be asked 10 preside over the convention
he had put his remarks in writing so
that what he might have to say might
be in such shape that he would not re-
gret having said It. He therefore asked
the indulgence of the convention while he
read, rather than trust to the eloquence
of the occasion. At the outset Mr. St
John captured the delegates by inter
polating a statement that he should speak
from bankers standpoint. and that If
he were addressing a gathering of bank
ers he would use no different terms
Mr. St John said:
Gentlemen of the Conventions: The skill
and efficiency of your labors in the past
have been rewarded by the adoption OF
your demand for legislation by two great
ORGANIZATIONS of the people, namely the
democracy and the peoples party. If now
Won are able to induce a coalition Of thes.
the desired achievement on behalf Of the
people VIII ensue.
Assuming, then, that you Will prevail
upon those patriots calling themselves the
peoples party to indorse the nomination
Of Bryan and Sewall, It is advisable to
warrant the desirability Of the end in view.
II is among the first principles In finance
that the value of each dollar, expressed
In prices, depends upon the
total number Of dollars in cir
culation. The plane of prices is high
when the number of dollars in circulation
it great in proportion to the number Of
things to be exchanged by means Of dol
lars, and low when the dollars are proper
tionately few. The plane of prices at pres
ent and for some time past Is and has
been ruinously low. The increase of our
population at about two millions a year.
scattered over our immense territory
calls for increasing exchanges and there
by demands an increasing number Of dol
lars In circulation. The increase in the
number of dollars, when dollars are con-
fined to gold, is not sufficiently rapid to
meet the growth Of our exchanges. The
consequence is growing value of dollars
or a diminishing value of everything else
expressed in dollars, which is to say,
tendency toward constantly declining
prices.
The fountain head of our prosperity has
run dry Our farmers all over the country