Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-24
SILVER CONVENTION
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can element as an independent force CO.
| operating with others for the election OF
! the candidates which this convention
shall name for President and Vice-Presl-
dent and free-silver Congress-
MRS. COUGAR ANSWERED.
| At the request OF the Wisconsin delega-
| ton. Mr. Everett Cole was given leave
| to protest against the plea OF Mrs. Gou-
gar. He said II he Kept still. he should
| be recreant to the interests of his city
and State: that 1t would be useless and
! futile to go to the German voters OF the
| Northwest and ask them to vote for free
| dom from financial serfdom If II were
| coupled with these side-issues that were
| of no moment at this time.
A voice: They are all gold-bugs, any
| how "
Sergeant-at-Arms Doud, who Is q dele
gate from Missouri. raised a point OF
order. Being recognized. he said: I'VE are
| not going to Germany for voters. and the
gentleman is out OF order In his state
ment."
Chairman: The point is not well
| taken.
There was much 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
|
| When Chairman st. John called the
convention to order at 2:57 o'clock there
were more ladies present than at any
| previous session, but fewer delegates. The
chairman stated that the committee &C.
| pointed yesterday to confer with the Pop
ulists had not yet been called upon TO
exercise its office, owing to the delay In
| the permanent organization of the Popu-
list convention.
THANKS TO DR.. MOTT.
c. @. Bradshaw. OF Montana, presented
a resolution Of thanks to DR.. j. j. Mott,
chairman of the Executive Committee Of
| the Bimetallic League, in appreciation of
| his services in arranging for the conven-
ton. AS one result of DR.. Motifs labors.
and those OF the league, Mr.. Bradshaw
| said, nearly 100000 voters had signed
| their names to the declaration of the
| Washington address OF last January In
| favor Of free silver. The resolution was
| adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Some time was flied up with brief
| speeches from DR. Mott, a Minnesota
commercial traveller, and a delegate
named Chafee, and C. d. Lane, a Cali
fornia gold-miner.
Coin Harvey" was urgently called
for. but he excused himself, on the ground
of physical weakness.
| Ing in the chair, moved that when the
convention adjourn It be until 10 O'Clock
Tomorrow. An amendment was moved
to adjourn tn o'clock tonight.
MIR. Shinn, OF Kansas, made plea for
expedition Of business, that the work of
the convention might be finished to-day.
Delegations were leaving the city because
they could remain no longer, and an adj
journment until tomorrow might not
leave enough delegates TO do business.
Several gentlemen made urgent pleas for
delay, In order that the Conference Com
| mittee might have time to perform its
duty. The -oclock-to-night amendment
was voted down-l46 to ISL. A vote by
States was denied. and the motion of Mr..
st. John was declared to have been car
ried. amid applause.
REPUBLICAN BOILERS.
A call OF States was ordered under the
resolution adopted at the morning ses-
sion to show the previous political afilia-
| ton OF the delegates. The poll as far as
| reported, showed the following: One Ar
kansan, who was a former Republican. is
now an ardent Bryan supporter; Cali
fornia reported 35 boilers from RepubIi-
canism to Organism; Colorado 81; II
linois, as; Indiana. 16 Iowa, 81; Kansas,
q; Michigan. Is; Minnesota, "a Missouri,
| 40; Montana, 8; Nebraska, IS; Nevada,
8; New Jersey, g.; North Carolina, 6;
North Dakota, 6; Oregon, 10; Pennsyl-
vania, 40; South Dakota, 15; Utah, 2:
Virginia, 20; Washington. II; Wisconsin,
8; Arizona. 2; Indian Territory. 4; Dis
| trict of Columbia. 4. Total 1876.
| The other former affiliations were re-
| ported to be: Independents. ~; National
| list, /: Greenbackers. /; Prohibitonists, 8;
Populists. AZ; Democrats, 1875.
The announcement was received with APP
| plause.
An announcement was made Of q Demo-
| cratic ratification meeting, to be held In
| the convention hall Saturday night, at
which Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Towne will
speak.
Mr.. Hawthorne, OF Minnesota, offered
| the following resolution, which, after be-
| ing read. was referred TO the Committee
on Resolutions:
AMERICAN UNION TICKET"
| "Resolved That the National Com
mittees OF the Silver, Democratic and
| Peoples parties be requested to refer TO
and designate the Bryan and Sewall sill
yer ticket, whenever practicable as the
! American Union Ticket"
| A resolution. offered by Mr. Dauphin
| OF Missouri. that no candidate for Con-
| grees be voted for unless he be in favor
| Of the free coinage OF silver was referred
| 10 the Committee on Resolutions.
VETERAN FLAsH-IN-THE-PAN
Mr.. Strong OF Illinois, offered the fol.
| lowing, and II was adopted:
whereas, the false accusation is freely
made that the demand for the restoration
| OF the silver dollar to It's proper place as
equa, to the gold dollar as a debt-payer
| under our flag, is not patriotic or in the
| defence of our national honor:
| Resolved, That all those who were for
merly true to the old flag. and who riskeo
| their lives at sea or on land, who are
| present az delegates TO the National Silver
| Convention. be requested 10 stand upon
| their feet until their number Is counted.
While the old veterans were on theiI
| fee. a Confederate veteran. General Nc
liver. occasioned much enthusiasm by
| grasping the hand Of l.. +. Dow. Union
soldier, and proclaiming that the former
| enemies were reunited and may they
ever remain so against the gold forces OF
| the country" he added.
Only few old soldiers rising, there
being but few comparatively. present
suggestions were made that the count b.
| postponed until tomorrow morning. NC
action was taken, and at 5:l5 o'clock tnt
convention adjourned until tomorrow al
10 A. NJ
SIZE OF THE CONVENTION.
ST LOUIS. MO. July 23.-Secretary
| Difenderfer this afternoon gave out a
statement and a table, showing that
thirty-six States and Territories. with
9iS delegates and i46 aIternates. are rep
| resented In the Silver convention. There
have not however. been more than 800
/ delegates and alternates In attendance
| unon anv NJ the sessions so far held.