The age-herald., 1897-08-19
A GREAT THRONG
 TO HEAR ECKELS The Young Comptroller OI the Currency
 the Central Figure. MADE A GREAT SPEECH Discussed the COuntryS Finance and
 Offered Suggestions. BRYAN TOUCHED UP BY BANKERS One of Whom Was From Nebraska -Faxon, of Chattanooga, Also Says His lit-
 tie Say About the Champion
 of the People.
MADE A GREAT SPEECH
BRYAN TOUCHED UP BY BANKERS

ot Ue Te0ple,
 Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1S,-The star at- traction at todays session of the bank CTS convention was Comptroller Eckels At the conclusion of his address he was surrounded by more than a score of men- bers who pressed forward to congra,u- late him and shake his hand.
 vote of thanks was unanimously given the young .comptroller far his speech. While Mr. Eckels was speak ing, standing room was hardly To be had in the theater, but as soon as he had finished the audience rapidly dwindled, leaving such wide expanse of empty seats that most of the addresses remain ing on th5 programme were put over until tomorrow. This leaves the list of papers for the final day of the convention a very long one.
 The list of ns'w officers of the organlza- tion will be submitted in the morning by the nominating committee. Joseph c. Hendricks seems still to be the chief choice for president with Frank Prandy. of Illinois, and Gov. Russell, of Detroit, apparently about even for first vice president.
 Tn spite of the rainy and somewhat cold weather the delegates boarded the stean- CTS Pleasure and Promise late this af- ternoon and steamed up the river and across Lake St. Clair. An elaborate lunch was provided by the Detroit en- tertainment committee and the party did not reach the dock again until well along towards midnight The naming of the committee on nominations was the first business transacted this morning.
 A representative of each state was dustry in his locality. This drew forth in each instance reports of good crops, reviving industry and good prospects for bankers. Reports of better things for the future were the characteristic thing of all state reports. Henry w. Yates, of Nebraska, said the golden grains rip ening and abundant harvests in his state did not reflect the prophecies of calamity to which utterances of so many of its public men and the vote of the state las. fall had seemed to consent. John w. Faxon, of Chattanooga, Tenn. derlded MT Bryan's claim that the price of sill yer controls the price of wheat and the recent fall of the one and the rise of the other was conclusive proof of the falsity of the claim.
 Only few of ths states failed to re- spond with a statement of industrial conditions.
 When Comptroller Eckels came for ward he was greeted with a most gener- ous round of applause. Throughou the reading of his address the large audience gave him careful attention
 MT. James H. Eckles, in his speech be- fore the association after a long iri.4Vo- ducion ard general discussion, said:
 'It is asserted that when the revenues of elne gove rnment exceed its necessary expenditures no further troubl4 will fol- low, and the argument based upon foac.i- CT conditions under a plethora of money in the Treasury is advanced in support of the colls=n.ion. It is forgotten, how ever. how greatly the burden placed upon the treasury has been increased through silver purchases and issu:s, and how. un- der exiging conditions of today, the treasury has no gold income from the ordinary channels Of receipts The diff ffculty is more far reaching one .nnn m.re lack of revenue. Il touches the