The record-union., 1897-07-15
Every State and Territory West Of the
Mississippi River Represented.
Governor Wells Welcomes the
Delegates in Behalf of the State
and Mayor G1endenning for the
City-Hugh Craig of San Fran
cisco Chosen Temporary Chair
man.

I
Mississippi Congress was called TO or
der this morning by Secretary Gunner
Delegations were present from every
State and Territory west of the Mlssls-
sippi River.
| Prayer was offered by Rev A L. Huo-
! son.
Hon. r. H. Whitmore OF St LOUIS was
introduced as Chairman of the EXecu-
tive Committee and called upon Gov
ernor Wells to address the convention.
; The Governor delivered an ADDRESS Oh
welcome in which he said in part;
In behalf of the people of Utah,
| extend to each of you a fraternal greet
! ing and a warm welcome TO the last
and best State of the Union we IN
vited you to come; you accepted the
invitation; you are here in pursuance
of it, and now the freedom and hospl-
tality of the State are yours. 1t IS 10 pe
| expected that the business OF the con-
gress, involving the discussion OF So
many subjects of the deepest concern
to the West and South, will engroSS
| large share of your time during lIlS
visit: vet it is my ardent wish that you
will find sufficient opportunity to IN
vestieate the social and commercial con-
ditions of Utah, and so learn for your
selves what manner of people we are
The Governor then detailed trials ana
hardships of the pioneers who came TO
this valley fifty years ago, and contln-
ued: 1T is not my purpose TO nave you
think because l expressed Satisfaction
| with the country we live IN that Otah
suffers nothing from the ills that aIIect
the Republic generally. Far from II.
| While the thrift and conservatism OF
our people coupled with our home pro-
duction have saved us much OF the SUI
fering and business stagnaIion so prev
alent during the past four years, our
misfortunes are sufficiently apparent
and our sufferings sufficiently acute TO
impel us earnestly and eagerly to JOIN
hands with our sister States in a united
effort to correct them. For this we have
met to-day. In counsel there is WIS
don-in union there is strength. ANA
so the representatives of those states
living west of the Mssissippi-States
comprising half of this great nation
need [ say the better half-hnd 1t neces-
sary to meet in convention from time
to time to consider existing condltlons
and discuss methods for promoting their
welfare and prosperity. 1t is my earn
| est hope that the session may be a mar
nonious and profitable one, and that
| YOUR visit to Utah will constitute a
| Dleasant recollection in your after
! lives"
The address of welcome was delivered
! bv Mayor Glendenning on behalf of the
city. and was responded to by Colonei
DCniphan of ST. Joseph, Mo.
| After appointing the committees re-
cess was taken until 80 p. m.
| Upon reassembling in the afternoon
| a ge was received from Hon. w. j.
Brvan. saying that he would arrive to-
morrow morning The reading of the
message was greeted with applause.
| Pending the arrival of Mr.. Bryan, the
congress elected for temporary Chair
man Hugh Craig, President of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
/ Craig made a speech in which he stated
that California appreciated the honor
of having one of her delegates act for
Mr.. Bryan during his absence.
A number of resolutions were pre-
sented and referred to appropriate
committees. the principal one being in
troduced by the California delegation,
| urging the creation of a Department of
Mines and Mining.
| The regular order of business was
then taken up, being the discussion of
the Nicaraguan canal question. The
first address on this subject was de-
livered by Professor S. w. Waterhouse
of the Washington University of ST.
Louis His speech was very lengthy,
and was an able argument in favor
of the construction of the canal by
! Government aid. 1t was loudly ap-
plauded.
Professor Waterhouse was followed
| by Hugh Craig of California, who
spoke on the same subject, stating in
his opening remarks that the subject
had already been so ably handled that
there was not much margin left. He
explained the needs of the canal from
a Pacific Coast standpoint. He also
submitted a paper on the same subject.
prepared by Captain w l.. Merry of
| San Francisco, who was to-day ap-
! pointed United States Minister to the
Central American Republic. Mr.. Merry
| had intended to be present to speak for
himself. but was unavoidably detained
The Resolution Committee is COM
posed of the following delegates: T. NJ
| Patterson Colorado; T. L. Ford, Cali
| fornia; j. H. Richards, Idaho; E. F.
Test, Iowa; J. H. Mcknight, Kansas;
B. Smith, Louisiana; ]. NJ. Reed, Mon
tana; E. V. Smalley Minnesota; j. Nc
Michael, Missouri; c. w. E. Dorsey.
Nebraska; S. Bradford Prince, New
Mexico; L. II. Taylor, Nevada; A. ].
Levy, Oklahoma; A. J. Keller, South
Dakota G.. B. Stone, Taxas; T. D. Lee,
Utah; ]. P. Pemattos, Washington, J.
A Holiday Wyoming
Four States have not named mem
bers of the committee. because the full
delegations are not present.
An adjournment was then taken until
O'Clock this evening.
The evening session was opened by
the addition of a resolution of thanks
to President Mckinley for the appoint
ment of W. L. Merry of San Francisco
as United States Minister to Central
America. The remainder of the session
was devoted to the Hawaiian question,
and the only speeches made were by w.
A. Kinney and Lorin A. Thurston of
Honolulu.
AT the conclusion of Thurston's
speech an adjournment was taken to
o'clock tomorrow morning.
LOVERS Welded AT LAST.