The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-13

VICE PRESIDENTS or STATES
u"'t"d states We're Represented.
The work III the Convention.


man Hugh Hanna. chairman OF tho none,
tary conference. called that body to order
IN Tomlinnon hall this afternoon at 2;A1
o'clock. AT that time thero were seated In
The auditorium over 800 delegates, who
represented business interests TO run up
in value to the hundreds OF millions II
was u fine looking body of men. whoBc oh
jeot Is to attempt n ntorm OF the govern.
ment's currency system
The meeting was opeued with prayer by
Rev NJ l.. liainon. Of the First Prosby.
terrain church Then Air Hanna delivered
Ia brief welcoming address ana Temporary
Chairman Jacob W Smith read the call
sent out by the chairman Next came the
recommendations Of the committee Tor
temporary organization. naming u, o,
sianard OF 81, Louis IN temporary chair-
man, Jacob w, Smith OF Indianapolis as
temporary secretary and ", l.. loit Of In
dinnapolis as sergeant at arms,
Then In thor order the following com
mlttees were appointed as recommended b,
the executive committee
Commitlco on permanent organization
Chairman, u, II. Mafindac indianapolis.
Murray Nelson, Ch,agb. j. q. Ihurhcr
New York, q, IL, Spenoor St l.oulA ~ t.
Smith. Toltdo, A, Il, Wllaon H. H. iul-
inrtun II q Frank n pn,,,, ,iU,na,,
ia. William IA .f,url,, rntin3 1tnh9a' V "A
l'uam Esuellry Jiria,,,nn,, r. - no,,,,.
Helena, Mont, J, n. simpson. Dallas Tex
as, William II, neeh. Sioux CITY. Dlan-
= chard Randall, Baltimore,
Rules and order OF tualnoaA ~. V Slnnl-
Low ", pnul. t.anr,o Ln,.,,,,. p.,,t,,,,- 81
York. Rowland jInyyerd ,,hnd, Ht,nJ.
Rufus H. ulliIaes Atlanta II r. uu,pin
son. noaton. H. q, rnmnlIna Nnn,gn,r,,,,,
Ala, II. !. Hubbard Kensaa CIV, G. Il
o uhiid, Detroit; n, 4, p,,yer. I,cieon Mont /,
Charles n peck. cleyelnnd n II Wrl
. ~ Louis. Thomas ~ Dphntun sv,nrus,
f. O Kolrey loyansvilIn ana lyltmM
nnyEett, o,tumws, Iowa
+ Cuniniitteo on ,tedentiniN- tlhnirunn
= William n Apdafron Grand Rnnl,iN Mich
l. G. w. ,,oicA t'i,,e,Anas ,o,iia uollwlep'
lndinna,.o Iis.t n, MA s,he,,,ru Mtl,va,,l,e,.
q Herman t,onnner Cidclbnntt Evan Tbotn-
aa New York. Henry II uierinsou nos.
:. ton H. n JudAnn ST. Lnula, s. NJ Wood.
y ward Washington, " II ninwnody Min
nenpoiiN, = H. scudder Rau Antonio. TtE
aa Y II Tirlmann Savannah. G, y i.h-
bey. Portland Maine s. ] Johnanu, Little
Rock T. IA Wcare chicago
After the committees retired there were
cAllA for n speech from charles s. Fair,
child In opening he nald
OF
It ernmonls a great scioniihc financial Quru.
Il tinn wns .Uhutitte1 To the pcnplr for popu-
lar confederation Ia our laHt election 1t
&, was a great tcat; II was u greet test at
. our institutions not alone IN The way IN
a.. which IL was deciaed. hut hocau4a we wcr,
considering the ndnrtlon practically, nf a
tool with which To conduct our hurlnoos
10 Other men nj other times IN our history
have conaidercd similar oueationa mon
v differing az widely az poaf iii, in their 20,
n liiicui yiows. aud vel TO ,hom there never
entered an Idea that party, section. rnce
l. nation, iy or worldly condition was in
volyca"
Entering at length upon the defects IN
the presont monetary eyatcn Mr. Fnlrrhild
le concluded with these words
II toll Won before the work of this con
ventinn In finally concluded. ,l,n business
world not only OF the United States. hut of
H.. NH The world. WIN bc lool,lng At Il ana IT'S
~ reauit and teli YOU. gentlemen. IL IL shall
demonstrate las God grant that II may notl
u that there In within this holy not sutA-
rient Wisdom To arrive a, something wise
a ,ud ,onclu,lv, or IT. having 80 come 10 q
ID conolnsion nmnng yourselves. Il AZ demon
nratel that YOU are 80 far removed IN
influence from the law making power that
=. M results come Of II. tell you, ecntlrmen
YOU may tremhic for the husincss and po-
~ iitie,l future of this country"
John T. irish OF California was next call
"a ed and after his remarks the chairman
M called for the report ot the committee al
, crodcntlaIn There we're 10 ronicsta m,
y total number OF delegates whose nan,ea hay,
no fsr heon reported II "a
10 Tho list of cities represented WAS rea,
u as foliows. Adrian. Mich Akron. ohio
al Albany. n. Y, Anderson. Ind Appleton
10 MIS-. Atlanta Ga. Auburn. n y. naiti
IN more, nav City, Mich, bloomington, III.
OF bonneville Mo nostun Mass braddoch
", /" ra. bradford Pa Bridgeport. Conn,
g. BROOKLYN, y, T.: nrnnaw,ck. Gai nutiait
A. NJ Y. Cairo III Camden, ~ T. Cantor
b ohio, charleaton, =, O.. Chlllcothe. Ohio
AZ Chicago; Cincinnati; Cleveland Concord n