The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
-Four Hundred Delegates E|IeDd The
Monetary Convention,
BUSINESS HEN SHOW INCREASED INTEREST
Two Governors md other DiRtin>
guishcd Men Prcscut-Nnnkers ers Not
ConspiciOuS by Their Numbers :
Two Sessions Held and Several
Speeches Made.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 25.


-Four hundred delegates We're present
at the Grand Opera House to-day when
Chairman Hanna, of the Executive
Clmmiutee, called the Monetary Con-
ven:tion to order. This was an increase
OF c1ra hundred over the number of dels-
gates that attended 1.-THE first IndianaDo-
lbs convention of a year ago, and 1t was
regarded as Indicative of the INTEREST
which the business men feel in the
movement for a reform of the currency
laws. The hall presented the appear
ancc of Il national convention of one of
the two great political parties, the va
liious delegates being indicated by
standards bearng the names of bhe va
rious States.
Two Governors-Apcumt of Indiana
and Shaw, OF Iowa-were the speakers
Mt the afternoon session. Governor
MourL delivered the speech lJf welcome
and Governor Shaw spoke for more than
half an hour on the gold standard and
the retirement of the gre.nbacks. The
delegates, as Governor Shaw suggested
d'id not include many bankers, but in
cludt3M many men of large affairs nnd
Among these who ARRIVED Just before
| the convention met this afternoon was
| General simon B. Buckner, of Ken
| lucky, the gold Democratic candidate e
| for Vice PRESIDENT two, years ago also
General Charles Tracy, of Albany, who
used TO represent the Cleveland admin
istrDth1n in the fights against free sill
yer In Congress. Nh;re were about sixty
of the Iowa delega tion present. as well
as 81 r0np JelSo.orinDS frpp, NVicno,e;,
Michigan Illinois and Ohio. Franklin
McFenGh, who was the Democratic
cam ndldati for United States Senator
some years ago, was among the Chicago
delegates, with Mr.. II. H. Kohlsaat, of
the Chicago Times Herald and Prof.
j. Laurence Uaughlin. one of the mem
bcrs of the Monetary Commission.
New YlErk Was represented by Il score
of its most prominent business men,
and many Gispan ches came from boards
of trade in New York and New Jersey
which We're not able to send tleleea,t es,
promising their cordial SuprNrt. Jacob
i. Greene, President of the Conmiot icut
Mutual Life Insurance Company, was
| one of the Connenuicut delegates. and
delegations were present from Virginia,
| North Caroltna Arkansas. Georgia.
| Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri AMI
| Maryland.
| 1t was o'clock when Mr.. II. H.
| Hanna. of Indianapolis, the chairman
Of the Executive Committee, caMed the
| convention to order. He introduced
| the Rev. NJ. l.. Hsrnes, of this city,
who offered n brief prayer. at the con
| clusion of which Mr.. Hanna introduced
| Governor Mount, OF Indiana, who was
| 10 deliver uhc address Of welcome. AS
! Mr.. Hanna stepped ito the front of the
| platform he was grsctcd by n burst of
applause
Governor Mount spoke briefly His
| speech was appropriate to the occasion,
| and was an earnest plea for The main
| 'tainance of the gold standard. All the
conclusion icf Governor Mounts address
| Chairman Hanna presented Governor
| Shaw, Of Iowa, to the convention as Ms
| permanent chairman.
Upon the conclusion of the speech of
| Governor Shaw. hhc convention ad-
| journcd until 7 O'clock, when addresses
were delivered by Hen. C. Stuart Patter
son, of Philadelphia, and Col. Jacob T..
| Greene, Of Connecticut.
| Tha Executive Committee was CON
| t;nued by unanimous vc'ie of the con-
verr.iCn to-day, and will be given power
| TO add TO their numbers. They held n
| meeting in the morning and resolved to
prosecute the fight por currency reform
| to the utmost.