The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-05
THE SILVER SPEAKERS.
Programme for the BimetaIIic Con-
ference Tomorrow.

THE second annual convention Of the
League of Bimetallic Clubs of the Ohio
Valley begins at Tomlnson Hall to-mor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock, President Reem-
elm. of Ohio, presiding. After the report
Of the executive committee on the order
of business a speech will be made by eX-
Governor Matthews, introducing General
A. J. Warner OF Ohio, president of the
American BimetalIic Union, as the speaker
Of the afternoon. ''The Limitations and
Regulations of Paper Money will be his
subject He will be followed by ex-Repre-
sentative H. +. Bartine, editor Of the Ma
tional Bimetallist, published in Washing
ton. In the evening Col. George Washing
ton, of Kentucky, will preside. George Fred
williams, of Massachusetts, will be the
speaker of the evening. Speeches will also
be made by B. f. Shvely, Of Indiana and
others.
There will be a business session Thurs
day morning, when reports Of committees
will be heard and the election of officers
will occur At this time the place of hold
ing the next annual meeting will be decided.
Chicago and Louisville are both working
to secure the next meeting. A. a. Brown,
of Cincinnati, and Howard s. Taylor, Of
Illinois, will speak. AT noon Thursday Will
liam Jennings Bryan will arrive from CO.
lumbus, 0. Allen W. Clark, chairman of the
convention committee, has been making eff
forts to have Mr.. Bryan here for both days,
but an engagement in Columbus to-mor-
row keeps him from coming until Thursday.
Mr.. Bryan will speak Thursday afternoon
at 2:15 o'clock. He will also be the principal
speaker at the night meeting Thursday. +.
j. Van Vorhis of this city, will preside at
the afternoon meeting. Gilbert ShankIin, of
Evansville, and Charles A. ToWne, of Min
neSota, chairman of the national silver Re-
publican organization, and II. c.. Bell, of
Springfield, ILL.,. are to speak in the after
noon.
The above programme has been arranged
after considerable telegraphing the last few
days and is subject to some changes, de-
pendent on the time the speakers can ar
rive. The railroads have granted a one
fare rate good coming to-day and to-mor-
row. Mr.. Clark has requested that the rate
be kept open for Thursday for the accom-
than one day. The afternoon Bryan meet
ing was arranged for the benefit of those
who do not want to remain two nights.
Each organization is permitted to send fifty
delegates, but the basis OF voting is one
vote for each fifty members in the various
bimetallic clubs 1t is announced by the
committee on arrangements that every at
tention will be given visitors from out Of
town and they will be seated in the hall be-
fore others are admitted. Five minutes be-
fore the hour for beginning the doors will
be thrown open to the public. Mr. Clark
expects from twenty-five hundred to three
OF the silver men of national prominence
like Senators Teller and Jones had been in
vited, but owing to the war crisis it is
not supposed they will be here. To-day the
work of arranging Tomlinson Hall for the
convention will begin.
The purpose of the convention is stated
to be to promote the cause of bimetallism
in the four pivotal States. Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and Kentucky, where it is believed
by the silverites the victory of 1900 will be
lost won.