The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
INTERESTED
IN REFORM
Four Hundred Delegates in
Attendance at the None
tary Convention.
STRONG DELEGATIONS,
Prominent Men From All the
Sound money States
Are Present.
PRELIJTIlNaBY SESSIONS
Two Well Known Governors
Among Those to Deliver
Addresses.
PRELIJIIINaBY SESSIONS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 25-Four
hundred delegates were present at the
Grand Opera house today when Chair
man Hanna, Of the executive commit
tee' called the monetary convention to
order. This was an increase Of ono
hundred over the number of delegates
VINO attended the first Indianapolis
convention of year ago, and it was
regarded as Indicative of the interest
which the business men feel in the
movement for a reform of the cur-
Fency laws. The hall presented the
appearance Of national convention
OF one of the two great political mar
ues' the various delegates being indi-
Gated by standards bearing the names
OF the various states. The private
boxes and loggias were filled with
ladies. representing the weaIh and cuI-
ture Of Indianapolis. and the bau was
tastefully decorated with national
Colors.
Two governors-Gov. Mount. of In
diana, and Gov. Shaw, of Iowa-wera
the speakers at the afternoon session
Gov. Mount delivered the speecb of
welcome and Gov. Shaw spoke for more
than an hour on the gold standard and
the retirement of the greenbacks His
homely ana forcible comparison of our
hnanc1al system with the growth of
pioneers home, the gradual addition of
lean-tos" and thatch roofs. which
ought to be replaced In our more adj
Vahced condition by new structure
upon nrm foundations and of harrno-
NOUS architecture, caught the audience
with great effect and brought forth
round after round of applause. He
spoke to an audience of substantial
business men who thoroughly appre-
clated his argument for an elastic cur
rency based upon commercial assets.
The delegates, as Gov. Shaw suggest
ed, did not include many bankers. but
included many men of large affairs ard
some OF national prominence. Among
those who arrived just before the con-
Vention met this afternoon was Gen
Simon b. Buckner, of Kentucky. the
gold Democratic candidate for vice
president two years ago. There was also
Gen. Charles Tracy, of Albany. who
used to represent the Cleveland admin
istration in the fights against free sill
yer in congress.
STRONG DELEGATIONS.
Iowa We'd with Indiana for the honor
OF the largest delegation on the floor
and they made an impressive appear
ance when they rose en- masse to cheer
GcV. Shaw. There were about sixty of
the Iowa delegation, and there were
also strong delegations from Wisconsin
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Franklin
MHpNP1ph W m no
didate for United States senator. some
years ago, was among the Chicago dele
gates with Mr.. II. II. Kohlsaat. of the
Chicago Times-Herald, and Prof Law
renee Laughlin, one Of the members of
the monetary commission.
In the New York delegation were such
men as William E. Dodge, Henry Hentz.
eX-president of the cotton exchange;
Gustave Schab and J. Harsen Rhoades
New York was represented altogether
by score of its most prominent busi-
nesc men and many dispatches came
from boards of trade in New York and
New Jersey, which were not able to
send delegates, promising their cordial
support.
Jacob L. Greene, president of the Con-
nccticut Mutual Life association was
one of the Connecticut delegates, and
delegations were present from Virginia
North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia,
Tennessee, Missouri and Maryland.
1t was o'clock when H. H. Hanna
of Indianapolis. the chairman of the
executive committee called the conven-
ton to order. He introduced the Rev
NJ. l.. Halnes, Of this city who offered
a brief prayer, at the conclusion OF
which Mr.. Hanna arose to introduce
Gov. Mount, Of Indiana, who was 10 de-
liver the address of welcome AS Mr.
Hanna stepped forward to the front of
the PLATFORM he was greeted by a burst
Of applause, which continued for a full
minute, and which ceased only when it
was obvious that the recipient was en-
barrassed by this cordial tribute to his
personal popularity.
Gov Mount spoke briefly His speech
was appropriate to the occasion and
was an earnest plea for the maintenance
OF the gold standard. He showed that
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
Democratic party, had held stoutly to
the belief that the coinage should con-
form to the mercantile ratio of the
ne tails, and he inquired in this connec-
ton how this attitude would compare
with modern Organism, which insists
upon 16 TO 1 as the legal ratio, while the
commercial ratio is 80 to l.
At the conclusion Of Gov. Mounts
address. Chairman Hanna presented
Gov Shaw, of To-, to the convention
as it's permanent chairman. Upon tre
conclusion of the speech of Gov. Shaw,
Chairman Eahna requested the state
delegations to select vice presidents
and members Of the committee on reso-
lutions to be reported before the even
ing session.
EVENING SESSION
The convention then adjourned until
7 o'clock when addresses were deliver
ed to a large audience by Hon. G.
Stuart Patterson, of Philadelphia, and
Col Jacob L. Green, OF Connecticut.
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