Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-02
OHIO VALLEY B|METbLL|SIS
Continued Their Session at Louisville
Yesterday.

tcStoiuay.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CO.
OPERATE WITH THE NATIONAL
COMMITTEE - NEW OFFICERS
ELECTED THE ADDRESSES
MADE DURING THE DAY AND
EvENING-THE CHICAGO PLAT
FORM AND BRYAN IN HIGH
FAVOR.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.-When
the afternoon session of the Bimetallic
Clubs convened at MacAuley's Theatre
to-day almost every delegate was in his
seat. The three gubernatorial aspir-
ants, VIM. Goebel, p Wat Hardin ana
w. j. Stone, were on the programme
J for speeches. Each candidate had his
| adherents in the audience ready to
shout for their favorites.
Judge James p. Tarvin, of Covington,
presided and his gavel fell promptly at
O'clock
The following resolution. introduced
by Gen. e. B. Finley, OF Ohio, was
adopted:
Resolved That with view of TAX
ing measures to thoroughly organize
the campaign of 1900 copmittee be
selected of which the president of this
association shall be member.
THAT said committee be requested
to cooperate with the national commit
tee in perfecting a thorough organiza-
ton of the Democratic party through
out all the States and Territories OF tho
United States, the president of this as
ISOLATION to name the committee"
THE COMMITTEE.
Judge Tarvin then announced the
following as members of the commit
tee: John p Altgeld, Illinois; George
Fred Williams, Mass; J. w. Overmey-
er. Indiana; j. Semonin, Kentucky:
Allen w. Clarke, Indiana, and jane,
P. Tarvin, Kentucky.
The first speaker was p. Wat Hardin,
of Mercer county. He was greeted
with rounds of hearty applause. The
speaker lost no time in getting down
to a discussion of the financial ques-
ton. He covered the ground from the
time money was first circulated as a
standard of value to the present day.
Mr.. Hardin gave 1t as his opinion
tudL Ul-HetldllSul is
THE TRUE ISSUE
confronting the Democracy OF the
United States and the one upon
which, with w. j. Bryan at the head
the party will march to triumphant
victory in 1900.
President Tarvin called the night
session to order at s o'clock and in
troduced Hon. Henry Warrum, of In
diana. He opened by saying that he
brought good greetings from t he
Hoosier State.
He closed with an exhortation to
stand by bi-metallism and victory
would be the result. An uproar of APP
plause greeted Mr.. Warrum as he took
his seat.
The committee on officers for the en-
suing year made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
THE OFFICERS.
President, James p. Tarvin. Ken
lucky; Vice Presidents, +. j. Van Vor-
his, of Indiana; ID. S. Oliver, OF Ohio;
S. NJ Biddison, of Illinois; w. j. Sc
monin, of Kentucky; John p. Altgeld,
of Illinois, John Overmeyer. of Indi-
ana; Louis Stem, of Ohio, and Thomas
Tandy, of Kentucky; Secretary, Allen
W. Clark, Indiana; Treasurer, Adam
Hamburger, Indiana.
President Tarvin introduced the Hon.
f. B. Finley, of Ohio, who spoke in
part as follows:
"In forming our line of battle for
1900, / am opposed to taking any back
ward steps. ! am for the Chicago
platform in its entirety, without the
change of single line or word.
81 am
OPPOSED TO IMPERIALISM.
| do not favor the so-called expansion
policy Of President Mckinley. The
conduct OF the administration touch
ing the Philippine question has been
un-American and from first to last in
violation of principles expressed in the
declaration of war with Spain. and our
treatment of the Filipinos has been
simply disgraceful.
THE purchase and seizure by armed
force OF the Philippine islands and the
proposal to govern them as tributary
provinces, denying to their people the
right of self-government and the priv
ilege of representation in the home
government, and our holding them az
conquered provinces and enforcing tax
alton while denying citizenship, is an
abandonment Of the American system
and the adoption of the Roman Euro
pean system. which. in my judgment,
is fraught with great peril TO the sta
bility of our form OF government"
"A violation Of the principles OF free
government in the Philippines may be
but the forerunner of a violation OF the
same principles in the United States;
and we should never entrust to any
President the power to deprive ouy
people OF. self-goyernment upon any
pretext whatever"
The report of the Committee on Res
olutions. re-affirming faith in bi-metal.
lism and the Chicago platform, and
demanding the denomination OF Mr..
Bryan were adopted
URGED REFORMS.