Gilpin observer., 1900-07-12

July 8. 1900.
EDITOR "OBsERvER":
DEAR SIR-Having just returned from
Milwaukee and Kansas City, possibly
some of your readers may be inter
ested in knowing some thing about the
Mining Congress, as also the Silver Re
publican and Democratic Conventions
at Kansas City. | arrived at Milwaukee
June Is. Convention opened at noon
June 10, with about 300 delegates repre-
senting some 10 or 20 states and territor
les, including Alaska.
Although much greater attendance
was expected, the delegates present were
representative men and women, there
being one lady delegate from Colorado,
Mrs. Atwood of Empire, who read very
interesting paper; and one from Montana
lawyer and a very bright and pleasing
speaker. The delegates were all very
much in earnest and number of yer,
excellent papers were presented and read
A most important resolution was pass
ed asking for the establishment of Ma
tional Department of Mines, calling for
the appointment of a member of the
cabinet whose duty it should be to look
after the mining interests of the coun-
try. Another very important matter was
the formation of permanent organiza-
ton to be called 1.-The international Min
ing Congress-" with Governor L. Brad
ford Prince of New Mexico as President
Governor A. p Swineford of Alaska as
Vice President, and Irwin Malone OF
Pueblo, as secretary. Also providing for
q second vice president and assistant
secretary from each mining state and
territory. Mrs. Atwood of Colorado was
elected treasurer.
A permanent membership was started
with yearly fee of So per capita, and |
believe it to be for the interests of as
many as possible engaged in mining to
join the association which can be done
by communicating with the secretary or
treasurer. The next congress will be
held in July, 1901, at Boise City, Idaho
Milwaukee is strong German town,
enterprising and wide awake, and has a
convention of some sort booked for every
day during the summer, largely owing to
the efforts Of its enterprising and public
spirited mayor, the Hon. David S. Rose,
and also to the fact that it has fine ia
cilities for convention purposes in the
way OF halls and hotels for convention
purposes in the way of halls and hotels
and also has fine climate.
might add that although Milwaukee
is a strong Republican town and Mr..
Rose Democrat, he was elected by a
large majority and will without doubt
be reelected
Goiug from Milwaukee to Chicago and
Kansas City we encountered very much
warmer weather, Kansas City being an
especially "hot' town at that particular
time, to wit, Convention week.
The Silver Republican and Democratic
conventions as you are aware met on the
same day July 4, at noon. There were
about 1900 delegates present at the Sill
yer Republican nvention, all Of whom
were strong Bryan men and most OF
whom were in favor # the nomination
of Hon. Charles A. Towne OF Minnesota
for Vice President.
10 the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan and
the silver plank upon which he stands
we were perfectly satisfied, and in my
opinion no Silver Republican or Populist
who voted for Mr.. Bryan four years ago
can find any reasonable excuse for not
doing 80 again next November, white
thousands OF Democrats who voted
against him in ~ will record their votes
in his favor in 1900. No man living has
grown in the estimation of his enemies
as has w. j. Bryan in the past four years
He is without question the most courag
eous Democrat since the time Of Andrew
jackson. So courageous and fcarles.
rs to tell his Democratic associates IN
national convention assembled that un
less they inserted in the platform Hn OK
plicit declaration in favor Of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at th,
ratio of lG 10 ! by the United States
without the consent Of any other nation,
he would not be their candidate
Altt ough graf opposition dcyeloi ID
IN the committee on Platform and roo
lutions still that principle carried in
committee, nj was adopted by the coL-