Show three hundred and fiely in st louis in garal J J f ohio aade ft ma bent chairman and kanas anil aa ftp ST louii mo nov BG tho na silver foment on met this in orning were delo gatea in their beats and a birge number ol 01 spectators javiea called the convention to order and introduced L M janmey of st L uial as and alber singer airy ecie tary mr eaid you are not a lawmaking law making body it ial irie but as all 1 tta are lie result 0 popular will and aa you have been aa popularly cent to represent the people 01 thia united ai ae the members of congress bent to oice the will of tle people in wetah inkton it follows eliat lie congress of the united states may find through your and conclusions that you are I 1 lie latest representatives from the people upon the question of balyer coinage that they must obey the will of the people 0 the united baies saies and enact laws your body cannot enact which will give the people of the united states the privilege of coining their silver aa freely as they coin their gild in so aaro it would 10 strange 1 there were botthoe not thoe alio have nome pet hobby no doubt very excellent and desirable in borne oher convention but alie kimn for of this momentary question is no brief that it is hoped no extraneous subjects hill be attempted to be pushed upon alia attention of this convention at the conclusion ot his address the various on creden nala permanent organization and resolutions were appointed and lie bouen tion took a recess I 1 ill 3 p m beneral A J warner of ohio will be reported to the contention for permanent chairman and albert singer tr permanent secretary the convention reassembled promptly at 3 alie entire af was spent in the discussion of how alie convention should vote some contending that each delegate present be entitled to aoe voe others that alie delegation should vote to full strength by praxy no matter bow many delegates nere in convention the matter was finally bottled by he adoption of a resolution offered by senator stewart of nevada that ach delegation should be entitled to twenty votes and all that number in any delegation be entitled to one vote bah the committee on permanent ler manent or anza tion reported the following permanent chairman A J warner ot ohio ace J SI of colorado secretary albert singer of missouri aa blatant F L da a 0 colorado T J palmer of J A greer of pennsylvania warnar aron being introduced to tte convention by senator stewart thanked that bady for lie unexpected honor he said that no subject interested the laople more than the silver question bince 1872 followed fol lowel by oilier european powers and part ly by atie united stages and limited dilver as money the question hag been a vital issue and in dig the bi as bad won a vie ory the attempt to change the money standard from gold aud silver to gold alone was boree than a mistake it almost a crime the of silver had made gold the standard dil Terent than before that act hie ol 01 silver wag in fact a great crime and its revocation was now an important question of the world the people had more from bad monetary legislation thai from any oilier source the first duty was the of what was asked tris the res oration of the money standard which has existed for ages that silver be placed on an withhold at a ratio which has existed it was the duty of the country to restore what should never have been and this convention hid assembled to decide upon the best methods fo be pursued in reaching lie desired end II 11 B chamberlain president of alie denver chamber of commerce on behalf of that body then presented a solid silver gavel to chairman warner A number of resolutions ona to be referred to the committee on resolutions were read and ao recorded atie committee is considered a very strong one and it is wilt embody the wishes of the convention briefly and so dearly that they will be easily after alie announcement that there would be a reception at the merchants exchange tonight to night the convention |