Show WM P ST JOHN ex banker william P st john was elected a delegate to the chicago contention Nen tion one ane of the directors sent him a note of 0 which the bollom following ing Is an extract dear mr st pt john I 1 have butil hoard heard that you intend to tuko take part in tho the silver buver convention at chicago you aro are binder obligations not to do so in my belief I 1 admit that tile tho position you yon hold gives you power beffie a convention but you ought not to KO go kihen is he it you know your board lii Is against your I les elss us as well us as oil all money centers I 1 am tour friend there was nothing tor for him to do except to keep away from the convention or resign and he resigned his place as 03 president of the bank that does not amount to very much except as an indication di of the determination of the cred creditor aitor class to beat down all opposition no matter from what source it may come in accepting its his con the board of directors passed a resolution of regret but they accepted it all the same commenting upon it the new york tribune locally says mr air st john lias has not always been a free silver man and nas mas frinic r I 1 fl member 0 of f thi com committee on oil finance 0 of the chamber of commerce when he was put on oil this llila committee ito ho was for or guld gold but his views subsequently changed chanK fd tild he made in minority reports in favor of silver tie ho we waa 11 it IY dropped from tile the committee he H was entitled to a place on tho ilia clearinghouse committee of the wilke of new york but lie ho was left oft off imiajo of its predilection fur silver mr st si john opposed the repeal of 0 tile lerman 0 allver er purchase law an and appeared ipp eared the congressional committee lit in washington holcli had tile tho su bitet in ill liand land ilece recently n ely lie ho drew up a n which lie hn proposed for adoption by a N national a silver condition comei Uon the mercantile bank Is a a strong ins institution tl its capital stock la Is it has a surplus sf und of its milt report showed that its loans and discounts amounted to st john himself Is a wealthy man lie ile was wai born in mobile ala february 19 1811 1849 ile he received his education in mobile Cear grimany nany england and massachusetts ue lie was waa for four years prior to his connection with the mercantile bank in charge of credits cre illta for alave ilave me yer imer tho the great sugar doal cleal ern ere whose transactions toot foot up tu ai year lie ilo Is a large stockholder in the mercantile bank lie ile Is a director 0 of f the hamilton national bank of harlem raid of the second national bank ile he la is an older in the hie rev dr park hureta bursts chuich chinch ile ha Is a garrit friend of 0 mrs airs jefferson davis still and her daughter winnie ito ho la Is tall anil and well built dresses carefully care tully and lias has tile reputation of 0 helne being ani an effective orator he ought to be named as a viol president at chic ogo today |