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Show SILVER TRIUMPHANT ONLY EIGHT VOTES ACA1NST IT, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 489. Helena Chosen as the Place for the ext Convention The AVildest Enthusiasm Enthu-siasm Over the White Metal The Speeches. Denver, Nov. 21. At the mining congress con-gress yesterday Senator Stewart announced that he did not own a share of Conistock stock, thus refuting the old allegation. Judge Harley Morse of Colorado spoke for twenty minutes in favor of free coinage. Martin Maginnis of Montana denouiced Campbell in a scathing manner for his cowardice cow-ardice in not advocating the platform upon which he was nominated. Congressman G. A. Cassidy of Nevada declared de-clared that every man, woman and child in Nevada united in favor of free and unlimited coinage. Cassidy advocated the forcing of the political parties to make that question the dominant issue in the next campaign. In the afternoon T. C. Howell made a speech, placing his state on record as in favor of free and unlimited coinage of silver. General Doniphan of Missouri and Dennis Sheedy of Colorado also spoke eloquently in favor of free coinage. Judge Goodwin of Utah made an address, in the course of which he said that he did not believe the lower house of congress would pass a free coinage bill this winter, unless with the hope of the president vetoing it. He moved that a resolution for the free coinage of silver be passed by acclamation. Albert Little of Maine made a brief speech saying that he had become convinced from what tie had heard in this congress, that free and unlimited coinage of silver was right. The Connecticut delegates objected to the passage of the resolution by acclamation, and the roll of states was called, with the following results: For the free and unlimited unlimi-ted coinage of silver, 481; against, 8. When Connecticut was reached, great enthusiasm en-thusiasm was manifested by the delegation from that state announcing their vote in favor of the resolution, and when the vote of Canada and Russia was announced in favor of the resolution there was another scene of confusion. "When the total vote was declared the delegates went wild, and it was some time before order was restored. A resolution was passed asking congress to enact a law protecting the agriculturists, encouraging and rehabilitating hydraulic mining and preventing the damining of navigable nav-igable streams; also to protect the forests of the mountains and encourage the cultivation of trees. A resolution was unanimously adopted congratulating the management of the World's Columbian exposition for the work already done aud urging every state and territory represented in the convention to prepare for and make exhibits commensurate with the importance of the exposition and of the developed and undeveloped mining resources re-sources of the state. It was decided that the next convention shall be held at Helena and the convention adjourned. |