Show SEEM they organize the commit tee western demands set forth special to 0 juna 20 A though today had boon bet apart by loca entertainment com the boci soci entertainment of tho to lir contention of the national republics league there was a marked on the part of abs tbs delegated dele gatea to lenkei about the hotels for the purpose of die the grov mckinley haa not vet arrived as bd wag obliged to be in kansas yes to deliver an addreen before the society of that state after an excursion on lake erie thib morning the delegates assembled at nail this afternoon and held an open parliament the principal cocia feature ol 01 the pattering pat bering will bo the re caption and banquet anis evening the hattei will be served at tho arcade am covers will be laid for 2500 guests I 1 will bo a dry banquet that is no wine will be berged among those who will respond to toasts are cey M ingells of kansas danastor J 0 burrows nf michigan H clay evans of aaa baua tor thuraton of nebraska iriart FOB BI lYBE the committee on began a fight for ailder late last evening which dearly all night the corn cittee at 4 p m with congressman J B oi pennsylvania as chairman and H G knowles of delaware as secretary the was against the but tua latter acro not discouraged and opened up the fight from the start ahe resolution of the ailder men was offered and the opponents of free silver tho financial plank of 1892 also tue recent ohio plank adopted at Za neaville laet month colonel of salt lake city presented the following memorial the resolution of the silver men we are not hers aa western men nor as of silver producing bt tea we come before YOU as citi ejna of a common country no part of which can be artificially built UD without injury to the balanco in demand lus the insertion of resolution which recognizes the of the free and unlimited of eikvar at a ratio of 16 to 1 YOU auit believe that our mi lives are rather than selfish rime and place do not afford opportunity for extensive discussion of this subject but tho certain fact may be abated without fear of contradiction that andar the monetary settem aa now expressed in our legislation the country las not prospered despite the patriotic of those who believe in the american principle of protection since the of silver the land baa buen a prey to ever growing distress and tue word tramp instead of aig nifiah an isolated caad of individuals to whom work ia offered but who are unwilling to ibe burden of ce placed upon them by the creator h is come to represent a army of army of native born american citizens who are aninious anix ious to work but unable to lacure employment we attempt to attract attention to canoua other pauaea but the claim of that ahn ear tailing ot the coin of our Nation has brought on the distress no legislation has succeeded in thwarting will not down the citizens of the east of tle copat bbate ol 01 ohio have vastly greater in teresta in ibis question that tha hand ful of minera of the west and us thu west lax ever been loval to the publican Ka party and 0 tab too the lone biaca which so long id its ap of republican principles baa joined the great randa of progress we fael that the claim of the people of this action who have given such thought as want aud poverty forca upon abe minds of all men is entitled to serious dearine he arine that tha belief may da reached that there are no selliah motives behind he demand that silver ahall bo beator gd to its place as primary money the experience of centurion cates the charge that the ol 01 silver has wrought in all nations turning to the eold standard and the claim that we favor bound bontty doe bot leebon the burden 0 life nor convince theao who toil from early morning till darkening evening that aro not being despoiled of their share of tho products and the wealth which their labor is evar yield ing to the world if we would maintain the of the party and continue the love for it eo ong expressed by the ballots of tn tho united states then we sha ye to the people the relief they nik for and restore to them the bimetallic standard under which they BO long prospered the compromise resolution attracting moat attention was presented by sea ator elect lect thuraton oi nebraska as tol iowa we approve the declaration of the last republican national convention that the american people from tion and interest favor bimetallism and the republican party demands the use of roth gold and silver as a standard mousy with euch lestric tiona and under euch provisions to be determined aa will alcure the maintenance ot the parity of values of t e two matala so the purchasing of debt of the dollar in stiver gold or paper shall 10 at all ami refer the action for a more specific declaration to he next republican convention which alone has tha kiwor to bind the party or make platforms and declare plea there was no discussion of the tariff or any other in the committee except that of the silver and no differences of opinion existed in the committee of forty six members except on the silver question nearly all the members of the corn cittee were instructed on the silver question by their respective state dele BO it will not be difficult to adopt a report still it is conceded that these instructions make it almost certain that majority and minority reports will ha cited to the convention and that ans silver quantion will ba fought ous on the fl lor the silver jsn daill have confidence in their strength among the delegates although a majority of ane co camittee is against them evening there was mass meeting addressed by drussell brown rhode la land A C cummins iowa john M thurston and araj ellen foster mrs foster created quite a stir in her closing appeal for fre silver ohe re commended tha western republicans to stand by the party as ion as the party favored bimetallism and that was the carlys record she eaid the republicans public ans of tha west were more conservative serva tive on the silver question than were the republican of and other states on iha tariff she insisted that any thing ele than bimetallism was dangerous to the grand old part |