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luiTi ny u j.. I lWmVER ASSEMBLY.ipIU;ng*Ncof»ra-: BS* linktan*y ofB'*-dng Ulll* . Ikj dU-1‘lVO 10*10 luu-i'll a ork-l l*o ight uu-l»r»ring»lnr-VIII-i\vl-:111mnil:.. I*'.iber-inini■lug,*arl-IVnl-1 inbitsway ul lu » ho in I aIliaed a n his liru.Tho Great Oathoring of Bimetallists at Obioago.THE DEMAND OF THE WE8TERNER3They Will b® Hat I.fled Only With Fro* Culn«|« at the Itatlo of (llitcan to On®. Kllhar Senator Menart or Oancrul War-nrr for Pormanvnt Chairman.Chicago, July 81. —Delegate* to the National Hllver convention arc arriving hourly ami fully a thousand aro on hand llrndiiuartrn were opened this morning In iho Pnlro*r House for tho dalegateatrom New York nml Colorado, at the Great Western hotul for tbaee frotn Mont arm, Idaho and llllnola, and At the Anili(UO hold for th® delegates from Ohio, Texas, Indinun. Nebraska, Michigan and California. TUU applies to delegates that come alone. For those with families, provision has been made nt the Hotel Mecca.Hcuator Wolcott, of Colorado, and Con* grc.unmn Born, of Miuucsota, arrived yesterday. They tarried long enough, however. only to remove the dust of travel and take dinner, and thru continued their Journey to Washington In conversation with some of the local silver men who were anxious that he should remain Sen* ator Wolcott said he felt he could be of more service to the party nt the uathuinl Capitol, In view of the fact tlint tlia make up of committees nml other Important mutters would command consideration during the present week.Congress mu n John II. Reagan, of Texas, nlso arrived nt tbo Grand I'nclllc. The lint Iona! executive committee of I he People’s party has established itself In tho umo hotel. It is understood that the Populists In the convention will resist nnjr attempt to form any new party, on the ground that the Omaha platform concedes everything that is demanded by the sllver-itcn, mid tlint a** a tonset)uiuico tho latter timid not do net ter than to como Into the Populist fold lu a body. The leading all* verltos already on the ground, moreover, are strongly opposed to any inflammatory or demagogic harangues under the cover of the convention They want It. they say, to le a sober, raIm and deliberative hotly, anti If Governor Wnlte or any others should undertake to repeat their recent wild utterances they will le apcedly culled down and aeut to the rear.Kenn'or Stewart, of Nevada, Is the most mentioned for permanent chairman by the western people, but a growing sentI-mrnt. baa dev doped In favor of General Warner for the position. Fear la enter-tnined tlint If u western man Is made permanent c hairman nit Impression will go abroad that the convention la being matt* aged wholly In the Interest of western mine owners, and for Gils reason many of the delegates favor General Warner or some otbur coiU-ra man.Anioug today's arrivals worn cx-Cnn* grenMmui U. 1* llartina and T. K. Wren, of Nevada. Our delegation will not he a very large one, said Mr. Bnrtiuo. We shall demand frrn coinage on n ritllo of 1 to 16. It Is absurd to nay that silver can be produced at fifty cents an ounce*. Thera am occasions when a rich find may put tho coot of mining down to that figure, but tho average cost of mining silver is about a dollar .to ounce. Everything has tlo-wd down In Nevada save a few mines where the per ventage of gold is extremely large. Only ruin Is In flora for the west and oveiitually the east, lu tbeslumonotU* tug of silver.Tho delegation from Idaho arrived today. headed by Senators George I. Slump and Fred T Dubois. The delegation from that stato will number about 130. In the delegation are Senator* Power nml Mantle, Governor Tonic, ex-Gorcrnor* Herbert nml Htcketts, Congressman Hurt well and rx-Congreaaman Dickson Every ounce «»f silver mined In Montana Gil* year hat* tost fl lt;»»,’’ said one f the delegates, mid we Insist upon the ! '«• Id ratio. The rant Is already feeling tho effect of the western depression brought nbottt by the demand for the repeal of the silver purchasing act. One firm in Butte h.« • been compelled to cancel • million end ( a half dollar's worth of eastern orders.’ The Colorado delegation of '(*10 arrived ! In this city ul U o'clock thin morn-uong |nj{. The principal men In the party are tiled | Governor Waite, ex-Governors John W Houit and John Evans, ex-Seuator* N. P Hill and II A W, Tabor, Judge Hislng and ex-Chiof Ju-iice Joseph Helm. '1 ta Colorado delegates wear n bltin ami silver budge, bearing the inscription l.lb«rty and Union nb»ve a replica of a silver Uui-Jnr and the shield of the state.Four hundred lowatis came lu on a epculal train till® morning.PUA Wiffectpunythomill., be-lever :n inIIwen anU the 000 M hi left a viUkfro i the awl clal foil the the TtK nhjIter111IIamfro to I beetunwo.veiItervvilIni-lieinnnutHuofI-nAp|palWgowtwosp.bittalBvj Workmen Mol* a Train.’ DltKVRlt, July 80.—Four bumlred idletoe.I- ........ -i.
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Wilmington Daily Republican
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Mon, Jul 31, 1893
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