Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1898 — DECLARE FOR FREE COINAGE. [ARTICLE]

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Ills Meeting; of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of Ohio Valley at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind,, April B.—About 500 persons were present when President Reemlin called the convention of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of the Ohio Valley to order Thursday. New officers were elected as follows: President, J. P. Tarvin, of Kentucky; vice presidents, N. R. Tucker, of Ohio; F. J. Van Voorhis, Indiana; A. C. Bently, of Illinois. Allen W. Clark, of Indiana, was elected secretary by acclamation and Colon Scott, of Ohio, treasurer. The new executive committee is made up as follows: Indiana John Overmeyer and Silas A. Shepard; Ohio, H. L. Dunbar and il. C. Cordrey; Illinois, D. E. Gear and A. R. Williams; Kentucky, Ramsey Washington and Joseph L. Rhinock. The resolutions presented by Chairman S. E. Morss were adopted. They regard the financial question “as the paramount issue and pledge the support of the league to the securing of bimetallism and free and unlimited coinage of silver afld gold at the ratio of sixteen to one; unalterably oppose the single gold standard; believe that congress alone has the power to coin and issue money, and that this power should not be delegated to individuals or corporations;” expresses continued confidence in William J. Bryan. A-resolution of sympathy for Cuban patriots and in favor of immediate intervention by the United States was also adopted. ’ In the afternoon the convention first decided on Lexington, Ky., las the place for next year’s meeting, but the vote was reconsidered and Louisville, Ky., was chosen. Chairman Towne, of the national silver republican committee, spoke-, arraigning the Indianapolis sound money movement and declaring that the men who framed the commission’s plan do not know the first principles of fte science of money. At five o’clock Mr. Bryan and other prominent visitors were given a reception by the Commercial club and board cf trade, when Mr. Bryan, Chairman Towne and George Fred Williams spoke to the business men. Mr. Williams said that the invitation to speak before a commercial club was one that would not be extended to him in New England owing to his beliefs on the money question. An audience of between 5,000 and 6,d00 people greeted William J. Bryan at Tomlinson hall at night, when the convention ended. Samuel E. Morss. of this city, presided. Ex-Congressman Towne spoke and H. S. Taylor, of Chicago, read an original poem. Mr. Bryan was tendered an ovation. Tie spoke for an hour and a half, ninthly on th? currency question. He touched upon the Cuban question casually. He said that his life has all been spent since the war and that he has always heard it in slnuated that democrats were not a« patriotic as they should be. Tie was sure that the patriotism of democrats had been demonstiated in the Cuban situation. Tie commended the course of Consul-General Lee in the highest terms. “While we are talking about freeing Cuba,” said he, “let us not forget that we have n work to do in freeing America.”