DEMOCRAT CONVENTION. Advocates of Free Coinage Con- trol the Body. The Nebraska Orator Nominated with aShout—A Resolutionby Sen~ ator Hill Commmending Mr. Cleve~ land's Administration Tabled In The Platform Adopted from the Majority Committe as It Came the Committee-Summary of of Doings. Mr. William F. Harrity, chairman of national de: ratic mittee, called convention to order at ten { y'elock, The « for several no the gates, The opening the the ore 1 faced the assemblage BOC minutes bel *hairman swept dele inutes, while the ushers aisles clear of knots of conferring gavel by Chalrman Harrity in the convention was presented by Os- Chicago, made [ron timber taken from old Fort Dearbo block-house from which the tim survived the Chi by Mr. 8 and re-ere as a reminder « “Gentle used sian Guthrie, of 1 An ( rn. The ‘ago fire, and was | Guthrie and other phi ted in So f the city's front men of the convent the prayer,” the was a clatter of tre of the siderable conf The ¢ hapl Ala, Protestant ward, He is years old, lanthropic ith Park, Chi ier davs | rise for said, and there body in the n wil shairman hairs as the hall came up to its feet with con- pel f Grace ped f lly thirty clear-cu young man, bar smooth-shaven, ‘lariea held in b the black Ha manuscript, face and wes his is hand of type-written from whie read the prayer Hill and Daniel Presented, As the Somyenti n tepped forward, and ravel, an need In David B ™ ae RODno seated itself Chairman af » after a short was what the g with a with walving appr a cheer gate yelled © they le arms, Among the of approval. 8 Three chee were shot at, thes val, and they with 4 Senator § and John Martiz also announce guleted d “What is the pe asked Mr. Harri Mr. Henry D. national « annou present a mine tion selection of com pared odd delegates given heerin, YW. Clavt which tf cheered, while ir the audience that soun threes minu tinued as Mr. ( ina for tena call of porary the roll The Ballot, The nventi roli-call began. of the Sou ida. that t 0 WAS vers Breaks wer thern States The chairman ached Chair y Territories man Harrity aon and the District of ( entitled compleded at The announcement of th was received with a erie the al ver viet yn that the umn w to two votes each. The roll CRA WE on A ¥ Ld rs. - fh psn r pr ia 3 bats and the spectators in the galleries cheered. Mr. Harrity announced that unless objec. Lations were made he would regard it as the cpense of the convention that the minority "report had been rejected and Mr. Daniel se- lected The Chairman. Escorted by the committee, the temporary chairman, John W,. Danlei, of Virginia, the band played “Hall to the Chief ” order was restored Mr. Harrity said: chairman the Hon, John W. Danlel, of Vir- gipia.” While the delegates and everybody ese passed the gavel over to Mr Daglel, who touk it and spoke in part as follows: “Mr. { { cratic nmities, In bairman receivin vel as the temp officer of this convention press a sentime that n than by Harrity, | etter wish fo! r iro Second Day's Procecdings. f the N i An n 3 waiting for makes its was spent in listening ci - , [FERS ee pe a rT PEELE CTR EMIT YIYTY Massachasstis. The speech of Mr. Williams, was the afternoon. The committee on credentials finaily re. and the report was reversed the action of the National Commit. tee, which voted to seat the gold men. Ex- sliver men of Nebraska, received & great vystion as he entered the hall. At this point At the evening session the committees on sliver delegates from Michigan, which, under the unit rule, would change the com- Permanent Of mmitiee chairman ¥ secreiar LY gee chars os the His {ace "oy BOR Tess WAR B resciutle i beard streaked with gray ike a tier than 4 siales + ite pr: sided { 198% and made at His speach was brief, cane Lhe i inevitable gavel presenta It was made by W, A, Clark, of M fi tana. It was a handsome sliver mallet, giver ame of the greatest mining State on, Mr. Clark said, The moti irnment was made at hall-past oured out setators ¥ Third Day. ¥& wession of the national ntion opened with the re. port of the commit n resolutions, which was presented by Senator Jones, Senator Hill offered two amendments that any change in the monetary stand. ard sbould aot apply to existing contracts: second, that oinage of silver shall be suspended in a year if it is found impossible between gold and sil- teow ¢ top fren The minority report of the commities on resolutions was also It favored the existing gold stand- ard until an international agreement can be secured. It also commended President Cleve and and bis administration Senator Tiiman, of Bouth Carolinas, made the first apsech in behalf of the majority re- port. Renator Jones, resented of Arkansas, followed, re. Senator Hill, Benator Vilas and ex-Gover. nor Russell, of Massachusetts, spoke in be. on resolutions The motion to substitute the minority re port for the majority report was defeated by The vote taken separately on the motion to Cleveland was: Yeas, 357; nays, 564. The platform was then adopted yeas, 638; nays, 301, At the night session a motion was carried to proceed to the nomination of a candidate for President. Senator Vest led off with the Jomination of Richard P. Bland, of Missourl The name of W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was presented by H. T. Lewis, of Georgia. Benator Turple placed lp nowination Gov, Claude Matthews, of Indiana, Ex-Gov, Horace Boles wos nominated by Froderick White, J. C. 8 Blackburn was nominated by Jobo HN Rhea, of Kentucky, Thee i then adjourned forthe day, of lowa, ver on the Platform. is the vole Vote fol owing fthe p The t adoption « in detail on the Bates Ave Alabama, Arkansas California, rado, nnectio RWRIre, € Old $463. Oregon, Pennpnsylvanl Hhode Island Larolina, K, Dakota Fen indian Texas, owas, "wan hansas, Vermont, Kentucky, oh Virginia, i istana, Washi 1g tor Maine, Ww. 5 Muryviand, }2 Wiscon: Massa Us'ts, Ww Michigan ta, Cake, MrT ese Ar no pe 0 Fourth Day, ge Brya it Pres! lent by Summary STEPERER BM. YHITE. {Chosen By the Cossmitiee to be Permanent Chalrman «i the Convention.) obi convention assembled, reaffirm pur alisgiance to wee great essential § cipies e ab institutions gare founde ocratic party has time to our own dom of the press, preservation of personal rights and e of all citizens before the law, and the faithful observance of constitutional limitations, Centralization of Power, During ali years the Demooratio party has resisted the tendency of seiflsh in terests to the centralization of goveramental power and steadfastly maintained the integ- rity of the dual scheme of government os. tablished by the founders of this republic of repubiiea. Under its guidance and teach- | ings the great principle of local self-govern- | ment bas found its best expression in the maintenance of the rights of the States and in it an assertion of the ne esnity of confin- ing the general government io the exercise of the powers granted by the constitution of the United States, Money. Recognizing the money question is par. amount to all others at this time, we {avite attention to the fact that the federal constl- tution names silver and gold together as ths money metals of the United States and that the first colnage law passed by Congress under the constitution made the silver dollar the monetary unit and admitted gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon the sliver dol. iar unit, : We declare that the act of 1873 demonetis ing sliver without the knowledge or ap- proval of the American people, hae resuited in the appreciation of gold and a correspond ing fall in the prices of commodities pro- nn of justi d iiterty upon which cur , and which the Dem advocated from Jefferson's | ¢ fre;dom © speech, ro freedom of conscienen, these duced by the people; a heavy incresss in the burden of {taxation and of ail debts, and private; the curichment of the lending class at home and abroad tion of industry and-lmpoverizshmer public money pr t of Ln the He, Opposed to Monometallism, Wa unaiterably metaliism 35 Pik SEL i tn nr opposed which has locked perity of an industrial pe of hard financial ser in-Americar an be fastened on the of Hberty American and it « nited Btates « t mly by stifling 4 vhi ir politieal independence iy i the war of the rey Free Coinage of Gold and Silver. and and love olution. We demand the free id and sliver at the iting f« present to 1 without wa nseut of any othe rivale utrad fonds in time of Peace, policy Nol i * Bre opposed to the Against National Bank Notes « red een Tariff and Income 4 sg ad Fax a tha rev ; revenue nf the Bups But Tor this ir! there wo ge under the ongress i lecigions i years nactment whiel + ablest judges wi have saver bh We neress 10 sal { deciare use ali the constit which remains alter that dec me from ay hereafter be may © 18 reversa it n burdens of taxation 1 that proporiion ( the ex pruses pariiaily laid wealth may bear its due Immigration. We bold that the most eflicient way to pro- tect American labor is to prevent the im- portation of foreign pauper labor to come ROBERT E. PATTISON, OF FESNKNEYLVANIA pets with It in the home market, and that the value of the home market to our Amer fean farmers and artisans is greatly reduced by a vicious monetary system which de presses the prices of their products below the vost of production and thus deprives them of the means of purchasing the prod. uote of our home manufactures, i i { | Government Control of Ratlroads. The absorption of weaith by the few, the of our leading railroad sys trusts and pools outrol by the federal those arteri HANTLeT Ce, consolidation tems and the formation of regarding a stricter ernment of # of ‘ i and the enlargement of the powers and the con pe f ‘he interstate commerce commission such restrictions a trai from roth 1 guarantees in of ralironds as wil rote ths Jie ery and pres 3 Foeomomy in Public Expend itares. Y wie 4 the fi Waste ( resgive fo of “have or that 3 or i s by ¢ vy opp riat which hat pays We and longer roand ber of irain ihstan es « ’ Federal om rierence in Local We denounce artitrary interfen Affairs 6 by fed. regs ivii Servic Cuba ww the nwritien Pacific Railroads ougre ss aws said Ter- of var cause and the poils, I princi lerate judg Sn #s ite the at we We ins ve them and ade effective brouph legislation for the relief of ration of the peo e and the rest the country s pros- pernity. cm ———— LYNCHED AN ANER ICAN The State Department Asked to Jaterfere in a Care in Gustemals The Washington State Department has ree itn the Niates Charge 4° Pringle, st Guatemala City, an a the iynching st Port Barrios, Gua temmie, about three months ago of an Ameri. tigen named A H Dewitt, saline Har . 8 ulive of Tennessee, He had shot and killed aa American telegraph operator who im from the telegraph office be ause be wap drook aod The op stators Triende of the rafire organized 8 tsnching i bee and sirupg up Dewitt in short order, Charge Pringle wil gow call Guatemainn Governient to ivochers meived Tro Affuirs sount of United Cn ©3 bad elected b fousixn, id upon iw ish ine ism. TRIED 10 KILL HIS SONS, A West Virginia Father Commits a Terrible A despatch from Renova, W. Va, sayse- John E. Bloomer was shot dead by his fnther without cause or notice. The frastic father tried te kill another son and commit suicide, but failed and was arrested. He pretends to koow nothing about the affair, oS