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
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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