The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-24
DEMOCRATS KICK.
Tho Young Mems Democratic Club
Of Cincinnati
.REPUDIA1E THE PLATFORM
On Which Campbell is Running.
Some Hard Things Said About tho
Candidates in the Debate--Man.
hood VS.. Party Fealty and Manhood
Lively Meeting of the Club.

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oHcISSAr1, O., July 2s.-The Enquirer
tDem.) prints the following:
The Young Mems Democratic Club
last night repudiated the platform
adopted by the Cleveland convention,
The cause of the dissatisfaction was due
to the free silver, graded taxaud in
come planks.
At ameeting ]. Marshall smede, Esq,
presented resolution calling upon the
club to endorse the ticket nominated at
the Cleveland convention.
Frank German ut once offered IN
amendment to the effect that the words
"and the platform" be inserted. In
Offering the amendment he stated that
he was not in favor of the platform, but
wanted the matter brought before the
club. ]. o. Clore amended the amend
ment by wanting the platform indoHed,
with the exception Of the free silver
and graded tax and income planks.
A heated discussion followed, which
lasted for over two hours and lead to
several very sharp personal attacks.
The sentiment of the majority of the
members was strongly against the plat
form. They desired that the club should
go on record as simply indorsing the
candidates and ignoring the platform.
The discussion of the subject render
ed this impossible, and as the members
became excited they said some rather
hard things, not only concerning the
platform itself, but OF some Of the can
didates.
Mr.. Mallon soughtto calm the troubled
waters by q conservative address looking
toward the ignoring Of the distasteful
planks, but before he had finished he
gave vent to his feelings, and in con-
clusion said:
"If we are banded together for the
sole purpose of olFice-holding and polit-
ical iobbery us are the Republicans then
we must follow our leaders, but if We
are banded together for the purpose OF
advancing our principles, us know we
are, then we must register ourselves as
opposed to these planks in the State
platform"
A CLEAR SHOWING.
At this point Mr.. Robert Bowler,
president Of the club, left the chair and
came out on the floor. Looking straight
at Mr.. James, the only champion of the
plank, he opened up with:
GLOW is it possible for young man
of principle to be bound by that which
he himself confesses to be wrong? How
can any young man expect to be chosen
for Office who will be bound by DEGREES
which he does not believe in'?" Con-
tinuing, he reviewed the situation and
showed why the planks had no business
in the State platform. Concluding, he
said:
"The club passed u resolution last
March declaring against free silver. and
that resolution must be sustained. We
cannot afford to submit our ideas to the
decree OF any convention"
A. ]. s. Rice moved that the whole
question be laid on the table. A loud
chorus OF Noes" greeted this motion,
and cries for tho vote on the amend
ment to the amendment followed. Mr..
James made himself heard, and de-
manded yea and nay vote, something
that has seldom occurred in the club.
The roll-call showed a tie vote, and the
president declared the amendment lost
because it had not been carried. The
original amendment to endorse the
platform was then read, and consider
able disorder followed.
"Iobject to -" yelled Mr.. james,
but he gotno farther.
Keep your objection TO yourself"
yelled someone else.
"Let's vote. demand o yea and nay
vote" yelled Mr.. james.
The roll was called and showed, rs
before, tie vote, and the President
declared the amendment lost. Mr..
James was on his feet in u moment and
took objections to the chsirman's de-
cision. Mr.. Bowler decided that the
point was not well taken, and Mr..
james at once appealed from the de-
cision.
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT.
Followed the appeal. James demanded
manded an aye and nay vote, but
Chairman Bowler's decision was sus-
tained by q unanimous vote, with the
exception Of Mr.. James. The excep-
tions taken to the Presidents decision
were based on the fact that he voted,
which Mr.. james claimed that he had
no right to do. Mr.. Bowler held that
the presiding officer, when member Of
an organization, had as much right to
vote as any other member,
and that the rule OF chair
man voting only in case of q tie refers
to presiding officers who are but ex-
officio members of the body over which
they preside After the dispute on the
amendments was settled the secretary
begnn calling the roll on the original