The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-15
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.

OMAHA, April 1.-THE fight between
the Boyd and Martin factions in the Dem
ocratic state convention was continued
all night before the committee on creden-
tials. The delegates from the various
congressional districts held caucuses this
morning and selected district delegates to
the Chicago convention. A majority OF
these delegates are Boyd men, and are
against instructing for Cleveland.
At 11:45 O'Clock "A. III. Chairman Batty
called the convention to order. The COM
mittee on credentials reported in favor oi
seating the Boyd delegations from Doug
las, Cheyenne, Cumming and Hitchcock
counties. A motion TO adopt the commit
Zee report was followed by one TO seat the
Martin delegates, and then the final strug-
gle for supremacy began. County Attor-
aey Mahoney spoke for thirty minutes in
favor of the Martin faction, and Charles
Offut presented the Boyd case
At the conclusion of Mr.. Offut's re-
marks the roll call was proceeded with,
and the Boyd faction came off victorious
by vote of 300 to 81 A resolution in
dorsing Cleveland and instructing the
delegates to the national convention to
vote for him was presented. An amend
ment was made eliminating the instruc-
tion of the delegation, and the resolution
was then passed.
After the appointment of a committee
on resolutions the convention at 1:3O
O'Clock took recess until 2:30 o'clock.
Upon reassem bling in the afternoon the
convention ratified the nominations for
delegates made by the congressional dis
tricts and proceeded to the selection of
delegates t-large. Governor Boyd was
elected to head the delegation by prac-
tically unanimous vote. The other dele
gates chosen were Tobias Castor, Judge
Thompson and Milton Doolittle.
ffaa oltIff hnt,
ported the platform, which, in brief, is as
follows:
The Democracy of Nebraska reaffirms its
faith in the principles and doctrines of
Democracy AS first promulgated by
Thomas Jefferson and expounded by
Jackson and Tilden: declares steadfast
adherence TO the declarations of principles
laid down in the national Democratic
platform of 1884, aud in that sterling
message to congress 10y that fearless Dem
ocrat Grover Cleveland, in which this ma
tiOn was aroused as never before to a
sense of the great in justice inflicted upon
the American people by the high protec-
lion war tariff laid upon them; denounces
the Mckinley bill. believes that all special
legislation whereby one class is built up
by the oppression of another is pernicious
unjust and un-American; favors liberal
pensions to disabled veterans and their
dependent widows and orphans; favors
state regulation of railroad rates
Upon the conclusion of the reading of
the platform Congressman Bryan offered
resolution favoring The free coinage of
silver. Immediately there was an uproar
Congressman Bryan spoke in favor of his
resolution, declaring il to be good Demo
cratic doctrine and one of the planks of the
platform upon which Governor
Boyd WAS elected. Mr.. Bryan WAS
supported by the delegates frOm m the west
ern part of the state
After hot debate lasting three hours
the roll WAS called. The silver men,
believing that they were victorious raised
a great shout; but when the chairman an
nounced the defeat OF the resolution by a
vote of 229 to 247 pandemonium broke
loose. The silver men made rush for
the stage, and, mounting the reporters
table, Shrieked that they We're beaten by
fraud. Fifty men were struggling on the
platform at one time Finally quiet was
restored aud the result of the vote was
verified
After the selection Of alternates TO the
national convention the convention ad-
journed.