The state herald., 1892-06-03
COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention Meets at Denver on
the 25th.

I-.s Denivvt attic Stale convention was held
In Denver on the 25th. B. +. Montgomery OF
Arapahoc was made temporary chairman and
james uarrahan Vi firain, secretary. Tn,
committee on permanent organization handed
In two reports, the ma,ors,y f>voslsx.. ths
election of all Chicago delegates by the Hats
convention, while the minority report favored
the election Of four Of them by the delegates
from the two congressional districts sitting
separately. The majority report was rejected
by n vote Of 1856 to $50. 1t was agreed Mt last
after great deal Of argument, to adopt the
plan proposed by tho minority report, and to
elect the officers named ia the majority rc
port.
The following are the officers elected:
"-.mzsc..t .slr5aEI-J. e. McMiohall
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W. r.es;as,...,- - 'r-..ornas f. EastlAnd, Sum
nit; $. D. Fitzgerald, San Miguel.
Sccretary-R. S. King, Lake.
Assistant Secrctarics-H. IL. seldomridge
FL Paso; James Garrahan, Pitkin.
sergeant-nt-A nt-Arms-Lon lIartigan, Crccdc.
The selection OF four delegates at large wa,
then In order. r. NJ, Patterson Of Arnpahot
was W anu hAutt Qoiat
struggle the following were elected:
Dr, Henry Paul OF Pl,kin, J. b. 0rman OF
Pueblo and 7. J. 0'Donnell Of Arapahoc.
The following al,crnates were elected: J
J. Ryan. I.arimcr; Alfred Harrington,
Pueblo; Senator Walters, Custer; George
Jacobs, Weld.
The main features Q: the platform as adopt
ed are the following:
Resoiroi, That We hereby demand such
notifications OF existing tariff laws ns shall
reduce the duty rates to the minimum, where.
by they will produce revenues TO the govern,
ment and aiiord such protection only ~ WOULD
yet accrue.
That the free and unlimitcd coinage OF Sli.
yer Is demanded as a right OF which the peo
pie OF this country were calustiy, Illegal,
and clandestlncly deprived.
That Its the sense Of the Democrats oi
Colorado that they eau have little hope for the
election 81 the Chicago nominee unless the
party shall declare In favor OF the free and un.
limited coinage Of silver IN its national plat
form.
Rosolpoi, Tha, the Democratic papy oi
Colorado fayors the appropriation of public
funds for experiments for the production OF
artificial storage and preserving water supply
by n system Of mountain reservoirs and other
wise saving the quantity OF water available
for irrigation, and that this Is now important
in view Of the large and continual growth Of
tho agricultural interests Of the state,
Resoirci, That the Democratic party dc.
nounces the policy Of the presen, general nd.
minlsiration, which has failed 10 carry out the
treaty with the Ute Indians for their removal
to the reservation In Utah and, rs result,
Withholding large body OF public land from
settlement
The following minority report was sub.
mlt,cd and voted down;
Resohoi, That we will support no man fof
the presidency or vice presidency who Ia not
unequiyocally In favor Of the free and uulim.
tied coinage Of silver, and our delegates 10
the Chicago convention arc hereby Instructed
that In case the platform or nominee. arc no,
in favor Of the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver TO withdraw from the convention.
The convention then divided Into two dis.
trici conventions. For the nrAt district the
following delegation TO Chicago was chosen
Delegates, ". ID. Currigan, Arapahoc, and u.
9. Donovan, Boulder; Ntcrnnics, h. y. Mont
eomcrv II Arapahoc and A. H. Do France oi
Jefferson.
Tho second district convention holcctcd
Frank Adams Of Crcedc and William Bnyiy
OF Durango as delegates, and ". q. Hines oi
l.aA Animns and J. y. MeClurc Of Montrose,
altcrnatcs