Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-09-20
THEY VOTED FOR FREE SILVER
THE OHIO DEMOCRATS HAVE A
MOVING TIME.

A Resolution Adopted That United
states senator's should he Elected by
| Direct Vote of the Peoplc-Brice
Scored and Leaves the Hall During
| the Convention.
COLUMBUS. o., Sept. 20.-ln the Demo
cratic convention yesterday. when the
platform had been read. Tom Johnson
of Cleveland rose in his seat and submit
ted the following addition:
"We favor the election of United States
Senator's by direct vote of the people,
aud for the purpose of practically effect
ing that end, we hereby direct that the
Democratic State central committee, in
issuing call for State convention for
the nomination of State officers in the
year 1895, include therein au announce
ment that candidate for the United
States Senate will be named by said con-
vention, who shall receive the support of
the Democratic members of the legisla-
ture to be thereafter elected"
When Congressman Johnson presented
this resolution the audience cheered for
couple of minutes. In a brief address in
support of his resolution, he said the
Senate was getting too far from tbe peo.
pie and this was the only way in which
1t could be brought closer. This scnti-
ment was applaudei.
But 1t remained for ]. H. Clarke of
Youngstown, one of the best orators of
the party, to stir the convention to its
depths. what one of you," he demand
ed, looks upon the United States SEN
ate rs displaying the best intelligence
and manifesting the greatest patriotism
Nobody. When Senator of the United
States is to be elected the question is no
longer, What is his worth. what are his
talents, what service has he done?' But
how much is he worth?'
Pandemonium broke out when the
speaker had gotten this far. majority
OF the delegates and spectators cheered
themsclv hoarse, othe's hissed aud
there were shouts of rats" and "sore-
heads" The speaker tried to raise his
voice above the tumut and, finally sue
cseding, be continued:
"ln this Republic should the length of
mans head bv measured by the length
of his purse? No; this question rises
above man and above party. 1t is a
question of country. You all know that
the Senate of the United States has be-
come mere rich mans club 1t is the
resting place of trusts and combines to
defeat the rights of the people. (Great
dpplause.) You know, all of you know,
that in the Senate OF the United
States the sugar trust has raised
its hy dra head and in the name Of a trust
has seized the national Democracy BY
the throat and compelled it to stand and
deliver"
Here pandemonium broke out afresh.
There were cheers, Kisses, shouts of
rats !'"go on!""sit down." Twenty
points of order were rails. aud ON every
one Of them the chair ruled that the
speaker was within his rights. But the
minority kept up its demonstration, and
finally. with closing appeal for every
day, old-fashioned honesty in politics, |
Clarke took his seat. Meanwhile, Sena-
tor Brice. his face flushed, sat in full
view of the audience, now nervousy
chewing his toothpick and again running
his lett hand through his long hair. 1t
was apparent that he had not expected |
that the opposition would fire such a tu-
silade, but that he did not propose to re-
tract while under attack.
Jesse M. Lewis then asked the conven-
ton, referring to Brice: Wont you
defer judgment for year," but the
answer came in mighty shout of "Now
Then Johnson made conciliatory speech |
and motion to simply declare in favor
OF the election of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people was car.
ried by 467 to 32S.
Then the silver question came up and
tree silver was voted for by 46S to 3l9.
Right there Brice left the hall. This is
the ticket named:
Secretary of state. Milton Turner of
Guernsey; supreme Judge. James d. Erm-
stone of Hamilton: state school commits
sioner, James A. Deech of Franklin; men,
ber board OF public works, Henry b.
Kt ffer Of Tuscarora.