The record-union., 1894-05-16
+" SILVER DICK" BLAND.
PRESIDENTIAL BOOM FOR MIS-
soURpS CONGRESSMAN.
Governor Stone Insists That the Peo-
pie Could Not Nominate a More
Faithful Servant.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
KANSAS Cry, May is. = Governor
Stone unqualifiedly launched Presi-
Dental boom for "Silver Dick" Bland in
the Missouri State Convention here to-
day. The temporary Chairman, j. NJ.
Trimble, after a long continued row in
the Committee on Resolutions, sought to
make matters smooth in his opening
speech to the convention by declaring
that State Conventions did not meet to
decide National issues, nor to nominate a
Presidential candidate, nor to create a
Presidential possibility.
When Governor Stone, who was made
permanent Chairman, arose to make his
talk, about the first thing he uttered was
a denial of Trimble's propositions. State
conventions, he declared, express the
thought OF the people, which was crystal
liZed at National conventions. He was
sorry that rumor made him candidate
for United States Senator, position be
did not seek. When he retired from the
Governorship, he said, emphatically, it
would be to return to private life. But,
regarding the report which connected
Congressman Bland with the Presidential
nomination of 1896, he wished to say that
the people could not nominate a more
conscientious, faithful and devoted SER
want. No better man had ever been
elected to public Office. He was worthy
of the highest confidence. And if the
speaker ever had an opportunity he
would gladly support him, as he would
any other honest representative Western
Democrat for that high office.
The convention had scarcely assembled
for it's afternoon session when there was
loud calls for "Bland'' from all parts of
the house. The delegates would not be
ouieted until they were told that MIR.
Bland was busy in the committee-room,
and could not be seen.
The principal fight in the Committee
on Resolutions was over the adoption of
the silver plank. The members were
dorsing the Democratic national Ad-
ministration, but Rev. Stone, with Con-
gressman Bland, were tlat-footed for a
silver plank in the platform, and no
compromise. The Governors remarks
on this subject before the convention in
dicated that his side was in the minority
in the committee as he told the conyen-
ton. it was for them to say, and not a
majority or a minority of the committee,
whether they were favorable to bimetal-
lism.
"Have you any opinion on this ques-
tion?v the Governor said, addressing the
delegates.
Repeated cries of 'syes" was the re-
sponse.
1--WE want to demonstrate" added the
Governor, ''that Wall street can not cor
rupG, coerce nor debauch the Democracy
of Missouri.
Mayor Webster Davis, the Republican
executive of the city, made the welcom-
ing address to the convention. He was
loudly cheered at the close of his re-
marks.
Responding to call during a lull in
the proceedings. Congressman Hall took
the floor. He was in favor of free and
unlimited coinage of silver, but did not
believe it was the duty OF the Missouri
Democracy to make an exposition, OF that
principle i'll it's platform. That, he be-
lieved, was the work of delegates prop
erly instructed by their constituents to
the National Convention.
Congressman Tarnsey came next and
confined himself to the tariff, incident
ally eulogizing President Cleveland.
whom he called the apostle of tariff re-
form. and giving Senator Hill side
winding thrust .sThere was Valley
Forge before Yorktown" he went on,
"a Bull Run before Appomattox," and
then with measured emphasis, there
was Benedict Arnold before-gentle-
men of the convention, pardon me if
legislative courtesy forbids me to carry
the parallel farther"
Here the convention shouted loudly
and repeatedly: Hill"