The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-20
IN THE DAWN Of 4 NEW DAY

duties be abolished.
Business failures. strikes, low wages,
low prices of farm products, are en-
umerated as a result of the Mckinley
law.
I'VE dissent" says one plank.
from the presidents views on
the construction and treatment
of the silver question, ana
believe silver should be restored to the
position it occupied as money prior to
its decentralization by the Republican
party. and to that end we favor un-
ratio of Is to 1. and with equal legal
tender power"
The platform further denounces the
American Protective association. II
favors liberal pensions; a law limiting
the amount of money to be expended
bv candidates and law prohibiting
free passes on railroads.
A Slap at Brice.
The plank indorsing President Cleve-
lands administration and declaring for
free silver. was loudly cheered When
the applause had subsidized, Hon. Tom
Johnson submitted the following mi
nority report signed by six members of
the committee:
1--WE favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people, and for the purpose of practic-
ally effecting that end, we hereby di-
rect the Democratic state central COM
mittee, in issuing the call for the state
convention for the nomination of state
officers in the year 1895, TO include
therein the announcement that a cam
didate for United States senator will
be named by said convention. who shall
receive the support Of the Democratic
members of the legislature thereafter
to be elected"
&c O1.,ftn bod ar
and defeated in the meeting of the COM
mittee on resolutions as an anti-Brice
measure, there was considerable dem
lonstration among the Brice men when
it was read in the convention.
Mr.. Johnson spoke briefly upon the
minority report. He said the election
lof senators by direct vote was bringing
case of Senator Palmer, of Illinois, who
was the first Democratic senator elect
led in that state since the war.
John j. Clark, of Mahoning county,
secured the floor as soon as the ap-
plause following Johnson's speech had
isubsided, and threw the convention in
ito an uproar by stating that worth and
liability were no longer required en- the
selection of United States senators, but
the main consideration was the length
of the purse.
! Mingled Kisses and applause almost
drowned the speakers voice, but at in
ltervals his voice rang out clear and de-
cisive. An effort to declare him out of
order was ruled out by Chairman Bird
Hon. Jesse Lewis, of Urbana, wanted
the convention to defer the question of
election of senators by the vote of the
people for one year, which was met by
cries of No"
General Finley spoke in the interest
! of harmony.
Cries for Johnson brought the free
trader again to the front, and he said
he did not believe Brice had bought
his seat in the Senate and he did i:ot
believe there was any occasion for the
iil-feeling which seemed to exist.
James P. Seward came to the front
with an amendment to take the sting
out Of the minority report. This pro-
posed to strike out all which followed
the simple declaration of electing SEN
ators by direct vote of he people
The amendment was strongly op-
posed, but was adopted by vote OF
467 to 32S. The minority report was
then made a. part of the majority re-
port.
Anti-Free Coinage Defeated.
The free silver plank was a source OF
contention. Seven members of the
committee on resolutions, among them
Tom L. johnson, Virgil P. Kline
Frank Hurd and Congressman Pear.
son, submitted the following minority
report:
1--WE believe in honest money, the
coinage of gold and silver and a circu-
lating medium convertible into such
coin without loss. We are opposed tc
free, unlimited and Independent coin.
age of silver at the present ratio of II
to /. We favor the coinage of silver
under such legislative restrictions as
will maintain the circulation of botf
gold and silver or a parity, and we re-
affirm the doctrine of the nationa
Democratic platform of 1892 upon the
subject of currency and money"
AS the free silver question wa:
switched into the discussion on the
senatorial matter, there was little dis
cussion on it, the minority report being
defeated by vote of 46S to 319. The
platform as amended was ther
adopted. The following ticket wa!
Secretary of state Milton Turner, o
James D. Ermistone, of Hamilton
member of the board of public works
Harry B. Keefer, of Tuscarawas; stat
commissioner of common schools, DR.
j. A. Leech, of Franklin.
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detected and an executive committee wa
selected with Allen w. Thurman a
chairman.
Senator Brice left for the east to
night.
Engineered BY Johnson.
The movement to censure Brice wa!
engineered by Congressman Tom John
son and other members equally promin
ent from northern Ohio. They cam
here for that purpose. In their wax
came Mayor Bob Blee, of Cleveland
John Sarley and others of the cit.
government, who are favorable to Brice
to prevent, il possible. the consumma
ton of MIR. Johnson's design. They dit
prevent an open resolution Of censure
but the indirect plan was successful.
The feeling in this convention wa
coming to an early climax when Sena
tor Brice entered the building, he sa
down near the Cuyalioga delegation
and among the northern Ohio mel
generally Kisses were heard TO mingl
with the generous applause that cam
from other parts of the house.
Congressman Cultivate came in
moment later, received great applaus
without Kisses, making the case of Nj
Brice painfully conscious to his friends
The singer in the senatorial resolution
was to have candidate for the Senat
named, to be voted for a the next cleo
ton. This was eliminated and tn
elimination is regarded as a victory 70
the Brice men.
AS the matter stands. the convention
simply endorsed the plan of electin,
senators.
The day in convention has been excit
ing because of the indirect attempt t
get at Mr.. Brice.
The convention has adjourned.
! i. o. o. r.