Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-16

Clark on one flank and Jim Is,r~ ~
we other, We. The Demoofata ~ $780,
san eouquer tho world.
Spipnel X. NJ. Wynne OF Tarrar.
NVuhty was then introduced ANA wei,
coined py d storm OF applauFc AZ he
"aeenied the platform, Mr. Wvnne be.
gan by saying.
Are You Popullsts or ARE van
1Jenivelataf You have junt been laid
.,l@t Y you believe IA the ducttinee Of
we i,ee coihage Of silver at q ratio
indulged Ia a little Sarcasm aavins
taat Nulbefson and Lanhaia are Ave-
brave anu noble men but they arc Konp
iof ihey have declared that thVy aro
ier inc Tree coinage OF silver al mo
iNuo OF 10 to ], tit said no HADN'T
heard from Mccall" A voice .Nyhnt
.pyut chicago Platform 90 % Il Is good
'hing as Tar az it goes.
w. l.. Crawford wax next lntroancet
lie made a forcible talk Tor harmony
naylng that n there has ever been an
hpur whom unity and harmony v,as
essential that hour wns now. Next M
Fpe9ee against the 10 To silver ratio
tie nAked where IN any slate couven-
tion mad Tint ratio prevailed save in
Afhansas' he here attacked "a pravIaas
speaker on tho "soVcrcign9 inlnsIon
II has been said that there = mn e,,,
periur 70 hoycreirn people of Texts. Il
ask tho gentleman cHn tbs people %
leNas com one silver dollar ,iihunt
tlle permission OF the United Slaifs?tI
Ihe Hpeeoh WAS loudly opplaudci The
majority plailorm "a one unOu which mn
can unite dlsplte the differ sncos 81
opihion Of the details OF the nnunelni
question. He pleaded for harmony and
eo g. .ili, lie did believe ia the free
ana unlimited coinage 81 IS Ia AMI 90
ala tens OF thousands OF honest D,u,,-
Gratis IN Texas. Why should the, be
compelled In Il mere matter OF dltall 10
submit to the humiliation and deeraia.
tion which the adoption OF the minority
report would inlet lie did moi want
to press his owns We've IN the question
On ms FELLOW Democrats ana ursc4 the
convention not to force the l6 TO plank
on those who wor. opposed 70 It.
He asserted that the gutise Demo-
cratic party Is committed to hlme-
tallsm. Honest members OF tile party
AApcgsd on the question and inasnuoh
Ks IL was national question no ,irsed
that the convention accept the CONE
promise rendered by the majority.
This was the entire line OF argument
followed by Col, Crawford John NJ
Duncan mnda q brief appeal for the
minority report. lie claimed he was a
friend OF Cleveland when those who
signed the majority report were dos
nounclng Cleveland an demngngue
and II ohnrlatan. He wanted plain.
straight declaration and knew tho
people demanded this.
lie alleged that the Missouri Demo-
cratic platform, which had been spoken
OF approvingly rs Col Crawford was
practically identical with that OF the
minority report He wanted 20 avoid
fftfs . al
meaningless silver plank OF the ma
Jorlty platform and get before the peo-
PIE with plank that meant some
thing The convention began TO get
very uneasy and restless before he
had finished and It Wns with dmculty
that his closing remarks could DO
heard. Tho conyentlonApgssed beyond
control for several minutes Upon tho
conclusion Of his speech, "a ballot was
taken upon the motion 10 adopt the
minority report, II resulted In the
defeat Of The motion by the vote s5i
70 40. This result was announced NJ
] O'Clock this morning. The announce
mem ot the ballot was greeted by Wild
and enthuglastlco hecrirs The progress
OF the vote WAS oNcltlnr and cnpera
greeted almost every announcement
The majority report was 10 be su6-
tained, evidently and its advocates
went wild
The denomination which occurred
wss one OF the widest ever aeon In Is
state convention. The cheering lasted
for ten minutes. Flags We're waved,
hHts filled the mir and everybody
Seemed to joln IN tho pandemonium.
Chairman Handy vainly endeBvorcd to
restore order, but 1t required fully
teen minutes 10 do 30 The majority
was then adopted without it,-~ei~rhll
and so announced by the chair. The
convention then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.