Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17
ENDORSED THE PRESIDENT
The Cleveland Men Controlled the Dallas
Convention.
Free silver Men Bcatcn--.Jadge Rca.
gan INSTRUMENTATION tons I'm
South Carolina


Dallas yesterday. The platform presented
by the majority of committee in its report
was adopted by that vote.
| Had the minority of the free silver at the
ratio of 10 to j report been adopted there
] is probability that the straight Cleveland
men would have Ibolted the convention for
| their feelings had been worked up to the
point of anger. and it is said that many free
| silver men voted against their convictions
| in the interest of harmony.
| When the convention assembled at 10 80
| yesterday morning Chairman Hambley read
letter from John H. Reagan Withdrawing
| from the race for governor, declaring he
| had made his canvass on the issue of free
silver at the ratio OF 10 TO 4 and that he
would not accept a nomination on the plat
| form adopted IL given him. He said, how
ever he would support the ticket that
should be nominated. The convention pro-
ceeded to nominations for governor.
AT the beginning of the first ballot John ID.
\ Mccall withdrew, leaving the race for govt
ernor between Charles b. Culberson and S,
| w. /. Lanham. Reagan's old forces went
largely 20 Culberson. and when he had re-
| ceived over 600 votes the roll call was stop
ped by Lanhams friends and Culberson was
| nominated by reclamation.
! The nominee for governor is the present
/ attorney general of Texas and q son Of
Congressman David b. CuIberson.
| George i. Chester OF Corsicana was nomf-
i mated for lieutenant Sovernor, and the con-
venuon took recess until O'Clock last
| night.
The platform, which was adopted at 10
| O'Clock, after stormy session, reiterates
the national democratic platform adopted in
lS52, lndorses the state administration OF
| Gov. Hogg and reafiirms the harmony
agreement between democratic factions en-
tered into March 10 1894. at Dallas.
President Cleveland's administration IS In
| dorsed as wise, patriotic and statesmanlike,
and the Presidents action In calling out feS-
eral troops TO suppress lawlessness during
| the recent railroad strike was commended
I The financial nlank Is as foIfou-s-
! hold to the use OF both gold and silver as
| the standard money Of the country and the
| coinage Of both metals without discriminate
| ing against either metal on charge for
| mintage. but the dollar unit of coinage Of
| both metals must be Of equal intrinsic and
exchangeable value. adjusted through inter-
] national agreement, or by such safeguards
| OF legislation as shall insure the mainten-
| ance of the parity Of the two metals and
| the equal power of every dollar at all times
| in the markets and in payments OF debts,
| and We demand that all paper currency
shall be Kept at par with and redeemab.e
| in such coin"
| CoNey Among the Ohio Populists.
The populst state convention OF Ohio was
called to order yesterday in a grove west of
| Columbus. -Four wagon loads of delegates
| from the northern, southern, eastern and
] western parts OF the state reached the camp
and the attendance was not less than ]. 500
the largest gathering ever held by the party
/ IN Ohio. j. ). CoNey, the originator of the
/ cofnmOnweal army, was the ZION OF the &C.
casion. He spoke for an hour and a half.
He condemned the present financial system
of the country and attributed the panic TO
! contraction Of rsescuTfeIiey and the repeal
/ OF the silver purchasing clause. lie urged
his road Improvement bills and issue of
SSo,Vo,ovo legal tender as the safeguard
/ against depression.
The committee on resolutions was author
| lied to confer with the new labor party on
the subject Of coalition.
E0r af Ga
The reform convention at Columbia, SC,
yesterday nominated John Gary Evans for
| governor and DIR. Zimmerman for lieutenant
governor.
This is equivalent to election. as the con-
sentative democrats are having nothing to
do with the election.
The remainder of the ticket will be nomi-
mated at a primary to be held August IS.
The convention adopted the ocala platform
as its principles.
Evans is only thirty-one years old. is the
author OF the state liquor dispensary law
and politician of the Tillman school
Idaho Democrats Praise Chafrman
Wilson. -s..-.. ..r ...
The democratic convention at Boise,
Idaho. yesterday made the following nomi-
| Eations:
For governor ex-Gov. Z. A. Stephenson.
For Congress. James NJ. Ballanttne.
For lieutenant governor, John ID. That
| cher
For treasurer, James II. Bush.
For auditor, James Stoddard.
For supreme judge, J. e. Elder.
The platform declares in favor OF reve-
niue tariff, and demands the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of Is to ]. The plat
form particularly denounces the conserva-
tive Senators and praises the attitude OF
| Wilson.
For Governor of Maryland.
Isador Rayner Of Maryland viii not run
| for Congress again this fail. Yesterday
MIR. Rayner made this announcement. At
| the same time he declared himself a cam
didate for the democratic nomination for
! the goyernorship. which Will be made next
| summer.
That Mr.. Rayner could have the congress
sional nomination again by exclamation is
conceded by all, but his close friends for
some time past have known that his ambi.
| lion is to succeed Gov. Brown. Ii was not
! definitely known until yesterday, however,
| that he had fully concluded to retire from
Congress when his term expires I'm March.
! 1895.
| Wants TO BE senator.
Congressman J. b. McCreary is out in a
letter to a prominent democrat at Lexing-
ton. KY, announcing himself as a candi-
date for United States Senator.
Senator Blackburn Will stand for re-
election, and Gov. Brown is also a candi-
| date.
Congregational Nominations.
Arkansas. second district-Judge John s.
! Little. democrat.
Virginia. first district-w. A. Jones. demo-
crat, reno minated.
Virginia, ninth district-James A. welker.
republican.
! Illinois, eighteenth distTict-Fred Re-
| mann, republican.
Nebra ska, fourth district-John E. Hainar,
republican, renominated.
Virginia, sixth district-Maj. Peter J.
Otey, democrat.
West Virginia, third district, John H. HUI
ling republican.
Kentucky, second district-Dr John ID.
Carly, democrat
Michigan. second district-o. L. spauld-
ing, republican.
Nebraska, first district-Jesse ID. Strobe.
republican.
Florida. first districts. NJ Sparkman,
democrat
Michigan, ninth distrlct-N. b. Farns-
worth, populist.
Virginia. sixth district-J. Hampton Hoge,
republican.
Pennsylvania, twcnty-eighth district-w,
c. Arnold, republican.
Virginia. seventh district-R. S. Walker,
republican.
Virginia, tenth district-H. ST. C. Tucker,
democrat