The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-09-07
REUNITED DEMOCRATS
a FULL TICKET NOMINATED.
white Wings and silver Democrats Com
cluds to Bury the Hatchhh--C. $.
Thomas for Governor and v. u. Mark
ham for Supreme Justice Court;

Denver Sept. 4.-Yestertay witness
Ell the reunion in this city OF Tie two
wings OF the Colorado Democracy
The regulars and the silver Democrats
VINO. split two years ngo have come
together again, and state ticket Is
the result.
The two branches had called cnl,yen.
tions which met In different halls yes.
terday, but In accordance with q plan
agreed upon by the leaders, soon voted
to unite their forces.
The report of n joint committee pre.
viously appointed recommended the
adoption of II ticket with G. 8. Thomas
for governor, Il platform and the fur.
ther verbal recommendation from the
committee that +. +. Arbuckle be
chairman of the state central commit.
tee and State Senator A. b. Mckinley
chairman of the state executive com.
mittee. There was not much argument
III the conventions when the platform
and report We're received, and 1t was
only short time when the White
Wings had adopted them and sent
word to the silver Democrats to this
effect. The silver Democrats also
agreed. and after the lapse of Il few
minutes the delegates appeared with
Caldwell Yeaman mt their head ac-
companled by ii. ii. Lee. The other
delegates filed In singly. while the
cheers from both factions ring through
the theatre. Aud Lang Syne was
sung, hats We're placed oIfthe4 1<,s OF
canes and for several mifastN u az ~.
element, consequent on the reunion of
the factions, was at n very high pitch.
When quiet was restored Chairman
Wilson said 1t afforded him the great
est pleasure In life to see united Dem
ocracy. He believed 1t would continue
so, and hoped no distempere,l or un.
governed brain would utter u word of
discord to break the harmony. Mr..
Wilson, In accordance with the confer
ence report. introduced Caldwell Yea
man as permanent chairman of the
convention.
Adair Wilson, the temporary chair.
man of the convention. moved that the
names of the candidates for office oil
the tickets he ratified. This was agreed
to without opposition.
The ticket thus agreed upon was as
follows:
For Govcrnor-C. $. Thomas. Denver.
Va 81. sAcS-
ton. Pueblo.
For Secretary of State-Dr. ]. f..
Meyer. Lake.
For Treasurer-Casimero Barela,
Trinidad.
For Auditor-J. $. Swan, Garfield.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-Mrs. Mary c. C. Bradford.
For Attorney Gcneral-J. u. Brinson,
I'll PasO
For Judge Of the Supreme Court-v.
ID. Markham. Denver.
For Regents Of the State University
+. ID. Wheeler. Mineral; Mrs. NJ. v.
Macon. Arapahoc.
The financial plank In the platform
Ms adopted is us follows:
The money question" Is the primary
and paramount issue OF the hour. I'm
til 1t shall have been rightly settled
there can be no return of genuine last
ing prosperity. \ cardinal doctrine OF
true Democracy Is and ever was Its in
sistence upon the use of gold and sill
yer. the money of the federal constitu-
ton. and n currency based thercupon
and convertible into silver AT the OPP
ton Of the holder. We advocate and
demand the immediate restoration of
the laws Of January Is, 1873 providing
for the free and unlimited coinage or
gold and silver at n ratio OF I to IL,
without discrimination against either
metal, without waiting for or Inviting
the cooperation OF any other nation or
nations. The overwhelming majority
of bimetalllc sentiment Is In and OF the
Democratic party, and by md through
In alone can the restoration of tho innti-