The herald., 1894-09-20

Senator Brice than to any other inhu-
ence or to all other influences COM
bined.p
Mr.. Hurd counselled harmony and
further effort to agree. and continued:
"The different schedules will require
further adjustment in the interest OF
free trade. The Chicago platform de-
clsres that protection is unconutltu-
tional and robbery. If that declaration
be true, our mission cannot be ended
while protective statute remains"
Mr.. Hurd closed by saying II am OPP
posed to the A. p. A. because 1t is .
secret political society. and such so-
cieties organized on religious lines are
unconstitutional organizations, violating
the fundamental law both OF the United
States and this state. The A. P. A.
gave Governor Mckinley his majority OF
$1,000 and the large Republican major
ity in Maine. We must make 1t plain
that no man can be Democrat and an
A. P. A."
A GAG RULE ADOPTED.
The committee on rules and order Of
business reported in favor OF five-mintue
speeches, and the Tefersnce OF all reso-
lutions to the committee without reading
or debate. Judge Tarbell of Brown
county and others characterized this a
gag rule, but no attempt was made to
change or modify it and the report was
adopted.
PLATFORM REPORTED.
After the report OF the committee on
permanent organization had been
adopted, making the temporary organi-
zation permanent, Gen. K. P. Finley.
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, read their report. which was as
follows:
The platform praioes the efficient,
economical and honest administration
OF President Cleveland; declares protec.
tion is fraud, and favors such further
reduction OF the tariff az can be made,
to the end that purely protective duties
be abolished. Business failure, strikes,
low wages and low prices of farm pro-
ducts are enumerated as result OF the
Mckinley law.
"We diss. t." says ore plank, from
| tho presidents view OF the construction
and treatment OF the silver question,
| and believe silver should be restored TO
the position it occupied as money prior
to it's demonetizstion by the Republican
party, and to that end We favor un-
limited coinage of silver at the legal
ratio OF 16 to l, and with equal legal
tender power"
The platform denouncos the American
Protective association. 1t favors liberal
peneions and law limiting the amount
OF money to- be expended by candidates,
and q law prohibiting free passes on
railroads.
MINORITY REPORT.
The plank indorsing President Cleve-
lands administration and declaring foi
free silver was loudly applauded. When
the applause had subsded, Hon. Tom
johnson submitted the following minor
ity report. signed by six members Of the
ommittee
"We favor the election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
and for the purpose of practically effect
ing that end We hereby direct the Demo-
cratic state central committee in issuing
the call for the state convention for the
nomination of state officers in the year
1885 to include therein the announce
ment that candidate for United States
senafor will be named bv said conven-
ton, who shall receive the support of the
Democratic mem bers of the legislature
thereafter to be elected"
BRIcE MEN UP IN ARMS.
As this resolution had been discussed
and defeated in the meeting OF the COM
mittee on resolutions, as an anti-Brice
measure, there was considerable demon
stration among the Brce men when it
was read in the convention. Mr.. John
son spoke briefly upon the minority re-
port. He said the election of senators
by direct vote was bringing them closer
to the people, and cited the case OF SEN
ator Palmer of Illinois who was the first
Democratic senator elected in that state
since the war.
Judge Clark OF Mahoning county se-
cured the floor as soon as the applause
following Johnson's speech lad subsidized
and threw the convention into an up
roar by stating that worth and ability
were no longer required in the selection
of United States senators, but the main
consideration was the length OF the
PURGE. Mingled Kisses and applause
almost drowned the speakers voice, but
at intervals his voice rang out clear and
decisive. An effort TO declare him out
of order was ruled out by Chairman
Hurd.
Hon. Jesse Lewis OF Urbana wanted
the convention to defer tho question of
election OF senators by the direct vote of
the people for one year, which was met
by cries OF "No."
Gen. Finley spoke in ths 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 not believe
there was any occasion for the ill-teeling
which seemed to exist.
THE STING TAKEN OUT.
James P. Seward came to the front
with an agreement to take the uting
out of the minority report. This pro-
posed to strike out all that followed the
simple declaration of electing senators
by direct vote of the people. The
amendment was strongly opposed, but
was adopted by vote of 467 to 1928.
The minority report was then made q
part OF the majority report.
FREE SILVER PLANK.
The free silver plank was source of
Seven members of the COM
mittee on resolutions. among them Tom
Johnson, Virgil p. Kline. Frank Hurd
and Congressman Pearson, submitted
the following report:
1--WE believe in honest money. the |
coinage OF gold and silver and q circulate
ing medium convertible into such money
without loss. We are opposed to the |
[ree unlimited and independent coinage
Of silver at the present ratio of 16 IN |