The Portland daily press., 1894-09-20
SENSATIONAL.
Ohio Democrats Hold an Exciting
Convention.
THEY PITCH INTO SENATOR BRICE
AND THE SENATE GENERALLY.

Inc Hlank OF EIeo Shsor Adopted AIGer
| Hot CoDtest-The Speakers on the
| vexed Questions We're Interrupted by
Howls and Hisses-What Senator Brice
Has to Say.
| Columbus, Ohio, September l9-At. the
Democratic State Convention today, H.
| Clark OF Youngstown, one of the best
orators of the party, said: Which one OF
| you looks upon the United States Senate as
displaying the best intelligence and mani
| Testing the greatest patriotism? Nobody.
| When senator of the United States is to
be elected the question is no longer what
are his talents, what service has he done
| the state but how much is he worth?' -
| Pandemonium broke out when the speaker
had gotten thus far, and the majority of
delegates and spectators cheered them
selves hoarse, while others hissed. The
| sneaker raised his voice above .the tumult
| and continued: TN this republic should
the length of a mans head be measured by
the length of his purse? No, this question
rises above man and above party 1t is a
question of country. You all know the
Senate of the United States has become a
mere rich mans club. 1t is the resting
place of trusts and combines; to defeat the
rights of the people. Great cheering). All
of you know that in the Senate of the
United States the sugar trust raised its
Hydra head, and in the name of the COM
munIty of trusts seized the national Demo-
cracy by the throat and compelled it to
stand and deliver" Here pandemoninm
broke out a fresh. There were cheers,
Kisses. shouts of rats ''go on" ''sit
down. and twenty points of order raised
on every one, of which the Chair ruled that
the speaker was within his rights The
minority kept up the demonstration and
finally Nh CLARK resumed his seat.
BRICE WAS DISTURBED,
Meanwhile Senator Brice. his face flushed,
sat in full view of the audience. now
nervously chewing toothpick, and again
and again running his left hand through
his long hair. 1t was apparent he had not
expected the opposition would fire such a
fusiiade, but he did not propose to retreat
while under attack.
Jesse NJ. Lewis of Urbana. appealed to
the convention not to be led away by
emotional insanity, and was met with howls
of derision. He said the Senator who had
been assaulted was entitled to considera-
ton. He pleaded that the Democracy of
Ohio ought not to execute man first and
try Kim afterwards. Won't you defer
judgment for years" he asked, and the
answer came in mighty shout of ''No''
Then Gen. Finlay Bucyrus, chairman gof
the committee on resolutions secured the
1oor to dramatically declare the resolution
was an indirect slap in the face of man,
and all men who in the Senate of the
United States made tariff reform possible,
who had stood bet ween the people and the
Mckinley law. The resolution, he said was
an insult to the Democracy of Ohio.
Facing Congressman 4 johnson, he de-
manded: 'Do you Hf endorse all your
associate, Mr.. Clark, said? Put yourself on
record. Let it be yes on no here and now'' -
There was no response except from the
audience, who yelled, rats and other
choice expressions and hooted to it's hearts
content.
Judge R. D. Marshall of Dayton made a
witty plea for peace and the postponement
of controversy to a more convenient
season. Then Congressman johnson closed
the debate. 81 have no i'll feeling toward
or suspicion of Col Brice,'' he declared.
''He is my friend. and am counted in his
circle. He visits my house. visit his, and
/ hope we will long continue to do SO. do
not believe he bought his seat in the United
States Senate, and have said SO time and
time again. Nor do believe the tariff bill
just passed was the best bill for the country
/ believe Col. Brice thought SO and he
voted for it honestly" This was pouring
oil on the troubled waters and the friends
of the Senator oheered again and again.
ANOTHER SENSATION.
The previous question was demanded be-
fore a vote could be reached, another
sensation was sprung in the form of a
minority report on the silver plank. This
read: "We believe in honest money, the
coinage of both gold and silver, and ciro u
lating medium converting it into such
money without loss. We are opposed to the
free, unlimited and independent coinage of
silver under such legislative restrictions AS
will maintain circulation of both gold and
silver on parity. We reaffirm the doctrine
of the National Democratic platform of 1892.
upon the subject of currency and money!
Debate upon this substitute was as hot
as the onesthat preceded it. MI. Thurman
said it was cowardly makeshift and de-
clared the gold men did not dare to declare
themselves as such. Louis May of Cincin-
natl, warned the delegates that the
adoption of free silver plank in the plat
form would bury the party under an avl
lanche in November.
The roll was called on the adoption of the
substitute and the result was, for the sub
stitute 3l9, against 4S9. Free silver won by
majority of 14S, and the friends of white
metal made the dome ring with their shouts.
When the excitement subsidized an addition
to the platform providing for the
election of the United States Senators by
the people was pushed to vote an amend
ment was substituted providing all after
the first paragraph be stricken out, making
the resolution read simply: 1--WE favor the
election of United States Senators by the
direct vote of the people,. Three attempts
were made to call the roll, but the con-
fusion on the floor compelled the clerk to
desist. Delegations were mixed with each
other electioneering and dickering, and the
supporters of Senat OF Brice were especially
active. The Senator himself watched the
scene on the floor with look of anxiety.
Ouiet having been restored, the calling OF
the roll proceeded, and vote in favor
| of the amendment striking out all but the
first paragraph, was 467, against $40. The
- form as amended was adontad hy a