The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-19
FOR FREE SILVER
Ohio Democrats in Favor of
Unlimited Coinage.
Declare Their Dislike of Cleve-
lands Financial Views.
HURD MAKES A TALK.
Says No Democrat Should be
Allowed to be an A. p. A.
He Gives Cleveland and Carlisle
Great Praise.
A SLAP AT BRICE.
SLAP AT BRICE.
Convention FavOrs Election OF
Senators by Direct Vote.
Prohibition of Giving Of Rail
road Passes Favored.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 19.-The Demo-
cratic state convention met at 10 a. m to-
day with Hon. Frank Hurd of Toledo, as
temporary chairman. Speaking Of the
division Of the party on the tariff ques-
ton Mr.. Hurd said:
First and foremost, I give credit to
Grover Cleveland and John @. Carlisle.
Free wool is worth more TO tariff reform
than all other provisions of the law put
together. To their credit be il said the Ohio
Democratic members in the house stood
firm. every man voting for free wool,
when by one word they could have de-
feated free wool. more credit IS due sen
atOr Brice than to any other influence. or
to all other Influences com bined.D
Mr.. Hurd closed by saying that he
was opposed to the American Protective
association because it was i secret pollti-
cal society and such societies organized
on religious lines, are unconstitutional
organizations, viOlative of the funda-
mental law both Of the United States
and of this state. The A p. A. gave
Gov. Mckinley his majority of $4,000
and the large Republican majority in
Maine. eve make it plain that no man
can be Democrat and an a p. 4"
The platform praises "the efficient,
economical and honest administration OF
President Cleveland" declares protection
a fraud and while recognizing the benefit
Of the reduction Of duties on imports just
made by congress, favOrs such further
reduction as can be made, to the end that
purely protective duties be abolished; de.
clares that the Mckinley law caused the
business depression, reduced the revenue
and led to the necessity for issuing more
government bonds. Business failures,
strikes. low wages, low prices for farm
products are enumerated as the result of
the Mckinley law. Under the new tariff
business is declared to be reviving.
eve dissent" says one plank, "from the
presidents views, construction and treat
ment Of the silver question, and there
fore believe that silver should be restor-
ed to the position it occupied as money
prior to its decentralization by the Repub
lican party and to that end we favor the
unlimited coinage of silver.
The platform denOunces the last gen
eral assembly of Ohio, Governor vi lcKin-
ley's administration and the American
Protective association. 1t favors liberal
pensions; a corrupt practice law, limit
ing amount of money to be expended by
candidates and Il law prohibiting free
passes on railroads.
A minority Of the committee on plat
form reported in favor of adding to that
document a proposal to elect United
States senators by the people.
Pending discussion F. NJ. German, Tom
Johnson, Y. r. Kline. A J. Pearson. ].
Tyler, Frank Hurd and John II. Clark,
of the committee on platform, Of
effect that the Democrats of Ohio favor
ed honest money, the coinage of gold
and silver, intercOnvertabl without loss.
and opposed the proposed coinage of
these metals at 16 to 1.
A very dramatic scene occurred dur
ing the discussion to elect senators by
ballot. John IL Clark Of Mahoning, de-
clared in bitter terms that the senate was
a millionaire club, the convention going
into great applause Mr. Brice sat upon
the platform looking pale as marble.
When Clark sat down Tom johnson
arose and said he did not believe Dir.
Brice bought his way into the senate.
This made the matter somewhat personal
and the convention went into great con-
fusion The chair ruled that this pro-
posed amendment was not in order
The anti-free silver proposition was
defeated by a vote of 46S to 319.
The convention by vote of z67 to 32S
declared in favor of the election of
United States senators by the people.
This is regarded as being tanta IA cunt to
an indirect censure of Senator Brice.
The movement was engineered by Con-
gressman Tom johnson and other men,
bers equally prominent from northern,
northeastern and northwestern Ohio.
They came here for that purpose.
In their wake came Mayor Bob BIee,
of Cleveland, John Sarley and others of
the city government who are favorable
TO Brice, to prevent, if possible the con-
summation of Mr.. Johnson's design
They did prevent an open resolution of
censure, but the indirect plan was sue
cessful
The feeling as to what was
coming was pretty well developed
early in the meeting. Wnen
Senator Brice entered the build ng
he II down near the stage in the Cuya-
hoga delegation. and among the nor h
ern OHIO men generally were heard to
mingle with the generous applause that
came from other parts of the house.
Congressman Outhwaite came in a
moment later and received great ap-
plause. The stinger in the sena-
toriaI resolution was to have been
the central committee name, or
ave a candidate for the senate maine
TO be voted for az the next election. This
was eliminated and the elimination is re-
garded as victory for the Brice men.