The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-16
BOOM FOR BLAND.
In the Field for the Presi=
denCy.
MISSOURPS FAVORITE SON.
To Make the Race on a Silver
Platform.
FAVORITE SON.
Oil ON THE TROUBLED WATERS.
Which Had Small Effect in AIIaying
the Storm Out of the
West.

KANSAS CITY, May 15.-Governor Stone
unQualifedly launched the Presidential
boom of ''Silver Dick" Bland in the Mis-
souri, State convention here to-day. The
temporary chairman, j. n. Trimble, after
long continued row in the committee on
resolutions, sought to make matters smooth
in his opening speech to the convention by
declaring that State conventions did not
meet to decide national issues nor t,
nominate Presidential candidates nor to
create a Presidential possibility.
When Governor Stone, who was made
permanent chairman, arose to make his
talk about the first thing be uttered was a
denial Of Trimble's propositions. State
conventions. he declared. express the
ihOught OF the people, which was crystal
lzed at national conventions. He was
sorry that rumor made him a candidate
for United States Senator. a position he
did not seek. When be retired from the
gOvernorship he said emphatically it
would be to return to private life But,
regarding the report which connected
Congressman Bland with the Presidential
nomin ration of 1885, he wished TO say tha
the people could not nominate a more con-
scientious, faithful ana devoted servant.
No better man had ever been elected to
public Office. He was worthy OF the
highest confidence. And if the speaker
ever had an opportunity he would gladly
support him, as he would any other honest
representative Western Democrat for that
high office.
The convention had scarcely assembled
for its afternoon session when there were
loud calls for BLAND" from all parts of
the House. The delegates would not be
Quieted until they were told that Mr..
Bland was busy in the committee-room
and could not be seen then.
The principal fight in the committee on
resolutions was over the adoption of the
silver plank. The members were willing
to pass over the question of iDdorsing the
Democratic national administration. but
Governor Stone. with Congressman Bland,
were fat-footed for silver plank in the
platform, and no compromise. The Gov
ernOr's remarks on this subject before the
convention indicated that his side was in
the min ority in the committee, as he told
the convention it was for them 20 say, and
not majority or minority Of the commit
tee, whether or not they were favorable to
bimetallism.
"Have you apy opinion on this Ques-
tion?" the Governor said, addressing the
delegates.
Loud and repeated cries Of Yes" was
the response.
1--WE want to demonstrate" added the
Governor. that Wall street cannot cor
rupr. coerce nor debauch the Democracy
of Missouri"
Mayor Webster Davis, the Republican
executive of the city, made the welcoming
address to the convention. He was loudly
cheered.
Responding TO call during a lull in the
proceedings, Congressman Hall took the
floor. He was in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage CT silver, but did not be-
lieye 1t was the duty of the Missouri Democ-
racy to make an exposition of that prin-
ciple in its platform. That, he believed,
was the work of delegates properly in
structed by their constituents to the na-
tional convent tiOn.
Congressman Tarsney came next and
confined himself to the tariff, Incidentally
eulogiZiDg President Cleveland, whom he
called the arOstle or tariff reform, and Civ
ing Senator Hill side winding thrust.
There was Valley Forge before York
iUNis hC Wbuk Uut d Dun nun DGIOIe
AppOmattOx." and thea. with measured
emphasis, there was a Benedict Arnold
before - Gentlemen of the convention,
pardon me If legislative courtesy forbids
me to carry the parallel further"
Here the convention shouted loudly and
repeatedly "Hill."
AS the committee on resolutions was not
ready to report the convention proceeded
to make nominations, but before these
were completed the committee on resolu-
tioDs arrived about 1890 and were ready
to report. Two reports were submitted
The following is the majority report:
We, the Democracy of the State of
Missouri, in convention assem- bled, hereby
reaffirm our faith in and adherence to the
time-honOred principles of our party as
set forth in its State and national plat
forms of the past and express our conyic.
tion that the prosperity of the people and
the perpetuity of representative govern
ment depend upon their continued su-
pTemacy.
Inspired by these principles, we declare
In favor OF equal rights to all and special
privileges 10 none. local self-government
the highest possible degree of personal
liberty consistent with the public good.
and strict construction of the Federal
constitution.
We especially reaffirm our devotion to
the card iual Democratic doctrine of abso-
lutte equality among all citizens and sec
tons in bearing the burdens anu enjoying
the BENEFITS of Government, and we de-
nOunce all legislation as unjust and un-
democratic which has the effect of Great
ing partnerships between the Government
and private Interests at the expense of
the great body of our people, and we
again assert. as in 1892, that "The Fed
eral Government has no constitutional
power TO impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue, and we
demand that such collection shall be lin
tied to the necessines of the Government,
honestly and economically administered"
We denounce the Mckinley law as the
culminative outrage OF tariff taxation, and
we ueQuivocally disapprove of the action
of every Democratic Senator and Repre-
sentative in Congress who opposes or de-
lays, directly or indirectly. under any pre-
text the passage Of the bill decreasing the
import duties imposed bv that law.