The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-07

FERTILE SPRINGS, Mo, Aug. g.
Free silver has conquered in Missouri.
as it did in Illinois, and the fears eX-
pressed late last night and early this
morning that there would be strife
and turmoil in todays convention.
were not borne out.
The so-called gold or sound money
advocates were so overwhelmed by
the superior generalship and numeri-
cal strength of the free silver leaders
and forces that they made but a very
faint effort to stay the onslaught of
the white metal adherents. Bland
said, in opening the convention, that
the Democrats of Missouri had assem-
bled to adopt resolutions for the free
coinage of silver, to select state COM
mittee which would be in sympa thy
with the popular will; and how well
his prophecy was carried out the re-
suit of today's convention tells. The
report of the committee on permanent
organiza ton, which practically SHOWS
under the old committee, was adopted
with but one or two dissenting voices.
That of the resolutions calling for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER at Is to /, regardless of any for
efgn nation, was carried with hurrah
and expedition seldom seen in any con-
vention; and furthermore, men were
selected to nominate delegates favor
able to silver to the national Demo-
cratic convention in 1896. As whole
the friends of silver are feeling happy
tonight and congratulations are in
order.
State Central Committee Meet.
The state central committee met at
Q am. and selected "Silver Dick
Bland as temporary chairman.
Lew Love, of Springfield, was made
secretary. These nominations were
ratified and the committee adjourned.
This move of adjourning without TAX
ing action on the rumored committee
changes is taken to be a plan of the
sound money men to throw the onus
of whatever trouble may later arise IN
the Democratic ranks on to the silver
men.
United States Senator Cockrell had
an all-night session with the leading
members of the state central commit
tee in an endeavor to close the breach
which seems to be widening with each
hour. Cockrell is on the "conserva-
tive side, working for harmony. He
suggested that a resolution be intro
duced in the convention giving the
state central committee ironclad in
structions as to their duties during
the state campaign in 1896 The MEM
bers of the committee present. how
ever. were opposed to action and when
the meeting adjourned no progress
had been made towards cementing the
contending factions.
Convention Called to Order.
The convention was formally called
to order at noon by John II. Carroll.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Barry.
Mr.. Carroll made a few remarks
which had tendency to harmonic
the contending factions. He then in
troduced r. p Bland as temporary
chairman.
Bland congratulated the Democratic
party upon the suspicious gathering of
Democratic hosts for action upon the
free silver question. He said the Dem
ocrats of Missouri had met to renew
their pledges for free bimetallism. The
Democrats of Missouri he said, send
greetings to the Democrats of Illinois
with regard to the declarations al
ready made on this subject. I'VE
have met" he said, "to declare for
free coinage of silver at ratio of 10
to /, and we will do what our consti-
tuents have sent US here to do"
After the committees were selected.
the Free Silver Jubilee Singers of
Warrensburg' entertained the conven-
ton with free silver songs.
Colonel W. +. SwitZler, of Boone
vile, representing the free silver Dem
ocratic editors of Missouri. who met at
Sedalia recently. then addressed the
editors in the fight for the white metal.
After Colonel Switzler had conclud-
ed his remarks, the convention ad-
journed until o'clock without any
contention with regard to the state
central committee having made its
The convention will prob
ably conclude its work tonight.
Permanent Organization.
After the convention adjourned the
committee on permanent organization
decided to make the temporary organ
ization permanent. Then the wedge
which may end in dividing the party
in Missouri was inserted in a resolu-
ton providing for the increase in the
number of state committeeman. The
resolution adds one member from each
congressional district and four at
large The chairman is hereafter to
be elected by the regular state nomi-
mating convention. The resolution was
unanimously adopted in the COM
mittee. The temper OF the convention
will be tried on this question when it
meets this afternoon.
Nothing was done by the committee
on resolutions during recess.
The convention convened promptly
at . O'Clock and the temporary or
ganization was made permanent The
resolutions for an increase of the
state central committee were then
read. The vote resulted in an over
whelming majority in favor of an in
crease The free silver men lad
an easy victory. The report as a
whole was then adopted.
While waiting for the committee on
resolutions to report the time was
taken up in speech making, ex-Con-
gresham Hatch and Hon. NJ. E. Ben
ton addressing the convention. The
most remarkable portion of Mr.. Ben
toms address was his reference to the
gold advocates. He said: Every gold