Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-22
OHIO'S DEMOCRACY
Some of the Peculiar Circum-
stances Attending the Pres
ent Convention.
NO ONE OUT FOR OFFICES
ALI the Nominations Made by
Aoclamation in Very Short
Order.

Democratic state convention assembled
under peculiar circumstances. Usually
the contests are for the nominations.
At this convention the contests are be-
tween rival delegations for seats, be-
tween fighting factions for platform
planks, and between other elements for
almost everything except the places on
the ticket. The silver men realized
they were in the minority, bat when
the committee ON credentials during
the night reduced their number so ma
terially by seating what We're known
as the ''Brice boilers" from Cleveland,
she silver men
Resolved to Make Trouble
on the reports of the credentials, reso-
buttons and everything else. As the
delegates crowded into the city hall,
there were no favorites for the ticket,
and the interest conferred in the ex-
tent of the trouble that the limited
majority of unlimited silver men might
make. Ex-Governor Campbell and
other leaders were up all night. Be-
tween 2 and 8, q. M, Ex-Governor
Campbell gave out a statement that he
would get up in the convention and de-
cline the nomination if it was rendered
him. Ext Congressman Mcmahon,
from his bedroom, Congressman Sorg
through his secretary, Colonel Kilborn,
through his friends, and others who
had been mentioned for standard bear
ers, also gave out that they would not
accept. The silver men met and re-
solved not to have q free coinage man
on the ticket il they could prevent it.
Several personal encounters were fea-
lures of the night meetings and the
Eeeling was no better when the dele
oates assembled.
Wanted To Avoid Further Trouble.
The Brice men had everything. and
aheir only consideration was that of
avoiding further trouble. They were
Donciliatory but the minority insisted
that they had offered the olive branch
and that il had been refused. This
spell was broken temporarily when
Senator Brice entered the hall on time,
and received an ovation.
Ex- Governor Campbell afterward
was received with rounds Of applause.
The hall was deliberately decorated,
but too small 3 accommodate all hold
ing tickets. It was 1880 when the
chairman Of the state committee, MA.
Smalley, called the convention to order.
Prayer was offered by Professor Brock
1nridge, after which Senator Brice was
introduced as the presiding officer.
Senator Brice, after touching Upon
the defeat cf the party last fall and the
causes therefor, took up the money
question. On this point he said:
i attended my first state convention
in 1868, in the heat of the war, when
we nominated Clement l.. Yalanding.
ham and George Z. Pugh. / partici.
pated in the discussions from 1859 to
1876 on another branch of this money
question, constantly endeavoring in all
these years 20 have my fellow Demo
Gratis come where We all finally did
come, / 0 a sound money platform,
under the wise and able leadership of
Samuel j. Tilden. in 1876. and when /
see today efforts being made to divide
the great Democratic party inst ON the
eve of its revival and resumption of
power. ON a theoretical and ~acaGemical
question in which no practical result is
possible, / come to this convention to
ask full consideration before taking pas
sionate action. l come to urge the party
in Ohio to stand on the platform OF
1892 on the money question, TO let the
currency remain nc Il o is and net
10 change our ground without full
deliberation ut a national convention,
and a deliverance from that body. /
come to urge that declaration for free
coinage would be foolish because il
would be impotent, an idle declaration.
1t would separate us from the ational
Democracy. IL would drive from u
support thousands, hundreds of thou
sands OF men who otherwise would
act,with us. A declaration in ~favorsof
free and unlimited coinage OF silver,
IL TO /, made by this convention would
have no practical effect. and it woald
mean an abandonment aud disclaimer
OF tine splendid results of your Demo
cratic administration.
The Record OF Cleveland.
You have heard the Republican war
cry. Their statement that while both
the tariff and silver question will be
discussed, neither will be the issue in
the sense Of obscuring other questions;
that the great paramount issue upon
which the battles OF 10th this year and
next viii be fought will be the record
of the Democratic party under Presi-
DEM Cleveland; that the question will
be whether it is 10 be endorsed and its
policy continued, or whether il shall
be repudiated and IT'S policy ended.
We accept this aid On it we viii
make our contest and of the final judg-
ment Of the American people there ean
be no doubt. The American people
will in the end stand by US for homo
rule, that is to say. no interference by
the national government with the cleo
tions OF the people. for sonnd tariff.
tibet is to say, y tariff only made for
sufficient evenu to carry Oh the gov
arncens ecouop aNv sdrinisfsyai