Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-05
SILVER CONVENTION.
A Large Gathering at Springfield,
Illinois.
UNANIMOUS ron FREE COINAGE.
Chairman ulnriChs ,.i'as ihe Reason
for Calling tie Ion,rfcnco at
This lady rate.

pCvicd and the streets EfB tHfpn..d
with siiyrfi,es. B'uc bsi.os i,at.ug
tie Inscription; "Fge Silver, u pl"
Il aied i,om the coat ihgs,s %. ;ne
inromefs. Delegates cstnsi Urpnrts
prgclaimiug ,Agir belief IN Zee Iolas.r.
The delegates that came ~ ytglci-
DAY and i1.t night were ny sln 'i
with the sun this ms5uiug, aad s,yra
spc,che- ~ voc uuthusiGsHig bril.Nw
Ia free olinsgU could bo .cati ~ toe
Hobbies NJ ali hotels. Every delegate
lecmcd 90 be- iaf .fse Collage ~ slylg,
aud II there were Eny opposed 90 iL,ihcy
were 20 que, ne not to 10 noticeable.
There IL no doubt that radical iroc
silver platform viii br adopted ana the
Democratic lafty Of this ftate will be
committed g. thgl policy.
DuTius tho mSrHiug different con.
grosslonal delegations mold sessions i0f
tue purpose % tulocling members OF
committees on credentials, rules, per-
muueut organization aud resolutions.
10 many cases resolutions were adopt
cd uphOlding tue Democratic state
central c0mmitiC for calling the silver
convention. When tue committees mai
CJnCluird thclr work stampede was
inside . get deoifsblo seats ia tue sen.
ate chamber, which was 10 be the con.
ventiOu hall
Secretary Of State IlinTichsen had
arranged tho hall In gala attire with
bunting aud iitgs In prOfusion. The
galleries were nliUd rapidly.
When W, III, Hintionseu, chairman
Of the Democratic stats central com.
mitteo, walked upon the stage, there
was loud cheering. After II rubsideJ,
Rev. +. W. Taylor led in prayer. A.
the conclusion VI tho prayer, Hinrich-
sen spoke.
Ia ceiling the convention n order
Chairman Hintichsen said tho COM
mlttee had called tho convention be.
cause the dissatisfaction over the
failure OF Congress, to establish per.
mauOnt currency system, threatened
10 disrupt the Democratic party. The
President aud other Democrats IN high
places seemed determined on line OF
policy 10 which the rank and file Of
the party were opposed. Tue convsn.
ton whs called 40 carly for two good
reasons. one was 20 foreatall action OF
tho national silver party, anu tho
other was ~ open up tho question for
discussion long enough before tue
National convention Ia 1896 to prevent
u hopeless split In the party.
"rho committee had been severely
criticised for calling this convention
said HlntlChseh; "tho worst motives
had been sug. rsIed, this yllesI epithets
used, and men calling themselves
Democrats have not he.iiated 10 cay,
through the public press, that tho &C.
ton Ofthe committee was irregular, ille-
gal, tFaitoTous and destructive. The
committee has had but little to cay ia
reply to these attacks aud has avoided
any personalities that might drive any
Coos Democrat cut Of the party, but /
feel It my duty at this tins anu Place to
make n denial Of all these charges
The action u tue committee was
strictly regular aud according to party
precedent. believe man may be a
good Democrat and be In favor VI any
form Of currency whatsoev1r, until
the party platform has been huilt. He
may DO "a goldbug and bo a good Demo.
Graf; no may he a bimetRllisI anu DO u
good Dsnocrat; no may DO u green
Dacker au1 b" u good Democrat, but n
man who says anu believes the state
committee hgd no right 10 call on the
people Tor instruction., or VINO says OF
believes this convention has no right
~ assemble and discuss any question,
hiss not = drop OF Democratic blood In
his veins anu has no right or place In
the Democratic pnrty."
| Hinfchsen's speech was interrupted
by frequent Applause. A. tho con.
Clusion " the speech, Hinrlchsen bNid
tue stats central committee wsu.d ATT
nOunce tAs llsI OF temporary UfliceTs.
rho temporary chairman named was
Judge Monroe &. Crawford, Union
county secretary, Arsput w. BenI!eI ,
pIku county. When Judge LTA " iJsd's
name was announced there NAs tres
mrnd1us applause. Inc diettiots wstr
called iOr lbe purpose OF receiving
names Of committeeman and tho lac,
developed tnAI IA full list Of tisyTlli
delegates had been selected In cAlCG,
this morning to attend tho national
monetary convention, should 0Ie b.
called.
Tue committee on resolutions named
includes Richard MicBarlis, Il, Il,
kenan anu j. w. LRuehsit, u Nuies,
90; Attorney General Mal0uey, n. l.,
WorIhingtUu, OF Peoria, aud TX U. 5,
Land Commissioner W. j. A. Sparks.
Thomas Nelly, OF Meuari county,
moved that all resolutions OF a p1litl'
cal nature be referred 10 tho committee
ON resolution without being read.
Thomas Merritt created q nsideTablt
excitement by opposlng tnls method
The convention was called Tor tho pur
pose OF CpnfideTing great question
and hs was opposed 10 all gag method
Adjournment was taken until u'tloCk
To give tue committee time ~ meet
aud formulate their reporlB.
Tho committee appointed to select
four delegates at large 10 the national
silver convention met during recess
John 4. HopNins, of Chicago, Secrs.
taTy OF State w. IA, Hinrichsen, GeO.
Il. Flthlan, Of jasper county, and
General Lewis Il. PaTsons, OF Clpy
county, wero elected by acclsmati0n;
John Warner, OF Peoria, Johu Wat.
son, Of KNOX county, General Alfred
Oreudorll, OF Hangamou, and l.. o.
Whituell, Of johnson county, Were
ch0sen alIeTnaIes.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
When the convention reasonable
the report OF the Quantities yn ere
dontials was read ani RiOptei. The
committee on permanent oFgaDiERti u
sliGitei vigorous applause by nami 4