The western sentinel., 1895-10-03
IT WAS A GREAT FARCE.
THE "NON-PARrIS IN" SILVER
CONVENTION.
BOssed by Senator Marion ButIer-
The POpulists in High Glee-The
ResolufiOns-Must Vote for
White Metal Men Only.

White Metal Men Only.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch gives the follow
ing story of the "non-partisan" silver
convention, held in the capital city,
Sept, 25:
e. G. Smith called it to order. Jas
G. McRae (Democrat) was made pres
ident, and Harry Skinner and j. j.
Mott, the former chairman OF the
State Republican Committee, were
made vice-presidentS. Very few
Democrats were present.
Five Of the speakers were Populists.
Resolutions were offered which had
been agreed upon at the caucus.
These resolutions greet all silver men
in the country, declare that the only
way to put an end to the evils of
mo1ometallism is to open the mints
of the country to the free and
unlimited coinage Cf silver; hail with
satisfaction the undiSpuJable evidence
of returning reason in the demand of
the people for tue repeal of the
demOnetization act, and call on all
bimetallistS to exert themselves to
restore silver to its former use as
perfect money metal.
Here is the part of the resolution
which caused nearly all Democrats TO
absent themselves from the cOnven
tioD:
$40 this end we earnestly recon-
mend to voters that hereafter they
elect Gully such Senators and Repre-
SentatiyeS in Congress as are sincerely
in favor of the principle hereinbefore
expressed, and only such presidential
electors as will publicly declare on
the stump that they will vote for no
man for President or VicePresident
who is not in favor of such principles,
and whose record and platforms are
guarantee that they will be faith
fully executed"
Secretary of State Cooke offered an
amendment to this as follows:
That for the purpose of the next
election, the demand for financial
reform shall be confined to the restor
alton of silver at coinage of l6 to L.
This was OverWhelmingl voted down
BUTLER DOMINATED.
The prevalent opinion of the Dem
Ccrats is that the convention was the
worst sort OF failure: that Senator
Marion Butler absolutely dominated
it, and carried it his own way. 1t
was in session less than two hours,
and its early adjournment was sur
prise. When it adjourned the Popu-
lists raised shout of joy. They were
dll Smiles.
In the afternoon your correspondent
interviewed all the leaders as to the
! result of the convention. Ex-Gov.
Jarvis said he did not think it had
| helped or hurt the Democratic party
or any other party. 1t was negative.
After he saw the Populists were
determined to pass resolutions to
| bind voters he would not attend the
| convention. S. A. Ashe, who signed
| the call, also declined to attend.
There were only p Democrats and
| Republicans present.
BUTLER PLEASED.
Senator Butler says he is pleased
| that everything was just as he desired
| it to be. Congressman Skinner says
| the resolutions are conservative, yet
declaratory, aud personally bind
every man in the convention to sup
port silver candidates. He declares
that the Democrats made a great
mistake in hot attending in large
numbers, and that the Populists
scored signal triumph.
| Only half dozen OF the signers OF
| the call were at the convention. Some
| Democrats say that many Democrats
who had backed Chambers Smith il
the call deserted him when the crisis
came, and left him in a pitiful condi
| tiOn.