Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-06
SILVER CONVENTION.
Democrats Of Missouri El8l in tho
Interest Of IS 10 |.
uoN. BLAND's CONGRATULATIONS.
All Harmony so Far-No Contention
iJgu, tue State Central Com.
m.lttc.

PERrLE's SPSISGs, No., Aug. c.
The pituati1n three hours before tbs
hour for the State democratic none AIRY
convention " meet Ia one nj great un-
certainty. The Band lorcsl have MT
any way abaied their Efforts bT a
change Ia tue state central committee,
and at this hour the silver question
seems 10 bv lost sight Of In tho II sht
Tor new committee. or at least such
additions thereto as will place the silver
men In control OF the machinery 81 the
state Democracy. Tho affiyai of sew.
orRl delegates ut the convention thla
morning ma brought n new element u
uncertainty. Wnile the IS. Llui4
delegation can be counted on So yo.e
practically solid Tor free nul unI'mitpI
coinage u silver at a ratio VI jtUl, II
IL pretty sure lite ~. LOuls forces VIII
oppose any radical cunnge Ia the cum-
mi,tee Ne Conttitutsd. The consensus
OF opinion al this Whiting IL that tauTe
will be a fight IN tho uycuuJu.
The state central committee met at
9 o. IN. Hni selected "silyur DIcky
Bland as temporary cba,tmAu.
Lev Love NJ springfield WIS made
secretary. These nominal Gus were
tAiilisd aul the c.U1 lI..UU H j armed.
Gnis move ~ auluIr.lus wilImt tax.
ing action on tho .umJrcl commit lrs
changts u takru W be- plan u the
sound MONEY! mon 10 throw the
Ouus OF Whatever trouble m4y lator
arise In The Democratic Tanks onto tue
oliver mon.
Us Senator Coektrll had an all
night session with the leading Nom.
buIs OF the state central COMMITTEES ~
~ outeavOr ~ close the breach wuiuh
Stems ~ be widening with uNgh sour.
COvkrsll h. Hu the "cJusoTvAtlyun eide,
working TOT harmony. He suggested
that resolution DO introduced ia the
convention giving the stGtO central
committee !fJnClad instructions az "
their cuilus during the state campo n
ia 1895. The members VI the commit.
tee present, however, were opp sed %
action aui whom Chu mce,llg al.
ioutned no progress lad been made
towards oemgnliug the cJulendi1g izc-
lions.
The convention was formally called
10 order at noon by John n. Carroll.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Barry.
Mf. Carroll made lew remarks
which haJ n tendency to harmouiEp
the cOntenuing factions. Hs thsu Ia.
troduotd H. T.. BlanI as temporary
chairman.
Bland Congratulated the Democratic
party upon the suspicious gathering Of
Democratic hosts for actiOu up0n The
froc silver question. lie SAID tn Dem.
Octsts o Missouri hal met to renew
their pledges Tor ftgH bimutzllism. The
Democrats of Missouri, he said, srud
greetings to the Democrats Of llhuois
with regard TO tho declarations al.
fesdy made GA this subject. awe
have met," he ss.u, $50 declare Tor
Tree cOingge OF silver ut ratio VI 10 to
/, ana We viii do what our oousttu.
entt havO sent us here ~ du.n
After the uymmili,eH were selected,
the "Free silver Jubilee Singer, "
WarreubbuT." eutrliailsd tho cJnygu-
tiuu with roe oliver sHuVs.
Colonel w. +. SWiizlor, OF 30 re.
vile, representing the freo silver usmu.
cratic ulitos pl Aliss0uri, who met al
So Islin recently, then addressed the
convention, plrlgiH The support Of the
edigUrslin tho ngnt iOf the white metal.
Alter Colonel switzlet hRi o0uoluu.
ed hia TomsfEs, thu convention ad.
iOurned until O'clock without any
oonteutiOn with regard 10 the stnIe
csuttal committee having made it,
appearance. Tho CONVENTION will
prOUably conclude It's work tonight.
After the convention All burned tho
oOmmillso ON permanent organization
decided TO make tue temporary organ.
iZlliOn permanent Then the wedge
winch may end IN dividing the party
In Missouri was Inserted In q Issolu-
ton providing Tor tho Increase la the
number OF state committeeman. Tho
resolution add one member from each
Congressional district and Jour at large.
The chairman N hereafter TO be elected
by the regular slgIu nominating cOn-
VsntlOn, lhe resolution was unAnI.
mOusly adopted IN the committee.
The temper Of the convention will Oe
treI on this question wnen It meets
this Afternoon,
Nothing was done by tho commit.
tee on resolutions during recess.
The convention convened promptly
at . o'clock anu the temporary Orgaui-
zslion was made permanent, The
resolutions for an increase Of the state
central committee were then read. Tne
vote resulted Ia an whelming
mHiOriIy In favor Of an ipcrenss. Tns
Tree silver men had SUCH an sasy vic.
tory. The report M whole was then
adopted.