The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-03

Denver, July 2.-Just thirty persons
assembled at East Turner hall at 10
O'Clock, the time set for the Demo-
cratic mass convention for considera-
ton of the financial question. Chair
man Frank Arbuckle, Of the state CEN
trail committee, who called the meet
ing at the request of the committee,
was not precent, but had sent an adj
dress discouraging radical action, TO
be read by Secretary Olney Newell.
It was claimed the small attendance
was due to a misunderstanding of the
time 90 which the meeting was to be
held, and it was confidently predicted
the afternoon session would bring out
larSe crowd.
At 40 Secretary Newell, of the state
committee, called the meeting to or
der, about fifty persons being present.
Mr. Newell, in his opening address,
suggested that the present financial
policy Of the government accounted in
a measure for the fact that the lead
ing Democrats Of the state had sent
letters instead Of attending the meet
ing. He spoke in severe terms of the
action OF certain office-holders in try
Ing to prevent the present meeting,
lest something might be said to hurt
eheir political chances.
ArbuckIe's Address.
Chairman Arhuckle's address was as
follows:
Democrats of Colorado:-By di-
rection of a large majority of your
state central committee, you have
been called together in mass conven-
ton for the purpose of considering
the financial question.
When the agitation favoring a state
convention was started, I, as state
chairman, wrote a letter to each mem
Der OF the Democratic state commit
tee, strongly advising a convention
being held at this time for reasons
therein stated. But being a thorough
believer in party discipline and ma
Jority rule, your wishes have been
complied with.
4 stand upon the broad proposition
that any and all relief which may
come to the people of Colorado, as we'll
as to the people of the United States,
must of necessity be through Demo-
cratic doctrine and administration,
ard that it is the supreme duty Of the
Colorado Democracy at this time to
hold fast the respect, confidence and
good will of the national Democracy
by claiming allegiance and devotion to
its principles of 'bimetallism.' "A tar
states, etc.
In 1893 resolutions of censure and
condemnation were adopted by our
state convention. The party democrat
ization resulting therefrom is a polit-
ical lesson not to be forgotten. We
cannot retain party discipline and the
respect of the national Democracy by
such a course.
IN ny opinion the action Of the Il
liuois Democracy in passing resolu-
tons of condemnation was impolitic
and disgraceful. Such work is posi-
lively detrimental to western inter-
ests- 1t alienates support which
should b retained. And the action Of
said convention in electing delegates
10 a national convention not called by
authority of the national committee is
a gross breach of political etiquette
and discipline. It is political anarch-
ISM
The attendance at the afternoon ses-
sion was somewhat larger than tina,
of the morning. Immediately upon re-
assembling the resolutions committee
presented the following report, which
was adopted without dissent or dis |
cussion:
The Resolutions.
The resolutions reahirm the devo- I.
tons of the Colorado Democrats to |
me principles of Jefferson and Jack |
son among which is the belief in an |
honest, stable and sound currency, !
the basis Of which shall be gold and /
silver. both metals being admitted to /
The 4nints for free and unlimited coin
age at q ratio of 16 to l. Then they |
declare for the free and unlimited coin |
a re of silver at is to 1, with or without |
agreement, and call upon |
every citizen Of the state to rally to |
the silver standard until justice shall |
prevail. In conclusion the resolutions /
expressly dissent from the financial |
policy of the present administration, /
and in express opposition to the issue |
of Understanding bonds in time of |
peace. The call OF the Democracy of |
Illinois for a national Democratic con-
vention to consider the currency ques-
ton is seconded.
VIII Declare For Silver.
Thomas O'DmneH, of Denver, was
called for and responded in a short ad
dress, in which he predicted that the
next Democratic convention would de-
clare for free silver He denounced
the present administration for follow
ing, as he claimed, the policy Of John
Sherman.
Addresses by Judge Yeaman and
Alva Adams followed.
The following delegates TO the Demo-
cratic bimetaiIic convention to be held
al Washington August IA were chosen:
Charles s Thomas. T. J. O'Donneu.
Alva Adams, John A Gordon, Ernest
Mere, J. VI. Ellis, J. W. Barnes. z. L.
Coates, Charles o. Unfug, Theron
Stevens. A. T. Connel, Joseph Nor
gan and Adair Wilson.
A committee was appointed to draft
an address TO the people of the United
States on the silver question, after
which the meeting adjourned.