The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-21
FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
BriCe Will Work Tooth and
Nail For a "Sound Money"
Platform.
NOT IN. THE LOCnL FIGHT
Concessions Said to Have
Been Made to the Free
Silver Men.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. 21.-The dis
trict and other preliminary meetings of
the Democratic state convention are
being held here, preparatory to the as
sembling of the state convention. Sem
= Dor Brice has arrived and is making
the fight of his life for q platform in
conformity with the views of President
Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle and him
self on the financial question. He is
not taking an aggressive part for the
nomination of governor or other OFF,
GERS, but is interested in the organiza-
tion SO as to control the committee on
credentials, which will determine the
contests, and the committee on resoiu-
tions which will report the platform.
He is believed to have majority Of
the S0S delegates with him, but the
free silver men claim 304 of the dele
gatts,
Enough to Make Trouble
if no concessions are made to them.
Tho delegates are all here and the ques-
tiou is as to what concessions shall be
made to the minority, which claims to
be over two-fifths and almost one-half
the membership of tine convention. The
Brice men are not placing any objec-
tion to any of tine free silver candi-
dates, nor to John II. Thomas and
Colonel James kilborne for governor,
and they are both pronounced advo-
Gates Of free coinage of silver. John II.
I Thomas has been opposing Senator
SN3rice very strongly, but Senator Brice,
>ex.Governor Campbell and other lead
ers died with Mr.. Thomas, and it is
understood that compromise was
made, but it will not be known what
the leaders did until after their plans
are developed i'll the convention.
VIII Talk 'sound Money"
Senator Brice is the temporary
chairman Of the convention, and his
keynote speech is sure to be for "hon.
est money without regard to the out
come of the fight for the organization
of the convention. His speech will be
conservative. Immediately after its
delivery come the reports OF the com.
mittee on credentials, the majority for
seating contesting Brice men aud the
minority for seating the free silver con.
testants. In considering these reports,
the senator may have some close ruling
and the silver men may get mad. 1t is
at this juncture Of the proceedings that
the contest between the free silver and
Brice men is expected, although the
latter have had things their way SO far.
just Wanted n Plank.
Just before Senator Brice arrived at
II a. m. the city was flooded with dodg-
ers bearing the following resolutions
adopted at the meeting of silver dele.
gates:
1--WE favor the immediate restora.
ton OF the law providing for free coin.
age of both gold and silver coins and
their use without discrimination as
provided for in the constitution
The silver men met Senator Brice
and pledged him they had no fight on
him, and all they wanted was this
plank. The senator and his friends
i are noncommittal, and want all to wait
for the regular report.
On the arrival of the train bearing
Ex-Governor Cambell at noon, Camp
bell badges were distributed broadcas,
in anticipation of his nomination.