The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-03
At SIXTEEN TO ONE
The Colorado Democracy Demands Free
and Unlimited Coinage.
ILLINOIS PLAN SECONDED
The Convention Was Not Very
Woll Attended, but Its Heart
Was True Tenor of the
Resolutions.

dsStHlpleu III isdSl 1 iuIHcI nan hN ~ a.
m. this morning. the time set for the
democratic mass convention. for con
sideration of the financial question.
Chairman Frank Arbuckle. oi the state
central committee, who called the meet
ing ~ the request Of the committee.
was not present. but had sent an adj
dress dlscouraging radical action. to BE-
read By Secretary Olney Newell
Chairman Arbuckles address was as
follows:
Democrats OF Colorado-By direction
Of a large majority OF your state c"n-
trail committee you have been called
together In mass convention for the
purpose ~ considering the financial
question. stand upon the broad prop
osition that any and all relief which
may come to the people Of Colorado. as
well as to the people of the United
States, comes through democratic doc
trlnc and administration and 1t Is the
supreme duty of the Colorado democra-
cy at this time TO hold fast the re-
spect confidence and good will of the
national democracy by proclalming al
lcgiance and devotion to it's principles
of himctallism. tariff 70. revenue
"hiy, the rights ot states etc' In lS'-
RESOLUTIONS OF censure ana condemha-
lioh were adopted ny our state conVeh-
ton. The party decentralization result
Ing therefrom Is a political lesson not
TO be forgotten. We cannot retain par
W uiscipiihe ana the respect OF the ma
uohai democracy ny such course. III
.st.sa II 81. 4.
my opinion the acuon OF the lilinols
democracy IN passing resolutions OF
concentration was impolitic ana DIS
graceful Such WORK Is positively det-
rihehtai 10 western interests IL sllen-
ates support which should be retained.
And the action OF said convention in
clectlng delegates to "a national con-
vention not called by the authority of
the national committee is a gross
breach OF political etiquette and disci-
pline II IL political anarchism'
II was claimed the small attendance
was due to a misunderstanding In re-
gard TO the time at which the meeting
was TO be held and II was confidently
predictd the afternoon session would
trlng out big attendance, AT lo@n
O'CLOCK Sscretry Newell OF the state
committee called the meeting 10 order.
about 30 persons being present. Mr..
Newell. In his opening address. suggest
government accounted IN measure
Tor the fact that leading democrats OF
tha state had sent letters instead OF at
| tending the meeting. He spoke In Sc
we're terms OF the action OF certain Of
| flee holders In trying to prevent the
present meeting. lest something might
he said IN hurt their political chances.
| He then read the address OF Chairman
| Arbuckle. which was received without
demonstration. Mr.. Arouckie charac-
terized the action oi the Illinois democ'
racy In adopting resolutions In con
demnation OF the administration as I'M
polite and disgraccful. and advised
this convention to do nothing to
forfeit the respect of the NATIONAL de-
mocracy. Mr.. Newell also read let
ter from Charles 5. Thomas. national
committeeman. who was detained BY
business In Colorado Springs. strongly
lndorsing the convention and urging
action I'm favor Of the free coinage OF
silver This letter was warmly cheercd
Organization was affected with Samue
T.. Brown as chairman and J. II. Nc.
Donald of Weld county. as secretary
A committee ON resolutions was ap
pointed. after which the meeting ad
journed until y. m.
The attendance at the afternoon SOS.
sion was somewhat larger than that OF
morning. Immediately upon reassemb
ling the resolutions committee mad,
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eu w''h"u' "IsSe"l VI ulseuss,o"'
Inc RESOLUTIONS reatfrm Inc deNo'
tlons of the Colorado democrats 10 the
principles OF jefferson and Jackson
among which is the belief in an honest
stable and Snund CURRENCY the hasis n,
,,'ttat, sL.,t -. Ia - III. -,
% WIZ s''ai So 1.'' - 80
ms 'ais pelhs duihle''d I" the inin'S lpl
free ana unlimited coinage at a ratie
of IL to l. They then declare for the
free and unlimited coinage VI silver nj
Id To l. with or without International
,q,a.mar, and call nm, ever-y cttizan
20 - -" ., III. :, ~, IL,
VI Ne go '"s N'' Si' :.
stthdard uhtll IuStlce shaH prevail W