The herald., 1895-07-03
DEMOCRATS OF COLORADO
Convention to Consider the
Financial Question
VIEWS OF MR.. ARBUCKLE
A Very Slim Attendance During the
Session
Delegates for the Washington
Bimetailic Convention
Associated Press special Wire

DENVER, July 2.-Just thirty persons
were assembled in East Turner hall at 10
o'clock, the time set for the Democratic
mass convention for consideration, of the
financial question. Chairman Frank Ar
buckle of the state central committee, who
called the meeting at the request of the
committee, was not present, but had sent
an address discou raging radical action,
to be read by Secretary Olney Newell. 1t
was claimed the small attendance was
due to a misunderstanding of the time at
which the meeting was to be held, and it
was confidently predicted the afternoon
session would bring out large crowd.
At 10 40 o'clock Secretary Newell Uf the
state committee called the meeting to Or
der. A bout fifty persons were present.
Mr.. Newell, in his opening address. sug-
seoted that the present financial policy of
the government accounted in u measure
for the fact that the leading Democrats of
the state had sent letters instead of at
tending the meeting. He spoke in severe
terms of the action of certain Office mold
ers in trying to prevent the present meet
ing lest something might be said to hurt
their political chances. He then read the
address of Chairman Arbuckle, which
was received without demonstration.
Chairman Arbuckle's address was as
follows;:
Democrats OF Colorado:-By direction
of large majority of your state central
committee you have been called together
IN mass convention for the purpose Of
considering the financial question.
When tho agitation favoring.a state con-
vention started, /, as a state chairman,
lrxt 60 kor pe %N4
Democratic state committee, strongly ad.
visins against a convention being held at
this time for reasons therein stated. But,
being a thorough believer in party disci-
pline and majority rule, your wishes
have been complied with. y
I:stand upon the broad proposition that
any aud all relief which may come to the
people of Colorado. as we'll as TO the peo-
pie of the United States must of necessi-
ty be through Democratic doctrine and
administration, and that 1t is the su-
preme duty of the Colorado Democracy
at this time to hold fast the respect, con-
fidence and good will of the national
devotion to its principles oil 'bimetallsm
tariff for revenue only, the rights OF
states,' etc.
In 1892 resolutions Of censure and con-
demnation were adopted by our state con-
vention. The party Generalization re-
sulting tnerefiom is political lesson not
to be forgotten. We cannot retain party
discipline and the respect of the national
Democracy bv such a course.
In my opinion the action OF the
Illinois Democracy in passing resolutions
of condemnation was impolitic and dis
graceful. Such work is positively detri-
mental to western interests. 1t alienates
the action of said convention in electing
delegates TO national convention, not
called by authority of the national COM
mittee, is gross breach Of political eti-
quett and discipline. 1t is political
anrchism."
Mr.. Newell also read a letter from
Charles S. Thomas, National committee
man. who was detaind by business in
Colorado Springs. strongly endorsing the
convention and urging action in favor OF
free silver. It was warmly cheered. Or
ganization was effected. with General
Samuel Z. Brown as chairman and J. II.
Mcdonald of Weld county as secretary. A
committee on resolutions was selected
after which the convention adjourned
until p. IN.
The attendance at the afternoon session
was somewhat larger than that of the
morning. Immediately upon reassemb-
ling the resolutions committee rep orted
the following. which was adopted without
dissent or discussion. The resolutions
reaffirm the devotion of the Caolorado
Democrats to the principles of Jefferson
and jackson, among which is the belief
in an honest, stable and sound currency
the basis OF which shall be gold and sill
yer, both metals being admitted to the
mints for free and unlimited coinage, at
a ratio of Ii to 1. They then declare for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at Is to l with or without international
agreement and call upon every citizen OF
the state to rally to silver's standard un-
til Justice shall prevail. In conclusion
the resolutions expressly dissent from the
financial policy OF the present admins
tation and express opposition to the issue
of interest bearing bonds in times of
peace. The call OF the Democracy OF
illinois for a national Democratic conven-
tion to consider the currency question IS
seconded.
Thomas J.O'Donnell of Denver was cal
led for and responded in short ADDRESS,
in which he predicted that the next Dem
ocratic convention would declare for free
silver. He denounced the present adj
ministration for following, as he claim
ed. the policy of John Sherman.
Addresses by Judge Yeaman and ex-
Governor Adams followed.
The following delegates to the Demo-
cratic bmetallic convention to be held at
Washington August 14th were chosen:
Charles S. Thomas. I. J. O. O'Donnell, Alva
Adams. John A. Gordon, ]. +. Mere, j.
M. Ellis. J. W. BeInes. Il. l.. Coates.
Charles o. Unfug, Theodore Stevens, A.
Il. Connell, Joseph Morgan and Adair
Wilson.
address to the people OF the United
States on the silver question, after which
the meeting adjourned.