The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-21
Thurmanftes Did the Talking, but
Sound Money Got the Votes.


SPRINGFIELD o.. Aug. 2o.-The district
and other preliminary meetings OF the
Democratic State convention were held
here to-day preparatory to the assembling
Of the convention at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Senator Brice reached Lima from New
York yesterday, and arrived here this
morning when he began to make the fight
OF his life for q platform in harmony with
the views of President Cleveland. Secretary
| Carlisle and himself on the financial ques-
| ton. He did not take an aggressive part
| for the nomination for Governor or other
Offices, but was interested in the organi-
| zation so as to control the committee on
| credentials, which will determine the con-
| tests, and the committee on resolutions,
which will report the platform. He was
| successful.
Just before the Senator arrived the city
lowing resolution, adopted at the meeting
of silver delegates: I'VE favor the immedi-
f free Coinage Of both til gold HS and silver 0 coins
and their use without discrimination as
provided for in the Constitution" The sill
yer 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 were noncommittal. On the
n campbe IL at she noon. na campbeYf badges wepe
| distributed broadcast In anticipation of his
nomination. This afternoon Senator Brice.
responded to calls for speeches as the
| clubs paraded by the Lagonda Hotel. At
that time Gen. Asa ; Bushnell, the Repub-
Brice, Campbell and others, and he also
responded, welcoming his Political eppo-
nents to the city.
| The silver men held meetings again to-
| day to secure Endorsements for their reso-
lutions. but while they we're making
| speeches the Brice men secured the organ
"
| teen of the twenty-one districts in the Sc
| lection of members of the various commit
composed of business men like President
! ingalls,, of the Big -Four; ex-Congressman
foloMe fmflnsso1f First ufa district | M % ~ fngaIis: SECS
ond. Z. b. Hunt; Third, John A. McMa-
hon; Fourth W. L. Mckenzie; Fifth, J. J.
MSfrsy MSfre siHsf Eighth j. NJ lewis Nnth Frank
] Hurd; Tenth. John L. Vance; Eleventh, Q.
W; II; Wright Twelfth sna.,a. a 3 oa,afne6 Heffner
Lewis Brucker: Fifteenth. H. E. Achauer
Sixteenth, ]. B. briggs; Seventeenth, A: w.
Patrick J. Afred Hne
| Whitaker; Twenry-hrst, Judge f. ID.
| Blandin.
! of the State central committee, which held
| over till after the selection Of presidential
delegates next year. as follows: First dis
5lSt Bruce }Hhr Third joseph H. Bowling S Fourth
p Marsh; iI,a,n Fifth W. p. Decker Decker sixth
VVl Vancleaf; Eighth, McAIden Dunn: Ninth,
| Ross Hodge; Tenth. ]. s. German; Elev-
enth. r. r. Freeman; Twelfth. James. Ca
,eenth rhrsssR'hR FrsnF F. Mercer n FRfssy ou
| Oakley; Sixteenth, Wilbur l.. Medill; Sew
entesnth Hill Eshseen5h bossah T%en
| tieth, Horace Alvord; Twenty-hrst, e. j..
| Higgins
| tonight ex-Congressman Frank Hurd, VINO
| is as radical for gold standard as for free
! trade, was made chairman, and IT was found
that !: NJ; Lewis Lev aan,entb OF the Esntmi and "
| Blandin, of the Twenty-first district. were
| the only free silver men on that committee
| of twenty-one members The other commit
| tees were all strongly Brice organizations.
| The strongest showing OF the opposition on
| any of them was sixteen for Brice and the
| federal administration to five. for the oppo,
sition, including the free silver men and
| other elements.
The committee on resolutions appointed a
| subcommittee of five to draw up a plat
| form, on which the opposition was given a
| representation. and which was instructed
to reaffirm the national financial plank Of
| and Secretary Carlisle aad i7.e-preted 10
mean gold standard. 1t was also instruct
! ed to indorse the. tariff bill passed by the
| last Congress- and the national administra-
| ton, and the record OF Senator Brice.
| Strong speeches were made for the resolu-
| tons Of the silver men. but ii was not in
| corporated in the instructions to the franz
ers Of the platform. 1t will be incorporated
in the minority !, report Of banain a Lewis g~1s
| will be 600 for the majority report and 200 for
| the minority report. The platform will ar
raign Governor Mckiniey's state adminise
| business as the effect of Democratic rule
and legislation. and to the depression of
publican legislation. The recent Repub-
| iican Legislatures were severely arraigned
| on charges of extravaganza and restrictive
| legislation.
! The Brice men controlled all the commit
| tees, but did not exercise their power in
unseating opponents in the committee on
| manent as we'll temporary chairman OF
| the convention. and continued the tenn
porary thr9SgnoIs fSs out SO far IS
| for nothing but the old tickets Of 1889 and
| 1891 which means Campbell for Governor
and Marquis for Lieutenant Governor. And
| il is understood tonight that Ex-Governor
| Campbell has been assured OF such financial
| and other support as to secure his accep-
At midnight the Committee on credentials,
| by a vote of thirteen to five, with three
absentees unseated what is called the reg;
seated the Brice delegates who were se-
| leoted by what was known as the boiling
ur urdav aumP The fUnvsn so.caed regular cuyahSSa
county delegates met to appeal to the
convention in a minority report. Judge
committee on resolutions during the even
| ing and when the majority report Of the
committee on credentials Is adopted he
| will be unseated, so that he cannot join
| in signing a minority report on resolu-
tions. as was expected. In the contest In
| Butler county the Campbell delegation was
! seated and there Is considerable feeling
] about Brice and Campbell carrying things
| high handed and about programme hav-
| ing been arranged. IT IL evident that there
will be contests In the convention on re-
| ports on credentials and resolutions.
The subcommittee on resolutions was in
creased TO seven so that the silver men
had more representative in persons OF
! Partick and Lewis ana the gold standard
men were represented, by Ingalls, Hurd.
| con1mittee will report to the full COM
mittee at 5 a. m. II II concludes its Work
| by that time
California Bimetallists.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2o.-At the fore
noon session of the. nonpartisan silver con-
vention called by the American Bimetallic
League SAT delegates were seated by the
| committee on credentials. The temporary
officers. George w. Baker and George p.
Keaney, were made permanent chairman
| and secretary. respectively. In view Of
| their service to bimetallism George w
| Baker Republican; s. j. kiune, Democrat
! and Alexander Majors, Popul.st, were
| recommended for appointment as national
| committeeman for the American Bimetallfc
| League for California, and were instructed
| to proceed without delay to organize BIZ
| metallic leagues throughout the State. The
remainder OF the session was devoted to
| addresses on the silver question by speak,
| ers selected by the programme committee
Coxey May Go to oklahoma.
GUTHRIE. o. T.. Aug. 20-Gen. J. S.