The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-07
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claim any responsibility for IL. The
arrival of the ST. Louis delegation ear
ly this morning brought new element
of uncertainty. While st. Louis could
be counted upon to vote practically
solidly for free silver and unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to 1, their posi-
ton on the state committee question
was not so certain. In fact it was be-
lieved to be pretty sure that the st.
Louis forces would oppose any radical
change in the committee as a present
constituted.
LOOKED LIKE A FIGHT.
The consensus OF opinion just before
the convention convened was that there
would be considerable of a fight on be-
fore the day had worn away. United
States Senator Cockrell had an all night
session with leading members of the
state central committee in an endeavor
TO close the breach which seemed TO be
widening with each hour. Senator
Cockrell was on the conservative side
and was working for harmony. He
suggested that a resolution be intro
duced in the convention giving the state
central committee ironclad instructions
as to their duties during the campaign
of 1886. Members of the committee
who were present, however. were op-
posed to any such action and when the
a0JOuA llf-u l1p plOSIGSS lidu
been made towards cementing the con-
tending factions. Committeeman Har-
vey Salmon of Clinton. while sound
money" man. favored giving the free
silver men all the latitude they wanted
and he was reported 10 have said if il
became necessary there should be two
COMMITTEES. So far as the platform is
concerned it is a foregone conclusion
that free and unlimited coinage at 16
10 "a
expressed it. VIII be its declaration.
OPENED WITH PRAYER.
The convention was formally called to
introduced Rev. DR.. Berry. who invok-
ed the divine blessings upon the con-
ventions' proceedings. After the prayer
Carroll made a few remarks which had
tendency 10 harmonic the contend
ing factions in the convention. He
then introduced Hon. r. p. Bland as
temporary chairman.
Mr.. Bland congratulated the Demo-
cratic party upon the suspicious gath
ering OF the Democratic hosts to take
action upon the free silver question
and said they had met TO renew their
pledges for bimetallism. The Demo-
Gratis of Missouri. he said send greet
ings 70 the Democrats Of Illinois. with
regard 70 declarations already made on
thlS SUBJECT we have met. he said.
'.to declare for the free coinage Of sill
yer at ratio OF Is 70 / and We will do
what our constituents have sent Us here
to do
After the usual committees were Sc
lected the Free Silver Jubilee singers
OF Warrensburg entertained the con-
vsntion with some free silver songs 10
the airs Of Bonnie Blue Flag" The
Girl l Left Behind Me-" and Red.
White and Blue"
Colonel ". r. Swftzler OF Bonneville
representing the free silver Democratic
editors Of Missouri who met at Sedahe
recently. then addressed the convsn-
ton PlecSing the support OF the e6;-
tors In the fight for the white metal
After Colonel Svitzler had concluded
the convention adjourned until O'clock
without the convention with regard 70
the state central committee having
made its sppea rance.
After the convention adjourned the
committee on permanent organization
met and decided 70 make the tenpcrry
organiza ton permanent. Then the
wedge which might end in dividing the
party n Missouri was inserted in the
way o: a resolution providing for an IN
crease n the number OF state commit
tee.nen- The resolution adds one mem
Der from each congressional district
and four az large. the chairman here
after 20 be elected by The regular state
dominating convention. This resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted in COM
mittee. Nothing was done by the COM
uitiee On resolutions during recess