The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-22
.BRICE WON HIS BATTLE
THE OHIO SENATOR COMPLETE
LY CAPTURED THE STATE
CONVENTION.
FREE SILVER WAS REPUDIaTED.

And Ex-Governor James f. Campbell
was Nominated for GOVernOr--The
Nominee for Member of Board of
Public Works the only Silver Man on
the Ticket--Friends OF the White
Metal Made Strong Fight on the
PiatfOrm--There Were two Reports.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Aug. 21.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention here to day
made all its nominations without opposi-
ton. The convention was in session
from 1920 till 2:40 and the nominations
were completed in half hour after ex-
Gov. Campbell had been drafted for the
standard bearer. The ticket follows:
Governor, James f. Campbell, Butler
county; Lieutenant Governor, John B.
Peaslee, Hamilton county; State Auditor,
James ". Knott, Richland county; State
Treasurer, VIM B. sholer, Gallia county;
Supreme Judge, VIM Mooney, Anglaize
county; Attorney General, George a.
Fairbanks, Franklin county; Member
Board of Public Works, Harry B. Keefer,
Tu8carawas county: Clerk Of Supreme
Court, J. W. C-uikshank, Miami county.
The ballots were all On he minority
report, or credentials and resolutions,
and the time was thus consumed in the
contests between the gold AID the silver
men. The gold men, headed by Senator
Brice, had claimed .hat there would be
less than three hundred aud probably
not many more than two hundred Of the
500 delegates vote for free silver
The silver men claim5d they gould have
no less than 300, and probably 300 dele
gates for free silver. 1t developed that
there were $40 free silver delegates. 1t
was a fighting minority, but 1t did not
carry the fight further then the plat
form
Senator Calvin S Briee presided over
the convention, and mace vigorous
spesch urgi2g harmony in the party, and
pronouncing against free silver. On the
subject of money, he said:
when I see today efforts being made
to divide the great Democratic party
Just on The eve of its revival and re-
sumption of power, on q theoretical and
academical question in which no practi-
cal result is possible, / come to this Con
yen'ion to ask full consideration before
taxing passionate action. I come to urge
the party in Ohio 10 stand On the plat
form Of 1892 on the money ques-
ton; to let the currency remain as it low
is, and not to change our groDud with
out full dellberation at National Con-
vention, and deliyerance from that
body. ! come to urge that declaration
for free coinage would be foolish, be
cause It would be az inpotent, an idle
declaration It would separate us from
tae National Democracy; it would drive
from our support thousands, hundreds of
thousands Of men whom otherwise would
act with us. A declaration In favor
of free aud unlimited coinage Of silver
6 TO made by this convention would
have no practical effect and it would
mean an abandonment aud disclaimer OF
the splendid results of your Democratic
administration. You and ! have pos
sibly differed from Mr.. Cleveland at
some time and in some things about our
right, our privilege, our duty to d., if
we were conscientious in doing so, but
taking him all in all he is the
greatest statesman and party leader Of
his time. His Democracy, his honesty,
his integrity and his continued attention
to business which constitutes genius,
have never been eXcelled In my opin
ion Democracy's success in 1892 was due,
as Democratic success in 1896 will also
be largely due, to the character Of our
Democratic President and to the high
plane upon which he has sought to place
his party and his administration.
''Do not understand me as suggesting
the candidacy of President Cleveland
for re election. No such question is now
before us"
The platform congratulates President
Cleveland and Senator Brice and con-
tinues
"When we consider the fact that the
Democratic party received from the Re-
publicans in 1892 bankrupt treasury;
that it inherited from them the vicious
currency and tariff laws which they had
prepared and finally produced the panic
of 1893, we insist that it is entitled to
the thanks of the people for the courage
with which it has attacked and repealed
these laws"
The money plank reads:
"We reaffirmthe following portion of
the seventh plank of the platform of the
last National Democratic Convention:
"'We hold to the use of both gold and
liver as the standard money of the
CO 1try, and to coin both gold and silver
withe7t discrimination against either
metal OF charge for mintage but the
dollar unit # coinage of both metals must
be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable
value, or DO adjusted by international
agreement, or Jy such safeguards
Of legislation as will insure main
tenanoo Of the parity of the two
metals and the equal power Of
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