Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07
Has Captured Missouri
Convention.
CHAMPlONED BY BLAND.
The Gold Men Are Simply Over
whelmed by the Great Odds
Against Them.


LIZ GIIklANAt's Alpst Aux "
Free silver has conquered In Missouri
as II did In Illinois, and the fears
expressed late last night and early
this morning that there would be
strife and Surmoil in today's convention
were borne out by the facts. The So
called gold or sound money" adher-
ents were 80 overwhelmed oy the sd
rerior numerical strength OF the silver
forces that they made but faint ~
Tort TO stay the onslaught OF tile white
metal advocates. Bland said In open
ing the convention that the Democrats
assembled TO adopt res lu.ipns for the
free coinage OF silver, to select a state
committee that would be In sympathy
with the party will, and how this was
carried out. the result of todays con-
vention tells. The report Of the com
mittee on permanent organization,
which practically SHOWS under the old
committee. was adopted with one or
two dissenting votes, that OF the reSo-
lutions committee for the unlimited
coinage at l6 to /, regardless of any for
eign nation, was carried with hur-
rah and expedition seldom seen in
any convention, and Furthermore, men
were selected to nominate delegates
favorable to silver In tire national con-
ventiun in 1895. AS a who'll, the friends
OF silver are happy tonight. dnt com
CALCULATIONS nre IA order
The convention was formally called
TO order this afternoon by John II.
Carroll, who made a few remarks,
which had tendency to harmonize the
contending factions, and then intro
duced Hon. r. Z. Bland as temporary
chairman. MIR. Bland said the Demo-
Gratis OF Missouri send greetings to the
Democrats OF Illinois. We meet he
said ITO declare for the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of l6 TO /. and we
VIII do what our constituents have sent
us here to do"
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Colonel W. Il. Snitzler Of Bonneville.
representing the free silver Democratic
editors Of Missouri, who met at Soda
liza recently, addressed the convention,
pledging the support Of the editors in
the night for the white metal. The con-
Yention then took a recess.
When the convention reassembled
this afternoon the temporary Organlza-
tlon was made permanent, and the re-
| port OF the resolutions committee was
read. 1t declares gold and silver to be
| the money OF the contltution; that the
| Democratic party from the beginning
| OF the government, has under the
! leadership of jefferson, Jackson and
| Others been the party of bimetallism,
| faroring the free coinage Of both gold
| and silver. The act OF 1873 demonetiz-
| ing silver Is declared to have been a
crime upon the people, resulting In
| steady appreciation OF gold, a heavy
| increase in debts and q decline In the
| prices OF commodities produced by the
people.
1t demands the free aud unlimited
| coinage Of silver and gold into primary
or redemption money at the ratio of 10
| to l without regard to the action of
any nation and opposes the issuing OF
| interest-bearing bonds at time Of
| peace.
\ motion TO adopt the resolutions
| were carried unanimously.
| Resolutions were adopted lnstructing
| the chairman Of the convention to Sc
| lect two delegates from each congress
sional district to attend conference
| of Democratic friends OF silver at
| Washington In August; to Instruct the
state committee to call a convention
not later than April 10. 1896 to select
delegates to the Democratic national
convention, and also to call a conven-
tion to be held after said convention
| to nominate state officers, Greetings
and congratulations were sent to Sena-
tor Blackburn or Kentucky for his
fight for free silver.
A telegram Of greeting from the Fort
| Worth Democratic convention pledging
the Democracy OF that state to the
true bimetalllc standard was received
and answered In like manner. Greet
ings were forwarded to the state con-
vention In Mississippi. The additional
members Of the state committee We're
then made and the convention ad.
Journed.