The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-23
FREE SILVER DOWNED
By q Vote Of 2 to 1 in the Port
land Convention.
cLATsoP COUNTY HoNoRED.
s. ElmOre Delegate to the National
COnventiOn-United States Again
to be Mediator
cLATsop COUNTY HoNoRED.
Associated Press.

Portland, May 22-The issue In the
convention of the state Republican clubs
which met here today was whether or
not delegates favorable to the free COIN
age of silver should be sent to the Ma
tional convention of clubs at Cleveland,
Ohio, June 10th. The anti-silver men
were victorious by a vote of two to one.
1t looked as though the silver men would
control the convention this morning soon
after the meeting, but when the delegates
at large were chosen 1t was plainly evil
dent that the silver forces had been rout-
ed. 1t was thought no effort to force
vote on the silver resolution would be
made, but at the night session M. f.
Eggleston, Of Ashland introduced reso-
lution declaring for the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
l. The resolution was. Immediately voted
down by an overwhelming majority. No
division was called for on the question.
Hon. c. B. Moores, of Salem, Immediate
ly moved that the convention adjourn
sine die, which was carried, and Presi-
dent BeelSman declared the convention
adjourned.
After the convention was called to or
der this morning and the committee on
credentials was appointed, a recess was
taken I'LL 1 o'clock. On re-assembling the
committee was not ready to report, and
the Monmouth Glee Club enter.alned the
convection with a number oi campaign
selections which met with tremendous
applause. AT 2:SO the credentials COM
a
sumed about an hour in reading the re-
suit. At the conclusion of the reading
the report was adopted, and nominations
for six delegates at large were made
The following was the result:
Anti-sllver ticket-T. II. Tongue, of
Washington. 72O; George p. Hughes, Ma
rion, 6S6; j. C. Carson, Multnomah, 622; |
NJ. H. Ellis, Linn, 6SS; r. S. Anderson,
Baker, 643; C. A. Sehlbre1e, Douglass,
6l2.
Silver ticket-C. W. Fulton, Astoria,
4Ol; H. L. Barclay, Marion, 1926; C. H.
Baker, Lane. S06; ]. A. Wright, Union,
S27; G. o. Ranearson, Clackamas, S52;
ID. p. Thompson, Mulbnomah, 296.
1t will be seen that the first six candi-
dates representing the anti-silver reso-
luton men, were elected by about two to
one
The above were declared duly elected
as delegates. AT this juneture came the
event of the evening. NJ. F. Eggleston,
Of Ashland, arose, ard after few intro
ductory remarks, proposed the following
resolution:
1--WE declare ourselves to be uualterably
opposed 30 the single gold standard, and
demand an immediate return to the con-
stBtutlonal standard Of gold and silver.
by the restoration by this government,
of any foreign power, Of
the unrestricted coinage of both gold
and silver, into standard money, at the
radio of 16 to l, and upon terms of exact
equality, silver coin TO be full legal ten
der, equally with gold, for all debts and
dues public or private"
The introduction of tine resolution was
followed by great applause. AS soon as
The chair had stated the resolution, r. d.
Winton, Of Astoria, was on his feet with
a motion to lay the resolution on the ta-
Bile. 1t was quickly seconded by Tooze,
Of Woodburn, and as quickly put by the
chair and voted on. The declaration that
-he motion to lay on the table had car
lied, was followed by great cheering.
C. B. MoOres, of Salem, followed this
Up by moving to adjourn The motion
was put and carried before the silver men
rad time to recover from their surprise.
After the convention was declared ad-
ourned brief speeches were made by
}. C. Brownell, Lydell, Baker. Ex-Sena-
.or DOlph, T. L. Geer, r. T. P1att, 7.
Il. Tongue, II. L. Barkley. and T. ].
cleeton. The speaking was iDrerspersed
With selections by the Monmouth quar-
ct and orchestra.
When the convention re-assembled to-
hight the chair announced the vote on
listrict delegates as follows:
First dlstrfct-J. N. Smith. Marion
,ounty, 1876; J. B. David, Yamhill county,
ga; Henry Smith, Clackamas county,
81; F. w. Mulkey, Lane county, 3Sl.
Second district-M. Baker, Union coun-
y, 81; J. H. Huddleson. Mulrnomah coun
y, S2l; Samuel Elmore ClatSop county,
A.; NJ. A. Moody, wasco county, SG.
From the first congressional district
here were 512 delegates from 1O3 clubs.
rhe second had 52S Representatives from
Oh clubs. The total number OF clubs
n the state is 2O4, with total represen-
alton Of 1860.