Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-08-07
Missouri Democrats Solid for silver

PERTLe SPRINGS (Mo.l Aug. g.
The situation three hours before the
Democratic Monetary Convention to
meet Is one Of great uncertainty. The
Bland forces have not in any way
abated their efforts for a change in
the State Central Committee and at
this hour the silver question seems
to have been lost sight of in the fight
for a new committee, or, at least, such
additions thereto as will place the
silver men in control of the machin.
cry of the State Democracy.
The arrival in st. Louis of a dele
cation early this morning has brought
new element of uncertainty while
st. Louis delegates can be counted
upon to vote practically solid for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at l6 to L. 1t is pretty sure that the
st. Louis forces will oppose any radi-
cal change in the committee as consti.
tuted. The concensus of opinion at
this writing is that there will be a
fight in the convention for the. State
Central Committee.
At 9:15 the committee met and
selected "Silver Dick" Bland as tenn
porary Chairman. Lew Love of
Springfield was made Secretary. These
nominations were ratified and COM
mittee Immediately adjourned. This
move of adjournment without taking
action on the rumored committees is
taken to be the plan of the Sound
money men to throw whatever
trouble may later arise in the Demo
cratic ranks onto the silver men.
United States Senator Cockrel had
an all night session with leading
members of the State Central Com
mittee in an endeavor to close the
breach which seems to be widening
with each hour. Cockren is on the
conservative side. working for har-
mony He suggested that a. resolu-
ton be introduced in the convention,
| giving the State Central Committee
ironclad Instructions as to their du.
tics during the State campaign of
1896. Members of the committee
present, however, we're opposed to
such action and when the meeting adj.
journed no progress had been made
towards cementing the contending
factions. 49,.
The convention was formally called
to order at noon by John p. Carroll
after prayer by Rev. DIR. Berry. Mr..
Carroll made few remarks which
had tendency to harmonic the con.
tending factions. He then introduce
ed r. p. Bland as temporary Chair
man.
Bland congratulated the Demo
cratic party upon the suspicious
gathering of Democratic hosts for &C,
ton upon the free silver question. He
said the Democrats of Missouri had
met to renew their pledges for bi,
metallsm. The Democrats Of Mis-.
souri,, he said, sent greeting to the
Democrats of Illinois with regard to
the declarations already made on this
subject. ave have met to declare
for the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of I6 to 1, and will do what oul
constituents have sent us here to do. >
After the committees we're selected
the FREQ Silver Jubilee singers, OF
Warrensburg, entertained the conven.
ton with free silver songs.
Colonel w. F. Switzer, of Boone
villo, representing the free silver
] Democratic editors of Missouri, who
met at Sedalia recently, then address
ed the Convention, pledging the sup
port OF the editors in the fight for the
white metal.
/ After Colonel Switzer concluded
his remarks, the convention adjourn.
/ ed until 2 o'clock without conten.
! ton with regard to the State Central
Commute having made it's appear