St. Paul daily globe., 1895-07-03
HANDFUL OF COLORADO SILVER
TIES AT THE DENVER CON-
~ VENTION.
THE PRESIDENT DIs0WNED.
POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TION ON MONETARY AZ
FAIRS DIsAPPROVED,
CALL, OF ILLINOIS, INDoRsED.
But State Chairman ArbuckIe
Protested Against Radical Ac-
ton and Stayed Away.

DENVER, Col, July 2.-Just thirty
persons were assembled in East
Turner hall at 10 a. M, the time set
for, the Democratic mass convention
for the consideration of the financial
question. Chairman Frank Arbuckle.
OF the state central committee, who
called the meeting at the request
OF the committee, was not present
but had sent an address discourage
ing radical action, to be read by
Secretary Olney Newall. 1t was as
follows:
Democrats Of Colorado: By di-
rection of large majority of your
state central committee you have
been called together in mass conven-
ton for the purpose of considering
the financial question. When the
agitation favoring a state conven-
ton was started, 1, as state chair
man, wrote a letter to each member
of the Democratic state committee,
strongly advising against a conven-
ton being held at this time, for
reasons therein stated; but, being a
strong believer in party discipline
and majority rule, your wishes have
been complied with. / stand upon
the broad proposition that any and
all relief which may come to the
people of Colorado, as we'll as to
the people of the United States, must
of necessity be through Democratic
d,1t txy
of the Colorado Democracy at this
time to hold fast the respect, conf
dence and good will of the National
Democracy, and by claiming ale
glance and devotion to it's principles
of 'bimetallism, "a tariff for revenue
only the rights of states etc. In
1892 resolutions of censure and con-
demnation were adopted by our state
convention. The party demoraliZa-
ton resulting therefrom is a politi-
cal lesson not to be forgotten. We
cannot retain party discipline and
the respect of the National Democ-
racy by such a course.
STAND TOGETHER.
vention may determine and dictate
local party policy, we must remem-
ber that our brothers in other states
have the same rights, and national
party platform must be the result
of conference and agreement of the
members of our party representing
all the states. Therefore we, who
profess to be party men, should
be entirely willing to make our con-
test in our party and gracefully ac-
cept the decision of the national
convention, with a hurrah and a
buckling on of armor to meet the
common enemy. 1t must be re-
membered that this meeting is a
mass convention, and not a regular
ly constituted delegate representa-
ton of our party. Early in 1896, and
as soon as the national committee
fixes a date for the national conven-
ton, we will meet again for the
purpose of electing delegates and
managing party affairs. In my opln-
ion the action of the Illinois Democ-
racy in passing resolutions OF con-
demnation was impolitic and dis
graceful. Such work is positively
detrimental to Western interests. 1t
alienates support which should be
retained, and the action of said con-
vention, in electing delegates to a
convention not called by authority
of the national committee. was
gross breach of political etiquette
and discipline; it is political anar-
chism."
nnI1Ir RSENTEES