The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-24
1IyD-s PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.
sroNE FORMALLY LAUNCHES
" 1T AT sEDALIA.

-. ueetins of the Democratic Ed
If the state Who Favor Sill
IL. occasion for the Announce
Inland Expected TO Try TO
r. the Nomination I'm the Next
,onaI convention of the Demo-
erats.
,.g, No. July 25.-The conference of
-,s- editors was called to order this
bv President W. F. Switzler of
neville Democrat. H. J. Groves, of
r.,iueton Intelligencer. was chosen
..,-v committees We're appointed on
-.-snt organization and to prepare an
-. 10 the people of the state in the
.r of free silver, after which the
l-s.~snce adjourned until l o'clock The
- went to Association park, where
-. p p Bland was presented to several
--5-s1 ueople and spoke for nearly two
80 In his address, which was frequent
-,orqu14i. Mr. Bland said: There can
III Greater question involving the vel
- If the people than the question of the
.-sr.v. and we are asked TO become the
4 lies Of system of currency sup
r. bv national banks. The power to
4 - the volume of the money of the
/ .-r--v will necessarily result in the en-
s,ranant Of the people and breaking down
= ne power of the state. If all of the
I 49, stated in Mr.. Cariisle's speeches in
vsnrhis and other places be true. and
4 The doctrines he advocated are
,-r-rt then democracy as taught in his
mn and practiced by our fathers was
& and Ratio is a constitutional question,
|s0rging 10 congress. but justice must
4 y dome 10 silver by putting 1t back right
v,s-4 il was in 1873. The duty of the politi-
al present generation and the present
4 lime is 10 undo the wrong and keep out
4. crime of 1873"
Mr. Bland said: "In my opinion, the
wrspiracy which seems to have been form
Il here and in Europe to destroy by legis-
bNon or otherwise from three-seVenths
.none-half the metallic money of the world
IL the most gigantic crime of the age, or
,nv other age. The contamination of such
scheme would ultimately entail more
misery upon the human race than all the
wars. uestilences and famines that ever
occurred in the history of the world We
still believe that silver's restoration is abb
|s5iutely necessary to the prosperity of
has people. and we Will follow Secretary
|Carsle and his record as a member of
congress and not Secretary Carlisle and
BIS record as Secretary of the Treasury"
The Bland presidential boom is a thing
III certainty now. 1t was launched here
|r-day by Gov. Stone himself in an ora
cral effort before the free silver demo-
| rouc editors The mention Of Mr.. Bland's
kane and the Connection in which il was
sede brought forth a storm of applause
DID shouts. The governor. during his re-
PARKS. had depicted the general distress
|nl hard times during the recent panic.
Phi concluded in his most impressive ana
Egnihcant style by saying: And these
1inss will so continue unless a man like
Honest Dick Bland is nominated for
resident"
Elks hall in which the first portion of
'he afternoon meeting was held, fairly
nook with the enthusiastic reception Of
bis sentiment. In spite of Mr.. BANDS
ieeming Indifference to the chatter ami
g0ssip in connection with his name as
presidential possibility It is not denied
iere tonight by his friends; that "SiI-
Ter Dick may attempt to come before
he next national democratic convention
With hope to lead the hosts in the bat
Z under the free silver banner. He re-
tFNo az biSCuSS the except TO
ay that his political aim is simply to
le' the democratic party on its feet and
five it an issue that will surely mean VIC
Tory for another four years, If adopted.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. BANDS address
recess was taken, anu then shortly after
BE- noon hour the editors met in Elks
iall and permanently organized. These
he the officers elected, as reported by the
0mmittee on organization, which has
legn appointed this morning: President,
FOL- W. f. Switzler of Bonneville; vice
residents, one for each congressional dis
met; secretary, H. j. Greves of LeXing-
on; treasurer, c. X. Weldon of Nevada.
The executive committee Is to consist of
he elective officers. The Eleventh and
twelfth districts are not given represen-
alton, as the convention acknowledges
hem as gold bug sections.
Al 2:3O o'clock the meeting was again
allied together, when Gov. Stone made
rs address. In addition to launching Mr..
5and's boom, the governor claimed that
he issue could be lodged no longer. He
,aimed that free coinage had been the
.emocra,ic doctrine from the time of
l5ferson, and as monometallism had al
ways been a republican cry, that those
VINO wished to go upon plutocratic prin-
cples should be read out of the party.
de said that should the democracy. es-
pecially of Missouri. follow the ideas of
he national administration it would be
confronted with the impossibility of both
Great parties running upon the same is
Sue At the conclusion of the governors
remarks the delegation, as well as sew
Tal hundred visitors and Sedalia people.
went again to Forest Park, where Sena-
'9r Cockrell spoke two hours. At the
night session the editors adopted an adj
oiess to the people of the state on the sill
Yer question.