The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-28
Senator Dubois Explains the
Trouble Over Resolutions.
THE RESULT A COMPROMISE.
Silver Men Demanded Financial
Plank or No Platform.
The Kentucky Convention Completes
Its Work-Gen. Warner Looks for "A
Reconstruction of Parties In 1896
The Proposed California Democratic
silver Convention.

Washington City, June 97-Senator Du-
hois. Of Idaho. has returned from the con-
svention of the Republican League Clubs
at Cleveland He Eas one of the leaders
CT the fight made there for a declaration
in favor of silver. and. having acted as a
member of the committee on resolutions
is competent TO speak on the purport of
the action of the. convention. He said
today:
II is very amusing TO read some of the
press reports Of the convention Take
FOR instance, the representation that tho
silver men were in favor OF the address
70 the people. of which so much has been
sad, and thar the gold men were opposed
10 IT, In this repreSe ntation it is claimed
the gold advocates insisted on a declara-
uon regarding the currency question If
the leagne should pronounce upon any
subject. and that the silver men did not
want any declaration regarding the cur
rency.
Every one VINO was at Cleveland
hifoWs haad this IS an utter pefversion OF
the taests. The silver men met before the
committee on resolutions was appointed
ana instructed Col. TrumDo, OF Ueah. 10
oHer a straight silver resolution, and
agreed unanimously that they would de-
rnand a plain definition from the conven-
ton as to Its position On the currency
question. They insisted that the n,iecs-
with these instructions Col Tr>unnaso pre-
sent ed a free silver resoiar4on in the con-
ton, and II was referred 10 the com
mittee on resolutions. The sub committee
of eleven, after many hours OF wranglinf,,
by a vote of 3 to agreed TO report th,
address 10 the people Te silver men on
the Subcommittee, of whom / was one.
Mr.. Allen, of Utah, being the other
brought in a minority report. but the
W1hole committee finally defeated IL by a
unanimous vota, and substituted the Pat
ton resolution declaring against any dec
laTatdorf on the subject. The silver men
wanted and insisted on a. declaration for
silver, and took tine position In the begin
ming and maintained h to the end that
the convention should take q position
etthar fer or against silver. They stated
stated repeatedly that If any public ques-
tions were touched upon in the plat form.
II the platform of 1892 was indorsed, liz
the leaders Of the party were insiorsed,
or If any thing of any political naTlsre
were att e,rEpted they would take their
fight to the floor of the convention and
Ehere demand full debate and a clear ex-
preston on the financial question.
THE opponents of silver finally agreed
10 compromise by utterly ignoring every
thing which looked like politics. and by
declaring that under the constitution of
the league they were debarred from Civ
ing expression 10 any views. The silver
men made no objection 10 this course. as
they were endraly willing to leave the
mattsr open until the meeting of the ma
tional convention. where. of course, the
issue must be squarely met"
Concluding, Senator Dubois said: There
were strong free silver men in almost ev-
cry delega tion present. and the. silver men
generally were well pleased with the
manifest growth of the sentiment for the
restoration of silver shown by the num-
ber of silver advocates who were there
as delegates from every section OF the
country