The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-22
credentials, which seated the Brice del
sSatss from all the contested counties,
A LIVELY TINR,

ALIyELY TINR,
Mr, Phillip Grow, Of Kanton, pre-.
sspted q minority report to seat the
anH.BrIce delegates from Cuyahoga
county, which includes the city OF
Cleveland. TheIe reports were 70.
ceiyed with alternating demonstrations
OF cheers aud hisiei, Mr.. A. D. Welt.
eel presented q minority report 10 seat
the Rnti.Brics delegates from Clark
county, headed by John II, Thomas,
These minority reports included more
than the free silver Issue, Tho eppoI.
ilion TO Senator Brico was also involved
Ia them, John II, Clark, Of Yonngi-
town, a radical gold man, delivered a
philippe in advocating the minority re-.
port OF Mr, Grow, which favored the
free silver delegates from Cuyahoga
county, who were the moil pro,
nounc0d anti'Brlce men atths conysn'
tlon.
Horace Alyord, OF PaInsaYllle, made
an elaborate argument for seating tho
ann.Brlce delegates from CuyRhogA
county, aud Frank Leblond, Of Clsva'
land, was equally elaborate In defense
oi the BriGa delegates, On motion Of
Thomas NJ. Paxton, Of CINCINNATI, tho
previous question was ordered, when
the roll Of the eighty.eight counties was
called on the adoption Of tue minority
report OF Mr.. Crow as q substitute Tor
tho majority report by Mr, Richie on
tho contest In CuyahogA county, There
were s0S delegates, but Butler and Clark
counties rstuIed to vote, owing 10 con-
tests in their own delegations, The roll
call resulted: ayes S67i noes $50, where.
upon the Bricc delegates gave up their
seats amid mingled cheers aud hiGIes TO
tho anli.Brics or trse silver delegates
from Cleveland. As there are llty.nine
delegates from CuyAhogA county, the re-
suit was received with great denOnStra'
tIona by tho minority, which had baon
defeated In all other preliminary con-
tests.
After according seats In the hall to
tho unssated Brlco delegates from Guy
ahoga county, the vote on the CLARK
county contest was taken. Tho question
being on substituting tho minority re-
port, iavoring the seating Of the free
silver or antI.Brlce delegates, for the
majority report that seated the gold or
Brics candidate, the result was an.
announced as iolloWs: 27|4 ayes, 44O1
nays.
The report on credentials, as amended,
was then adopted, the only change be-
ing In Cuyahoga county.
The report OF tho committee on per-
rnanent organization, continuing the
temporary officers. was adopted, sena'
tor Brice returned his thanks for the
double honor conferred on him.
Ex.ConVrcssman Frank Hurd as
chairman OF tho committee on resolu-
sIonV offered tho following report Sdop.
tod by u vote Of ten to two ol the COM
mlttee;
THE PLATFORM.
THE Democratic party Of Ohio In
convention assembled points with salts
faction and pride TO the wisdom Of the
action OF that party In the last two
years and tho results accomplished ac-
cordinS to ilI promises, TO wit: The
repeal OF tho Republican legislation
known as the Sherman law, the uu'
American federal election law, and tho
Mckinley law, from which Fepanla has
resulted returning prosperity 70 the
country 10 such an extent thar even tho
Republicans are obliged to recognize
tho same,
ave congratulate President Clsvo-
land that his efforts in favor OF the re-
peal Of these vicious laws and tho up.
holding OF the crailI Of tho country
hayu been successful,
"Wo congratulate our senator Hon.
Calvin S. Brice for the earnest and Of.
iec!ivO support he has given to tue
President in these matiers.
"Nh hen we consider the Tact that the
Democratic party received from the Re-
puhllcans in 1892 bankrupt treasury,
that it inherited from them the vicious
currency and tAriii laws which had pre-
pared and finally produced the panic
OF 1898, We insist that II Is entitled to
the thanks OF tho people for tue courage
with which II has attacked and repealed
these laws.
"Wo reafTirm the following portion Of
the seventh plank Of the platform oil
tho last national Democratic conven.
ton:
"Wo hold TO tho use OF both gold and
silver II, tho standard money OF the
country aud to coin OF both gold and
silver without discrimination against
either metal or charge Tor mlu!aGe; but
tho dollar unit OF coinage nl both mot
ais must be Of equal inttinSlc and OK.
chanpoable value, or be alInsssl by In.
teFRatioaal A2Feom0Ht. or by ySuch saie'
guards Of lsgIilation as shall Insure tho
maintenance Of tho parity OF the two
metals and the equal power OF every
dollar Rt all times IN tho payment OF
debts, aud We donand that tho paper
currency shall be kept Al par with aud
rsleemablo 10 such coin, Wo insist
nnon tnis policy as especially necessary
Tor tho protection OF farmers and labor
ing classes, tho d fst and most detonse'
less victims Of unstable money and iluc'
tulting currency.
"Wo call tho attention OF tho people
10 tho methods and practices OF bOisliin
by which tho RapuDliCan party IN this
state has boon managed in tho last tow
years, and ioroKampIs point to lS hl''
tory In Hamilton county and TO tho
0nol"culmina,lon OF tho same In tho
X,n0lyIIlo convention, aud wD ask the
people by thclr yotea thiN fall to put
tholr condemnation on such practices.
"Wo denounce tho last legislature as
corrupt and unworthy OF thG confidence
of tho people, and va submit N tbG
yolor, whether they wish to porpoLnatc
this condition Of affairs BY placing tho
Republicans again IN powor
dWo Wow with alarm tho largo in
croNso OF indebtedness throughout the
gtnLo by cannlios aud munlClpnitloi, az
authorized by tho last legislature, and
llo increase In tho last iow yOarB In tho
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