The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-22
OHIO'S DEMOCRACY
Some Of the Peculiar Circum-
stances Attending the Pres
ent Convention.
NO ONE OUT FOR OFFICES
Considerable Number Of Pos
sible Candidates Having
Declined in Advance.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug 22.-The
Democratic state convention assembled
under peculiar circumstances. Usually
the contests are for the nominations.
At this convention the contests are be-
tween rival delegations for seats, be-
tween fighting 1adions for platform
planks, and between other elements for
almost everything except the places on
the ticket. The silver men realized
they were in the minority, but when
the committee on credentials during
the night reduced their number SO ma
terialy by seating what were known
as the ''Brice boilers, - IRON Cleveland,
the silver men
Resolved to Make Trouble
on the reports q the credentials, reso-
lutions and everything else. AS the
delegates crowded into the city hall,
there were no favorites for the ticket,
and the interest centered in the ex-
tent of the trouble that the limited
majority OF unlimited silver men might
make. Ex-Governor Campbell and
other leaders were up all night. Be-
tween and 3, a. M, ex-Governor
Campbell gave out statement that he
would get up in the convention and de-
cline the nomination if it was rendered
him. Ex-Congressman Mcmahon,
from his bedroom, Congressman SorG
through his secretary, Colonel kllborn,
through his friends, and others who
had been mentioned for standard bear
ers, also gave out that they would not
accept. The silver men met and re-
solved not to have free coinage man
on the ticket if they could prevent 1t.
Several personal encounters were fea-
lures Of the night meetings and the
feeling was no better when the dele
gates assembled.
Wanted to Avbid Further Trouble.
The Brice men had every thing and
their only consideration was that OF
avoiding further trouble. They We're
conciliatory but the minority insisted
that they had offered the olive branch
and that it had been refused. This
spell was broken temporarily when
Senator Brice entered the hall on time,
and received an ovation.
Ex-Governor Campbell afterward
was received with rounds of applause.
The hall was elaborately decorated
but too small to accommodate all hold
ing tickets. 1t was 1890 when the
chairman Of the state committee, NJ. A.
Smalley, called the convention to order.
Prayer was offered by Professor Breck
inridge, after which Senator Brice wa.
introduced as the presiding officer.
Senator Brice, after touching uror
the defeat of the party last fall and the
causes therefor, took up the money
question. On this point he said:
l attended my first state convention
in 1868, in the heat of the war, whe1
we nominated Clement l.. Valanding
ham and George +. Pugh. partici
pated in the discussions from 1869 t,
1915 on another branch of this money
question, constantly endeavoring in al
these years to have my fellow Demo
Gratis come where we all finally die
come, to sound money platform
under the wise and able leadership 0
Samuel J. Tilden, in 1876. and when
see today efforts being made to divid
the great Democratic party just on tn
eve of its revival and resumption O
power ON theoretical and acade enlc&
question in which no practical result i
possible, l come to this convention t
ask full consideration before taking pas
sionate action. l come to urge the part
in Ohio to stand >ou the platform q
1892 on the money question, to let tn
currency remain as 1T now is, and nO
to change our ground without ful
deliberatlon at a national convention
and a deliverance from that body.
come to urge that declaration for FIRE
coinage would be foolish because
would be impotent, an idle declaration
1t would separate us from the nations
Democracy. 1t would drive from ou
support thousands, hundreds of thor
sands of men who otherwise woul
act with US. A declaration in favor
free and unlimited coinage of silve,
IL to l, made by this convention woul
have no practical effect, and it woul
(, mean an abandonment and disclaime
= of the splendid results of your Dem'
cratic administration.
The Record Of Cleveland.
You have heard the Republican wal
CRY. Their statement that while bot
the tariff and silver question will /
discussed, neither will be the issue
the sense of obscuring other question
that the great paramount issue upo
which the battles Of both this year an
next will be fought will be the recor
of the Democratic party under Pres
dent Cleveland; that the question wi
be whether it is to be endorsed and j
policy continued, or whether it sha
be repudiated and its policy ended.
We accept this and on it we wi
make our contest and Of the final jud
ment Of the American people there ca
be no doubt. The Ameri can peop
viii in the end stand by us for hon
rule, that is to say, no interference
the national government with the ele
tions OF the people, for sound TART
that is to say, tariff only made +
sufficient revenue to carry on the 60
ernreut econ omicaly administere