Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-06
DEMOCRATIC SILVER WINGS.
Dick Bland Presides Oyer Convention
of White Metal Advocates in
Missouri.
Texas Democrats Demand Fair Treat
ment of Silver--Both Conventions
Very Largely Attended and Sill
yer Sentiment Strong

Pertle Springs, Mo-, Aug. 6.-Richard
p. Bland was agreed on as temporary
chairman and Lew Love, of Springfield,
for secretary. These nominations were
ratified and the committee Immediately
adjourned.
This move of adjournment without
taking action on rumored committee
changes is taken to be plan of the
"sound money" men to throw the onus of
whatever trouble may later rise in the
Democratic ranks on to the silver men.
U. S. Senator Cockrell had an all night
session with leading members of the state
central committee in an endeavorto to close
the breach which seems IA be Seuiry
each hour. Senator Cocaerell is M W
conservative side ana is working for har-
mony. He suggested that resolution be
introduced in the convention, giving the
state central committee iron. clad instruc-
tions as to its duties during the state
campaign in 1896. The members of the
committee, however, were opposed to
such action and when the meeting ad-
journed no progress had been made
toward cementlng the conterding factions
SILVER DIoK BLAND PREsIDEs.
The convention was called to order at
noon by John H. Carroll. After prayer
by Rev. DR.. Berry, Mr.. Carroll made few
remarks which had tendency to har-
monize the contending factions. He then
introduced R. P. Bland as temporary
chairman.
Mr.. Bland congratulated the Demo-
cratic party upon this auspicious gather
ing of the Democratic hosts for action
upon the free silver quest on. He said
that the Democrats of Missouri had met
to renew their pledges for bi-metallism.
"The Democrats of Missouri" he said,
"send greeting to the Democrats Of Illi-
nois with regard to the declaration al
ready made on this subject. We have
met" he continued, "to declare for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to l, and we will do what our constituents
have sent US to do"
MISSOURI EDITORS HEARD FROM.
Col. w. F. Switzler, of Boon, repre-
sentlng the free silver Democratic editors
of Missouri, who met at Sedalia recently,
addressed the convention, pledging the
support of the editors in the fight for the
white metal.
After Col. Switzler concluded, the con-
vention adjourned until o'clock.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation decided to make the temporary
organization permanent.
A resolution providing for an increase
in the number of state committeeman,
adding member from each congressional
district and four at large, was introduced.
"othing was done by the committee on
re- olutions during the recess.
SILVER DEMOCRATS IN TEXAS.
Fort Worth.-A state convention of
silver Democrats is being held here to-
day to boom unlimited coinage. Ex-
Gov. Hogg and Hon. Frank Lubbock will
speak. The general attitude of the sill
yer Democrats of the state is pretty
clarly expressed by the resolutions
adopted by the Austin, Travis county
convention, which read: "We believe
that when the national Democratic con-
veption of 1892 declared: I'VE hold to the
use of both gold and silver as the stand
ard money of the country and to the
coinage of gold and silver wit hout dis
elimination against either metal or
charge for mintage,' the platform COM
mitted the party and its chosen leaders
to at least fair and impartial trial of
the two metals, and that these two money
metals have not been fairly and impair
TALLY treated by the president and Sec
retary Carlisle can not be controversial"