The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
ANTI-CELVELAND.
The Democratic Convention Held in
Denver.

The Democratic Convention Held in
Denver.
DENVER, April 15.-The Demo-
cratic state convention held here to-
day, after adopting free silver plat
form and electing one delegate at
large adjourned to 7:30 o'clock tonight.
1t was an anti-administration con-
vention throughout Temporary Chair
man McAliney of Pueblo, made a strong
silver speech, as did permanent Chair
man Judge Royal, of the same city.
The latter, after making a long and
sincere plea in favor of the white
metal at the ratio of Is to 1, eulogized
Senators Vest and Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,, and other prominent silver adj
vocates of the east. When he men
toned the name of ex-Congressman
Bland the delegates applauded and
cheered
The platform, which was unanimous
ly adopted, deals with no other ques-
ton but that of the monetary issue
and favors free coinage at the ratio of
16 to 1. The platform is as follows:
The Democratic party of Colorado
pledges its unwavering devotion to all
the principles of the Democratic faith
as laid down by Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson. Believing that the
evils that now Cypress the people are
the direct result Of a departure from
the true principles of Democracy; that
the policy inaugurated by the Repub-
lican party for the contraction of the
currency, and for many years con-
tinued by it to the gradual and GER
tain impoverishment of the people, in
the face of SteadfaSt opposition from
the Democratic party, but adopted and
approved by the political administra-
ton has resulted in the creation of an
enormous bonded debt in a period of
profound peace, visiting deadly
blight on every industry and carrying
Encouragement and dismay into the
household of every wealth producer in
the land; that there never can be a
condition of general welfare until the
volume Of a sound and stable currency
is equal to the demand of industrial
and commercial pursuits; that the first
step in this direction should be the i'm
mediate restoration of silver to the
place it occupied in the currency of the
world for centuries previous to 1873
We therefore favor the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of Is to / as such coin
age existed prior to 1873 without await
ing Tor the ala or consent OF any other
nation, such gold and silver to be full
legal tender for all debts public and
private.
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, of Denver
who was elected delegate at large by
reclamation, addressed the convention
and his remarks regarding the action
of the Colorado delegation at the Chi
cago convention. may be considered
significant, inasmuch as he is and has
been for many years representative
Democratic leader. He censured the
present administration in strong terms
for their action in issuing bonds, con-
Guiding his address: 'If after the
efforts of our delegation at Chicago
silver is not recognized 1 will with
draw from the convention AS Mr.
Thomas will likely lead the Colorado
delegation at Chicago his utterances
in this respect are taken meaningly.
The election of delegates at large and
congressional delegates, making the Sc
lections, resulted as follows:
Delegates at large-C. S. Thomas,
Arapahoe county; T. J. O'Donnell, Ara
pahoe county: B. Sweeney, Los Ami
mas; and Adair Wilson, La Plata.
Delegate from First congressional dis
trict, r. w. Speer; Second district, H.
H. Seldomridge.
The convention then adjourned.