Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-30
FOR FREE SILVER.
Mississippi Democrats Almost Unanl-
mOuSly Of This Way Of Thinking.
CONVENTION SMOOTH As OIL.
No Friction, No Excitement, No Bit
terness-CIeyeIand's Foreign Policy
Indirectly Condemncd-Five Dele
acknowledgements ut Catchings'

JACKSON. MISS, April 29.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention Of Mississippi
was the smoothest and most harmonious
ever witnessed in this city, because no
doubt. Of the fact that the four or hVe
hundred delegates present were all OF
nearly all, Of one way Of thinking on the
only question, the single issue, that mas
been discussed in Mississippi for two OF
three years, and that IS finance. On &C
count Of this unanimity very little lhte-
rest was manifested IN the selection oil
delegates by the several counties, ana
no enthusiasm or excitement was per-
ceptible on the floor OF the convention.
Every man knew about what was going
to be done. and that there was no trou-
BILE about doing what they wanted done
and they got right down 10 business.
Chairman williamson. Of the State Com
mittee, called the convention to order at
1890. A recess was taken from 1 until
o'clock, and by 400 o'clock the work
was completed. The convention then adj
iourned, and the delegates got right out
Of town.
Hon. II. l.. Muldrow, Of Oktibbeha coun-
~, was unanimously elected chairman or
the convention lie is the president OF
the National Bank OF Starkville, but
strange to say, a red-hOt advocate OF the
free coinage Of silver. In taking the
chair Colonel Muldrow expressed the opin-
ion that the free-silyer wing Of the party
would control the Chicago conYenuon'
that II they did. and embodied strong
and unequivocal free-slver plank In the
platform. along with tariff for revenue
only, the Democracy would win; otherwise
not.
The chairman appointed a committee
of eighteen on platform and resolutions,
with Senator-elect Money as chairman,
and when the convention had recOnvened,
at Q o'clock. Colonel Money submitted the
following, which was unanimously adopt
co:
PLATFORM
Resolved by the Democrats Of Mis-
sissippi. in convention assembled, That
we favor the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver and gold at the ratio Of is 10
/. without waiting for the action or CO.
operation Of any other nation. and we
hereby instruct our delegates 10 the ma
tional convention, TO be held I'm Chicago
I'm July next, to vote for a platform en-
bodying those principles. And we further
instruct said delegates TO vote for no
man for President or Vice-Presideut who
is not fully and unequivocally I'm favor Of
the principles above expressed.
Resolved. That the delegates TO the
national convention from this State be
instructed TO vote as a unit on all ques-
TONS
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Chapman,
of Sunhower, was adopted declaring it
the sense OF the convention that Mis-
sissipp should be represented by con-
gressmen who are I'm accord with the
platform adopted to-day. Mr.. Chapman
is from Congressman Catchings's district,
and the resolution was aimed directly at
him, and incidentally al Messrs. Denny
and Spencer. who i'm Mississippi parlance,
are also "gold-bugs."
Mr. Cleveand's foreign policy was con-
demned by referring n resolution en-
dorsing the same to the next State Con-
ventlon.
WALTHALL FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
A resolution, instructing the delegates
to Chicago 10 present and urge Senator
i. G. Walthall for second place on the
presidential ticket was adopted with. a
hurrah and a series OF yells that shook
the foundation stones of the Capitol
The convention did what was never
done in this State before. when IL came
to the selection Of delegates to the ma
tional convention. sending five instead OF
four from the State at large. a motion
was made 10 select Senators George and
Walthall, Congressman Money and Gov
ernor McLaurin. leaving out r. II. Henry,
editor Of the Clarion Ledger, and the first
choice of a majority of the convention
for a place on the delegation. To avoid
a ballot a
made TO send all five, with authority TO
cast four votes. and the same prevailed
Hon. W. V. Sullivan, of oxford, was
recommended as a member OF the Ma
tional Democratic Executive Committee,
and the convention adjourned, we'll salts
fed with its days labors.
There was no friction. no excitement,
no bitterness, and no harsh words spoken.
The delegates were. with very few. II
any. exceptions, all silyer-men and had
n hing IN quarra1 or urro n u1a about