The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-25
STABLE VOLUME OF MONEY,

public debt by the issue of interest
bearing bonds or otherwise in time of
peace, and if the redemption clause OF
the so-called Sherman resumption act
OF 1875 authorizes. as is claimed, the
treasury department to issue interest
bearing bonds, without limit, without
the express and infinite authority of
congress as 10 each issue of such
bonds, we demand that the provisions
of such act be Internationally repealed.
The Democratic party has never be-
iieved that a public debt was a public
blessing
I'VE demand that the obligations of
the government of every form be paid.
and be redeemed in conformity with
the laws under which they were issued,
in coin gold and silver at the option
of the government of the United
States, and not at the option of the
creditors
We believe a public war exists in
Cuba and that the parties thereto
ought to be accorded all the rights of
belligerents."
The platform closes with instructions
, to the delegates to vote for Governor
Matthews as a candidate for the presi-
dency,
FIRST, LAST AND ALL THE
TIME"
and to vote as a. unit on all questions
involving platform or candidate.
While the platform was being read
ence to free silver was the occasion for
the greatest cheering of the day. When
the previous question on the Platform
was moved, ax-Congressman Bynum
arose to protest, but was cried down.
Senator Turpie then appeared on the
platform He was wildly cheered.
At this stage, Mr. Bynum again pro-
tested and demanded that Chairman
Bell read the rules. There were cries
of Hear Bynum."
Finally, when Mr.. Turpie proceeded,
he spoke in favor of free silver. He
said that silver had been degraded by
legislation and it should be restored in
the same way.
WheR Senator Turpie had concluded
his remarks Mr.. Bynum's friends again
demanded that he be heard. The con-
fusion became so intense that one dele
gate demSnded that the galleries be
cleared. He was cried down.
While dozens of delegates were on
their feet, endeavpring to attract the
chairman.s attention in the midst of
this unusual scene. the chair announe-
ed shat the roll call would be begun
for the nomination of a governor. The
roll call could not be proceeded with,
however, and the convention was in a
state of chaos.
After Mr. Bynum had maintained his
stand in the aisle for twenty minutes
and the convention was still uproarious
he voluntarily returned to his seat in
the seventh delegation. At this hour
1:S5 p. m, the chair again raped for
order
Ex-Congressman John E. Lamb
moved that Mr.. Bynum be heard for
five minutes.
The chairman ordered the sergeant
alarms to clear the aisle. They were
proceeding to do this when they were
onnosed by the police. There was a
riotous scene and it looked for a few
minutes as though Kilkenny times
were at hand. Chairman Bell made a
pacifying speech. He said he had no
choice in. the matter and in the general
order: if it was the viii that Mr. By
mum be heard, he had no voice against
him. Mr.. Lambs motion to suspend
the rules for five minutes and listen
TO Mr.. Bynum called forth a demand
for roll call
Mr. Bynum received two-thirds of the
votes and was escorted to the plat
form.
Mr.. BYNUM INSISTS.
Mr. Bynum insisted that he had the
right, under the rules of the conven-
ton. He said he had proposed to offer
an amendment for the first resolution
Of the platform. the declaration enun-
ciated by the Democratic national con-
vention in 1892, holding to the use of
both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country and the coinage
q No Gil &c
elimination against either metal or
charge of mintage.
The resolution. Mr. Bynum said, was
adopted by the last Democratic ma
tfonal convention by most over
whelning vote.
An amendment was offered to that
resolution in the convention to insert
the word free before coinage" of
both gold and silver This last resolu-
ton, Mr. Bynum said. was overwhelm-
ingly defeated. The subsequent action
of the convention, he continued, in
nominating Grover Cleveland with his
we'll known views, removed all doubts
as to that platform. Indiana. with the
full knowledge OF the position OF Mr..
Cleveland endorsed him as a candi-
date
If this was Democracy four years
ago; if under this banner inscribed
Will lniS pi1uClDle. IN the nanQS OF
a man that was never known to capitu-
late for terms or cease to wage war
fare until the victory was won, won
the grandest political triumph in 1892.
why should we turn our backs upon
that resolution now.
Nominations were then declared in
order. The names Of BENJAMIN T.
Shiyely and Gilbert F. Shanklin were
proposed for governor. Mr.. Shanklin
arose and said he was not q candidate
and seconded the nomination of Shive-
ly.
Mr.. Bynum named George w. Cooper
for governor.
Candidates for appellate Judge were
nominated as follows:
First district-Edwin TAYLOR
Second district-Frank f. Gavin.
Third district-Theodore p. Davis.
Fourth district-O. J. Lott
Fifth district-George Ross.
For secretary of state-Samuel M.
Ralston OF Boone county,
For auditor-Joseph T. Tanning of
Indianapolis.
For Morgan Chandler of
Greenfield.
For attorney general--John G. Nc
Mutt of Terre Haute.
For supreme court reporter-Henrv
Warren Of Indianapolis
For superintendent of public instri,c-
tion-W. B. St Clair of Stark county.
For state statistician-O. H. Downey
of Noble county.
Contingent electors at large-Dayis
s. Gooding of Greenfield and w. G.
Durbrows of sLogansport.
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