San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-24
OHIO CONVENTION
Of Observation-Disclosures Regarding
the Money Lenders.

Of Observation-Disclosures Regarding
the Money Lenders.
COLUMBUS, o., June 24.-It was
after IL o'clock when the democrat.
ic state convention was called to
order by Chairman smalley During
the morning members Of the COM
mittee on resolutions were work.
ing on the phraseology Of one reso-
luton. The only thing in the
platform was resting on silver and
an attachment for the unit rule in
volving the silver question at Chi
cago. But there were wide differ
ences on enforcing the unit rule
and as to the words to be used in
expressing the one idea OF the con-
vention. While there was nothing
in the platform but silver,
the same issue controlled the
other committees and preliminary
feelings. The state central COM
mittee was recognized. This
committee, as well as other COM
mittees, stood to for free silver.
Temporary and permanent chair
man and all officers Of the conven-
tion are radical silver men and
the gold minority complained
Of its treatment. When the tenn.
porary organization was an
nonced, Col. w. A. Taylor, tenn
porary chairman, read his speech.
Col. Taylor's declaration for free
coinage at l6 to gave silver ad-
vocates their first opportunity to
cheer and they did it vociierously.
The gold men fought the report
on the rules because 1t referred
all resolutions without debate, but
the report was adopted. After the
report the committee on perma-
nent organization was adopted.
Gen. A. j. Warner was escorted to
the chair as presiding officer and
received an ovation. Gen. Warner
was introduced as an apostle of the
16 to l idea. He urged all TO sacri-
flee their personal preferences and
all other matters for the silver is
sue. General Warmers speech was
interrupted continuously by APP
plause and especially in his ref
erences to bankruptcy and the dis
tress OF the masses and to the
heavy tributes that were being
levied on them by the money lend
erS.
The following majority report on
resolutions was presented:
Resolved, that we are unalterably
opposed to a single gold standard and
demand the immediate return to the
constitutional money of gold and sill
yer by the restoration by this govern
ment, Independent of other nations, of
the unrestricted coinage of both sill
yer and gold into standard money at
a ratio of 16 to l, and upon the terms
of exact equality prior 20 1873, such
silver coin to be full legal tender
equally with gold coin, for all debts
and dues, public and private.
Resolved, that the delegates at large
and delegates from congressional dis.
tricts are hereby instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the adop-
ton of the principles contained in the
foregoing resolution by the National
Democratic convention, and to vote |
only for such candidates for the presi- |
dent and vice-president who are
known to be in full accord herewith; |
and to accomplish these ends to cast
their votes from the state of Ohio as
a unit, as a majority may determine.
The gold men moved to strike out
the unit rule instructions, but were
voted down by a viva voce vote.
A minority report was also defeat
ed and the majority report was adopt
ed by a vote of $40 to 12S.