The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-02
SHOUT FOR SILVER.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS FOR THE
WHITE METAL.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
Pledged 70 Vote fer Matthews for
President - Shivciy Nominated for
Silver Is TEeir SIoyan.

Silver Is Their Slogan.
Fer Governor. r.................B .B. +. Shlvely
For Lieutenant Governor. John {. LaWler
| For Appellate Judges
First District ........... Edwin Taylor
Second District. ....-..... Frank II. lawn
Third District. t............. .iheouofe laws
Fourth District. ict................A. n. ). iotZ
Fifth District. ............... ii. r.: loss
| For Secretary of State. go. .Sanluel hoiston
| For Auditor of State. ..........J. 1. FannlnS
For Treasurer of state. MORGAN Chandler
For Reporter Supreme Court Henry Warrum
For Superintendent of Pubic lnStruc-
Delecates-at-large--D ". Voorhees,, David
| Turpic. James McCdbc, G.. V. Menzies :,
Eiectors-at- -Iarge-,:aue Brown,J- b. Stol.
The Indiana Democratic convention
met in Tomlinson Hail, Indianapolis, at
| 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. 1t was
the largest political assemblage in tine
State in recent years and comprised l,i4i
delegates. At least 15 per cent OF these
represented the ultra-fr2c-silver wing Oh
the party. Robert c. Bell, of Allen Coun-
| ty, was unanimously chosen president OF
| the convention. State Chairman Sterling
Holt called the convention to order. Every
county reported full representation.
The names of Major &. Y. Menzies of
| Mount Vernon and Gilbert Shanklin of
| Evansville were presented for delegates
| at-large. Nenzics is gold advocate and
| Shanklin favors free silver. Shanklin
made speech of withdrawal. The COM
mittee on credentials reported III favor
of the free silver contestants in the ma
jority of cases y minority report was
| filed by the gold advocates. The dele
gateS-at-large and electors nominated IN
the report and confirmed by the conven-
! ton are as follows: Senator ID. W. Noor-
| hces. Senator David Turp;c. Judge James
| McCabe ana George V. Mcnzies. Alter
mates. John f. Lamb, David +. Allen, j.
| C. Nelson and c. X. Tharp; electors for
the State at large. James Brown and
John B. Stohl: contingent electors, ID. 5.
| Gooding and VI. G. Durbrow. The COM
mittee recommended Robert c. Bell OF
Allen County for permanent chairman OF
the convention and it was concurred IN
with the adoption of the report.
| Permanent Chairman Il. c. Bell thank
ed the convention for calling him to pre-
| side, and eulogized the Democratic State
record and the illustrious Democrats Of
| the State including an elaborate and
pleasant reference to Gov. Matthews in
connection with the presidency. Chair
man Bell concluded in part as follows:
Fellow-Democrats To-day we are in the
| midst of Il great crisis. You will be expect
| ed to give expression to your views on the
| financial question. You will help to deter
| mine whether, adhering to the time-honored
principles and the repeated declarations OF
| the Democratic party, we shall insist upon
a financial system which fayors the use OF
both silver and gold as standard money at
III; til, TO 1 u-h
we are great and proud enough to direct our
| own affairs as Il free and independent ma
| ton, or whether we must submit to the dlc-
tation of some foreign power; Whether more
| than seventy millions of free people shall re-
| main at the mercy of and in full sub1ecuon
| to a small coterie of so-called capitalists or
| this and other countries VINO can IN Il very
| few DAYS corner all the gold in this coun-
| try and reduce or fix the values OF our prop
erty as they please.
| l adjure you to speak in no uncertain
/ terms This issue overshadOwS all others.
| Let us sink all personal considerations ana
| preferences in deference to the common good.
| Other matters of Importance will come De-
fore you. We seem to be called upon TO
| make special effort TO maintain the Demo
cratic doctrine Of President Monroe that we
| shall not tolerate anytfurther encroachments
of foreign powers upon the territory OF thls
| country by way of acquisition, no matter
under what guise; that we are IN iavor 90, .,
| raising sufficient revenue by taxation tOl
| the support of the Government economically
administered and no more: that tax Is heV
| er q blessing: that good character ana Gooo
| citizenship are the result and outgrowth OF
| individual education and Development, ano
| that YOU cannot make men good by statutory
| or restrictive legislation, and that the Demo
cratic party is in favor now. as II always n1S M
| been of the largest degree of personal I'D
erty for the citizen consistent with good gov
ernment and the safety of the public.
Contested Seats.
The next question to lead to wrahSlt
was the report of the committee on ere
dentials on the Indianapolis contests. Inc
report seated the gold men from thu
Sixth ward and divided the Fifth ware
equally between the two clements, anc
then gave all the free silver contestant:
in the other wards, some forty in mum
ber, seats in the convention. The repor
recommended the adoption of Il resolution
ordering the seventh district convention
to meet at once and report its selection:
of members of the various committees tt
the convention. Senator Kern offered {
minority report from the committee Oh
credentials, but the free silver people re
fused to recognize him and the report was
only permitted to be filed without being
read In fling it, however, and getting
it admitted as part of the record of TIM
convention. the honest money men CLAIM
that they have secured the basis of thei
contest before the national committee.
During the recess the seventh distrlc
held their convention. selecting VIII b
English and Charles W. Cooper as dele
gates to the national convention. Eng
lish was on both states, the free silver
men selecting him out of Difference to th'
wishes of Gov. Matthew'S and the golt
men having done the same, because he /:
in sympathy with them in their tigh
against the white metal.
Immediately following the recess Cyru:
McNutt, of Nigo, presented the platform
committees report to the convention. L
was not Il surprise to the gold men in it
declaration for free silver, and its adop
ton under the operation Of the previou!
question was carried with practical unan
unity.
Ex-Congressman Bynum made an cffor
to present Il minority report, but he wa:
howled down, and much confusion fol
lowed. Finally lie was permitted to ad
dress the convention for five minutes.
The chairman then ordered the conven
ton TO proceed TO the ballot for Cover
nor. James X. Seller of Montgomcr!
County. Il. +. Shively of st. Joseph, Johl
G. Shanhlin Of Vanderburg, and George
W. Cooper. the latter the only gold mai
in the list, We're placed before the conven
ton. Seller and Shanklin withdrew ant
the ballot resulted in the nomination O.
Shively by vote of 1.6l4 to 103 fo
Cooper. By curious coincidence the bal
lot lacked but four votes of 1G TO 1 l
favor of Shively.
The ticket was then completed, as fol
lows: Lieutenant Governor, John c. Law
Ter, Tippccanoe County; Appellate Judge
first district Edwin Taylor, Vanderburg
second district. Frank Il. Gavin, Decatur
third district, Theodore Davis, Hamilton
fourth district, 4. j. Lott. Delaware; tiftl
district. G. f. Ross, Cass; Secretary o
State, Samuel RalstOn, Boone; Auditor
of State, J. L. Tanning, Marion; Treas
} urer of State, Morgan Chandler, Han
cock; Attorney General, ]. G.. McNutt
Vigo; reporter OF the Supreme Court
Henry Warrum, Marion; superintendent
of public INSTRUCTION, w. b. st. Clair
Starke.
The delegates to Chicago met and or
ganized by eiecting Senator David Tur
pie chairman, Myron -. King sccrctar,