Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-05
UNDER THE LEADERsHIp OF DANIEL
NIrginin's Vote mt Chicago VIII Bc
Mnhc Under the Unit Rnlc.


Made Under the Unit Rule.
STAUNToN. Va, June l.-Before the hour
for the assembling of the convention the
democrats from the several adjacent districts
met and elected delegates to the national
convention at Chicago as follows:
First district. w. Blacketon Of Accomac
and Thomas Blakey OF Essex.
Second dstrict-M. Glennsn Of Norfolk and
J. f. West of Hosemont.
Third district-Thomas b. Murphy Of Rich
mond and A. j. Bradley OF Manchester.
Fourth district-Robert Turnbull OF Bruins
wick and Robert G.. South Of Amelia.
Fifth district-B. L. Belt of Danville and
w. II. Sutherlan OF Carroll.
Sixth district-Csrter Glses Of Lynchburg
and William p Barksdale az Halifax.
Seventh district-N. H. Walter Of Warren
and j. Richard Wingfield of Albermarle.
Eighth Districts. r. Donohue of Fairfax
and wyatt of Culpepper.
Ninth district-W. E. Addison Of Wise and
T. Lynch of Tazell.
Tenth district-Camm Patterson Of Buck
ingham and E. T. Glasgow Of Rock Bridge.
Central Committee Chairman Ellison called
the state convention to order and named j.
Bell Bigger of Richmond for temporary
chairman In assuming the position Mr..
Bigger expressed the hope that harmony
would characterize the proceedings. He paid
compliment to Senator Daniel
the committee on resolutions Is composed
Daniel is the chairman. After the commit
tee had been announced the convention took
n recess until $3.50 p. m.
Immediately upon the .reassembling Of the
convention the committee on permanent or
garization reported, recommending Major
Woods of Albemare for chairman.
While waiting for the committee on ere
dentials to report, eK-Congressman Marshal
and Senator Thomas Martin addressed the
convention. s-,r
ported, Senator Daniel read the majority re-
port of the resolutions committee. 1t depre-
Gates the growing influence of trusts; de-
clares for a tariff tax for revenue, limited
to the necessities of an economically ad-
min!stered government and opposes a third
term of the presidential ofi1ce. The financial
plank is substantially as follows:
We are for sound money. the soundest the
world hCs ever had or can have. This
sound money shoald consist of silver and of
Of the whole mass to be kept at
equal equal pfsG fss BY nds2 sG""s Ffats fRe Ra
only method by which the parity Of the two
metals has been continuously. and success
fully maintained. The Immediate and com
plete restoration of the bimetallic system
which existed in the United States from 1888
to 1873 is in our opinion demanded by the
agriculture. which are alike suffering from
continuous fall of prizes and the cGnse,
engaged therein. And in order TO so re-
store it we demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold at the ratio
of l6 to /, without waiting fer the assent or
concurrence of any other nation.
We hereby instruct all of the delegates
from Virginia to the national democratic
convention to vote for platform declaring
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the ratio of l6 10 l. and for can
didates for president and vice president who
openly advocate that principle.
Mr.. Munford of Richmond presented
minority report signed by himself and five
others, which declares the democratic party
of Virginia stands ready to abide by the
decisions of the Chicago convention but as
indicative of its own views ii declares un-
alterable opposition to free coinage at 16 10
l, or any other arbitrary ratio, without in
ternational agreement. After some discus
sion the minority repor. was rejected by a
vote Of 276 TO ST. and the majority report
was adopted as 1t came from tie committee.
The convention then took a recess until
8 p. m.
AT the evening session the unit rule was
adopted and a resolution passed declaring
the democrats Of Virginia would hail with
enthusiasm the nomination of Senator Daniel
as one of the candidates Of the party on the
national ticket. Delega gates-at-large are:
John A. Daniel, W. A. Jones, Claude A
Swanson and H. s. K. Morrison. The cleo
tors-at-large are: w, B. McIlwain of Din
widdle and j. w. Marshall of Craig. Peter
j. Otey was chosen for national committee
man. The convention at II 80 adjourned sine
die