The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-02
OHIO WANTS SILVER.
GOLD MEN ARE BURIED IN
STATE CONVENTION.
Leaders of the Democratic Party
Think One Plank Enough Upon
Which to Win or Loose, but They
Make that One Strong.
Euckeye Democrats.

| ton was two-thirds accomplished follow
ers of the gold standard left their seats
and sought freedom in the open air. They
refused to be called boilers, and said they
would stand by the platform and ticket
presented by the convention. The free
silver leaders will at once attempt to
patch up peace between the two wings of
| the party.
1t was singular convention in some
respects. 1t had but one idol, free silver.
All other issues were Gisregarded.
One plank was enough for the party to
stand upon or fall from, was the dictum
of the leaders. That plank and platform
is the following uncompromising enuncia-
| ton on the money question:
We, the Democrats of Ohio in convention
assembled, bold that the money question is
| the vital and paramount issue now before
| the people Of this country, and that Its early
and correct settlement is necessary to the
| revival of business and the return of pros
| perity; therefore,
| Resolved, That we are unateraby opposed
| to the single gold standard and demand an
| immediate return to the constitutional mon
| ey of gold and silver by the restoration by
| this Government, Independent Of other ma
! tions of the unrestricted coinage Of both sill.
| yer and gold into standard money at the
| satiO of 10 to l. and upon the terms of exact
| equality existing prior to 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, thi,
| day chosen by this convention, and the dele
| gates to the National Convention, from the
| several Congressional districts, be, and they
| are hereby instructed to use all honorable
means to secure the adoption of the princi-
| pies contained In the foregoing resolution
| by the National Democratic Convention, to
be held at Chicago. July Z, and to vote only
for nd; dot fnr iopf
| dent who are known to be In full accord
| Herewith; and to accomplish these ends to
| cast the votes from the State of Ohio as
unit, as majority may determine.
Other i'lanks Rejected.
The above resolutions were presented as
the majority report Of the committee on
resolutions, and adopted by vote Of o42
yeas to 12S nays, a vote that revealed
| the strength Of the silver and gold forces
in the convention for the first time. The
gold men tried to add Il minority report
| which in nowise conflicted with the senti-
ment of the majority. The minority re-
port simply reafiirmed the time-honored
| principles of the Democratic party in
stereotyped language. 1t stood by the
national Democratic platform of 1892
| on the tariff question; demanded the sub
mission of Il constitutional amendment
| looking to the election cf Senators by
popular vote; favored the recognition of
| Cuba as an Independent power; reaiirmed
| the party's devotion to the Monroe doe
| trine; opposed all legislation interfering
| with the personal liberty of American
citizens, and finally denounced the last
Republican Legislature of Ohio as eXtray-
| agant and corrupt beyond measure.
The silver delegates raised commotion
over this addition. To give it considcra-
| ton would be granting the gold men the
privilege of being heard. and the minority
report was chucked beneath the table
| without ceremony The gold men oppos-
| ed the unit rule and asked to have the IAN
guage modified slightly; they were again
| sat upon.
William y Taylor. who was at the
| head of tie Democratic State ticket as
the candidate for Secretary of State in
| 1892. and came within less than q thou
sand votes of election, was the temporary
| chairman, and Gen. A. J. Warner, the
| free silver leader, was the permanent
| chairman. Both in their speeches dwelt
upon the free coinage movement and Wig
| orously upheld it.
After Col Taylor had finished speaking
Reuben Turney of Tuscarawas County
| threw the convention into turmoil by
saying: Looking down upon this conven-
ton is that arch traitor, that Benedict
| Arnold of the Democratic party. Grover,
Cleveland" He wanted the portrait re-
moved. Mr.. Turney was Kissed so that
he could not proceed. A. W. Patrick,
who presented the minority report on res
olutions for silver last year, was invited
| frnn nJrl no a
speech.
For the four delegates-at-large Messrs.
| Mclean, Thurman, Holden and Finley
were declared elected. As alternates w.
e. Decker of Paulding, Casper L. V.
| HoDple of Cincinnati. Peter II. Degnan
of Toledo and John w. Conwell of Cadiz
were chosen.
For electors-at-large J. S. Fechheimer
of Cincinnati and Il. L. Powell of Colum-
bus were nominated.
Nominees for State Offices.
For Secretary of State Chiffon A. White
of GEORGETOWN was declared the nominee
after much disorder.
e. j. Blandin of Cleveland was nomi-
mated for judge Of the Supreme Court.
| For food and dairy commissioner, Pat
rick McKeown of Cincinnati was declar-
ed the nominee.
William Beaumont of Newark, was
nominated for member of the Board of
Public Works, getting 2G5 votes to 25S
for Joseph Franks. This completed the
work of the convention.
The State central committee was reor-
ganized with w. w. Durbin of kenton rs
chairman and John A. Rule of Cincinnati
as secretary, both original radical free
silver men. This committee, as well as
the other committees, stood . to l for
| free silver
The third congressional district, the last
in the State to select its delegates to the
| Chicago convention. elected its delegates
at Columbus Wednesday evening. They
are ]. c. Patterson of Dayton and Peter
Schwab of Hamilton. They are not in
structed. but are supposed to be inclined
to support the single gold standard. The
Ohio delegation to Chicago sends forty
for free silver, four for the single gold
standard and two doubtful, but probably
for gold.
Chiffon \. White, who heads the ticket
for Secretary Of State, served in Congress
during Lincoln administration, and WAS
| Il close political friend Of Clement l..
| Vallandig igham. He has not participated
in politics since the civil war till recently,
when he took an active part in advocating
free silver.
The Coffee Drunk Is the Latest,