The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25


advocates.
The minority report of the committee
on credentials signed by John W. here1,
member for the Seventh Indianapolis
district dissented from that part OF the
majority report, which recommended the
seating of all of the contestlng delega-
lions in the Fifth. Tenth, Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fifteenth wards of In
dianapols for the reason that the report
of the majority amounted to dlStran-
chisement of thousands of loyal Demo-
Gratis in Indianapolis
The minority report recommended lhat
contests in each of the wards named be
permitted to retain their seats as mem
bers of the convention.
The report protests against the COM
mittee on credentials making and report
touching the action of the Seventh dis
/ trict convention in the selection of dele
| gates to the national conventions; that
| this matter was not within the lurlsdic-
| ton of the committee on credentials
At 11:55 the convention took a recess
for 20 minutes. The Seventh district
withdrew from the convention for the
purpose of preparing report. For the
first time in the history of political con-
ventions in Indiana a female delegate,
! fully and duly accredited, was ON the
| floor. She was Mrs. Antonette ID. Leach
|
profession. When the convention was
again called to order the report of the
| Seventh district was submitted to the
convention. The gold men organized last
night. and the silver wing bolted. BY
| the ruling on the contest today the gold
| faction of the Seventh district was prac-
tically out of it. The report reviewed the
proceedings of the district meeting held
last night. The following platform was
| then presented.
1--WE affirm the doctrine of bmetallism
and therefore we demand the immediate
restoration of bimetallism by free and
unrestricted coinage of both silver and
| gold at the ratio of 16 to l without await
| ing the cooperation of Great Britain or
any foreign power. All such coinage to
| be full legal tender in payment of all
| debts, public and private.
Resolved That we believe the eX-
| listing tariff laws will be fully equal to
| all demands for needed revenues for the
| expense of the government economically
| administered under the conditions which
| will rise from the restoration OF bimetal-
! lism.
'We are opposed to the redemption and
| final cancellation of United States notes
| (greenbacks) or any other notes or GER
| tificates issued by the United States to
circulate as money, such redemption and
cancellation necessarily involving an
| increase of the public debt by the issue
| of bonds and the reduction of the cur
| rency We demand that obligations of
and 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 creditor. We be-
| lieve that the pension is vested right.
| We endorse the rule of Commissioner
Murphy that no name shall be arbitrarily
dropped from the roll, and the fact that
enlistment and service shall be deemed
conclusive evidence against disability.
| 1--WE believe that public war exists in
Cuba and that the parties thereto ought
to be accorded all the rights of beliger-
| ents."
The platform closes as follows:
1--WE earnestly commend Governor
Matthews to the Democracy of the
United States as candidate for the
presidency, and the delegates from In
diana to the national convention are
hereby instructed to cast their votes in
his favor for the presidency first, last and
all the time, and to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination"
The three delegates to strictly repre-
sent the Democracy of Indiana in the
national convention are instructed to vote
as unit on the platform and in the con-
vention.
While the platform was being read
there was much applause.
| When it was moved the previous ques
ton be demanded and the platform
adopted there was a wild scene.
| EX-Congressman Bynum rose to pro
| test. but was cried down.
! The platform was adopted.
Senator Turpie then appeared on the
platform. He was wildly cheered.
At this stage Mr.. Bynum began again
protesting and demanded that Chairman
Bell read the rules. There were
Finally when Mr.. Turpie proceeded he
spoke in favor of free silver. He said
that silver had been demonetized by
legislation and it could be restored in
the same way.
When Senator Turpie had concluded,
Mr.. Bynum's friends again demanded
that he be heard. The confusion became
the galleries be cleared. He was cried
tdown. While dozens of delegates were
on their feet endeavoring to attract the
lchairman's attention, in the midst of the
unusual scene the chair announced that
the roll call would be begun for the
nomination of governor. The roll call
could not be proceeded with, and the con-
lvention 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.
Congressman Lamb moved that Mr..
Bynum be heard for five minutes. The
chairman ordered two sergeants-at-arms
to clear the aisle. They were proceed
ing to do so when they were opposed
by the police. There was a riotous
scene and it looked for few minutes as
though Kilkenny times were at hand.
Here Chairman Bell made n pacifying
speech. He said he had no choice in
the matter and if it be the will of the
convention that Mr.. Bynum 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 demand for roll call.
Mr.. Bynum received two-thirds of the
vote and was escorted to the platform.
Mr.. Bynum insisted that he had the right
under the rules of the convention and
under clause 1, rule 16, of the house of
representatives of the Fifty-thrd con-
, gresS.
Mr.. Bynum said he had proposed 70
offer as an amendment for the first reso-
, luton of the platform the declaration
: enunciated by the Democratic national
, convention in 1892, holding to the use of