Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-30
FOREX- GOV. PATTIS0N
Pennsylvania Democrats Present Hlm 10
The Chicago Convention.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT BANKING.
A Firm. Unyarying Maintenance of
the cold standard Fnvored-Ab-
scIute Opposition 20 the Free Coin
nEe Of silver.

ALLENTOWN. PA, April Estate
Chairman Wright called the Democratic
state Convention 90 order in the AGA
DENY Of Music at p o'clock. The auoi'
forum, which was prettiiy decorated
was crowded with delegates and specta-
tors After the usual preliminaries had
been gone through, State-Chairnan
Wright introduced william b. Given
Of Lancaster county, as temporary chair
man OF the convention Mr.. Given was
loudly applauded
The preliminary organization was
promptly effected. committees were APP
polnted and az 1 O'Clock a recess was
taken until go. It was S:25, however
when the convention was again called
10 order. Dwight VI. Lowery, Of Phha-
delphla. was made permanent chair
man.
The Committee on Resolutions report
Cd the platform. and Il was read and
adopted without change. IL contains the
unit rule. and this provoked some op-
position. both IN the committee and the
convention; but II was retained In the
platform. When the chairman reached
The enforcement iu the platform Of the
presidential candidacy Of Ex-Governor
Pattison. there was loud cheer ana
the band played "see, the Conquerng
Hero Comes"
Nominations were then in order. John
II Braden, of Washington county, ana
BENJAMIN c. Potts OF Delaware county,
were nominated candidates for congress
men at large.
The following electors at large were
nominated by reclamation. William VI.
Sinecrly. Of Philadelphia; George w.
Guthrie. Of Allegheny; James Denton
Hancock. Of Nenango' Alexander H.
Conoth. Of Somerset
The following were nominated by &C
clnmation as delegates at large; VIII
liam Il. TIarrity. Of Philadelphia: Ro-
herr y Wright. Of Lehigh; j. Henry
Cochran. Of Iycoming; Charles a.
Taean. of Allegheny; Dr. John Todd
OF Montgomery; benjamin i. Meyers
OF Dauphin; John s. Killing, OF Erie; John
r. Lenahan, Of Luzerne.
MIR. Wright stated to the convention
that. owing 20 complications IN MS con-
gressional district, he would withdraw.
There were loud cries Of 'No! and the
convention nominated the ticket with Mr.
Wright included, despite hs announce
ulent The convention was always I'M
der the control of atiOnal-Chairman
w. Z. Harrity. who insisted upon
sound. gold-basis platform. upon which
Ex-Governor Pattis0u could be present
ed TO the country as Pennsylvania
candidate. representing the soundest
business interests OF the country and the
determination OF the Democrats OF Penn
fylvanla 20 stand for the Wilson tariH,
as well.
Dir. Harity goes TO the national con-
r..a al rf Ha.. TH..r
syIvanla forces heading the electoral
ticket as the first elector-at-large. The
convention adjourned sine die at 4.5J p. NJ.
PLATFORM.
The platform declares for a tariff for
revenue purposes, and against any back
ward step i'm the reforms thus far accom-
nliehed. and demands a rest from dis
turbing the question.
These are the financial paragraphs:
1--WE demand the repeal OF all laws au-
thorizing the issue or yeissue OF green
backs and Treasury notes. OF doubtful
oonstltutionality, and originally issued
under the plea of military necessity, and
under n pledge Of early withdrawal they
are constant menace of financial disas-
Ter and national dishonor. They should
have no place in the currency Of the
country. We believe that the Federal
Government should be entirely divorced
from the business of banking, and that
Congress should enact such legislation
as will give to the country a banking
currency ample in volume for the needs
of business, absolutely secure under every
contingency, and at all times redeemable
in gold.
1--WE are i'm favor OF firm, unvarying
maintenance of the gold standard. While
we favor the most liberal use of silver
consistent with the enforcement of
gold standard. we are absolutely opposed
&c the free coinage of silver, and TO the
compulsory purchase of silver bullion by
the government.
1--WE believe that the interests Of the
demand that the earnings OF trade agri-
culture manC features. and commerce,
and especially the wages OF labor, should
be paid in money Of the greatest in
trinsic value, and OF the highest standard
adopted by the civilized nations Of the
world We are therefore, unalterably
opposed TO all devices and schemes for
the debasement OF our currency, and to
all evasions and compromises of a ques-
tion so closely affecting individual and
national credit and honor.
"The Democracy Of Pennsylvania form
ally present TO tho national convention
as their unanimous choice for the presi-
dency Robert Il. Pattison."
THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRACY.