The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-11
WILDLY CHEER.
Pennsylvania Democratic Con-
Fentien Makes No Bones
About Going Into the Bryan
Camp.
BOUNCE THE GOLD MEN
Drown Their Protests By His
Ses and UprOar
And Adept a Resolution Fusing
With the POpulists.
OUNCE THE GOLD MEN

organization OF the Democratic state
convention was made permanent W.
G. Given and George B. Wilson of
Lancaster, were unseated because their
sympathies were not with the Chicago
platform and ticket. Silver men were
seated in their places.
Chairman Ritter of the resolutions
committee read the platform and when
the name of Bryan was mentioned a
scene of enthusiasm followed such as
mas not been seen IN Pennsylvania
convention in recent years. Cheer fol-
lowed cheer and nearly every delegate
IN the convention was on his feet wav-
ing his handkerchief or newspapers in
the air and lifting his voice wildly for
the national candidate. 1t was almost
five minutes before Mr.. Ritter could
proceed with the platform.
The platform endorsed Bryan and
SeWau and pledged them a cordial and
vigorous support. 1t also accepted the
Chicago platform, AS the expression
OF opinion OF the majority of the duly
accredited representatives of the De-
mocraey of the United States upon the
issues involved in the present political
canvass and continued We heartily
endorse the same and particularly that
plank in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of Is to 1
and that this convention confidently
appeals TO the people of Pennsylvania
for the support and vindication of this
principle at the ensuing election and,
Resolved, That lnasmuch as the dele
gates from this state partici pated in the
proceedings of that convention from
the beginning to the end. the DemCc-
racy OF Pennsylvania is thereby bound
by its action and recognizes the true
and primary principles of Democracy
that the viii of the majority shall rule.
Resolved, That we affirm our belief
that the election of William J. Bryan
and Arthur Sewau will emphasize the
fact that a government of the people
by the people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth
Before the vote was taken on the
adoption OF the Dl9tfOTT7 T1aIRcr1 TO
James, Of North Hampton, presented a
protest signed by a committee of the
gold Democrats headed by State Chair
man Wright Mr. James had scarcely
started On his introductory speech be-
fore the delegates manifested their i'm
patience by shouts and cries Of sit
down" The chairman and several del
egates urged that Mr.. James be given
fair play, saying he could not influence
votes by his argument
Finally when the speaker got a hear
ing he called attention to the fact that
three months ago at Allentown the
Democratic convention adopted the
gold standard and now the same dele
gates proposed to change about and
endorse q free silver candidate on a
free silver platform. He got no furth-
-er- Kisses and grOans and most I'm
ruly uprOar drowned his voice. Mr..
James continued to speak but not a
word he uttered could be heard. For
about five minutes the uprOar lasted.
Mr. James did not read the protest but
/ filed it with the secretary. He said:
on behalf of those We represent we
enter our earnest protest against the
acts of this body accomplished and pro-
posed
We speak for those members of the
Allentown convention constituting a
large proportion of that body who re-
fuse to surrender Democratic principles
or to accept the substituted heresies of
PopuHsm-
we deny the right of this conven-
ton TO change a line of the body of the
Democratic doctrine
claimed at Allentown by the authorized
convention of our party
We especially protest against your
substitution of the sO-calIed Chicago
platform for the Allentown declaration
of principles.
We conceive the declarations of the
Chicago convention TO be unpatrfotic
vicious and un-Democratic
on all these pressing questions of the
hour they violate Democratic doctrine
ignore Democratic precedent faIsify
Democratic history and trample on
Democratic purposes and aims For
one hundred years under the teachings
of Jefferson. Jackson, Benton, TiIden
and Cleveland, our party has maintain
ed an unbTOken front in the battle for
sound money. correct financial princi-
pies and the sanctity and inViOIabiIity
of the private and public obligations.
We denoUnce the action of the Chi
cagO convention in refusing to indorse
the wise, pure and patriotic admins
trati0n of Grover Cleveland In re-
uENluS the people from oppressive EaT1TL
laws, in purifying the civil service, in
maintaining untarnished its financial
credit he has served his country and
brought honor upon his party In re-
fusing to recognize and applaud these
public services of a Democratic presi-
dent the convention discredits itself.
In disreSarding our protests and the
rights of the Democrats OF Pelnsyl-
vania- this convention insists upon en-
grating these un-DemOcratic princi-
pies in your platform we reluctantly.
but unaltera bly,, declare that we cannot
follow 1t in its dishOnOring and disas-
tr0us adventure
Thomas J. Emmons of North Hamp-
ton replied to Mr.. James, designating
him as Mr. James of the Easton Trust
company He said he did represent
the sentiments of the Northampton
county Democrats, who last week de-
clared for Bryan and free silver
Mr. EmmOns said the platform adopt
ed at Allentown was cut and dried The
platform was then adopted
Mr. Snowden of Allentown then Of
fered a resolution to dep0se William
Harrfty as national committeeman and
authorize Chairman Jones to fill the
vacancy
The motion prevailed amid great ex-
( element III to 161-
4 motion to give the Populists four
electors and fuse with them was car
ried-
D. c. De Witt and Jerome T. HilIman
! were named by reclamation for con-
I gressTnen-at-large- The vacancies in
I the electoral ticket were filed as fol-
I lows s large. ThOs- Sterrett and Louis
/ NJ Ireland CPop.} Thos. G. DeIehanty
/ (Dem.). The convention at p. m ad-
/ jourued sine die
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