The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.

Sldte CONVENTION loudy tne ueltSdtcs
from the several congressional districts
met and selected delegates to the nation
al convention at Chicago.
Central Committee Chairman Ellison
called the convention to order and named
j. B. Bigger of Richmond for temporary
chairman. In summing up the position
Mr.. Bigger expressed the hope that har-
mony would characterize the proceed
ings of the convention. He also paid Il
compliment to Senator Daniel.
The committee on resolutions is COM
posed almost entirely of silver men, and
Senator Daniels is the chairman. When
the committees had been announced the
convention took a recess until $3.50 p. m.
Upon reassembling the committee on
permanent organization made its report,
recommending Maj. Mijah Woods of AL
bemarle for chairman.
Maj. Woods addressed the convention
briefly. He declared he was for the
masses and against the classes. The
masses were aroused, said he, and they
intended to restore silver to its proper
place in our currency system. He pre-
dicted that the silverites would control
the party and elect the president and APP
pealed to the minority to bow to the
will of the majority.
There was no objection to the report
of the committee on credentials. While
waiting for the committee on credentials
to report eX-COngressman Marshall adj
dressed the convention and was followed
by Thomas f. Martin. The latter called
Cleveland the wrecker of his party.
The speaker predicted that the silver
men would control the national conven-
ton and elect the president.
Congressman Tucker followed. He
said There is in the White House a
big man CHEERS and hisses); a great
big man. More cheers and hisses).
While l do not agree with what Mr..
Cleveland has done, | tell you he is an
honest man and patriot.
c. Peterson and ex-senator HuntOn adj
vocated the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
Senator Daniels read the majority re-
port of the resolutions committee 1t dep
recates the growing influence of trusts"
declares for tariff tax, limited to the
necessities of an economically admins
tered government and opposed a third
term of the presidential office.
The financial plank is substantially as
follows:
We are for sound money-the sound
est the world has ever had or can have.
This sound money should consist of sill
YER and gold at the option of the payer,
the unit of the whole to be kept at parity
by coinage rights. equal legal tender
functions, the only method by which the
parity of the two metals has been con-
tinuously and successfully maintained
The immediate and complete restoration
of the bimetallic system of money
which existed in tbe limited Stotes from
1893 to 1873 is, in our oninion, demanded
by the interests of commercn nanufoc.
ture and agriculture which ara ai;lo
suffering from tbe continnous fall of
prices and tbe consenuent emba IRA So
ment or bonkruntcv of those amaa%od
therein. And in order to restoro E wa
demand the FREQ and unl;m;tod on;,o "o
of both gold and silver ~ tbe ratio of
1i to 1 without wnitino fo. ~" tha a aa.o ~
or concurrence Of o"r ntIor ~, r, tie "''en'
We hereby ;nStrunt dolnoatns F,n,, W..
pinin IN tbc nnt;nnoi o nonxnnt;o niO o4 Chi
cogo to vnte for ~ nia forn, daoia a.. IN fa,.
tbs froo 'o and ~, ri;r I,a.ioii aeeaLig Ior
and gold at tbn rat;o Of ie ~ Vi sile yer
candidate for ,ros;Sont a,I " H., l.; anu doi
domt ,,.ho , oi pies'uelt anh wee piesl-
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