The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-24
WISC0NSINS GOLD BUGS WIN.
THE STATE CONVENTION OPPOSED
TO HUMBUG MONEY.


The Test Vote on the Financial
Plank stood 2I7 to I20-PrOIOnged
Cheering for Cleveland, Villas and
Mitchell Senator Villas, gen.
Bragg, }. G. FIander and j. J. HO-
gan the Delegates at Large TO
Chicago.
Milwaukee. Wis, June 2s.-The Bijou
opera house was crowded to the doors
this morning long before II o'clock the
time set for calling the state democratic
convention to order. Upon the stage
were gathered the old-time leaders, SEN
ator Villas. Gen. Bragg, W. c. Silver
thorn, Thomas Barton and other nota-
bles, who were cheered as they took their
seats
At II o'clock promptly ex-Gov. Peck,
chairman Of the state central committee.
read the call and introduced Thomas f.
Frawley of Eau Claire to act as tempo
rary chairman.
Mr.. Frawley was received with cheers.
After his address the usual committees
were appointed. In all cases the selec-
tions of the district conventions held early
this morning were indorsed. These pre-
hminary conventions indicated clearly
that the gold men had full control OF the
| convention.
The chief interest in these committees
was centered in that on resolutions. The
only enthusiasm manifested was when
the name of some well-known advocate of
free silver coinage at a ratio of 16 to l
was reported. Especially was this the
/ case when the name of w. c. Slverthorn
| of Wausa was announced to represent the
| Ninth district. Everybody seemed to
know he was for silver, and there was
enthusiastic applause at the mention of
his name.
| After this the convention took a recess
| till 2:3O o'clock.
| During the recess the free silver men
| to the number of about sixty held a eau
! Gus.
! 1t was resolved to make a fight for two
| of the delegates-at-large and 10 prevent,
| If possible, an outright declaration for
| the gold standard in the platform.
| When the convention reassembled two
| reports from the committee on resolu-
| tions We're presented. The majority report
| is as follows:
1--WE, the democrats of Wisconsin. in
| state convention assembled, indorse the
| Wise and patriotic administration Of Pres
| ident Cleveland.
1--WE commend the course in congress
| of our able senators, William F. Villas
| and John L. Mitchell in their faithful
adherence TO the principles Of the demo-
| Gratis of Wisconsin.
I'VE believe that a tariff for revenue
| only would extend American commerce
to the uttermost parts of the earth ana
| untrammeled industry would advance our
| country to the foremost place among ma
| tons. We are, therefore, firm in our a0-
herence 20 the doctrine enunciated by the
last national democratic convention, that
this government should impose no tariff
taxes except for revenue.
I'VE believe that the demands of
| commerce, built upon the broad and en-
| lightened doctrines of free trade requires
| a currency that cannot be discredited in
| any civilized country.
| best money for International trade, realiz-
| ing also the dangers of fiat currency
| in domestic use, and aware that the pres
| ent condition of commercial distress
| calls for the patriotic and sturdy mainte-
| nance of national honor and financial in
| tegrity, we declare ourselves opposed to
| the free and unlimited coinage of silver
| and in favor of gold, the highest none
tary standard of the world.
| I'VE hereby direct the delegates from
| Wisconsin to the national democratic con-
| Vention to be held in Chicago July next
TO vote as a unit on all subjects and can
didates when, and as a majority of the
delegation may direct"
| The minority report was as follows
| 1.-The committee on resolutions, by the
| undersigned minority, begs leave to re-
| port as follows: Resolved, that we re-
| affirm the platform OF the last national
| democratic convention, and particularly
| upon the subject OF coinage, believing
| that after a fair Interpretation of the
same II favors free and unlimited coin
age of both silver and gold as legal ten
der money of the country. (SigneD w. c.
| Silverthorn, c. e. Armin, Thomas f.
| Hayden, r. c. Falcoper."
| The delegates reassembled at 1856
| o'clock. The report of the credentials
| committee gave the silver men one more
| champion on the floor, Judge Mallory of
| Milwaukee being seated as a proxy.
| The committee on permanent OrganiZa-
| tion reported in favor of making the
| temporary officers permanent, and tho re-
| port was adopted.
When Mr.. Usher, from the committee on
| resolutions, read the majority report, the
| names of President Cleveland and Sena-
| tors Villas and Mitchell were cheered to
| the echo, and there was loud cheering at
| the financial plank.
| read the minority report, the cheering
| broke out louder than ever, and his
| friends demonstrated that they had Won
| derful lung power. He called the leaders
| of both parties protoplastic prevaricat-
| ors.
Loud cries for "Vilas' filled the air, and
| a perfect pandemonium of applause greet
! ed the suggestion. The senator took the
| platform in response to the cheers which
| continued for some moments, and made
| a stirring appeal for the gold standard.
| Speeches followed by Delegate Dockery
| of Ashland for silver; Louis J. Bohmeich
| of KenOsha for a straddle on the flnan-
| cial question and Gen. Bragg for gold.
| The minority report was then rejected
217 to 129 and the majority report unani-
The delegates at large selected are:
| Senator William f. Villas, Gen. Edward
s Gragg James G. Flander Of M.lwau-
kee and James J. Hogan of Lacrosse.
At 6 O'Clock the convention adjourned
sine die.
TWO CONVENTIONS IN TEXAS.