The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-24

MEN OF THE BAY STATE ENTER THE
EX-GOVERNOR.

And the Entry Is Endorsed by the Rhode
Islanders, the Contestants Colors to he
Goid-News from the Louisiana Election
The st. Louis Convention.
BOSTON, April 22.-William K. Russell
for president and the single gold standard
were the keynotes of the Democratic con-
vention held here yesterday. The plank
of tho platform that puts Russell in NOM
nation for president is as follows: SOL
lowing long established Democratic GUS
convention assembled will not in anyway
instruct or pledge their delegates. but
they do declare it Is the wish Of the Demo.
cratic party Of the state to present and
they earnestly recommend to the consid.
Grafton Of the national convention, to be
held in Chicago, as their candidate for the
office Of president Of the United States
the name Of their victorious, courageous,
high-principled ex-governor, William E.
Russell"
Plank on the Money Question.
The money plank is rs follows: "Be-
lieying that the true interests of the PEG
pie require that the earnings Of trade and
the wages of labor be paid in money that
is intrinsically worth, in all the markets
of the world. what 1t purports to be worth.
we demand the maintenance of the exist
ing gold standard of value, and that the
government shall keep all its obligations
at all times redeemable and payable in
gold; and we oppose the free coinage of
silver and any further purchases Of silver
bullion or the coinage thereof on govern
ment account.
The Greenback Should Co
"We affirm the demands of our recent
state platform that the government shall
take the initial steps for the withdrawal
from circulation of the legal tender notes
issued in time of war under the pledge Of
prompt retirement. We denounce the &C
ton of the Republican majority in the
present house of representatives in at
tempting to reaffirm the law of 1873 re-
curing the perpetual reissue of these
notes and their failure to deal properly
and honestly with this problem we de-
clare our belief that this inaction has add
ed to the impairment of our credit caused
by tho silver legislation enacted during
two Republican administrations"
Says Republicans Are Audacious.
The platform declares in favor of the
Cuban rebellion, the Monroe doctrine as
enlarged by Olney and at the outset ar
raigns the Republicans as the cause of the
present depression and says that nothing
but unparalleled audacity could enable
the Republicans to charge the trouble on
the Democracy. When it came to elect
ing delegates to the Chicago convention
the following were chosen: John Il. Rus
sell, of Leicester; George Fred Williams,
of Dedham; John w. Corcoran, of Gin.
and they were elected without trouble.
The name of William K. Russell was re-
ceived with laundering applause when 1t
was read in the platform.
Rhode Island Also for Russell.
PROVIDENCE, April 22.-The Democratic
state convention adopted n platform that
Endorses Cleveland's administration fully
and SAYS: I'VE especially commend tho
admini5 ration for is flrmness and ability
in maintaining, unaided by the congress
of the United States, the credit of the
nation. 1t is vital to the interests of our
people that there should be no departure
from the gold standard to which all
money, whether silver or paper, should
conform and we are opposed to the free
coinage of silver until at least four of the
great powers Of the western world shall
come to an international agreement
establishing the ratio at which gold and
silver shall be admitted to mintage." In
conclusion the platform sayss "As nobly
representing these principles we commend
to the delegates and the Chicago conven-
ton, ono who will make an ideal presi-
dent, William &c. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts" This called forth the demon
stration of the day.