Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-06-13
The UTAH DEMOCRATS
vrNTION DECLARED STRONGLY
FOR FREE SILVER.
evans Followed in IL Scathing
criticism of the Present
Administration.

e,,,Iake June 6.-Judge Powers of the
committee called the democratic
non,,on to order To-Day. Colonel a. c.
yV,, If Salt Lake was made temporary
Il chairman.
Colonel Ellis in his speech SAID Ehe
n a,rtv should adopt a platform for the
froe and unlimited coinage of silver, in
language of no doubt or uncertain mean
ing
Tho sneaker closed by saying he be-
loved the people would yet declare for
fraadom and prosperity and sweep the
Y oountry. the statements of Chauncey NJ.
4 DeDey and the yellow chry5anthemum
/ statesman from Nebraska who presides
\ over the agricultural interests of the
4 limited States to the contrary notWith-
Standing.
NJ Al the conclusion of the temporary
cbairmans speech the committees wore
amounted and recess taken TO 2:S0 p. m.
1 Upon reassemblng, David Evans of Og-
den was made permanent chairman. ELF-
ans said in part;
The financial question oVershadoWs
and subordinates all others and must be
solved by the masses of the people 1T
L the ballotbox. The people should unite
L with determined effort to secure the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
4 At every stage the administration for
4 nearly four years has eXerted all its in
duence to fetter the people with the
chains of gold recommendation. A great
/ government destined for the welfare and
/ liberty of the people has been converted
/ into an instrument of merchandise. prey
ed upon at the will of financial vultures
The people by whose votes the admins
raton was installed in office have been
deceived and betrayed. The present ad-
ministration is thoroughly innoculated
with the virus of the eastern republic
anism upon the financial issue.
With the free and unlimited coinage
of silver new business era will dawn
upon more prosperous people. Previous
party affiliations should be temporarily
forgotten and the restoration of silver
be made common cause"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Evans speech
an effort was made TO bring up an anti
church resolution, but it was quickly
smothered.
D. H. Rawlins, chairman of the resolu-
" IONS committee. presented the following
orlef PLATFORM which was adopted with
"a out opposition.
The democratic party Of Utah in con
Vention assembled, reposing its trust in
the honesty intelligence, independence
anu patriotism of the people-standing
upon the great essential principles Of ius-
u'e ana liberty upon which our institu-
nOIS are tounded-while rcaflirming IT'S
n''o'loh to these principles as declared
"On time TO time in the party platforms,
"nu especially those principles announc-
" NY the democrats of Utah in the re-
.o"'ehed convention of 1895. now believ-
"e that the restoration OF the money of
e constitution is of paramount import
'Ie' declares in favor of the immediate
"'duoh OF the free and unlimited
image OF gold and silver at the present
is go, 'atio or IL 10 /, rs sucn coinage eN-
49, plor 10 1873, regardless Of the ac-
am' VI pollcy Of oIher nations, gold ana
an,, com TO be full legal tender for ali
NeolS public and private.
anu the delegates selected nv this con-
'ion 10 the national convention are
hereby instructed to vote as a unit i'm r,-
cin,1 VI TIE adoption Of the foregoing prin-
r we oy that convention ana for the
1on''hatIon of candidates for president
" I'VE president known to be sincere
thu s.eadtastly in favor OF carrying
phclple into operation"
can,o|' thatcher was nominated by ac-
Iarco LOT one of the delegates at
eectaa me other five delegates were
chose W ballot and the following were
c, o. w. W. Powers, j. L. Rawlins, r..
Tbprn'aioers' David Evans and S. X.