The Globe-republican., 1896-04-23
BLAND AND SILVER.
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS IN
DORSE BOTH.
Named ~ the Choice OF the Demo
Gratis Of Missouri for President-A
Ringing !6 to Platform Adopted

Gratis OF. Missouri for Presidential
SEDALIA. Mo-, April 17.-For the
first time since the war, Missouri has
Democratic candidate for President
of the United States. This ccnven-
ton. without dissenting vote, in
dorsed Richard p. Bland for that high
position. The indorsing of Bland for
President caused him to retire from
the nomination as one of the four del
egates-at-large. Vest, Cockrell and
Stone were nominated by acclamat,on
and the other member was voted for.
George w. Allen of st. Louis was
named.
Chairman Maffitt called the conven.
ton to order at 1920, and introduced
Mr.. Hatch as temporary chairman.
When he mentioned the name of Dick
Bland for President the convention
went wild and it was several minutes
before quiet was restored. Quite q
ripple of excitement was caused when
it was discovered that /. H. Lion
berger of St Louis. gold man. had
got on the committee on resolutions.
This brought on quite warm
wrangle between Nick Bell of St.
Louis and Chairman c. c. Maffitt, dur
ing which Bell threw 4 glass of wate-
square in the face of Maffitt. Friends
interfered and the incident ended
there. Convention adjourned till 7
o'clock.
1t was nearly o'clock before the
Committee on Credentials, represented
by DR.. Shields of Hannibal, read the
report, seating the Brown-Stone-Ju-
liam delegation from jackson county.
The convention gave the delegates
from st. Louis slap by unseating
John 5. Cullom and John Callahan of
st. Louis, when the solid st. Louis
delegation opposed such action.
The Committee on Rules reported,
naming NJ. f. Benton of Newton
county as permanent chairman. and
Sam Cook of Mexico as secretary.
Mr.. Benton, In assuming the chair,
made strong free silver speech,
which in no way cast credit upon
President Cleveland.
The long looked for resolutions
were then read. The resolutions, after
treating of State matters and uphold
ing the State administration, take up
the money question as follows:
Resolved. That we demand the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold into primary or redemption
money at the ratio of IL to !, without
waiting for the action or approval of
any other government
Resolved, That the delegates
elected by this convention to represent
the Democracy of Missouri in the ma
tional Democratic convention, to be
held IN Chicago, are hereby instructed
to cast their votes and use their in
fuence in that convention in favor of
the adoption of the sentiments herein
above expressed and such delegates
are hereby further instructed to vote
as unit on all questions coming be-
fore such national conventions; also to
cast their votes and use their influence
to secure the nomination of candidates
for president and vice president who
are personally in accord with the mon
etary system herein advocated. We
approve the action of our Senator's,
Hon. F. NJ. Cockrell and Hon. George
G. Vest, on the financial question, and
recommend the reelection of Hon. G.
G. Vest to the United States Senate. :"
Amid cheers and hat waving, Gov
ernor Stone stepped forward and read
this, which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That the Democracy of
Missouri takes pride in presenting to
the National convention at Chicago
the name of Richard Parks Bland, a
name known throughout the world,
for the nomination to the high office
of president of the United States, and
the delegates from this State to said
IL a.
honorable means to promote his nomi-
nation"
The voting on the fourth delegate
at-large did not start till nearly 10
o'clock Mont. Cochran of st. Joseph;
George w. Allen of st. Louis, and w.
III. Hatch of Marion, were named. It
took two ballots to decide the matter.
After the first. Hatch retired, the vote
on the deciding ballot being: Allen,
297; Cochran, 23S.
These alternate delegates were
then chosen: Joseph Hickey, of St
Louis: Robert Fox, of st. Louis; Judge
D. w. Shakelford, of Cooper; w. s.
Logan, of St Louis.
The fight on C. C.. Maffitt, chairman
of the state central committee. was
the most severe blow to the st. Louis
delegation. Maffitt was named by his
district as delegate to Chicago, but
because he did not declare himself for
"l6 to l." but stated that he believed
in the unit rule and would vote as the
convention instructed, but he would
not agree to bolt the national conven-
ton in case it did net 60 as he wished,
Governor Stone spoke against him,
and Gregory was seated. This was
the end of the business, and the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
Cheers for DR.. LueseE
LONDON, April 2O.-A Vienna dis
patch to the Times describes the ire
mendous enthusiasm shown over the