The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-09


Interesting iiraling for Inmates OF
ITmatlo Asylum,.
CHICAGO, July SILT was about 9
o'clock when tho committee on rcsolu-
,lons concluded tho consideration Of the
platform by sections. and q motion was
made and carried authorizing the chair
ma to report II to the convention as
adopted. After this action Senator
Gray, Of Delaware, asked for reconsld-
Grafton IN order to put the different
members on record by means of II roll
call. ms request vas accrded TO and a
vote taken by states and was aS tolluw3:
fes-Alnhnma, John Dankhead; Ar
kansas. James X. Jones; California,
James McGuirr; Colorado. Charles II.
Thomas; Florida. Il. W, Davis; Georgia,
Il, =, Howell; Idaho. Berry NJ. billiard;
HllEn'5, Nicholas Worthlngton; Indiana,
James McCab-: Iowa, j. S. Murphy;
Kansas, J. ID. McClevery: Kentucky, T..
w. Hardin; Louisiana, s. NJ. Robertson;
Mississippi. ]. z. George: Missouri. T.
VI. Cnckrrll: Montana. Il. d. Mats; Ne
LrasEa, y, s. Harwood; New Mexico. A.
a. Jones; North Carllna, +. ], Hale;
Ohio. Allen W. Thurman; Oregon,
Charles a. Miller: South Carolina, i. r.
Ttlinln; Tennessee. a. II. Mcneil;
Texas. John Fl, Reagan; Utah, ]. L. Rol-
Inns: virginia. Carter Glass: Washing
ton. K. {. McCroskcy; West Virginia,
William klnrald; Wyoming. C. ". Bra
mel: Arizona, W. II. Barnes; District OF
Columbia. Robert l.. Mattlngly; Okla
hOmA, NJ. l.. BlNlcr: Indian Territory,
X. l. Owen. Total. 81.
Nays-COnnectIcut. Lynde. IiarrIson;
Delaware. George Gray; Maine. Charles
V. Holman; Maryland. George PrentIss
Poe; Massachusetts,. John L. Russell:
Minnesota. James l.. O'Brlan: New
Hampshire. Irving W. Drew; New Jer-
sey. A. l.. McDermott: New York, David
r. Hi: Pennsylvania. II. f. Wright;
Rhode Island. David S. Baxter: South
Dacota, W. Il. Steele; Vermont. P. j.
Farrell; Wisconsin. W. F. Villas: Alas.
Ia. Charles d. Rodgers. Total. Is.
Not voting: Michigan. George P.
Hummer: Nevada, G. W. Hcaly: North
Dakota, W. Il. Roach. Total, :.
Just previous Ia adjournment Senator
Hi. Of New York. created something OF
a sensation by Offering the following
resolution;
I'VE commend the honesty. courage
and fidelity NJ the present Democratic
administration"
In presenting this resolution Mr.. Hin
said, as II OF the silver men after
wards characterized l.. In his bland
and easy way" that he assumed that
the resolution would be voted down. but
that the minority had concluded TO offer
1t nevertheless, an aS to give the party
an opportunity 10 put Itself on record.
He was requested not TO persist In his
purpose. but he insisted upon exercising
his privilege.
Senator Tillmau, of South Carolina,
followed promptly with a motion 10 lay
upon the table, which prevailed by the
following vote:
Yes-Alabama, John II. Bankhead:
Arkansas. James Mcguire: Colorado.
Charles II. Thomas: Florida. K. w.
Davis; Georgia. e. p. Howell: Idaho.
Berry NJ. Hllllar1; Indiana. James Nc
Clbs: Iowa, J.. S. Murphy: Kansas. J..
u. NcClevery: Kentucky. P. w. IIar-
dir: Louisiana, s. u. Robertson; Mis-
souri,. +. ". CGckrell: Montana. Z. D..
Mat.si Nebraska. y. s. HARDWOOD: North
Carolina. L. J., Hale; Ohio. Allan W.
Thurman; Oregon, Charles 4. Miller:
COuNll SulblIIlt, u. n. llilIIdHI lCllil-S-
See. 4. T. Mcneil; Texas. John II. Rea-
gan: Utah, ]. l. Rollins: Virginia, Car
ter Glass; Washington. r. c. McCros-
key: West Virginia. William Kincald;
Wyoming. c. W. Bramel; Arizona. W.
II. Barnes; District of Columbia, Robert
f, MattinSiy: Oklahoma, NJ. l.. Bixler.
Total, 20.
NaYs-ConncctIcut, Lynde Harrison;
Delaware. George Gray: Illinois. NIcho-
las Worthlagtou: Maine. Charles ".
Holman; Maryland. John PrentiSs Poe:
Massachusetts,, John Z. Russell; Mime
sofa. James E. O,Brien: Mississippi. j.. Il.
George: New Hampshire, Irving W.
Drew; New Jersey, 4. l.. McDerm0tt:
New Mexico, y. a. Jones: New York,
David B. IIiil: Pennsylvania, r. L.
Wright: Rhode Island. David s. Baxter;
South Dakota. W. r. Steele: Vermont,
J.. J.EiFarreli; Wisconsin. W. F. Villas;
&iaika, Charles D. Rodgers; Indian
T-riDry. r. L. owen. Total. II.
Not voting: Michigan. George p.
Hummer: Nevada. G.. W. Hcaly: North
Dakota, William ". Roach. Total, 3.
Among those who voted against the
r~esniution TO table was Senator George,
OF Mississippi, who said that he thought
thu administration Of President Cleve-
iall'l lls1h bEEH tAS ll"A NIIE Nohli
try but that he was not prepared 10 say
that the President vas not actuutcd by
riThe Intentions and he suggested that
the motion be couchcd In different Ian
guagr. so that they could vntc upon It
without ~dlrobcyinG instructions. With
proptr changes the motion would be ad-
INVISIBLE and could be entertained.
Srjntor Hill Insisted however that the
mntihn should stand as II was offered.
M Abort waa made on the motion OF
Mr., Bryan to include Ia the platform n
plank endorsing the Initiative and re-
frgrtdum system but objection was
mack on the ground TINT without some
cfl1gr eoustitu,lonally IN the form OF
The govGrrmrrt. these systems could not
lie experimental With md the motion
did not prevail. The platform Is as fol-
lows:
This Platform.
We, the Democrats OF the United
States. In national convention assem-
hlcd. do raaflrm II allegiance to those
great essential principles Of Justice and
liberty unon which our Institutions are
founded. ana which tho Democratic par
T. lpg ndvoenteh from IcfrCrsnn's time
to our own, freedom Of gpcCch, freedom
VI ptCEL, IIEEll'W VI CDISC1eNCc. tIN: pre-
F"rvitt!On OF personal rights, the equnll-
" " NIL citizens before tho law and the
faithitul Observance Of constitutional
limitations.
RacngnizlnE that the o system IL
paramount Ia all others At thIs time we
invite attention to the fact tllat the fed
cr1l con7tilutiOn names pilvCr and gold
t0GSthcr ~ the money metals of the
United States, and that the frat coinage
law parsed by Congress undnr the Con-
stitutiOn made the silver dollar the unit
or value and admitted gold to frC" coin