New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
EOR BRYANAND FREE SILVER
ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC GENEhAi.
COMMITTEE.

RESOLUTIONS rNDoRslNG THE PLATFORM AND
TICKET NOMINATED AT CHICAGO ADOPTED
r>,xIMorsLY-MR GRorTs
LITTLE sPEEcn
The Democratic General Committee of Kings
County held n speci~i meeting in the Athcneum
IN Atlantic-ave.. last night, for the advertised
purpose Of selecting dates for the primaries for
the State Convention. The chief item of business
which came up. however. the Endorsement
Of the Chicago ticket and platform. Bryan and
free silver were indorsed with a rush ard
roar The tin was given out by tho leaders before
the meeting opened that an Endorsement was
what was expected and what must como. III
came therefore. with little opposition
After waiting half hour. the leaders decided
20 wait no longer fer James ID. Bell. the chair
man Of the committee and James Mofett, of the
Twenty-frst Ward. selected to preside. AS
soon as he took the gsvel. the ring began TO rush
things and i'm less than three minutes. Bernard
j. York had named September and September
IL as the dates for the primaries ard the Assem-
bly, District conventions and had presented the
following resolutions. which were greeted with
shouts of approval:
Whereas The Democratic party in National Con
vention assembled nominated William j. Bryan for
President OF the United States and Arthur Sewali
Whereas The choice of candidates by said Con-
venton and platform adopted meets WIN tne cor
dial appreciation OF the Democrats Of Kings County;
Resolved That the Democratic party Of Kings
heartily indorse said nomination and the platform
adopted by said convention and pledge to the NOM
inecs our most earnest support
Mr. Terry. of the First Ward. gained the chair
mans recognition as soon the resolutions were
presented. He said it impossible for him to
1af ,,.itl no silV
movement. he asserted was simply cast-of rag
OF the Republican party. He spoke with appar-
ent bitterness of the Chicago Convention and of
its nominees and found it difficult to get fair
hearing until Mr.. York had requested the dele
gates to allow free speech to all. The chairman
apparently made no effort to quiet the disturb
ance In the course of his remarks Mr. Terry
mentioned the name of President Cleveland twice,
and in each instance the Presidents name was
roundly hissed
John Mcclure of the Twenty-sXth Ward. de
clared that there was mo such word as a gold
Democrat" He said that the gold bounty
jumpers are leaving the party. and we. the true
and tried are brought together to respond to the
rocall We are coming back TO the Spartan
principles of our fathers He also made some
ailuslon to the "jawbone of the golden calf
While charging the gold men with conducting
their campaign with VituperatiOn and abuse. ne
hurled at the gold Democrats and the Republi-
cans every abusive epithet In his vocabulary.
Mr. Dixon. OF the Twenty seventh Ward, next
took up the Bryan slogan. He declared that the
Whitneys and the BOurke Cockrans never were
Democrats They are against US. he said. and
some one in the crowd responded. They always
was" The names of Whitney and Cochran were
Vigorously Missed A Twenty-fifth Ward dele
late declared that man who would support
Bryan. but net the platform nsulted Bryan. He
congratulated himself that this campaign was d
fight against the trusts and monopoies. Ex-
Judge Murphy made characteristic speech.
levelling his remarks against the Whtneys and
the BelmOnis. for whom h. could not express
deep enough contempt.
While Mr.. Murphy was talking some one dis
covered Edward NJ. Grout in the rear OF the
room. There were calls for a speech. and Mr..
Cirout took the platform He was greeted en-
thusiasticay when he faced the aLdienCe. He
said he believed there no sound argument
be urged against the present single gold
standard except that it is the present standard.
He was heartily in favor Of William j. Bryan.
Mr. Grout then surprised his hearers by de-
rlaring that he believed most thoroughly in the
of both gold and silver and added that he
believed the United States should make strong
efforts to have other nations adopt bimetallsin
before this Nation branched out alone This
sentiment not i'm accordance with the ex-
pectations OF the delegates. and. after it was
made. their ardor cooled percepiiDlN. Mr.. Grout
apparently noticed this. and continued by say
Ing that If international bimetalism could not
he brought about. the United States should
take Independent action. He believed the
United States could do this. but II II cOuld
not. IL should set up silver monomciallism as
preferable to a single gold standard
The question then put. and the resolu-
tions were adopted with few dissenting voices