Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-30


dollar al all times in the markets and
in The payment Of debts; and we de-
mand that all paper currency shall be
kept at par with and redeemable in
such cein. We insist upon this policy as
especially necessary for the protection
of the farmers and laborlng classes, the
first and most defenceless victims Of
unstable money in a 1uctuaJing coun-
try"
Proceeding, Mr.. Vinson said:
IF that was Democracy in 1892. why,
in the name Of God, is it not Democracy
in 1882"
Mr.. Westenhaver favored the report
OF the Committee. and gave his reasons.
Mr.. Williams replied. He wanted to
know if anybody was opposed to bimet-
alism, if Il could be gotten. If not, why
not stand by the plank of 1892? I be-
lieye in the use of both gold and silver,
but | want the two made equal
The resolution Of 1892 is all right
Col. White called for the re-reading Of
the report of the Committee, which he
had not heard perfectly, and after lis
ten.ng to 1t, the Colonel said that if he
| understood it right, 1t was practically
he Republican platform. Il am not
Republican. and l do not want any Re-
publicanism in this platform. | have
declared that the Chicago Populistic
platform is not Democratic, and now
l want the Democratic platform of 1892,
| upon which we went 10 battle under
! our glorious leader, Grover Cleveland"
| Proceeding, he said the Democratic
Convention four years ago had set down
upon the same gold idea by an over
whe,ming majority. He made an ear
nest plea for harmony anG truly DEM
ocratic resolution on the financial ques
ton.
He wa rsepiied to by Mr. Gilkeson, of
Hardy, in an imprisoned address, dur
ing the course Of which he sad:
The platform of 1892 is a compro
mise measure, upon which | am unwill-
ing to stand. We must take positive
position, which we must not yield. The
ratio now is 32 to I. Who can say that
a year from now it will not be so to ?"
The discussion ran on al great length,
bu, it was plainly apparent that the re-
port of the Committee suited nine
tenths Of the delegates. After time
Mr.. Vinson entered the fight. and made
thrilling speech. At the opening he
said:
The trouble with the resolution of
1892 is. that It is susceptible of two dia-
metricaly opposing interpretations. In
Congress Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Bland sad
it meant free coinage, and that they
stand on It squarely to-day. MIR. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Carlisle have put another
conjunction upon It, and that is the
| construction we have reported. The
thing for us to choose is, which will we
follow: the construction Of Bryan and
Bland or the construction OF Cleveland
! and Carlisle? We don't want a pat
form which every man can interpret as
he pleases. We want something Dem
| ocratic and which has been pronounced
! Democratic by the leaders Of our party.
! Shall we follow BRYAN and the silver
ties, or Cleveland and Carlisle? If we
want the former, let us take the resolu-
ton of 1892; if we want the latter, let
us adopt the report Of the committee.
! Cheers and cries Of question. |
take it that If we want to do something
more than another 10 impede our prog
ress and cut our thrOats, let us take
something looking towards Bryan and
/ free silver. ca voice: How about Nc
Kin,ey's position?0 I am glad you
asked that. If. after being wrong all
these years. they have seen the light
and come over to the Democratic idea,
| for Gods sake let them come. (Cheers)
If a Republican has. by chance, after
years Of wrong doing. done one thing
that Is right, let us not turn from that
thing for that reason" (Cheers0
Afer some further talk. in which sew
eral gentlemen took part. the report Of
the committee was adopted. with but
one dissenting vote. The Committee
which sent in the report was composed
Of Messrs. J. B. Sommery.le. John Bas-
sell. G. VI. Turner, ". w. Gamble,
Frank Woodman, J. A. Vinson, Z. T.
Vinson and +. B. EnsiOw.
After the adoption Of the report, the
Convention took recess until 2:30
o'clock.
On reassembling the various delega
tions to indianapolis were completed,
and the Committee on Executive Com
mittee reported the permanent Commit
tee as follows:
First Dissatisfaction Brock OF Ohio;
w. D. ROllson, OF Braxton, and w. S.
Price. Of Harrison.
Second-G. NJ Whitescarver, Of Tay-
lor: John A. Robinson of Mineral, and
D. c. Westenhaver, of Berkeley.
Third. T. Waters, of Kanawha;
| T, G. Williams. of Greenbrier, and J.
A. Shepperd, Of Logan.
Fourth-F. B. Enslow, Of Cabell; z.
T. Vinson. of Cabell, and o. H. Richard
son, of Writ.
The announcement was made that the
Committee would meet at the parlors OF
the Windsor Hotel, Immediately after
| the adjournment of the Convention.
A resolution was adopted empowering
the Executive Committee TO take full
control of the petitions for a place on
the official ballot, and to place thereon
State and county tickets, at its discre-
ton.
Presidential electors were then Sc
lected and the Convention adjourned.
Hon. J. McF. Carpenter, Of Pittsburg,
was then introduced. and made, or
rather read, a political address which
| contained a good many rather startling,
not to say nonsensical observations up
on the political situation.
THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
The new Executive Committee assem-
bled at the Hotel Windsor parlors ana
organized by electing u. I. NihsoI
Chairman. ]. T. Waters Secretary anu
Allen Brock Treasurer.
The Committee then ADJOURNED, 10
meet at Parkersburg, september SIh'
nd hear the grand debate al