The herald., 1896-04-16

honor. Nominations for delegates
were then in order. The rules were
suspended and Senators Vest and
Cockrell and Gov. Stone were unani-
mously elected delegates-at-large. g.
| w. Allen was elected as the fourth
delegate. The convention finished 1ts
work by selecting two delegates and
| two alternates from each OF the sixteen
| congressional districts. OF this NUM-
Der about eighteen favor the gold
| standard. while the remainder are for
| free silver The convention, besideA
being one OF the largest In the history
| of the state, was also one OF the mast
enthusiastic and disorderly on record.
One Of the bitterest fights Of the cons
vention came at the close of the gath
ering. 1t arose when c. c. Maffitt OF
st. Louis, the gold bug leader of the
state, was nominated for delegate from
the fourteenth district. The commtt-
tee divided, Butler of st. Louis and
Gov. Stone taking sides, respectively 1or
and against Maffitt, and making the
hottest speeches of the day. For .
time q split seemed certain. The roll
was called and Maffitt was turned down
on vote and George r.. Gregory OK
st. Louis was nominated in his sted.
The convention adjourned sine die
at 1910 a. M
DENVER, April 15.-The Democratic
state convention held here today, after
adopting free silver platform ana
electing one delegate at large, adjourn-
ed to 1880 tonight
| AS Senator Tillman of South Caroline
| was to speak in the same theater In
which the convention was tran6acttng
| its business, it was impossible to
proceed with further elections until af-
ter the ex-governor had finished. The
theater was packed with people anxious
| to hear Senator Tillman speak. Thous-
NJ N n q d.
| mittance. The senator prefaced his
speech with history of the Democrat-
ic and Republican parties He soon
drifted into a sarcastic arraignment Of
President Cleveland and the present ad-
| ministration. He remarked: i
who Is this man in Washington mas
queradlng in the clothes of Jefferson,
and pretending to be introducing re-
forms? God, that the name of Democ-
racy should be disgraced by such q man
as Grover Cleveland"
He spoke in this strain when referring
to Senator Sherman. Major Mckinley
and Secretary Carlisle. He concluded:
I'VE are face to face with a crisis.
Men are casting about to find out where
the shoe pinches."
He urged the Democrats and Repub.
licans alike to bolt at their respective
national conventions should gold plat
forms be adopted, and assured the gold
delegation that the south would stand
solid with the west should it be neces-
sary ito leave the convention hall"
1t was an administration con-
vention throughout. Chairman Me-
speech, as did permanent chairman
Judge Royal of the same city. The
latter, after making long and sincere
plea for the white metal at the ratio of
Is to l, eulogized Senators Vest and
Cockrell of Missouri and other promi-
1ient silver advocates of the East. When
he mentioned the name of ex-COngrone-
man Bland the delegates applauded and
cheered. The platform, which was
unanimously adopted. deals with no
other question but. that of the monetary
issue and favors free coinage at the
(! ratio Of 16 to 1.
After Senator Tillman finished his
| speech the convention reassembled and
completed the delegates at large and
CONVERSATIONAL delegatAh making the
| selections as follows:
Delegates at large-C. S. Thomas of
Arapahoe county, T. J .O'Donnell Of
| Arapahoe, b. Sweeney of Las Animas.
| and Adair Wilson of La Plata.
| Delegates from First congressional
district--R. w. Spear; second, H. H. Sell
domridge.
The convention then adjourned.
Previous to adjournment Hon. Char
les S. Thomas of Denver who was elect
dressed the convention. and his re-
marks regarding the action of the Col
orado delegation at the Chicago con-
vention be considered significant, inas-
much as he Is and has been for many
years q representative Democratic
leader. He censured the present ad-
ministration, concluding his address:
IF, after the efforts of our delegation
at Chicago, silver is not recognized,
will withdraw from the convention
AS Mr.. Thomas will likely lead the
Colorado delegation at Chicago, his ut-
terances in this respect are taken mean
ingly.
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
| LOUISVILLE, KY. April 1.-THE Re-
publican state convention, after two
long and weary sessions adjourned soon
after midnight until 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. While nothing more than or
ganization and a few nominating
speeches were accomplished the result
of the days proceedings served to make
certain the control of the Bradley men,
securing to the governor the endorse
| ment of his state as presidential cam
didate, the adoption of platform to his
liking, containing flat declaration for.
the gold standard. and the selection OF
delegates at large from this state IA
vorable to him. There was a strong
| Mckinley sentiment in the convention.
and friends of the Ohioan were defeated
| by narrow margin on the vote on tenn
| porary organization. After that the
Bradley men had things their own way.
| The convention was called to order at
2:35 p. M. by Hon. John w. Yerlles,
chairman of the state central commit
tee. who made a brief speech congratu-
lating the Kentucky Republicans upon
| the recent victories and nominating for
temporary chairman Judge Thomas 4
| Morrow of Pulaski county.
The Bradley men placed in nomina-
ton George Denny, jr., of Lexington.
The vote resulted: Morrow, SSS AS;
Denny, 742 1-5.
| Judge Morrow, on taking the chair,
| congratulated the Republicans of Ken
| tucky on the progress they had made in
the past three years.
| They should. he said make their ems
| dorsement of sound money unequivocal.
| He favored such protection that every
| laborer in the land may know the Re-
| publican party for his friend. There
| was an enthusiastic demonstration
| when the speaker urged every delegate
| to the support of that superb leader
| the greatest leader any party ever had
| in any state-Gov. w. 0. Bradley.
| Temporary organization was COM
| pleted by the organization of regular
| committees, after which the conven-
tion adjourned.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
FARGO, N. d., April 15.-The Repub-
! lican state convention just closed in
| this city was in some respects the most
| interesting and enthusiastic ever held
| in this state. Free silver was turned
| 1ov-p Tho 1a1ernfac tO the ST T,ol1{a