The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25

ington, $. H. Hill, w. W. Landrum, VIM
Boyce. A. J. Xilker, +. Won Beockmann
Joe Koen. j. II. Caldwell. j. \. Hamll
ton. A. b. Moore, S. NJ. Torbett, j. X
Curl, Albert Burleson. II. b. Marshall
j. A. Patton. a. w. Townsend, y. >
Walker, Jr.
Delegates ut large EX-Governor }. ;
Hogg for delegate at large from Travis
county.
Delegates to senatorial convention-W
T. Hardeman. John J. Ball. I'll Turney
James b. Rodgers. Mcheal Doyle. X. NJ
Swearingen, A. Il. Moore. Henry Moore,
w. T.. Gillespie, Il. W. Riley. DR.. Fields,
w. 5. Wilson.
The minority report suggested the fol
lowing delegates: X. NJ. Swearingen. II.
w. Gregory, J. b. Norwood, r. L. Bats,
j. T.. Kaufman. A. $. BurlesOn, Lewis
Hancock, ]. w. Maxwell, r. NJ. Rector,
II M. Thomson, jeff Johnson.l
Delegates to congressional convention
will. A. S. Burlesop. W. Il. Davis. Paul
beats. Ecklund, 7. W. Gregory, Sam II.
Hill, Jeff Johnson. Ed Kaufman. T.. T..
Keltner Joseph Kuhn. i Il. Lubbock,
Hugh Mcclure. Jeff McLcmore, J. B..
Norwood. X. w. Riley. Joe Rodgers,
Julius SchutZe. ST.. j. Woods Smith. K.
NJ. Thomson. Walter Tips. Andy Iillier.
A minority report was made to the re-
port in the matter of delegates to 90 to
the senatorial convention. This report
was presented by Mr.. L. W. Gregory
who said that the minority report present
ed twelve men who were friendly to Thad
Thomson. while the names suggested by
the minority of the committee were Yet
men.
The first order of business being the
1,N,,t - =, . IL. Il.
state conventions, they were adopted.
The delegation to the congressional con-
vcntion was also adopted.
The matter of accepting the senatorial
delegation came up and it was moved
that Mr. Thomson be heard from as to
his position on silver and the like.
Mr.. Moore of South Austin spoke
against this, saying that in the committee
room it had been understood that nobody
who did NOT favor silver should receive
any support. After some discussion
Mr.. Thomson was invited to address the
convention and did so briefly, saying that
in voting for United States senator. he
proposed, if elected. to abide by the in
structions of this senatorial district. and
that he desired to state that he would
abide by the action of the national con-
vcntion, be it what it might.
At the conclusion of his speech DR..
Fields asked him if he was in favor of
16 to /. He replied that he was not.
but he proposed to abide by the action
of the national convention.
Attorney w. w. Wood asked him if it
was not true that he had said that he
did not propose to stick by the national
convention if it went for silver, and
asked Mr. Jeff Johnson to substantiate
his assertion. Mr.. Johnson said that Mr..
Thomson had never made any such a talk
in his presence and the crowd applauded.
A vote by precincts was then ordered
and resulted in IS 81 votes for tie
Thomson delegation and 20 81 votes for
the Yeti delegation.
The Manor box cast If votes for Yeti.
and one delegate raised a row, saying he
favored Thomson. which resulted in
II 13-14 votes for Yeti and 1 LII votes
for Thomson.
The second ward vote was divided as
between the two, as was also the Sixth
ward.
The fourth ward went votes for
Thomson and l for Yeti.
The majority report was then adopted
and the entire report of the committee
on delegations was adopted.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported as follows:
The Democracy of the county of Tray
is, believing in the capacity of the people
TO govern themselves, and that they ought
to jealousy guard their common interests
rights and liberties, hereby renewing their
devotion to the great and essential princi-
pies for vindication of which the Demo-
cratic party sprang into life century ago,
but do not deem it necessary, at the pres
ent time, to emphasize their views upon
more than one great question of public
policy.
'"The parties to the federal compact
to congress the power to coin
money, and denied to themselves the right
to make anything but gold and silver a
tender in payment of debt. As trustee,
congress is solemnly bound to exercise this
attribute of sovereignty. and can not, in
good faith and duty, shut the mint against
either metal to be legal tender without
limit. When it has fixed the ratio and
determined the weights of coins and open
ed the mint, congress has thereby set the
minimum price in coin for either metal,
and, in the language of the constitution.
has regulated the value" of the coins and
of the metals rs far as is in the power of
human law to regulate them.
"'rhe bimetallic standard is thus en-
DOuleu III our Iulluallcntai law, ana gOlu
and silver are truly the money of the con-
stitution. We. therefore, join our poit-
cal brethren of Texas. and of 20 other
states of the Union and of all the terri
tories and of the District of Columbia. in
demanding:
THAT the minis be open to the coinage
of both metals in any quantity, as deliv-
cred, without charge or discrimination in
favor of or against either; the dollar unit
expressed in silver to contain, as now.
412 II grains, nine-tenths fine and the
dollar unit in gold to contain, as now.
% $40 grains. nine-tenths fine, this being
the ratio of about 16 to l: the silver and
the gold dollar to be legal equivalents
and alike receivable for all public and
private dues.
'Silver, once restored to its old place in
our monetary system. and our sincerity
and faith made manifest. we can admit
with cordial sympathy, not formal inter-
national agreement. but the separate, in
dependent action of nations for the estab-
liShment. in fact, of worldwide bimetal
lism.
That no bonds be issued payable i'll
either metal exclusively, but that all is
sued be payable in coin the term coin in
Guiding the dollar unit in silver and the
dollar unit in gold and its multiples. and
coin of either or both metals, as may be
most convenient to the government, shall
be paid in discharge of such bonds.
That no bonds whatever be issued in
purchase of gold to be used in payment
of obligations legally payable in coin of