The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-06
Quotation from His Enthusiastic
Speech as the Missouri state
Convention Yesterday.
THE SESSION In NEBRASKA
CONVENTION WAITING FOR THE RE-
PORT FROM THE ABILENE POPS.
Joint Committee Instructed to Insist
on Retaining the Bryan and
SswaIl Electors. a
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JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Aug. 5.-The
Democratic State conN ention met to-day
and held three sessions. The third one
lasted until long after midnight. A plat
form was adopted favoring, among other
things. the free coinage OF silver at the ra-
tio of le to / without waiting for the CO.
operation of foreign nations and the State
ticket partially selected. Lon v. Stevens.
OF Cooper county. was unanimously NOM
mated for Governor, all the other candi-
dates having been withdrawn. There was
an exciting contest for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. which was not decided until after
five ballots had been taken. A. II. Bolte.
Of Franklin county was finally selected.
A o. Lesuere, of Lafayette county, the
present incumbent was unanimously NOM
mated for Secretary OF State An adjourn
ment was then taken until tomorrow,
when the ticket will be completed.
Ii after IL o'clock when the Demo-
cratic convention was called to order. The
various districts selected presidential
electors, all of whom are strong free-silver
men.
The committee was organized and all the
gold-standard Democrats eliminated. Judge
James Gibson, of Kansas City, was tempo
rary chairman and made strong silver
speech, in which he said the motto on the
silver dollar ought TO be changed to in
God We trust and in the Democratic par
ty." Senator Charles f. Peers. of Warren,
was chosen permanent chairman.
United States Senator Vest. who was in
the hall, responded TO repeated calls for
a speech, which was received with cheers.
He explained how AIR. Bland had been de-
feated at Chicago. The nomination Of Bry-
an, he said the result CT an honest
impulse and showed that the programme OF
the convention was not a cut and dried az
fair. The platform adopted at Chicago. de-
clared the Senator, was Democratic i'm ev-
cry word and syllable, and he felt certain
that Missouri would give IL an unprece-
dented majority. The question involved In
the canvass was too serious TO be disposed
of BY epithets. If the silver issue was a
lunacy, then Mr.. Cleveland had been I'm
lunatic asylum for four years, because a
majority of his Cabinet was al one time
made up of silver lunatics. IL the Senator
believed the restoration of silver at 16 to
would give the country dishonest curren-
cy he would tear his tongdc out before he
would vote for it, The income tax, Ae oSfi-
sidered the best piece of legislation pre-
sented TO the country I'm years. No man.
he said. ever doubted its constitutionality
while IL was pending in the Senate, even
Mr. Hill at that time. But Mr. Hill has
since then changed his views in regard
it as he did TO silver.
William Williams. of Bonneville, placed
Lon V. Stevens, of Cooper, in nomination
for Governor, under suspension Of the
rules. James r. Waddil, OF St. Louis and
David Ball, of Pike were Withdrawn and
Stevens's nomination made unanimous.
The committee on resolutions reported az
9 o'clock and the platform was adopted
without debate. IL indorses the Chicago
platform and Bryan and Sewal, fayors the
free coinage OF silver at the ratio OF six
teen to one, without waiting for the co.
operation of any other nation. and making
silver coin legal tender for the pays1ent OF
all public and private debts The STATE nd-
miniStration is commended.
The following were placed in nomination
for Lieutenant Governor: John A. Lee, OF
ST. Louis; James Davidson. of Marion;
Theodore X. Gashell. of Clay; John b
O'Meara, of St. Louis; George T. Dunn. OF
Lincoln: a. III. Boite. of Franklin: +. g.
McCarty, OF Cape Girardeau. Balloting was
not started until 10 o'clock. First ballot re-
suited: Lee, 10l; Davidson CO; Gashell. ";
O'Meara. e5: Dunn, IS: Bolte. IS; McCarty.
%.
The second. third and fourth ballots for
Lieutenant Governor resulted in no nomi-
nation. Before the fifth ballot was COM
menced the name of Mr.. Dunn was with
drawn. The ballot resulted in the nomins-
tion of Mr.. Bolte. but before the was
announced Mr. Lyon withdrew the name
OF Mr.. Lee. and Mr.. Bolte's nomination was
made unanimous.