Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-23
CONVENTION IN DETAIL.

Silver Men Have Everything Their Own
Way-Bland's Name Received With Tre-
mendOus Cheers-Crged to Remember
the Principles OF Jefferson and Jack
son.
The Democratic state convention to
elect delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention in Chicago, convened
in Woods opera house, Sedalia, April
Is. The convention was called to order
by Chairman Maffitt of the state COM
mittee, who introduced Master Harry
Miller, aged 5 years, who was placed
upon a table and sounded the Assem-
bly," with a silver cornet. his effort
bringing down the house. After
prayer by Rev. j. s. Meyers, pastor of
the Christian church, Chairman Maffitt
announced the temporary officers of
the convention, as follows: Hon. W.
II. Hatch, Hannibal, chairman; Hon.
jeff Pollard, St. Louis, secretary; L.
]. Garrett. Lincoln county, sergeant
alarms; D. L. Gordon, Cole county,
chief doorkeeper. Chairman Hatch
was introduced and addressed the con-
vention.
mr. HATCH'S SPEECH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-I thank the state
central committee for the distinguished honor
conferred, which enables me to preside over
the greatest state convention that ever assem-
bled in the state Of Missouri within the mem
DRY of living man. All state conventions have
their duties; this one stands for the protection
Of the oppressed people Of this nation and
feel like singing: Praise God, from whom all
blessings f1ow" For twenty years have stood
side by side with my distinguished colleague,
Mr.. Bland. (The cheers that followed the mem
ton Of the name OF Bland were so loud and
prolonged as to interrupt the speaa er for sew
eral minutcs.)
''We have trod along year after year. and
session after session OF congress- believing
that the powers that be would give US relief
Now our long-deferred hope is about to be
realized. see before me the. action Of that
great convention that will assemble at Chica-
go wheeling into line in accord with those
splendid principles which Missouri gave to
them in the spring"
If We nominate democratic candidates who
are for bimetallism.' said he. there will be no
third party We have been divided before.
and that is what beat us. Stand by the prin-
ciples of your party and carry them to Chicago
and invite every honest and candid man who
believes with US to cast his vote with It
matters not whether he has strayed into the
gold camp of John Sherman or into the popu-
list camp While the lamp holds out to burn,
the vileSt sinner may return. We will para
lyze the gold standard men worse in Novem-
Der than We will here to-day We will be
freed from the money power ard freed from
INC oiu cii4UeS anu CotHOlNeS WHlfn nave nung
over us for twenty years. Amidst Ii all will
be heard the saddest vail ever heard, the vail
of the wandering democrat who has strayed
from the fold when the shouts OF victory are
heard: Backward, turn backward, o time in
your fight; make me democrat again just
for tonight
WELCOMED BY THE MAYOR.
Mayor P. ID. Hastian delivered
brief address of welcome. He COM
plimented the convention as being
made up of as fine looking body of
representative men as he had ever
met, and. as he scanned their faces,
he thanked God that he was a Mis-