The San Francisco call., 1896-06-25
Hot Fight Over the Seating of
the Marion County
Delegation.
PLANKs FOR THE PLATFORM.
Governor Claude Matthews the Choice
for the Presidential
Nomination

and although the small gold minority
made desperate struggle they were
turned down" mercilessly and a silver
platform adopted. The delegates at large
are: D. W. Voorhees,, David Turpie, G. Y.
Menzies and James McCabe.
The State ticket is as follows: Governor,
B. F. Shively, South Bend; Lieutenant
Governor, John Lawler, Salem; Secretary
of State, S. NJ. Ralston, Lebanon; Auditor,
Joseph T. Tanning, Indianapolis; Treas
urer. Morgan Chandler, Greenfield; Attor-
ney-General, J. G. McNutt. Terre Haute.
Nominations for Appellate Judges, Super
inteudent of Public Instruct ton and State
Statistician were also made.
The convention was one OF the stormiest
ever held in the State, the proceedings at
times being almost riotous. The first row
came when the report of the credentials
committee was read, displacing the gold
contestants of Marion County. The con-
fusion was so great that q recess of thirty
minutes had to be taken. After this,
when the platform had been read, W. d.
Bynum, on behalf of the gold men, tried
to offer minority report.
Chairman Bell declared him out of
order, but Bynum would not down.
Finally, after an hour and half of wild
scenes, during which personal alterations
were narrowly prevented in one or two in
stances Bynum was given five minutes
and made motion to strike out the dnan-
cial plank and insert III its stead the plank
adopted at Chicago in 1892. Such storm
of boots and howls greeted this that
Mr.. Bynum was compelled TO leave the
platform.
The convention then adopted the
original resolutions and completed its
business.
The convention was called to order this
morning at TomIinson's Hall by State
Chairman Sterling b, Holt. The conyen-
ton will nominate the full State ticket
from Governor down, will select delegates
to the National Convention and Presi-
Dental electors. In the matter of nomi-
nations there is as yet little indication of
the action of the convention, except that
none who is not radical free silver man
stands the ghost of a show of receiving
any favors at the hands of the gathering.
D. F. Shively of South Bend, red-hot
silver man, probably leads for the Guber-
material nomination.
All over the building were tastefully
decorated flags and big autographs of
Claude Matthews, Indiana's choice for the
Presidency. No other Democratic face ap-
peared upon tine walls. President Cleve-
lands likeness was conspicuous by its alb
sence from the decorations as well as his
name from the platform.
The report of the Oregon delegation de-
veloped the fact that the silver people had
made new move to down the Marion
County gold crowd by not recognizing the
district meeting of the night before and
requiring the Seventh District to hold an
other meeting with the silver contestants
seated.
As soon as the report was read Judge
Branyan moved as substitute the name
of J. G. Shanklin for that of Menzie. By
mum called for a rollcaIl on the original
motion, but was interrupted by Shanklin
himself, who came forward 10 Withdraw
his name. He was greeted with cries OF
'Nol Mop There was the widest de-
light when he branched off into silver
speech. A viva voce vote was taken on
the adoption of the whole report. 1t was
declared carried. though the noes were in
the majority. This carried with it the
throwing out of the Seventh District Sc
lections.
Holt at once introduced Permanent
Chairman Senator Bell Of Fort Wayne.
The Marion County row was lmmedi-
ately precipitated upon the convention
after the speech of the permanent chair
man. Bellamy read the report OF the
credentials committee, the silver men
evidently having the better OF it. The
report closed with a resol ution ordering
the delegates of the Seventh District as
| made up by the credentials committee TO
retire and make new selections for dele
gates and Congressman. The report was
| adopted under the operation OF the
previous question amid very great con-
fusion. In obedience to the order the
silver delegates from the Seventh left the
hall, but the gold delegates never left
their seats.
The platform was started on its way by
a motion for the previous question. By
mum arose and a wild scene ensued. The
convention endeavored to howl him down.
Chairman Bell declared him out OF order
and then declared the platform adopted,
but Bynum gesticulated and declared that
he was acting under the rules.
The financial and tariff planks in the
platform are as follows:
We reafirm our adherence to and faith in
the Democratic doctrine of bimetallism, and
| therefore we demand the immediate restora-
ton of bimetallism by the free and unrestricted
| coinage OF both silver and gold as primary
money, at the ratio of 16 to /, without waiting
| the cooperation of Great Britain or other for
| eign power, all such coinage to be full legal
| tender in the payment of all debts, public and
| private.
| RESOLVED, That we believe the existing tariff
| will be fully equal to all demands for needed
revenue for the expenses of the Government,
| economically administered under the condi-
| tions which will arise from the restoration OF
| bimetallism.
| The remainder of the platform favors
prompt adjustment, punctual and regular
| payment of all pensions; believes in ac-
cording all the rights of belligerency to
the people of Cuba; favors the election of
United States Senators by direct vote of