Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-24

CnStEdle VueF approval.
When he reached that portion of his
address where he said that he was n
no condition TO make another cam
paign, there were loud cries Of disap-
proval, no. no was the cry. You
must accept. We Will have no one
else" and the like, until finally two
thirds of the audience w3s on its feet
demanding that he head the State
ticket.
He concluded his talk at 4:45 and for
fully five minutes the crowd cheered
and applauded, waved handkerchiefs
and threw hats in the air. After the
cyclone of applause had ceased, Con-
gressman Champ C,ark,of Missourl.who
came here with a delegation in behalf
o. Richard p. Bland's presidential can
didacy. was called on. He paid nigh
tribute TO Governor Atgeld and said
if the Democrats of the country would
display as much enthusiasm next fall
as their representatives have displayed
here. the Republicans will be buried
ont of sight. He referred to the nomi-
nation of Mckinley at ST. Louis. Al
the mention of McKinley's name there
were Kisses heard from all parts OF the
house.
Nicholas Perrin was called for and
pronounced a caustic criticism upon
the present national administration.
When he made mention of Secretary
Carlisle. there followed a storm OF
hisses. The committee On resolutions
submitted the following platform:
We favor tue soundest and safest money
known TO man. and as experience mas
shown that this consists of both gold and
silver with equal rights of coinage and fuH
legal tender power we demand the repeal
of that Republican and plutocratic legis-
lation which demonetiz5d silver and re-
duced 1t TO the basis Of token money, &C.
stroving by one-haH the stock of real
money and by doubling the work to be done
by gold doubled its purchasing power so
that the farmers and producers have to
give twice as much work to get dollar as
they formerly had. and found it hard 10
meet the debts. interest, taxes and fixed
charges which were not lowered. In this
way the market for those things which the
mechanic and labOrer produced was de-
stroye5 and the factories had TO shut down.
But by thus taking out OF the commercial
world one-half Of its blood. industry and
trade have been paratyzed and idleness
and misery have been spread over the civ
iizd world. With the richest natural re-
sources. with a most Industrious, frugal
and enterprising population. and with the
most abundant harvests our people are IN
| distress.
Having learned through bitter experience
that Wall street has controlled the finan-
cial legislation at Washington, and know
! ing tha, every effort would be made to de-
/ feat the will Of the people. we deem ii
/ proper 20 be explicit in our declarations.
/ Actuated by the foregoing principles and
desiring the prosperity Of the people, We
, demand the immediate restoration Of tbs
free aud unlimited coinage Of both gold and
silver as a standard money. at the ratio OF
sixteen ounces Of silver 70 one ounce OF
gold Of equal fneness. with full legal ten
| der power to each metal. without waiting
for or depending on any other nation or
| earth: and the delegates from this conven-
| tion TO the national Democratic convention
are instructed 10 use all honorable means
| TO secure a similar declaration by said na-
| ti0nal convention and TO support only such
men for the Presidency as are in full and
pronounced sympathy with these prirci-
pies.
We are also opposed to the contraction
OF the currency by the retirement Of any
part Of the outstanding treasury notes.
We favor a tariff for revenue only and
declare that the government should collect
no more taxes than necessary TO defray the
| expenses Of the government, honestly and
| economically administered.
A minority report was offered opposing
the plank which instructed the delegates
at large to vote as a unit.
J. r. Williams. Of White county. spoke
In favor of the minority report and ex-
/ Congressman G. ". Fithian against it.
The minority report was laid on the Ia
ble and the platform as read was adopted
by viva voce vote. The convention then
proceeded 70 nominate candidates. Judge
W. H. Prentiss. Of Chicago. placed Alt
geld I'm nomination for Governor. At the
mention OF the Governors name the audi
euce cheered entausiasgtically. In con-
/ clusiou he-said that AIr. Altgeld must be
/ the Democratic candidate With him the
party would sweep the State next fall
/ Without him defeat was almost certain
I As he ended ard said he placed in uomiua-
| tion John Z. Aljseld. the delegates and
/ every one else IN the house arose and foi
/ five minutes there was an uproar. There
was a motion that Altgld be nominated by
| a rising vote and every delegate arose
/ The audience went wild with delight
| When the enthusiastic uproar subsided the
I chairman declared the Governor to be The
nominee.
The nomination for Lieutenant Governor
was then declared in order. Monroe c
, Crawford. Of Union county. was nominated
/ aad a motion was made 70 nominate hin
/ by reclamation. 1t prevailed ana he was
unanimously nominated.
The nomination of the other State ofH.
GERS followed and the convention al,
/ jourued
CLANS GATHERING AT SARATOGA