The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25


chance to report
In the meantime the gold people tried
10 ma their report 10 omer 10, out tncy
had lost track OF Il and could not hnq u
until the opportunity TO present u had
passed. and the convention awaited the
report OF the silver contingent The
platform was started on IFS way 10y mos
tion for the previous question. when W.
ID. Bynum arose and a wild scene ell
sued. lie was intending 20 offer a rnin-
ority report. The convention endeaNOred
10 howl him down, but he stood bis
ground. Chairman Bell declared him out
OF order and declared the platform adopt
ed, but Mr.. Bynum wildly gesucuialed
and declared that he was acting under
the rules. Each side tried 20 outyel the
other and the police were ordered %
clear the aisles, bat Mr.. Bynum stun
stood untouched.
Senator Turpie was brought forward
and started to speak, but II was i've min-
utes before he could be heard. He was
nually given attention while he made q
silver speech OF some length. All the
time the senator talked Mr. Bynum stood
In the aisle and when the speech was
through again claimed the attention ~
the chair and the confusion was resumed.
over an hour OF confusion was spent In
trying TO get a hearing for Mr.. Bynum.
Chairman Bell ordered the aisles cleared
and this only added 10 the confusion and
uproar. which lasted for fully half an
hour while the chairman rallied at the po-
lice service and the delegates howlod them
selves hoarse.
Maj. Wmfred, silver man Of Evans
Vile. was yelling from the stage to have
Mr. Bynum put out and finally sprung
down TO where the eX-congressman stood
with the intention OF doing Il himself,
but the police interfered ana their was no
alteration.
Finally. when everybody was tired out,
cN-Congressman John y. Lamb, a silver
delegate. moved that Mr.. Bynum be given
hve minutes of time and order was grad
ually restored. A roll call was taken on
Ufh lnh u
slight majority.
When Mr. Bynum took the stage he was
greeted with boots, Kisses and cheers. He
first explained that under the rules OF
the convention he had a right 20 be- heard,
and then read the amendment which he
had intended to offer. This was TO strike
out the financial plank and insert In its
stead the financial plank adopted at the
| Chicago convention In 1892 After reading
this he declared that Grover Cleveland
was for sound money and that ninety per
cent. Of the democrats Of Indiana We're
for Grover Cleveland still. This was
greeted with such storm Of boots and
howls that nothing further could be
heard.
The convention would not listen to an
other word, and Mr. Bynum was finally
compelled TO retire.
The convention then proceeded to NOM
mate a governor, and on the first ballot
b. F. Shively OF South Bend was nomi-
mated, George w. Cooper, who was put
up by tho sound money men, getting less
than 100 votes. This was not a test, how
ever for Lake Tippecanoe and other
| sound money counties voted for Shively.
Tho FIRST ballot for lieutenant-go governor
resulted. John g. Lawler 6s6 NJ. A.
/ Sweeny eco 9-ll; u. y. McGinley, 2ls 2-ll,
/ necessary to a choice, S74.
Before the second ballot for lieutenant
governor was finished Mr.. Sweeny moved
| TO make Il unanimous for John G. Lawler,
which was seconded by E. ID. Mckinley 8
! friends.
a,. ,,,,,.,o,.t tto,, d,a.o.aa alone, For br,,,-.,
in the balloting upon the minor nomina-
! tions. The ticket complete IS as follows:
Delegates at Large-D. W. Voorhees, Of
| Terre Haute, David Turpie OF Indianap-
! oils, G.. V. Menzies OF Mount Vernon and
James McCabe OF Williamsport
Electors az Large-John B. 5toll OF South
| Bend and Jason Il. Brown Of Seymour.
! Governor-B. Il. Shively Of South Bend.
Lieutenant Governor-~John Lawler Of
! Salem
Appellate Judges-E. A. Taylor Of Ev-
ansvlne +. IL. Gavin OF Greensburg.
Thomas r. Davis OF Noblesville. O. j.
Lott OF Munice and George r. Ross Of
Secretary of States NJ. Ralston of Leb-
Auditor-Joseph 7. Tanning of Indian
| apolls.
Treasurer General-J. D. McNutt Of Ter
| re Haute.
Reporter Of Supreme Court-Henry War
/ rum Of Indianapolis.
Superintendent Of Instruotion-w. b.
| Sinclair of Knox.
! State Statistician--O. II. Downey Of Al
! bany.
Following is the platform: I'VE re-
affirm our adherence to and faith Ia the
| democratic doctrine of bimetailsm, and,
| therefore, we demand the Immediate res
| toration of bimetallism by the free and
/ unlimited coinage of both silver and gold
as primary money at the ratio OF l6 to /,
| without waiting the cooperation Of Great
Britain or any foreign power, all such
coinage to be full legal tender IN the pay
| ment of all debts, public and private
! Resolved, That we believe that the ex-
| isting tariff laws Will be rully equal to all
| demands for needed revenue for the ex-
penses Of the government, economically
/ administered under the conditions which
will arise from the restoration Of bimet-
! allism.
1--WE are opposed to the redemption and
| final cancellation of the United States
| greenbacks, or any other notes or certih-
/ Gates issued by the United States, to cir
| culate as money, such redemption and
| cancellation necessarily involving an in
| crease Of the public debt by the issue of
! bonds and "a reduction OF the ctrrencv
We demand a sufficient stable volume 6f
| money, gold, silver and paper, to meet
| the requirements Of our growing popuia-
ton and the constant increase OF our pro-
| ductive Industries.
| 1--WE protest against the Increase Of fha
! public debt by the Issue Of interest-bear-
| ing bonds, or otherwise, In time Of peace.
| ana IL the redemption clause of the So
| called Sherman resumption act Of 1875 au-
thorizes, as is claimed. the right Of the
| treasury department to issue interest
| bearing bonds without limit without the
| express and definite authority Of Congress
as to each issue Of such bonds, we de-
| mand that this provision OF such act be
! Internationally repealed. The democra tie
party has never believed that a public
| debt is a public blessing. We demand that
| obligations of the government in every
form be paid and redeemed IN conformity
| with the laws under which they were Is
| sued, in coin, gold and silver, al the op-
| ton Of the government Of the United
States, and not at the option Of the cred
itor.
1--WE do most earnestly sympathfze with
| the people of the island Of Cuba in their
| gallant struggle against the Spanish mon
| archy for freedom and Independence. We
| believe that public war exists in Cuba
| and that the parties thereto ought TO be
accorded all the rights OF belligerepts.,'
other planks favor legislation friendly
| to labor, state arbitration, liberal nen.
/ sions election Of United States senators
| bv direct vote. compliments Senators
| Voorhees, and Turpie. indorse Gov MAJ
thews. and earnestly commend him n
| full confidence Of success at the eIectfon
| to the democracy Of the United States. az