Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-21
TELBGRAPHIC.
iowa CONVENTION.
The Permanent ChaIImll Makes a
Free Silver Speech.
gyrnusllsM FOR tx.GOy. DOIrs.


DUBUQUE, lows, May 2O.--li Wa
e.sO wneu the convention was calloi
10 order. The committee ON per-
manebt organization reported In favor
Of T.. NJ. Cary Of Delaware county o.
permanont chairman. His inlIodue'
lion by Temporary Chairman Wrigh'
brought forth cheers from the conven.
ton,
Chairman Cary shid' -Four years
ago the platforms Of b,th the great par
lice declared for the coinage aud use
Of silver a. standard money. They
appeared quite fair TO tbs casual Oh
server, but ON close inspection were
f1npd 20 contain secret trap.doors large
enough to nllow the escape Of every
gold standard official. Iuere are only
Two sides TO this question. IL Is bimut'
uilism against the bingle gold STANDARD.
There il no middle ground for any
Marty to honestly stand upoa, aud
should such NJ attempt be made In
This campaign the object viii DO to do.
ceIvo and retrlbuii0n viii follow
uTho men who produce no wealth,
the men who are Interested IN making
the wealth they now possess double IA
actual value, are striving 70 regulate
tue volume Of the country's money.
As SOON ~ they succeeded In cloting
the mints against the coinage OF silver
they commenced campaign Tor the
destruction of the greeubacks, anu
kent Congress from taking ils usual
holiday recess last December In dta.
pofate attempt TO reduce the volume OF
our money by dcslf0Yinga thifd OF our
present stock"
Michael Healy Of Fort Dodge mado
n speech that kept the cnlhusiAsm go-
Ing Tor another half hour. Mt. Hes.
LEWIS casiigntlon Of gold men Tor their
threatened bolt last night caused thom
10 hiss the speaker, but tho silver dele.
gates drowned them with cheers. AZ
Inc conclusion Of Hoaley's address
nominations oi delegates NJ large were
proceeded wilh'
J., j. sheets Of PottAwattomio, lin n
euIogirtic speech that tested the rnthu-
sinsm Of tue convention, nominated
Hpfaro Boies nH nf6t delegate and
chairman OF the Iowa delegation. Boiea
was elected hy n unanimous vote. \.
ID. Evans OF wapello, VIII A, Wells
Of sioux county and L.. Il. Gonung Of
Fremont were then elected delegates
IN turn.
During the election Of delegates the
committee sent Tor Ex-Governor Boles,
his appearance being the signal foT
another enthusiastic demonetTation ,
and Ut the conclusion OF the election
OF delegates no sale;
Hwhen this battle began few
weeks ago / wns doterminoi that the
masses OF the DemoctAtic party OF this
great state Of Iowa should be heard on
This occasion. 1 believed, NJ l believe
now, that there were many occasions,
ia many conventions OF political par
ties, where the views OF tbe people
have been silunced. AZ far NJ | was
coucstneu, / was determined tue
Democracy Of Iowa should speak,
L believe tnis ~ the safety and the only
safety any political party on eAttb,
And 90 / say " you that when Bee
sueh a convention as this, whose dele
cations have been selected Ia the way
tlnt the delegations Vi this convention
have been sulecled. 1t Is source O
qualification that / am unable to UG'
pFsss ia tho English language. /
waut you iram this time forward lC
know that Ia lowaslhe spirit OF The
Democratic parry lies within 10
massrs, (spplAus and FROM this t,m'
furwAtu want tue mas'eu OF lh'
Demt era 10 party u take 10 drsllniel
into TIER ow u hsuds, anu " they DO
assuFr you Inst thu ID m cratic pafll