The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-24
STRONGHOLD
OF GOLD.
New York's Democracy AS
sembled in Convention
at Saratoga.
LEADERS ARE HOPEFUL
The Great Battle To Be Fought
in a Spirit Of Friendship
and Progress. +,
JOHN BOYD TEACHERS SPEECH
Canton's Puppet Napoleon = List
of the Delegates to
Chicago.
JOHN BOYD TEACHERS SPEECH

SARATOGA, N Y, June a. 1Ss6-The
town assumed convention aspect this
morning. Flags were swung to the breeze
and bunting hung from store fronts and
hotel piazzas giving Broadway gala
appearance. Convention Hail has been
decorated for the occasion. Portraits of
Grover Cleveland, Senator Hill and Ros-
well P. Flower are hung above the plat.
form. Large accessisns to the crowd of
Democrats who are here to select dele
gates-at-large and to name district dele
gates to the National Convention at
Chicago on July Z, came in on bhe morn.
Ing trains. There was a noticeable lack
Of noise and excitement, an absence of
brass bands and the hurrah with which
Democrats are wont to capture conven-
ton town. Instead of wire pulling and
skirmishing for support, there is quiet
talk and speculation as to what will
happen at Chicago.
Mr. Whitney Senator Hill and ex-Gov-
ernor Flower each declared to all anxious
Democrats who approached them that
the situation is not as bad as it has been
painted. They express confidence of a
victory for sound money at Chicago and
declare their belief that a financial plank
can be worded so that it will hold the
gold standard Democrats Of the East,
and all Western Democrats VINO favor
bi-netall.sm. The free silver detection,
they claim, viii be no greater than the
Republican party has suffered. The
exact wording ef the plank which win
se presented for adoption here mas not
been divulged, and will not be until the
Committee on Resolutions has been ap-
mn r1ff 10 a-&r. = s& -
changes are made IN the c5rlfnistae it
will declare first and most empifasicaliy
for International bi-metallism. TIE party
Will pledge its efforts 10 bring tnat about
at the earliest day. That declara ton,
it is believed, should satisfy rhe silver
Democrats of the West, and should not
aEenalte the sound money men of the
East, as it is only more emphatic dec
laration of what both Democratic and
Republican parties have stood for in sew
eral campaigns.
Following the bimetallie declaration
Will be an assurance that the present gold
standard VII be maintained until interna-
tional agreement to recognize both metals
Mr.. Whitney and Senator Hin believe
: such plank will win at Chicago and
will prevent a split in rhe party after the
convention.
Inc Suban plank Whlch was drawn
up by Congressman William Sulzer and
submitted to Senator hil1 and other lead
.as.e nis-.e' WIN no. 20 IN the platform.
AS it is proposed to endorse the Cleveland
admin straltion strang Cuban plank
utpht nor no cors5es5
fore the Cuban question viii be treated
by separate resolution to be presented
by Mr. Sulzer after the platform is asopt-
"a Tbe. ~a-o,,,.t,,, -, = ssas -, e.
,s'f se-'o.a.ion feaos as sloiio"s:--
we synpalnize Wltn pne crave and
l lsrolc Cu9ans IN snelr struggle to achieve
,a,a1,.a afeeu9m s11d ann 1noependence ana de-
noslcs ana cohuemn the atrocltles, the
Spanish ms ,,o soldiers under the Spanish nag
IN tne Island OF Cuba.
sanss diesr;ats lroin me Various Gongres-
gat tr'c and thls forenoon and selected dis.
frlce Ils ueiegaLeS ana ana aiiernales 70 go "a
e,rsed h, ttn le 5aepaT1i.ea MO were re-
one ,one-third representation which they had
.i cssa. "a, ueciare tnsy WIN go peIore
out of the convention entirely will still
rapporn eopp ed ane5 1emocra.le @ nominee a. Gni-
adopted there.
A large floral piece. standing upon an
easel was placed on the platform at the
side of ~tfle Speakers table. 1t bore the
take. and the world is ours, Just be-
fore the opening Of the convention the
inscription sieSns was aaoa rsmeyed ,ss s.,, a
snrinlslng Of neonle IN The a'n nlaly fors
seats and not dozen deiegafes ie ties seats
,;,4 Msl5s oesuplsa. q nuallper. =. Iaales ~ y
eriSht sulniner oecppaeQ seats
Shortly after twelve O'clock delegates
rleds N ana TOOK pnelrs pla ces. II IS ex-
pected that a short recess will be taken
after the committees are appointed. and
that the convention will finish ITS worl
before six O'Clock.