The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
Colombo and Missouri Demo
Gratis Go on Record.
STRONG ron FREE COINAGE.
Dsiegates VIII walk Out n Defeafed
at Chicago Bland Boom Launched
at sedasia and Water Thrown In the
Kace Of the Gold Leader.

Denver. April lS.-The Democratic state
convent tor. hsi1 here TOD 8. after adopt
ins a free silver platform and elec,sng one
delegate at large. adjourned at SD ID
night AS Senator TiIlman vas to spesk
In the same thezter n which the coryen-
ton vas uansacilng IFS business il was
impossible 70 proceed with further cleo
rcns Until after the ex-governor had I'm
txhsd. The theater was packed with peo-
pie anxious 10 hear Senator Tillnan speak.
Thousands Of persons were unable TO OBJ
tain admitsanee
Seldom has a political leader received
such an ovation In Denver as did Senator
Tiiiman tonight. The senator prefaced his
speech with a history OF the Democratic
and Republican parties. He soon dr.f.ed
INTO sarcastic arraignment Of President {
cleveland and the present admsnts ira tscn.
He remarked: who IL this man &c Wash
ingtcn City masQuerading in the clothes
Of Jefferson and preteniing TO be intro
ducing reforms9 God. that the name Of
Democracy should be dlsgrzced by such q
man a. Grover Cleveland" He spoke In
this same strain when referring 10 Senator
Sherman. Mckinley and Secretary Car
Isle. He concluded: We are face TO face
with crisis. Men are casting about to
mad out where the shoe pinehes-"
He urged the Democrats ard Republicans
alike TO holt al their respective national
conventions should gold platforms be
adopted. and assured the gold delegates
that the South would stard solid with the
West should IT be necessary 10 leave ths
convention hail"
Ii was an anti-administration convention
throughout. Temporary Chairman Nc
Aiiney, OF Puebla. made a strong silver
speech. as did the permanent chairman,
Judge Royal. OF the same city. The latter.
after making long and sincere plea In
favor OF the white metal at the ratio OF
Is to !, eulogized Senators Vest and Cock
rell of Missouri. and other nrominent sil-
yer advocates OF the East. When he men,
TONED the name OF ex-congressmar Bland
the delegates applauded and cheered
The platform. which was unanimously
adopted, deals with no other question but
that of money. and favors free coinage at
the ratio of 16 to l. The platform Is as
follows:
The Democratic party OF Colorado
pledges its unwayering devotion 10 all the
down by Thomas jefferson and Andrew
Jackson. Believing that the evils that now
oppress the people are the direct result Of a
departure from the true principles Of De-
mocracy. that the policy inaugurated by
the Republican party for the contraction
Of The currency and for many years cont,n-
ued by II. TO the gradual ard certain I'M
poverishment OF the people. n the face OF
steadfast opposition from the Democratic
party. but adopted and approved by the
present administration, has resulted IN the
creation Of an enormous bonded debt In a
period OF profound peace. visiting a deadly
blight on every industry and carrying dis
couragement and d.smay into the house
hold Of every wealth producer in the land:
that there never can be condition Of gen
erl welfare until the volume of a sound
and stable currency is equal to the demand
OF Industrial and commercial pursuits; that
the first step ia this direction should be the
immediate restoration of silver to the
place 1t occupied In the currency OF the
world for centuries previous TO 1913; We
therefore favor the immediate restoration
OF the free and unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of Is
to l. as such coinage existed prior to 1873,
without waiting FOR the aid OF consent OF
other nations, such gold and silver to be
fun legal tender for all debts, public and
private
Charles S. Thomas, of Denver, who was
elected deisgate-at-large by acciamation.
addressed the convention. and his remarks
regarding the action OF the Colorado dele
cation at the Chicago convention were con-
sidsred significant, inasmuch as he Is and
has been for maay years representative
Democratic leader. He censured the pres
ent administration In strong terms FOR
inr.T aSAsoA ist .SSA-hs tNiit@s SN-4Ns .
his address: III. after the efforts of our
delegation at Chicago. silver Is not recog-
n.xed. / Will withdraw from the conven-
tioa'' As Mr. Thomas will likely lead the
. Colorado delegation at Chicago, hts utter
ances in this respect are taken meanlngiy.
After Tlilman finished hts speech the con-
yentlou re-assenlbied and completed the
delegates al large and congressional dele
gates. making the selections as follows:
delegates Al large, c. 5. Thomas. CT Ara
pahoe county: T, ]. o'Donnsli. OF Arapa-
hoe: B. Sweeney. Of Las Animas. and lAaair
Wilson. Of La Plata Delesste from First
congressional district. r. w. Spear: Sec
ond. II. II. ss!domridge. The convention
shar "A insf~neA