New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25

amid great enthusiasm.
In obedience to this order. the silver delegates
from the With District left the hall but the goa
delegates never left their seats. and there was
period of almost riotous confusion WllIe Wv, eaS
move was being made. After the silver men hau
left the hall j. T. Mccullough. Of Marion Coun-
~ offered a report Of the With District meet
ing-that is. the gold wing Of it-but the Chalr
peremptorily declared It out Of order ana oe-
clared that the report OF the Resolutions COM
mittee was the order Of business
The With District" said Mr. McCullougn
calmly would Ike very much TO participate In
this convention, and again beg to offer the re-
port Of the meeting" ,
That is past and gone" said Chairman Bell
with smash of his gavel. There was 80 much
confusion that recess Of thirty minutes was
ordered to give a chance ior the With Distrct
silver men report. In the mean time the gol.
people tried to find their report to ofer Il, ou.
they had lost track of IL and could not ma !,
until the opportunity to present IT had passed
and the convention awaited the report Oh the
silver contingent
THE POLICE CALLED IN.
The platform was started on its way by mo-
ton for the previous question when W. d. Byhuih
arose and a wild scene ensued He was intending
to offer minority report. The convention en-
deavored to howl him down. but ne etood his
ground Chairman Bell declared him out Of ORDER
and declared the platform adopted, but Bynum
wildly gesticulated and declared that ne was act
Ing under the rules. Each side tried to outyen
the other and the police were ordered 10 clear t'ie
a,ses but Bynum still stood untouched senator
Turpe was brought forward ana starred 10 spear spear
but II was five minutes before he could be heard
He finally secured attention While ne mace Sill
yer speech of some length. All the time the SeIa
tor talked Bynum stood in the aisle anu W.
Turple's speech finished he again deTanoeu
attention. and confusion was resumed. over an
hour was spent in trying to get nearing ioi
Bynum. , 49,.
CHAIRMAN Bell ordered the asles cleared but
this only added to the confusion and uproar'
which lasted for fully half an hour WIZ io .
chairman rallied at the police and the usies" s
howied themselves hoarse. Major Winlreu ST
yer man, Of Evansville was Yelling from INC
stage to have Bynum put out. and hnaliy splanks
down to where the ex-COngressman STOOD WIZ
the intention Of doing 1t himself put the poi0o
interfered. and there was no altercatoh'
HOOys AND HOWLs FOR CLEVELAND
Finally waen everybody was tired out, ex-Con-
,,rass,oor 1obn y Lamb. silver delegate moved
that Bynum have five minutes Of time, and oroef
was gradually restored A rollcall was taken on
th;s notion and it was carried by slight MAJOR
,v When Mr. Bvnum took the stage ne was
greeted with boots Kisses and cheers lie liis ~
plainel that under the rules OF the coh'eie'" W.
had right 10 be heard. and tnen redu -, ~
amendment which he had intended 10 ol1er' ms
was 10 strike ont the financial plank ana ihSeit ~
IT'S stead plank adopted at the Chlcae1 Noi W.,
ticn in 1892 After reading this, ne declaIei va. va.
Grover Cleveland was for sound money ana 'iat
90 per cent Of the Democrats or indland W. -
Grover Cleveland still. This was gree,ea YIN
"A
Their could be heard. The convention wou na IN,
listen TO another word, and Bynum was many
compelled TO retire.
THE PLATFORM.
The principal planks Of the platform, as finally
adopted are as follows:
We reafiirm our adherence to and faith IN . de
Democratic doctrine. bimetallisn ana Inealsn, by
the free and unlimited coinage OF o9 DOVE ~ With
gold as rrmay none al ne Of Great Britain
any other foreign Power al! such colaa s ,Vhijc
full legaltender in the payment OF all ueD'7' P'''N
Resolved. That we believe the existing tarln laws
nua for the expenses Of the Government econom
cay administered under the G0ndi,D s "'''" WIN
We opposed to the Redemption @m1 hn or
., ote or cerdcates issued by the United
States circulate money such reueinpron ant Of
the public debt by the issue OF bonds ana reu"o
w Ne demand a sufficient stable volume Of money;
gold silver and paper. 10 meet the re!uremen.s o
growHg pG'pua, Hn t and the constant increase
We protest against the increase of the pI6le ases
II; time o: peace and If the redemption clause Of the
so-caIed sherman Resumption Ac; Of la5 au'h9 s
partment 70 issue interest bearing bonds without
limit without the express and definite authority OF
concress as TO each issue OF such bonds. We de-
rnard that this provision OF such act be uncond-
hheeycy1 tbat public debt is public blessing
We demand that Obligations of the Governrnent IN
with Syfy the hS laws uSder Which they issued in
coin g9d and syeS at the and Sp nS at G the Of
We do most heartily sympathize with the people
against the Spanish monarchy for freedom ana IN
Sra snS that the parties thereto ought to be
corded all the rights Of beligerents -, Hon Claude
Matthews. Governor of Indiana, as having been
s %T Sis Executive genius and capacity for public
effars. az well as his ngn persohh In'rSII1i A,i
t an IN be- ms IS4hy Of higher honor We
therefore. earnestly commend him. IN fu: commence
tinted States as a candidate for the Prcsldency;
Convention are hereby instructed their votes
IN hls favor for tho Presidency hrst. las, ana an
The thirty DELEGATES selected to represent the De
Vention are Instructed 20 vote as a unit upon all
questions involving platform or candidates IN that
Convention.
THE STATE TICKET NOMINATED.
The convention then proceeded to nominate
candidate for Governor and on the first ballot b.
+. shively. of South Bend. was nominated George
w Cooper. who was put up by the sound-money
men. getting lese than hundred votes This
was not a test. however, for Lake Tippecanoe and
other sound-money counties voted for Shively.
The convention dragged along for hours in the
!. work of balloting upon the minor nominations.
The ticket complete IS as follows
DelegdteS-at-large-D. w No"i"t's, iti'c
Haute: David Turpie indianapolis; g. V. Men
zes Mount Vernon; James McCabe, Williams
port. t...
Electors-at -large-John r. Stoll, South Bend;
Jason B. Brown. Seymour
Governor b. = Shively. South Bend; Lieuten-
ant-Cfovernor John Lawer, Salem: Appellate
Judges f. A. Taylor. Evansville; F. F. Gavin,
(,reensburg; Thomas p. Davis Noblesviile: o. j.
Lott Muncie: George f. Ross. Logansport; Score
etary Of State. s NJ Raston, Lebanon; Auditor,
Joseph r. Tanning. Indianapolis; Treasurer-Gen-
eral J. C. McNutt Terre Haute; Reporter OF Su-
irene Court. Henry Warrrm. lndianapolis Su-
pcrintendent of instruction w. Is. Sinclair, Knox;
State Statlstician. 0. n. Downey. Albany.