Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-28
GOVERNMENT PAPER OPPOSED.
Louisiana Gold Democrats Want the
Notes Redeemed.

Louisiana Gold Democrats Want the
Notes Redeemed.
The Louisiana gold standard democratic
convention assembled at p. m. yesterday.
Senator Donaldson Caffery was made per-
manent chairman and addressed the con-
ventiOn.
The resolutions reaffirm the declarations
and principles of the democratic platform
adopted at Chicago in 1892 as the true ex-
preston of sound democratic doctrines.
They denounce the action of the Chicago
convention of 1896 for an attempted be-
trayal of the party to the anarchists, the
socialists and the popuiists. and affirm that
its declaration of principles is not bind
Ing upon any true democrat; commend the
administration of that great, wise and
courageous democrat, Grover Cleveland,
who, amid treachery and cowardice i'm his
party has enforced the laws of the United
States, has maintained their dignity in all
foreign relations, and has advanced the
cause of civil service reform, and has
striven under the law to preserve the
financial honor of the nation" favor the
organization of some financial plan where
by the government will redeem all its out
standing circulating notes in gold coin of
the United States of the present standard
OF weight and fineness, and retire from the
banking business. The resolutions declare
That we are unalterably opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage of silver except
by international agreement that will main
tain its parity with gold"
The convention elected q full delegation
to the indianapolis convention and the fol-
lowing delegates-at-large: Senator Gallery
d. M. Miller f. II. Farrar and NJ p Spell
man.
The Tacoma, WASH, Ticket
The ticket was completed by the Wash
ington republicans yesterday, as follows
Supreme court judge. j. 2. Hoyt, renomi-
mated; secretary Of state. J. H. Price, re-
nominated; state auditor, John E. Frost :;
state treasurer. ]. A. Kellogg; attorney
general. E. W. Ross; superintendent of
public instruction, f. L. Brunton; commits
sioner OF public lands w. T. Forrest state
dental electors. l.. b. Andrews John
Smith, w. s. Conn and A l.. Kennedy.
Work of the Republican League.
The executive committee of the Republic
can National League met at the Hotel
fhster in Milwaukee yesterday and took
up the report of the committee on league
work which was referred to it by the con-
vention. The plan is to divide the country
into districts for the direction of the club
campaign and there is to he an executive
committee at the head of each district A
subexecutiVe committee Is to be appointed
consisting of nine members from various
the work in their respective districts. with
power to appoint the district executi -e
committees to assist them. The subex-
ecutive committee will he called together
to make reports. and they will form the
connecting medium that will keep the ma
tional officers and the general executive
committee in touch with active workers
1t was reported that the republican nation
al committee had turned over the campaign
to the league and both bodies will work in
conjunction. Several plans We're suggest
ed for raising money. but nothing definite
was decided. President Woodmansae was
authorized to make the appointments of
the members of the subexecutive committee
and will have them ready for announce
ment soon.
The Primaries in South Carolina.
Final returns from the recent democratic
primary in South Carolina were received
last night. The vote for United States SEN
ator was: John Gary Evans, 81. 400; Judge
JOS H. Earle 30,O57: John T. Duncan
$3.50. AS Evans lacks ST votes of ma
jority he and Earle will have to run In a
second primary. Gen. w. II. Eilerbee is
nominated for governor by q majority ex-