Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09
INDICATIONS
OF A CRISIS
Yesterdays Proceedings Of the
Democratic National
Convention.
ILLUMINATING POINT NEAR
Report on the Michigan Case Likely to
PFeCipitato a Conflict.
GEN. GRANTS WIDOW PRESENT
A Recess Until Five O'clock
Taken.
Report on the Michigan Case Likely to
PFeCipitat6 a Conflict.
GEN. GRANTS WIDOW PRESENT
A Recess Until Five O'clock
Taken.
lrsocla,ec Press plspa,ch By spec,al wIres.

Chicago, ILL.,, July S.-Ihe second
dAyof the convention opened bright
&1d cool, with the continuance Of that
refreshing breeze which has made the
work eudurable. Il
The crowds down town and about
the convention hall show no diminu-
tion to-day, but there is less of furore
and demonstration than there has been.
The shouters seem to rest content with
the showing already made and are
allowing the workers to settle down to
serious business
The crowds were moving towards the |
7 Coliseum early in the day, as the time |
OF meeting was 10 o'clock and the ex
perience yesterday warned people that |
time and patience we're required in |
gaining admission. Sergeant-at-arms |
Martin promised an Improvement on
yesterdays arrangements. When it
was pointed out that hundreds Of seats
in the rear of the main floor and the
galleries were unoccupied yesterday,
although the silver leaders had striven
vainly to secure quota of tickets
commensurate with their strength in
the convention, the silver men ap-
pointed. committee to confer with
Chairman Harrity early to-day and the
threat was made that. if liberal dis
tribution of tickets did not follow, the
doors of the convention hall would be
thrown open to the Democracy.
INDICATIONS OF A CRISIS.
The day promised to bring the crisis
on the floor of the convention which
all have 80 long anticipated. All of the
events of last night and early to-day
marked the near approach of the cul
minating point. The talk Of bolt
was renewed as result of the meet
Is ,tna ~ Ino al
might This had brought out expires.
sons from ex-Gov. Flower and Mr..
Coudert to the effect that the time for
decisive action was at hand. Ex-
s Secretary Whitney counselled caution
and urged that no decisive step should
be taken until delegates had an oppor-
tunity TO confer with their con-
stituents. What the final determine
tion would be was still open to con-
lecture and much depended upon the
manner in which the Michigan contest
was conducted I'D the platform
adopted. If these went through with
trary procedure then the feeling was
right for the rebellion which had been
latent.
The report on the Michigan case was
to be tho signal for opening the conflict
to-day. Two reports were ready. That
from the majority seats eight of the
silver contestants, thereby giving
total of 20 silver mon out of the 28
men in the Michigan delegation and,
under the unit rule, swinging the
entire 2S into the silver column. The
minority report favors the retention
of the eight gold delegates who
have thus far held the balance of
power, under the unit rule, in keeping
tha yotau of Mirhioop in tho mold
column. The issue on the two reports
involved intense personal feeling, in
which charges were made that Federal
Offices had been bartered in order to
control the Michigan State 0onven-
tion. There was every indication that
this personal element would be aired
on the floor of the convention and that
the question of Federal influence would
be brought in for that severe criticism
which has thus far proceeded behind
closely guarded doors. Such was
the feeling over this contest that it
promised to take much time and pos
sibly to crowd other business late into
the day. 1t was also regarded by many
as furnishing the opportunity to the
gold men to leave the convention on
the grounds that the silver forces were
riding over them rough shod.
The contest on the platform also
promised another heated debate. There
had never been a doubt that silver
would inject 16 to | in the platform.
In the Presidential candidacy there
was but little change The leading
candidates seemed to have reached
TO standstil. The Boies men were
sin some confusion over the split in the
Iowa delegation which was manifested
4. on the first call of States yesterday.
N Teller appeared to be profiting by
"a the failure of the Bland men to wir
n selid Southern support The feeling
n still prevailed that 1T was any ones
race and that dark horses must bt
n watched.
THE PLATFORM.
Z Following is the platform as agreed
. : TO by the ub-committee, to be sub
mitted to the general committee.
We, the Democrats of the United
States in national convention as
.eembled. do reafiirm our allegiance t,
thnse great essential principles o
Justice and liberty upon which our in
stitutions are founded and which tn,
Democratic party has maintained from
Jefferson's time to our own-freedon
of speech, fleedom of the press, FIRE edon
4 of conscience, the preservation of per
sonal rights, the equality of all citizen
before the law and the faithful OBJ
3 servance of constitutional limitations
Recognizing that the money ques
In tion Is paramount to all others at thi
IA time, we invite attention to the fac
Nhat the Federal Constitution name
Ailver and gold together as the none
Btetals of the United States, and tina
u te first coinage law passed by Con
lHess under the Constitution made th
!. silver dollar the unit of value an
IN admitted gold to free coinage at
ratio measured by the silver dolla
unit
& We declare that the act of 1873 de
l# monetizing silver without the know
Va ledge or approval of the America
people has resulted in the appreciatio
Of gold and a corresponding fall in th
prices of commodities produced by th
peoples heavy increase in the burtle
iNs s,f taxatioa and of all debts. publie an