The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-05
FROM OLD VIRGINIA
The Silver Democrats Have II ali
Their Own Way.
IN THE KENTUCKY CLASS
Senator Daniel epeatedly Conn
plimented- y Oelegatss instructed
to Vote for Men Who Are
for Free Coinage.

Staunton, Va, June t-Chairman El-
lison called the democratic state con-
vention to order and named j. Bell Big
ger OF Richmond for temporary chair
man. Bigger paid compliment to
Senator Daniel. The committee on res
olutions Is composed almost entirely OF
free silver men. Senator Daniel was
made permanent chairman. and the
convention took a recess to $50.
lmediately upon the reassembling Of
the convention. Major Woods OF Albe-
marie was made chairman. He ad-
dressed the convention briefly. The
masses were aroused, said he. and they
intended to restore silver to It's proper
place in our currency system.
While waiting for the committee on
credentials to report. ex-Congressman
Marshal and Thomas II. Martin ad-
dressed that body. The latter called
Cleveland a wrecker OF his party. The
silver men cheered and the gold men
hissed.
Congressman Tucker followed. He
said: There Is In the white house a
big man. Cheers and hisses) While I
do not agree with all Cleveland has
done. | tell you he Is an honest man"
Senator Daniel read the majority re-
port OF the resolutions committee. IL
deprecntes the growing influence OF
trusts" declares for tarifr tax for rev.
enue. limited TO the necessities OF an
economically administered government.
and opposes n third term OF the presi-
dental Office. The financial plank Is
substantially as follows:
-.
est that the world has ever had or can
have: this sound money TO consist of
silver and of paper. redee mable In sill
yer or gold. at the option of the gov-
ernment. the units OF the whole mass
to be kept at parity by coinage rights
and equal tender functions. the only
method by which the parity of the two
metals has ben continuously and sue
cessfully maintalned. The immediate
and complete restoration OF the bimetai-
lie system OF money which existed In
the United States from 1873 to 1873 il,
= nj our opinion. demanded by the inter-
ests OF commerce. manufacturers and
agriculture. which are alike suffering
from continuous fall OF prices and tho
consequent embarrassment or bank
ruptcy Of those engaged therein; and
In order to so restore II, we demand the
free and unlimited coinage Of both sill
yer and gold at the ratio Of Is TO I,
. without waiting for the assent or con-
currence OF any other nation.
I'VE hereby Instruct all Of the dele
gates from Virginia 10 the national
convention to vote for o platform de-
clarins for the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold at the ratio Of
16 to I and for candidates for president
and vice president who openly will ad-
vocate that principle"
! The majority report was adopted -
II came from the committee. The con-
ventlon then took recess until p. m.
At the evening session the unit rule
was adopted and a resolution passed
declaring the democrats Of Virginia
would hall the nomination OF Senator
Daniel as one OF the candidates of the
party on the national ticket. The deli
egates at large are: John w. Daniel,
w. A. Jones. Claud w. Swanson and
II. s. X. Morrison.