The record-union., 1896-04-16
Instructions Of Colorado Democrats to
Their National Delegates.
Demand for the Restoration of the
Coinage of Silver.
Missouri Democrats Declare Them
selves FOrcibly for Free Silver
Coinage at Ratio of Sixteen to
One, and Also That the Democratic
National Convention Nominate
Bland for President.

Bland for President.
DENVER, April 15-The delegation
selected by the Democratic State Con-
vent1on held in this city to-day to rep
resent the party in the national con-
Ventlon in Chicago carry with them
but one resolution, that being a demand
Tor the restoration of the coinage of
silver
The Chairman of the delegation, the
Hon. c. S. Thomas, after being nom
mated by acclamation, declared in an
lmpassioned speech that unless this
issue be accepted by the national con-
vention he would Immediately resign
his seat in that convention. This SEN
timent met with such a hearty ap-
plause that it is supposed that the
other members of the delegation will
feel bound to do likewise.
The routine work of the convention
was without incident and there was no
trouble in securing a unanimous re-
port from the Committee on Resolu-
tions.
After c. S. Thomas had been elected
Chairman Of the delegation and had
ton, trouble arose over the selection
OF three other delegates s-at-large. The
Arapahoe delegation, which had been
Instructed by the county convention.'
yesterday to vote as a unit upon all
questions, refused to abide by this rule,
and the convention could not decide the
matter to it's own satisfaction. In the
midst of the discussion a recess was
taken to 7:45 o'clock.
The resolutions were as follows:
THE Democracy Of Colorado, in con-
Vention assembled, declare: First-Its
unwavering devotion to all the princi-
pies of Democratic faith as laid down
by Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jack
son. SecOnd-That the evils that now
oppress the people are the direct result
of departure from the true princi-
pies of Democracy; that the policy in
augurated by the Republican party for
the contraction of the currency, and for
many years continued by it, to the
gradual and certain mpoverishment
of the people in the face of steadfast
opposition from the Democratic party,
but adopted and approved by the pres
ent Administration, hae resulted in the
creation of an enormous bonded debt
in a period of profound peace. visiting
a deadly blight on every industry, and
carrying encouragement and dismay
into the household of every wealth-pro-
ducer in the land; that there never can
be a condition of general welfare until
the volume Of a sound and stable cur
rency is equal to the demand Of indus
trial and commercial pursuits; that the
first step in this direction should be the
immediate restoration of silver to the
place it occupied in the currency of the
world for centuries previous to 1873
I'VE therefore favor the immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the present
legal ratio of 16 to /, as such coinage
existed prior to 1878, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other ma
ton, such gold and silver to be a full
legal tender for all debts, public and
private
Hon. c. S. Thomas has been mem
Der of the National Committee for many
years. In his speech to-day he stated,
as his personal conviction, that no man
can be a Democrat and opposed to the
free coinage of silver, and until that
question is settled there is no room for
the consideration of any other ques-
ton.
Il will go to Chicago he said, "to
do all in my power to see that this prin-
ciple is crystalliZed in the national
platform for the coming campaign. II
that convention shall say that the pol
icy of j. Pierrepont Morgan and John
Sherman is the true Democratic pol
icy, then my duty compels ME to say
that l shall withdraw from it, They
might as well declare by resolution that
the Mckinley tariff is a Democratic
principle. And though 1 withdraw
shall still believe / am a Democrat Of
the Thomas jefferson kind"
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
SEDALIA (Mo), April 15-Free s;l-
Yer, 16 to /. This tells the whole story
Of the Democratic State Convention.
The ring of the white metal is the music
TO which the Democrats of Missouri
must march next fall. Free silver and
SILVER Dick" Bland for President.
Never before was convention better
organized before it was called to order,
never before was a convention more of
one mind, and never before did con-
vention follow more absolutely the lines
marked out for it by the managers.
Governor William J. Stone proposed
the Endorsement of Richard Park Bland
for the Democratic nomination for
President, and the convention indorsed
him by reclamation. The delegates did
not know until the last moment this
would be DONE as Mr.. Bland has repeat
edly said he would not allow 1t, but
when they saw that it was on the cards
they acquiesced with a cheer. There
was no wild scene such as sometimes
marks such conventions, but neverthe-
less strong sound Of applause. Every
thing went as everyone knew it would
go. handful of sound money men
caused a little ripple in the silvery
stream by announcing their position
but that was all. The resolutions were
adopted as they came from the com
mittee, and they are strong enough to
satisfy the most enthusiastic silver man
who ever shouted for lG to l.
Fifteen hundred people were crow ded
into Woods Opera house, with a seat
ing capacity of S0o when the Demo-
cratic State Convention to elect dele
gates to the National Convention at
Chicago was called to order by Chair
man Maffit at 12:35 o'clock.
Hon. William NJ. Hatch was named as