Evening star., 1896-06-24
Fixing Up the Slate.
HOOSIER SILVER BUGS.
They Are Three to One for Free.
Coinage.

Coinage.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June oI-The
democratic convention met in Tomlinson's.
Hall al 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t is tht
largest political assemblage in the state ir
recent years, and comprises 1,1IT delegates
At least - per cent of those represent the
ultra-free silver wing of the party. Robert
G. Bell of Allen county was unanimously
chosen president of the convention. Stat,
Chairman Sterling Il. Holt called the con-
vention to order. and every county reported
IL full representation. While prayer was
being offered by Rev. Gustave Christensen
there were many cries of Sit down. At
the conclusion of the prayer Chairman Holt
requested the delegates to the ne tiOnal con-
vention to assemble in the governors $ Office
at d p m. For electorS-aI-large the COM
mittee recommended Jason Brown OF Sey-
mour and John Il. Stell Of South Bend For
contingent electcrs-at-larGe David S. Good
ing of Hancock and c. Howard of Logans-
port: delegates-at-large, Daniel VOORHEES,
and David T'rpie, United States Senator'S
and James McCabe Of Williamsport
Chairman Bell was then introduced an,.
spoke in part as follows:
r. c. Bell. permanent chairman of the
democratic state convention, after thank
ing the convention for calling him to pre-
side, and aliuding pleasantly to Governor
Matthews in connection with the presi-
dency. said:
to the time-hOnored principles and of the
repeated declarations of the democratic
party. We shall insist upon a financial sys-
tenn which favOrs the use of both silver and
gold as standard money at the long-estab-
1ished ratio OF Ii to /: whether we are great
and proud enough to direct our own affairs
as free and independent nation or whether
we must submit to the dictation of sOne
foreign power: whether We shall maintain
the honest use of money, which provides
for the payment of honest debts in the cur
rency contracted for. or allow the creditor
to demand two dollars for one in satisfac-
ton OF his debts; whether more than ~ :
"n,oW OF people shall remain at the mercy
OF and in full subsection to a small coterir
or so-called capitalists of this and other
Countries. who can in q very few days COR
ner' all the gold in this country and reduce
or iiX the values Of our property, as thev
please: whether the farmers of this conn
try shall stand idly by while by the forced
increase of the value of gold the only money
permitted to be used. their farms and prom
erty shall be reduced in value at least one
half, and they shall have to raise and sell
twice as much produce to pay their debts
as when they were contracted, while their
taxes are not at all reduced. This issue
overshadows all Others.
A Favoritc Queers Himself.
The names of Major G. V. Mensies of
Evansville were presented for delegates-at-
large Mensies is gold advocate. and
Shanklin favors free silver. The conven-
ticn plainly favored Shanklin, but Shanklin
made a speech of withdrawal, giving as his
reason that he had information that Cow
ernor Matthews favored Menses, and the
latter would he faithful to the conventions
Instructions at Chicago.
Mr. SEanklin was not further considered
though his withdrawal was disa ppoint-
ment to majority of the delegates The
committee OH credentials reported 1t favored
the 1ree silver contestants in the majority
OF cases. A minority report was filed by
the gold advocates.
Dispute On Credentiuls
The minority report of the committee on
credentials, signed by John W. Keren.
member for the seventh Qndianapolis) dis
trict. dissented from that part of the ma
jority report which recommended the seat
ing OF any OF the eontesting delegates in
the fifth, tenth. twelfth, thirteenth and
hfteenth wards of Indianapolis for the rea-
son that the report of the majority amount