Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-24
Democrats Having a hot Time
With the Silver Elementin
the Lead.
NEW YORK IS FOR GOLD
The Gold Men in The Ohio De-
moeratfc Convention Didn't
Say a Word.
SILVER WINS IN TEXAS

The west TO free silver. The stat
democratic convention was called I,
order this morning In Tomlinson' 7
hall, by State Chairman Sterling X
Holt. The convention will nominate
the full state ticket from governor
down, will select delegates to th,
national convention and preside tia
electors. b, F. Shiyely, Of Soutf
Bend, red hot silver man, probably
leads for the gubernatorial nomination
1t is thought that the delegates-at.
large will support the presidential as.
pirations of Governor Matthews, who
has given the gold element eur.
prise by expressing himself in favor Of
the conditions which existed PRIOR tc
1873.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 24.-The
democratic state convention, to-day,
proved the largest and one OF the most
exciting the party ever had in this
state. When Chairman Holt, of the
state committee. rspped for order, the
great hall was crowded. The hall was
tastetully decorated with flags, bunting
and Autographs of Governor Matthews,
No other democratic face appeared
upon the walls, and President Cleve-
lands likeness was as conspicuous by
its absence from the decorations, as his
name was from the platform.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization developed the
fact that the silver people had made a
new move to down the Marion county
gold crowd, by not recognizing the dis
trict meeting of the night before, and
requiring the seventh district to hold
another meeting with silver contest
ants seated. As soon as the report
was read, Judge Branyan moved to
substitute the namenof J. G. Shanklin
for that of Menzie. Bynum demanded
a roll call on the original motion, but
was interrupted by Shanklin, himself,
who came forward TO withdraw his
name. He was greeted with cries Of
.sno, no. and the widest delight was
manifested when he branched off
into silver speech. A viva voce vote
taken onths adoption of the whole
report declared it to be carried, though
the noes had majority. THIS carried
with it the throwing out Of the seventh
district selection. Mr.. Holt at once
introduced the permanent chairman,
Senator Bell, of Fort Wayne, who
made speech.
The Marion county row was inme-
diately precipitated upon the conven-
tion after the speech by the permanent
chairman. Bellamy Sutton read the
report OF the credentials committee.
The report unseating Chairman Holt
of the state committee, as delegate,
gave the silver men the best of it.
The. report closed with resolution
ordering the delegates OF the seventh
district, as made up by the credentials
committee, to retire and perform new
selections for delegate as counselmen.
The report was adopted under the op-
grafton Of the previous questos. amid
very great confusion. In obedience to
the order, the silver delegates from the
seventh district left the hall, but the
gold delegates never left their seats.
There was riotous confusion while the
InObe was being made.
The financial plank in the platform
Is as follows: .sWe re-affirm our ad-
herence to the faith in the democratic
doctrine & bi-metallism and therefore
we demant the immediate restoration
OF bi- metslIis.', by the free. unrestricted
coinage Of both silver and gold as pri-
mary money at the ratio of l6 to |,
without waiting for the cooperation
of any foreign power; all such coinage
TO be lull legal tender for the payment
NJ sll public and private debts"
The platform endorses Governor
MAI. eva for the presidency and so In
s.ructs The delegates. 1t opposes the
redemp.ion and final cancellation OF
United States noLes (greeabacks} or
any other notes or certificates issued
by the United Sta,ss to circulate as
money; demands . sufficient and
stable volume OF money, IT gold, silver
and paper, to meet the requirements OF
our growing population and constantly
increasing productive industries. l.
protests against bond Issues in times OF
peace.
The platform was started on its way
by motion for the previous question,
when Congressman Bynum arose, and
wild scene ensued The convention
eudeavored to howl him down. Chair
man Bell declared him out of order,
and declared the platform adopted, but
Bynum gesticulated and declared he
was acting under the rules. Over an
hour of confusion was thus spent n
trying to get hearing for Byrum. g
Bayard Should Stay Over There.
LONDON, Fog, June 2+--The dc.
gree of d. c L. was confer ed by Ok.
ford University, to day, upon United
ss'saies Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard
Ali ,roh numerous honorary degrees
.wefe conf,rred upon prominent men,
noae received SO hearty welcome at
abe heaAs of the students as was &C.
corded to Ar Bsyard. Joseph Cham.
berlain and John Morley were recip-
tents of the same degree, ns was also