The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-15
sILvERITES SWARM SEDALIA.
THE SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS A
SMALL MINORITY.

Gov. stone, ex-COngFessman Bland
and Senators Vest and COcISren to
BE the Delegates From the state
at-Large 10 the Chicago COnven-
tiOn-DanEer of n Big Row over
the Congregational District Delega-
tiOns.
Sedalia, No. April 14.-Incoming trains
to-day brought the advance guard OF the
democratic state convention TO be held
here tomorrow, and which will undoubted-
ly prove more important than any conven-
ton the Missouri democrats have held
in many years. The executive committee
met this afternoon and, after a spirited
contest between Col. w. II. Hatch and
Hon. NJ. E. Benton, the former was Sc
leeted temporary chairman by a vote of
16 to 13.
The silver men will control the conven-
tion. Gov. Stone, ex-Congressman Bland
and Senators Vest and Cocxrell will be
selected as delegates at large to the Chi
cago convention.
But when, in conformity with prece-
dents, the congressional delegations pre-
sent the names of their chosen delegates
to the Chicago convention, should the con-
vention decide to reject such names as
are considered Objectionable to the silver
ites all kinds Of trouble may be looked
for The St. Louis contingent is divided
and will present the names of several
pronounced sound money advocates for
delegates-the most prominent of whom is
Chairman Charles Chouteau Maffatt of
st. Louis. The pleaders for harmony will
insist that these delegates be accepted and
that their credentials be signed by the
chairman and secretary of the convention,
as per usage. Should the convention die
tators refuse to accept them the commit
tee on credentials at the national conven-
tion will have knotty problem to solve.
Late tonight the cry of mo quarter is
being sounded by the silver men, and II
is given out that the mandate Of the
people of Missouri would be obeyed ana
nothing less than a solid free silver dele
cation from this state shall be sent 70
Chicago.
Mexico. No, April H.-The democratic
county convention yesterday Endorsed
Horace Boies for President. provided that
Richard P. Bland, or Gov. w. ]. Stone of
Missouri, cannot be nominated. The con-
vention declared unanimously for free sill
Ver
s. b. Cook, a member of the democratic
state central committee who was elected
a delegate-at-large from Audrain county
| to the Sedalia convention, and who was
indorsed as the logical candidate for the
| next governor Of Missouri, made a brutal
assault upon Judge A. J. Douglass of this
| city, who was a delegate to the conVen-
| tion yesterday. 1t was after the conven-
| tion adjourned. Judge Douglass is an old
man and a highly respected citizen of
| this county, and for the past two years
| has been member of the congressional
| committee of this district, which recently
| met at St Charles, and ordered a general
| primary all over the district, whereupun
| Mr. Cook Withdrew from the race for con-
| gress. In a recent article Cook insulted
| Judge Douglass for having voted for the
primary. Upon seeing Judge Douglass
yesterday Cooks wrath took pugilistic
| severe blows in the head and face, part of
| the time the Judge being held by by
| stander. The Judge is one of the gray
| headed patriarchs of the county, and the
| assault is generally condemned as un-
warranted and cowardly.