Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-30
NO FLIES ON MISSISSIPPI he Democratic Convention Got
 Through Quickly BUT O|DE's WORK WELL Declared f0rc Free and Independent Coinage
 5 of Silver. ITS DE 'ATEs MUST VOTE AS A UNIT E Hon. H. l.. Muldrow Was Unanimously Elected Chairman-Senator-E Elect
 Money Presented the
 Platform.
BUT DIDE.s WORK WELL
DE- ,ATES MUST VOTE AS A UNIT

Jackson, Miss. April 29.-The demo-
 cratic state convention of Mississippi
 was the smoothest and most harmonious ever witnessed in this city because of the | fact that the 400 or 300 delegates present were all or nearly all of one way of thinking on the only question, the single issue tsat has been discussed in Mississippi for two or three years-that is, finance. On &C., | count of this unanimity very little inter- est was manifested in the selection of 1 delegates by the several counties and no | enthusiasm or excitement was perceptible on the floor of the convention. Every man knew about what was going to be done, and there was no trouble about doing what they wanted done, and they 1 got right down to business
 Chairman Williamson of the state com- mittee called the convention to order at | 1130. A recess was taken from 1 till 8 and by 4:30 the work was completed The | convention then adjourned and the dele gates got right out of town.
 Hon H. L. Muldrow of Oktibbeha coun- ty was unanimously elected chairman of the convention. He is the president of the National Bank of Starkville but strange to say red-hot advocate of the free coinage of silver. In taking the chair Colonel Muldrew expressed the opinion that the free silver wing of the party would control the Chicago convention; that if they did and embodied a strong and uneQuivocal free silver plank in the platform along with tariff for revenue only the democracy could win, otherwise not. He congratulated the state of Mis- sissippi on being one of the first to declare for free silver and that state had a better right to urge it's principles before the convention at Chicago.
 It was a regrettable fact that the de- mocracy was divided on this paramount question, and he hoped to see 1t settled one way or the other. The chairman ap- pointed committee of eighteen on plat form and resolutions, with Senator-elect Money as chairman, and when the con- vention had reconvened at o'clock Col onel Money submitted the following, which was unanimously adopted:
 Resolved by the democrats of Missis- sippi in convention assembled, That we favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the raEo of 16 to 1, without waiting for the action or CO., operation of any other nation, and we hereby instruct our delegates to the ma, tional democratic convention, to be held in July next, to vote for platform em- bodying those principles. And we further Instruct said delegates to vote for no man for president or vice-president who is not fully and unequivocally in favor of the principles above expressed. Resolved. That the delegates to the na- tional convention from this state be in- structed to vote as a unit on all ques- tions.
 A resolution expressing regret at the withdrawal of b. w. Carmack from the editorship of the Commercial Appeal and expressing the hope that he would soon find another field of labor where the | would get the hpnp6t of his solInd financial views was adopted.
 A resolution by MT Chapman of Sun flower was adopted declaring 1t the sense of the convention that Mississippi should be represented by congressman and sem ators who are in accord with the plat form adopted today. MT. Chapman Is from Congressman Catchings' district and the resolution was aimed directly at him and incidentally at Messrs Dem ny and Spencer, who, in Mississippi par lance are also "goldbugs"
 MT. Cleveland's foreign policy was con- demned by referring a resolution indors- ing the same to the next state conven- ton.
 A resolution instructing the delegates to Chicago to present and urge Sen ator E. c. Walthall for second place on the presidential ticket was adopted with a hurrah and series of yells that shook the foundation stones of the capitol
 The convention did what was never
  to the selection of delegates to the na- tional convention, sending five instead of four from the state at large. motion was made to select Sena tors George and Walthall Congressman Money and Gov ernor McLaurln, leaving out R. H. Henry, editor of the Clarion-Ledger and the first choice of a majority of the conven- tlon for place on the delegation.
 To avoid ballot and save time a mo- tion was made to send all five with au- thority to cast four votes, and the same prevailed unanimously.
 Hon. W. V. Sullivan of Oxford was recommended a member of the nation- al democratic executive committee, and the convention adjourned, well satisfied with it's days labors. There was no frlc- tion, no excitement, no bitterness or no harsh words spoken.
 The delegates were all silver men. and had nothing to quarrel or wrangle about.
 Gold Exports Expected.
 New York, April 29.-The impression is growing in financial circles that con- siderable gold will be shipped to Eu- rope on Saturday. It is believed that Heidelbach, Ichelheimer & Co. and Lag ard Freres will forward $1,000,000 each. At the sub-treasury 1t was stated that no orders for the metal had been received a a vet but the idea prevails that some