The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
EFFORT TO GUST HIM FROM THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
FAILURE
SILVER MEN IN CONTROL.
FREE COINAGE PLATFORM ADOPT
ED BY THE DEMOCRATS OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
GOLD MEN PRESENT A PROTEST.
Read I'm the Harrisburg Convention
in Spite of Effort to Howl :
1t Down.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 10-W. F.
Harrity is still the Pennsylvania men,
Der of the National Democratic COM
mittee, despite the efforts of the silver
men, at the convention held here to-
day, to displace him. The convention
was called to fill vacancies on the elec-
| toral ticket, caused by designations
since it was put in the field at Allen
town. At the gathering today much
| of the work of the former convention
mocracy of the keystone state de-
clared by resolution against the free
coinage of silver. Today the silver
men were in control and the platform
! adopted indorses the Chicago platform
| and pledges the support of the party
to Bryan and Sewall. Several men
who were delegates to the Allentown
convention, were denied seats today on
the ground that they had attended the
| Indianapolis gathering and were not for
the party ticket. The programme to
GUST Mr.. Hartley and allow his place
to be filled by Senator Jones, however,
failed. The motion was made as
| planned, but on close vote it was
| tabled.
| The gold men as they had promised,
| prepared a protest against the action
| Of the convention and in spite of dem
onstrations Of disapproval, it was read
in the convection, but produced no eff
| feet. The platform prepared by the
committee, reversing the declaration
passed at Allentown in April, was
adopted and the new electors were
named to fill the places Of the gold
| men.
| Previous to the assembling Of the
convention, there were numerous eau
| cuses and conferences Of both elements
| Of the party. The executive committee
! of the state central committee decided
to recommend that a formal platform
| be adopted The preparation of this
was entrusted to a committee headed
| by ex-Congressman James Kerr and
Howard Mutchler Next the full state
committee met and discussed the prop
osition Of fusion with the Populists
The Populists agreed to support Bryan
| If they were given four names on the
| electoral ticket. This was vigorously
opposed by the members Of the COM
mittee from Philadelphia and other
eastern counties. on the ground that
1t would be unwise to nominate any
thing but straight out Democratic
| ticket. A majority of the committee
| favored fusion. but there was no
formal action up to the time when an
adjournment was taken to allow
further conference with the subcom-
mittee from the Populist state COM
mittee. The leaders of the gold ele-
ment, including ex-State Chairman
Robert E. Wright, who resigned be-
cause he could not support Bryan;
State Chairman Given, of the gold
Democrats; Collector OF the Port John
r. Reed, of Philadelphia, and Samuel
Dickson, who was leading delegate
to the Indianapolis convention met
| and got into shape their protest
against what they declared to be the
revolutionary proceedings Of the silver
ties.
SILVER MEN IN CONTROL.
When the convention was called to
order. Capt. John B. keenan,. of West
moreland, was made chairman. On
the call of the roll Of delegates not
more than one-third of the original
delegates to the Allentown convention
! answered to their names, the substitu-
t1ons in nearly every instance being
silvermen. When Lancaster county
was reached, W. Hayes Crier, of that
to name a substitute saying: HE is
chairman of the so-called Jeffersonian-
Herr Most-Bankers party. He is here
but has not the courage to appear as
a delegate and names as a substitute
in his place a printer in his newspaper
shop, named Guy w. Ferguson, who is
a gold bug, simply because he is or
dered to be one. Lancaster also con-
tests the seat of DR. w. B. Thome.
who was a delegate to the Indianapolis
convention. Surely there is no room
| here for man who participated In that
convention" Cheers greeted Mr.. Crier's
speech and the chairman announced
that the matter would be decided by
the committee on credentials.
AT the conclusion Of the roll call.
Walter e. Ritter, of Lycoming, moved
| that the rules be suspended and that
! the convention decide the Lancaster
county contests and consider all other
matters in open convention, instead of
referring to committees as has been
the custom On rising vote the mo-
ton was not agreed to. The commit
tee on resolutions and credentials were
then announced and the convention at
2:15 p. m. took a recess until o'clock.
When the convention reconvened the
temporary organization was made per-
manent. w. B. Given and George B.
Wilson, of Lancaster, were unseated
because their sympathies were not
with the Chicago platform and ticket.
Silver men were seated in their places.
Chairman Ritter, of the resolutions
committee. read the platform and when
the name of Bryan was mentioned
scene of enthusiasm followed such as
not been seen in Pennsylvania
Democratic convention in recent wears
Cheer followed cheer and nearly eyery
delegate In the convention was on his
w n h 10 ho, IL
paper in the air and lifting his voice
for the candidate. 1t was almost five
minutes before Mr.. Ritter could pro-
ceed.
The platform indorsed Bryan and Sc
wall and pledged them a cordial
united and vigorous support" 1t also
accepted the Chicago platform as the
expression of the opinion of the ma
1orfty Of the duly accredited represen-
tatives of the Democracy of the United
States upon the issues involved in the
present political canvas and continues:
We heartily indorse the same and par
ticularly that plank in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to l, and this convention confidently an
peals to the people of Pennsylvania for sun
port and vindication OF those PRINCIPLES at
the ensuing election.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the delegates
from this state participated in the proceed
lngs OF that convention from the beginning
TO the enc, the Democracy of Pennsylvania
is thereby bound by it's action and recognizes
the true and primary principle of Democracy
that the will of the majority shall rule
Resolved. That we affirm our belief that
the election Of Hon. William j. Bryan and
HON. Arthur Sewall will emphasize the fact
that government of the people by the
People and for the people. shall not perish
from the earth.
Before the vote was taken on the
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