The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-02

tee was stricken out and this was SUBJ
stituted:
1--WE declare on the money question
that we believe in ma ional issue OF
government money direct TO the peo-
pie without the Intervention Of banks,
sufficient TO do the business of the
country on cash basis, and made re-
ceivable in payment of all debts, dues
and demands, public and private. We
further declare for the free and un-
limited coinage of gold and silver at
the ratio of iB to aud their applica-
tiou 10 the payment of our national
debt.
After the platform had been finally
adopted the fusion address was taken
M This address favored fusion with
other parties and when It was read
both sides braced themselves for the
battle.
Atslnsons Radical Idea
W. O Atkinson, the middle-of-the
road leader, az once offered a series of
resolutions to take the place of the
address. Here is what he wanted
Re olved 1ha. ou- state committee and tho
chairman and cxecutive commiite thereof bs
aud thry are hereby instructed 10 make a tair
elu3 be nd Just division OF tho eioctord
ti,ket in this state with tho Dem ncratic state
committee or - chairman and executive cGn-
mittHs. the sam, To be base the vote for
judges .f the sup emo court in 1894 provided
that said democratic state committel shall de-
sire to such division
second Tat our said cnmmities and tn,
rhairmin aud executive cnmmittee be- aud
thny here ~ instructed as a condition prec-
q tent and abso ute that hefore aay dyilio Of
sntd e'tor 4, ticket sha b, ma c pie Lying
ane of tho clocto .cl cte by this convention
to vote Tor tho Hon Vii INN j. Bryan Tor pres.
ient the said Dom0or tic State committee or
tha char an m exc 'utiy' commit toe thereof
sila Gator into writ n Obligation IN dupli,
cat plcdging the Dem icratic els,tprs selected
by Ocmo rttic Stua committa, and fe.
.painine ou the union ficknt 10 vote for tho
II "a Thorn IS + Nat un or leo pras dent
"Ihir l. th, intention aud obi ct Of this 70 ~
latioa 10 unity Ia lrsc silver vots Of tho
State if D bic and thus So .urc a union OF
forces aga tlesi gl gold standard, but, IL
tn pror siton be- cr,i Cot ", hereby in ,tiuct
our 81 .cto-s in ase thoir ele,tion 10 cast
their votes ,or th Hon :. q. Nnttu of Illinois
for pr,siicut and Ga mas Watson OF
Hearg for Woo rrcsii'nt
This started hot debate sheridan
Webs er Of -. Louis criticised Bryan
for neglecting 10 accept the popuist
nomination. aud said that obcyng the
orders of senator Jones and Gov
ernur ) one. Bryan was keeping his
mouth shut and trying 10 get Populist
votes under false preieuses Atltin-
son, The author of the resolution,
spoke in the same strain. lie said that
the Democrats were using the Popu-
lists as cats paws TO pull their chest
nuts out Of the fire. Frank Griffin de-
clared that Atkinson was doing all he
could to hurt the cause of silver bv re-
fusing TO be reasonable. O. D. Jones
made an appeal to the extremists, beg
ging them not to be carried away 10y
their prejudicss and passions
Atkinson Bolts the Convention.
Finally adjournment was taken for
dinner wi hout settlement Of tho
matter When he called the eonven-
tion TO order in the afternoon. Chair
man Wright begged the members 10
keep from getting excited, and mo,
tion was then made that the address,
as prepared by the committee, hc
adopted, and that the res buttons be
passed simply as a suggestion TO the
state committee. This went through
Atkinson saw that as suggestion"
his resoiption would have 40 force,
and he arose Indignantly and an
proposed to get out.
"Go on, go on, shouted the del
egaies, and out he vent
After the excitement had died down
somewhat the chair called for the
naming OF the state committee which
is to have the party entire in its
hands, The new committee follows:
First district. Weller Long,
Kirksyilie; Joseph Miller. Granger
second Hugh Tuder, Dawn; O, II
Smell, Middle Grove.
Third-A f. Conn, Allendale; j. b.
johnson, Linden
Eourth-W. X Little, Tarkio; James
W. Edwards, Hoover.
Flftb-Lee j. Stucher, Grover; Il.
Edwin, Hickman Mills.
Sixth-lt G. Donohue, Appleton
CITY: ). W Majors, Winds
Seventh--ti. w. Williams, Humans
Vile; A. Leonard, Marshall
Eighth. r. Williams, Versa lilies;
Il. II. Goglll, Lebanon.
Ninth--W A Dillon. Marling, II.
H. Grubert. Warren
Tenth-W c. Schuster. ST. Louis;
J. A. Rogers, 81 Louis.
Eleventh - William Anderson, st.
l.oui . W. Austermeier, ST. Louis
TWELFTH II. Cassidy, ST. Louis;
owen Miller, ST. Louis
Ihirteenth-J B. Dimes, Liberty
Vile; ". +. Feeham, Mountain Grove
Fourteenth-C. d. Bailey, Lexing-
ton; A. =. Miller, Ava.
Fifteeath-M NJ. V. Carroll, Lamar; T..
p. Withers. MOnett
The committee held a meeting aud
organized by the election of A. Ro-
zelle Of ST. Louis, chairman; NJ ".
Carroll, secretary; w. l. Little, treas
urer, and naming these with Orven
Miller A Iaonafd / IA Dlaae and