The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-06-27

The state Convention Adopts Resolutions
Favoring tho cold standard

milwaukee, June "a - The democratic
state convention was called TO order IN
tho Bijou opera house at II a. m. Tuesday
by ex-Gov Peck. chairman OF the state
Committee. Thomas +. Frawley. OF Eau
Claire. was the temporary chairman The
reception OF his address. strongly favoring
the gold standard. foreshadowed the ac-
ton the convention would take on tho
financial question. After the address the
usual committees were appointed. Recess
was taken until $50 p. m. On reassemDiing
the temporary officers were made per-
manent. Chairman Usher. OF the COM
mittoe on resolutions, read the majority re-
port The financial portion was greeted
with loud cheers The report Is as follows;
The administration OF President Cieve-
land is indorsed- Tariff for revenue only
Is declared, and on the money question the
platform says:
We believe that the demands OF COM
snerce built upon the broad and eniight-
ened doctrine OF free trade require cur
rency that cannot be discreditod IN any
civilized country.
Realizing this logical demand for the
best money for international trade; real
king also the dangers OF hat currency
An domestic uso. and aware that the pres
4nt condition OF commercial distress calls
for the patriotic ana sturdy maih.enhnee
OF national honor and financial integrity,
we declare ourselves opposed 10 the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver and In
| favor of gold. the highest monetary stand
ard OF tho world.
we hereby direct the delegates from
| Wisconsin TO the national democratic con-
| vention to be held I'm Chicago July next
10 vote as a unit on all subjects aud candi-
| dates when and as a majority OF the dele
| cation may direct
Mr.. Silverthorn read the minority TO
/ port. as follows:
Resolved, That we reafiirm the platform
| of the last national democratic convention
| and particularly upon the subject OF COM
| ace, believing that a fair Interpretation
! OF the same favors free and unlimited
coinage OF both silver and gold as iesn
| tonder money of the country.
Loud cries for Villas filled the air, and q
perfect pandemonium of applause greeted
| Tho suggestion. The senator TOOK the plat
| form In response 10 the cheers, which con-
| tinued for some moments. ana MADE
stirring appeal for the gold standard:
| Speochos followed by Delegate Dockery or
Ashland for silver Louis j. Bohmrich. OF
| Kenosha, for a straddie on the financial
question, and Gen. Bragg for gold.
The minority report was then rejected.
with 2l7 against Ia votes. and the majority
report unanimously passed.
The delegates at large then selected are
senator William r. Villas. Gen. Edward 3.
Bragg, James q. Flanders, OF milwaukee,
Jrmes ]. Hogan, of La Crosse. The alter
mates are: Archibald Woodard OF Clinton
Junction; John q. Sohr. OF Jefferson coun'
~ John w. Hume, OF Oshkosh, and X. j.
Mcclellan OF Richland. The district dele
gates arc as follows: First district. George
McKnl, Thomas Kearney Second, j. "
Malone W. H. Rogers: Third, Herman
G.sser. Or w. II. Lyman; Fourth. VII
liam Bergenthal. Henry Haase: Fifth, M
&. Mead, Or. Henry Blank; Sixth. IA. +
Hamilton, j. H. Wood; Eighth. J. l.. Bren
nan, John Wattawa: Ninth. Judge Amos
Holgate. II. j. Dockory; Tenth H.
Shields NJ. Il. McNally.