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posed hat the other members of the dele.

posed tAat the other members of the dele
CATION will feel pound TO do likewise
The routine work of the convention was
without incident and there was no trouble
in securing unanimous report from the
committee on resolutions
After G. S. Thomas had been elected
! chairman OF the delegation, and had made
his position clear to the convention, trou-
BILE arose over the selection of three other
delegates at large. The Arapahoe delega-
tlon, which had been instructed by the
county convention yesterday to vote as a
unit upon all questions, refused to abide
by this rule, and the convention could not
decide the matter to It's own satisfaction.
In the midst of the discussion recess was
taken to 7:45 O'Clock. The resolutions
were as follows:
The Democracy of Colorado in convention
assembled declare:
First-Its unwavering devotion to all the
principles of the Democratic faith, as laid
down by Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jack
son.
second-That the evils that now oppress the
people ire direct result of q departure from
the true principles OF Democracy; that the
policy inaugurated by the Republican party
for the contraction OF the currency and for
many years continued by it to the gradual and
certain impoverlshment OF the people in the
face OF steadfast opposition from the Demo-
cratic party, but adopted and approved by the
present adminiStrati tion, has resulted in the
creation of an enormous bonded debt in a
period OF profound peace, visiting a deadly
blight on every industry, and carrying dis
couragement and dismay into the household
OF every wealth producer in the land; that
there never can be a condition OF general well
fare until the volume of sound and stable
currency is equal 10 the demand OF industrial
and commercial pursuits; that the first step
in this direction should be the immediate
restoration OF silver TO the place it occupied
in the currency OF the world for centuries
previous to 1873.
We therefore favor the immediate restora-
tion of the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to /,
as such coinage exis ted prior to 1873, without
waiting Tor the aid or consent OF another
such gold and silver to be a full legal tender
for all debts public and private.
Hon. c. S. Thomas has been a member
of the National Committee for many years.
In his speech to-day he stated as to his
personal conviction that no man can be a
Democrat and be opposed 10 the free coin
age of silver, and until that question is
settled there is no room for the consldera-
ton OF any other question. Il will go to
Chicago" said he, ''to do all in my power
to see that this principle is crystallized in
the National platform for the coming cam
paign. If that convention shall say that
the policy of J. Pierpont Morgan and John
Sherman is the true Democratic policy,
then my duty compels me to say that
shall withdraw from it. They might as
well declare by resolution that the McKin-
ley tariff is Democratic principle. And
though 1 withdraw, shall still believe l
am a Democrat of the Thomas Jefferson
kind.
The delegates at large are T. 1. O'Don-
nell, Denver; Adai l. Wilson, Durango; B.
o. Sweeney. Trinidad. Congressional dele
gates: K. W. Spear, Denver; E. ]. Nc
Carly, Leadville; H. II. Seldenridge, Col
orado Springs, and E. ]. Hallett, Aspen.