The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-24
RAKE In WARNER.
Ohio Democrats Make the BIZ
metallic Leader
Permanent Chairman Of Their
Convention at Columbus.
DON'T LIKE GROVER.
But When a Delegate Calls Him
Arch Traitor
Democrats Give Him a Round
Of Kisses.
DON'T LIKE GROVER.

Columbus. o., June 24-It was after
10 O'Clock when the Democratic state
convention was called to order by Chair
man M. A. Smalley. During the morn
ing members Of the committee on res
olutions were working on the phraseOl-
Ogy Of the one resolution.
The only thing in the platform was
the resolution on silver and an attach
ment for the unit rule involving the
silver question at Chicago. But there
were wide differences on enforcing the
unit rule and as to the words to be
used in expressing the one idea of the
convention There was no reference TO
the Republican legislature or the state
administration. While there was moth
ing i'm the platform but silver the same
issues alone controlled all other COM
mittees and preliminary meetings. The
preliminary meetings show that the
silver men have almost 600 of the $50
delegates in the convention.
While the instructions on silver viii
be iron clad there viii be no instruc-
tiOns for president Most of the county
conventions had endorsed Ex-Governor
Campbell for president before the tidal
wave for silver set in, and now the sill
yer members claim that Campbell is
too conservative on the financial queS-
ton. Meantime John w. BOOkWalter
an original free silver man, who was
the Democratic candidate for governor
7
ed UP quite a sentiment in favor Of his
endorsement for president.
General A. j. Warner, Of Marietta
was selected by the committee last
night for permanent chairman. He
has not been cooperating with the
I party owing to Cleveland's policy
I against silver and his selection was
made to intensity the silver sentiment
/ Of the convention. General Warner
served three terms in congress and got
I a free coinage bill through a RepubH-
ga i'm I0rrr hza1 Tan in
the senate. General Warner has been
president of the American Bimetallic
I league ever since its organization in
1883 and mas for the past week been IA
voring the endorsement of Senator II.
H. Teller for president. Temporary
Chairman Taylor was the Democratic
candidate for secretary of state in 1892
when President Cleveland g0t one cleo
I tOral vote from Ohio and Taylor came
/ close to election. Taylor has been a
! radical silver leader in the state while
I Gen. "A. j. Warner the permanent
chairman was q pioneer free silver man
/ ia congress organization in 1889. Gen
Warner has not been cooperating with
/ mis- party because of his opposition to
/ President Cleveland and Secretary
! Carlisle and to Senator Brice and ex-
/ Governor Campbell on the financial
question and is now favorable to Sena-
! tor Teller for the presidency.
( The convention was called to order at
1890 by Chairman Matt Smalley who
introduced Rev DR.. Eishburn of Col
/ umbus, who invoked divine blessing
/ The temporary organization was an
/ nounced and Colonel Taylor read his
] speech.
/ Col TayIor's declaration for free
/ coinage at 16 to L gave the silver advO-
Gates their first opportunity to cheer.
( After Col Taylor had finished, Reu-
I ben Turney of Tuscarawas county was
/ recognized. He threw the convention
/ into a turmoil of Kisses and derisive
/ shouts by saying Looking down on this
: convention is that arch traitor.
/ that Benedict Arnold of the DemOcra-
! cy, Grover Cleveland He wanted the
! portrait removed. For some moments
1 Mr. Turney was hissed SO that he could
] not proceed but nnally moved that Al.
/ w Patrick, who represented the mi
/ nOrlty report on resolutions for silver
/ last year and well known silver advo-
/ cate of TuscaraWas county be invited
I to the stage. This caught the silver
men and the motion was carried.
/ Judge Patrick made a free coinage
The gold men fought the report on
| rules because it referred all resolutions
/ without debate and claimed that this
/ rule had been injected after the com
/ mittee had agreed on its report. The
| report was adopted after various
amendments and deletory motions
{ After the report of the committee on
J permanent organization General A. J.
/ Nv arner was escorted to the chair as
the presiding officer and was received
/ with an ovation General Warner was
introduced as an apostle of Is TO L. He
/ urged all to sacrifice personal prefer
enceS and all other matters for the sill
yer issue The people had made the is
/ sue and the St Louis convention had
! emphasized the issue by adopting a
I single gold standard. The lines were
never so distinctly drawn. There was
I no longer any doubt about what would
be done at Chicago on the issue. He
[ urged all the advocates of the bImetaI-
I lie standard of the fathers and of the
/ constitution to unite on one ticket as
/ we'll as one issue. He insisted that this
I union of the people regardless of party
| alliances against the gold standard
! money power was now the duty of the
( hour Tt would save the people from
! becoming q homeless tenantry while
/ the rich are becoming richer by the in
! creasing value of gold. The values OF
/ all that the people possess are decreas-
ing, while the values of foreign money
| are increasing When General Warner
/ concluded Judge Patrick led in three
/ rousing cheers for the utterances of the
/ chairman.
Gen Warmers speech was interrupt
ed continuously by applause especially
in his references to the bankruptcy
heavy tributes that were being levied
on them by the money lenders.
The vote on the adoption Of the ma
jOTity report on resolutions resulted
Yeas 542 to nays 128; which shows the
relative strength of gold and silver
men.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
/ Considerable Silver Sentiment Which
is IN he Anueased nv ssTntarra