Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10


cal Gossip.
Portland, Ore, April 9.-The Demo-
cratic State convention met at eleven
o'clock to-day and elected temporary
officers. appointed a credential commit
tee and took recess until this after
noon.
When the convention reassembled
the committee on platform presented a
majority and minority report on the
financial plank. The majority report
favored the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, while
the minority report simply endorsed
tine Democratic national platform OF
/ 1892. After a discussion OF three
/ hours the majority report was adopted.
Continuing, the platform says:
/ Religious differences should find no
place i'm American politics and the Dem
ocraric party is opposed to the spirit
of intolerant bigOtry fOStered for polit-
! ical purpses by those who seek to breed
discOrd and animOsity among the cit
/ izens of the republic
The vote on the adoption Of the plat
/ form was 152 to 81.
/ Portland. Ore. April 9.-The RepUb-
/ hcan State convention was called to or
/ der at IL o'clock to-day by Chairman
/ Steele. of the STATE Committee After
| electing a temporary chairman and ap-
pointing q credentials committee the
| convention took recess until one
/ o'clock.
The convention reassembled, but the
/ committee on credentials not being
ready TO report q further recess was
/ taken until o'clock.
ST. Louis. Mo. April "a heavy vote
/ was cast at the Democratic primaries
/ held in st. Louis to-day for the election
/ of delegates to the State convention at
I Sedalia. which i'm turn will elect dele
! gates to the National convention in
I Chicago.
The contest between free silver and
Sound money Democrats i'm this city
and State has been particularly severe.
I each faction fighting hard 10 gain the
supremacy that would finally give it q
majority OF the delegates elected 90 the
/ National convention from Missouri
AS result of today primaries the
"zound money men elected solid dele
cations u three wards. In three other
wards were elected delegates of both
norsu8si11s while the remainder of the
. 2S wards went solid for "freo silver.
Although the Stree silveritos' will send
% large majority oft the delegates 20 the
STATE convention from here Ex-Governor
Francis and O.. O.. MafHt. chairman of
.hc Democratic State Central Commit
toe both prominent leaders of the
"rDund money forces i'm Missouri, will
also ho delegates.
Nafit was elected while Francis will
/ go ON a proxy. This victory for Maffit
/ and Francis means i'm all probability
that they will he elected delegates to
the National convention by the conven-
f ti0ns of The Eleventh and Twelfth Con-
F gressional districts.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 9.-The pri-
/ maries in this city and county tonight
/ to- elect delegates 10 the Democratic
| convention at Sedaha indicate that a
/ solid free silver delegation will go to
/ the convention.
York. Neb.. April 9-In the Repubi-
/ can convention of the Fifth district, del
/ egates to st. Louis were instructed for
/ Mckinley EXteded resolutions were
/ adopted endorsing McKinley's candi-
dacy.
Houston, Texas. April 9-"Lily
/ White" or Reform Republicans of the
/ First Congressional district elected del
/ egates to the St. Louis convention.
/ Thy are uninstructed.
Indiana Pa, April 9.-The Democrat
/ lie county committee to-day nominated
/ delegates to the State convention. The
resolutions warmly indorsed ex-GOver-
nor PattisOn for the Presidency and
/ were unanimously passed.
Columbus, Ohio April 9.-The mem
/ bers of the Democratic State Cen
/ trail Committee are gathering here
/ tonight to attend the meeting of the
/ committee TO be held here tomorrow
to tiNt the time and place for holding
/ the State Convention Ii viii probably
I be held here about the first OF June. A
great many of the adherents of Senator
Brice are here and it is expected that
an effort Will be made to have him
I chosen as president of the convention.
Springfield. Ill.,, April 9.-The State
Prohibition Convention to-day chose
as chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. George w. Gore. Of Champaign.
Nominations were made for a full list
1 of State officers. headed by Hale John
son for Governor, and Daniel r. Sheen,
of Peoria, for United States Senator.
Falmouth. Ky, April 9.-W. Med.
/ Shaw. of COyington. and c. n. Vanand-
I ingham, of Williamstown, were to-day
I elected delegates from the Sixth district
/ TO the ST. Louis convention and in
structed for Mckinley.
Louisville, Ky, April "a dispatch
/ from Frankfort says: Governor
I Bradley's managers to-day reit-
Grated the statement that he is in
the race to stay. notwithstanding his de-
! feat i'm the district convention here yes
terday. and at Falmouth to-day.
THE BAR IRON ASSOCIATION