The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-09

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3.-Taere were
about 500 delegates to the National
Gold Standard Democratic state con-
vention today when the call Of order
was sounded by William ]. Mills Of
New Haven, a former member of the
state central committee, but wh-e re-
signed at the New Haven conveaEion.
Mr. Mills introduced Ex-Governor
Thomas NJ. Waller as temporary chair
man. The appearance of Mr.. Waller
was the signal for long continued APP
plause HIS remarks ELECTED numerous
cheers. In the course of his speech Mr..
Waller, abiding to the Democratic con-
ven ton of last July, said:
Il take plea sure IN reporting that all
the members Of the delsga ton of which
I was the chairman were as earnestly
opposed as l was to the socialism, the
Populism, the tramp3srn, tbs Tilln1an-
ism ard the 16-to-i-ism of the Chicago
platform, though one or two of them,
who have since their return been lost,
strayed or stolen were not quite so in
tense.
~ am" Mr.. Waller added, for the de-
feat of tire Chicago usupars and their
Popuiist allies first of all, by somebody,
sure: by National Democrats under the
blue and the gray and the leadership
Of Palmer and Buckner, men We revere
ard honor, if il can be done; if not, by
national patriots. from whatever party
they come, or whatever banner they
bear-if it is not red. and has not upon
ii the 16-to-1 hiercglyphics, or the faces
of either 4 lLpss1d or rTilrnap
This is not an ordinary political con-
test in which we are enlisted and in
which the laws of party discipline pre-
vail. II is a sectional, socialistic war
fare in which every man must do what
his conscience dictates is best for the
good of his country and his party. too,
without regard to what others do
Mr.. Waller devoted a portion of his
speech to state questions. He said:
Connecticut is, think. today the on
ly state in the union where a candidate
who gets the most votes, may not get
the office: or, 10 put it another way,
where a candidate who gets the least
votes may get the Office. This seems
paradoXical, but it is not; 1t is only Re-
publican"
He advocated reform of the ballot.
saying that ''the improper use of money
in our elections is a scandal that cam
not be denied and that ought to be
stopped, for it is the poisoning of the
mountain streams OF our government,
from which wherever we are We all
have to drink"
THE PLATFORM.
At the conclusion of Mr. Walters adj
dress the report of the committee on
platform was submitted and adopted.
az.
Of the convention held on June 10 of this
year and ON the currency question says:
while we favor the most liberal use
of silver consistent with the enforce
ment Of a gold standard, we are I'M
ater.laibly opposed to the free coinage Of
silver, deenling it a device for the de- |
basement of our currency, and to the |
com puSoIy purchase of silver by the |
government. Under existing circum-
stances, to pay public debts in silver
coin IS prejudfation; to pay private |
debts in the same coin is TO rob the |
wage Garner, and to provide for the free
coinage of silver means the destruc- |
ton of legitimate business and great |
suffering among the laboring Glasses. |
We believe the safety of our national 1
finances requires a system of sound |
banking, by which a bank note cur |
rency ample TO supply the needs of the |
whole country shall be created, safely |
and always and everywhere |
in gold.''
THE STATE TICKET.
The convention placed in nomination !
presidential electors and a fun state
ticket and also endorsed the nominees
For congress. state senators and judge |
IF probate selected by the several eau
FUSES.
The state ticket is as follows: For
governor, joel a. SperYy; lieutenant |
governor, William Waldo II. Hyde; sec
rotary of state, Judge William Belcher;
state treasurer, George H. Hoyt; comp
uTOller. Hobart Curtis.
The following were nominated for /
congress: First district, T. Henry l
Hyde; Second district, H Holton Wood; l
Third district, Henry W. Hammond;
Fourth district, Norris W. Seymour.
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