The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-05
SILVER VICTORIOUS

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delegates, and Beverly R. Harrison, of
Amherst. eleotor.
The committee on resolutions IL COM
posed almost entirely Of silver men.
Senator Daniel will be chairman.
! The following are the members of the
| committees:
Committee on Resolutions.
Firs.-T. B. Gunter, Marius Jones, L.
T. Smith.
Third-Is.ac Biggs, Samuel P. Wad-
| dill. Is. B. Munford.
Fourth-R. s. Powell. George B.
Finch, James F. Epes.
Fifth-E. w. Saunders, w. I Howard,
81. D. Shepherd.
Sixth-John w. Daniel. w. w. Berke-
ley, William M. Ellis.
Seventh-George b. Keezell, R. e.
Byrd, R. S. Parks.
Eighth-R. s Lewis, A. B. shreve. 8.
| W. Corbin
.Ninsh-George A. Ewing, W. E. Ad-
olson. r. G. Kent.
Tenth-W. B. Petit, Thomas P. Fitz.
I patrick. Edward Echols.
After the committees had been an
| nounced, except the members of the
Second districs, the convention took q
recess to $3.50 p. N.
Immediately after the result of the
Second district became known the sil-
YER steering committee was called to
meet. Last night this committee de-
cided not to press the unit rule. After
this meeting, 1t looks now as II the &C.
tion would be reversed. The silver
| leaders are nearly all advocating the
unit rule and there will be hot fight
| over 1t.
Immediately upon the reassembliug
OF the convention, the committee on
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port, recommending Micajah Woods. OF
Albemarle, for chairman; J.Bell Bigger,
Of Richmond. and Joseph Button. ofAp-
pomattox, for secretaries, and George
Hutchinson, OF Augusta, for sergeant
alarms.
Major Woods addressed the conven-
tion briefly. He started out by gaying
he had always been fighting monopolies
and plutocracy. He was for the masses
and against classes. He made red hot
J silver speech. The masses were aroused,
said he, and they intended to restore
silver to Its proper place in our currency
system. He predicted that the silverites
would control the party and cleo. the
Presidents and appealed to the minority
| to bow to the will OF the majority.
There was no objection to the report
J OF The committee on credentials.
"OycIone Jim" Speaks.
While waiting for the committee on
resolutions to report ex-Cougressman
James w. Marsh all addressed the body,
| and was followed by Senator Thomas S.
Martin. The Senator said the Demo.
cratic prospects were growing brighter.
He believed they would Garry the coun-
try, and he hoped to get President
more satisfactory than the one they now
have He called Cleveland q wrecker
n aHkx ~ I'll
! and the gold men Kissed at this.
Mr.. Martin said he had been criticised
for his course on the currency question,
but ne had long ago made up his mind
to pay no attention to adverse criticism,
especially when 1t comes from the
ignorant. He was not ashamed to ally
himself with the Virginia Democrats.
While he did not agree with the silver
people in their entire policy, he was
now, and always had been, in favor of
the full restoration of silver at the
ratio of 1o to /. The Senator predicted
that the silver men would control the
national convention and elect the Presi-
dent.
Congressman Tucker followed. He
said he had no apologies to make for
his course on the currency question. He
had come by his views honestly and WAS
not ashamed OF them. "There Ia in
the White House," said he, "a big
man (cheers and hisses). "a very big man
(more cheers and hisses) While 1 do
not agree with Mr.. Cleveland, 1 tell YOU
he is an honest man and 8 patriot"
Mr.. Tucker urged harmonious pro-
seedings and said no matter who the
Chicago convention should put up, he
would support the ticket.
Camm Patterson spoke for free silver
and ex-senator Hunton also advocated
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver,
Majority Report.
Senator Daniel read the majority re-
port OF the committee on resolu lions az
follows:
1.-THE Democratic party OF Virginia in conven-
ton assembled declares as follows:
"First-We adhere to the principles of Dsmoc-
racy as announced by Jefferson, Madison, Non
roe and Mason, and the patriots OF their day that
this is Government OF free people and we de-
precate the growing influence OF trusts and great
combinations OF capital as dangerous to the well
rare OF our people and fraught with disaster to
"Second-We are opposed to McKinleyism,
which proposed TO tax the poor man for the bene.
tax for revenue limited to the necessities of an
economically administered government and ad.
1usted 80 as to throw Its burdens most lightly
"Third1We oppose the Republican party, be-
cause, while protesting TO protect our laboring
men men ana mechanics they are in practice filling
Europe, foreign to our laws and language and to
our Institutions. We point TO the fact that that
legislation which stimulated the panic and
brought on hard times to the country and that il
has utterly failed to suggest any scheme OF re
"Fourth-!t lie the unwritten law of this Re.
P1blic. established by the custom and usage OF
1lO years, and sanctioned by the example or the
lfcateeI Wi6e6t I'M hauc ID