The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-24
WILL UNITE FOR silver
Democrats. Populists and Repub-
licans Are Agreed.
BRYAN'S NAME APPLAUDED
White Makes an Eloquent Address -
The Old Democratic
Ship Is Still
Aioat.

Des Moines July s3.-The democratic
convention adjourned early this even
ing. having completed Its work. The
two allied conventions silver republican
and populist conventions. completed
their work slightly in advance. The
three factions We're, after much cuntro-
Nersy able tu agree ON one platform.
with free silver as the main idea. and
On ticket composed NJ two democrats,
three silver republicans and one popu-
list. The ticket viii he placed IN the
official ballot under the name demo
cratic" When this became known there
was a split in the populist convention.
The middle NJ the road faction. under
the leadership Of A. &. Weeks. walking
out. The seceders numered probably
100 Of the delegates. General Weavers
faction remained with the democrats.
whereupon he was bitterly denounced
but for this rupture union NJ all the
free silver forces would have been COM
plete.
The ticket Is composed "a follows.
Governor, +. +. White. democrat keo-
kuk. Iowa; lieutenant governor. II. A.
Plummer. silver republican. Wlnnebago
county, judge supreme court, l.. q.
kinne. democrat. Polk county: rail-
road commissioner. =. II. Gray. popu-
list. Dallas county; superintendent of
public instruction. q. +. Rheinhart. sill
yer republican. Jasper county
White. the candidate for governor,
was formerly member of congress
from the Sixth district. He was de-
f,ated for reelection last year by
Lacey. He II an out-and -out free silver
man and has established a reputation
as good campaigner.
whites main competitor for the
nomination for governor was J. Il.
Burgess Of Ottumwa. "A Cleveland post
master who supported Bryan. His
candidacy was pushed by the younger
men. Half dozen other candidates
were placed In nomination. but ex-
Governor lioies' name was hardly men
toned In the convention. Judge .kinne
is chief justice of the supreme court
/ now. He supported Bryan last year.
/ hut under some protests. He is a
! prominent democrat. The sentiment of
/ the convention was almost overwhelm-
| ingly for Bryan. Every reference To his
name was greeted with lusty cheering.
! His picture was repeatedly displayed
| and every time an orator pointed to-
ward II there was applause. There was
no quarter given TO gold democrats.
The silver sentiment of the party had
It's own way In all proceedings. In
point OF numbers IL was one OF the
largest democratic conventions ever
held In this city. The platform adopted
strongly indorses the national platform
adopted In Chicago with especial EN-
phasis on the financial plank. This sec
tion Of the platform concludes as fol
| lows.
And we enter into the first campaign
after the great battle OF the people
against the combined corporate ant
money power. In which that peerles,
statesman and patriot. William J
Bryan. was our leader with reassertior
that we demand free sand unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver at tn,
present legal ratio Of l6 to 1. withou
waiting for the aid or consent Of an,
other nation"
The republicans In the management
of the national campaign last year arr
charged with bribery. intimidation
colonization and deception. II 4
charged that the rich men contributed
millions upon millions to Mark Hanna
campaign fund he has triumphed b,
corrupt use of these vast sums The,
are now about to recoup themselves
from the pockets of the people"