Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-30
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Their Convention Today a Mass
Meeting Of Silver PuSiOnlSlS.
GOLD cnOs.. rnonss AM 10 o /
4 Ringing Rtsulu ion OF Cubs, also n
Fl II Ono Against
Trusts.

NbAAl aAbls'I INV ~
DeuiUetslic state Convention mere to-
day was the most largely atteneei OF
any since the civil war. While tn Q
convention was in some respects a
mass mseiipg OF tree silver iusionls's,
the large atten ia @, was psrtly due TO
the fact that complete new ticket vas
to be nominated anu there was an I'M
usually large humber Of candidates for
each place. These cand lda,es had their
respective troops OF workers hero In
addition to the delegates and they
aggregated several THOUSAND eu,huoi.
aslic huslleIS. Over 1000 ,uch shout
ere came nom the home ctuutles o.
some OF the candidates for governor.
The new Columbus auditorium with
seating capacity OF 5000 was not
EQUAL to H. @ demand Tor admission. The
auditorium was BEAUTIFULLY decorated
with bunting anu plants. There was u
profu,io ion OF portraits OF Democratic
ieadeTs abaut The walls, but those Of
President cleveland, Senator Brice
and other goii Democrats are missing.
The familiar portrait OF William J.
Bryan was the center OF all, snd that
Of The late Allen q. Thurman was
quite conspicuous.
Last year when John II. Mclean
was Sc ecied to hesu the Oolo delegd.
ton 10 Chiras o, w. w. Durbin WAS
nude chairman OF the stale csutrsi
committee and he WAS reelected last
nighi by the Mclean Ia flIenUe, whilv
Daniel McCouvllle was also re-
elected chairman of the state execu-
i've committee.
When the convention was called to
order at 10 Pm. by Chairman Durbin,
he Congratulated the party un the
signs OF the tunes and enthusiasm, in
the party. He made a speech Tor tree
silver. Then Hon. Uitic Sloane was
Introduced as temporary chairman.
A large gold cross having as orna-
ments CT wn OF thorGs and clock
| lnuicsting 10 MINUTES 10 l O'Clock,
| formed til. ceDterpiece among the
| floral designs abou, The stage. Chali'
| man Sloane In gesture pointed to u
| with great effect as he pr0ceeued with
| his vigorous speech. Tnere was also i
| living white rooster perched ON thu
| stage to aud 10 the eBihu ,issai. Mt
| 5loane's speech was ftequently inter
| ru ptel with the " last uemonstra
tions, especially his references TO sill
\ Emo ksyno.e o. everything wa
| silver, The Glee club sang silver song
/ and 1t was on the silver clor tina
/ Chairman Sloane struck the Responses
The greatest demonstration OF th'
| morning occurred when he referred 4
| VIM. j. Bryan as the leader OF til,
silver cRute Tor 1900, and 1t wbs witt
tins climax In II the speaker closed hi
keynote speech.
| A clmmu icati0n was presented
| from the Populisi slate committee ais
asking for place on the Democrats
ticket with n view TO fusion. Thet
the temporary organization was mad
permanent.
| General A. j.. Warner, as chair
man OF the committee on resolu
tous, reported the platform which
WAS loudly cheeied and adople1
| He explained that the committee We
unspimons in presenting the mtjoril!
report that covered ably the finanoia
| question but that two supplementa
resolutions would be offered ny
minority.
The antitrust resolution piesente,
10 the committee last night was of
Tered by Casper Lsewenstein An,
adopted as iollowt:
"We hereby declare oil trusts ant
monopolies hostile and dangerous l.
the peoples Interest and q stanjinl
menace to the perpetuity OF our fire.
Institutions aud We demand the vig0r
Gus enforcement OF all antitrust law
and such additional Legislation as ma.
be necessary for their suppression"
l.. &. Cole presented the Cubsl
resolution that had been offered to tn
comIniuee lasl night and It wa
adt p ed os f0llowt:
"We demand the immediate recog
milton OF beiligeIent rights Of the II
public OF Cuba ss an act OF justice to
nation struggling for liberty agains
foreign oppression aud We uenounc
and protest asainst the Hction OF sepa
tor Hanna In voting 10 nulliiy tn
memorial presented to CJDgress b.
the Legislature pl Onio IN favor OF tb
Cuban patriots"