Daily camera., 1897-09-07
GORDON THE MAN.

| GORDON 7 HE MAN.
The Democratic Convention Names Trim.
idad Man for the Supreme Bench.
Denver, Sept. 7-The Democratic sta te
convention in meeting at the Chamber
Of Commerce yesterday named John A
Gordon OF Trinidad as candidate fol
justice of the supreme bench.
When the crisis in the convention was
reached and it was apparent on the sur
face that the nomination was likely to GO
to Judge Gabbert, the nominee of the
Populist state convention, the friends of
Judge Hayt among the Democrats eff
fected stampede to John Gordon. 1t
is said that after the vote was taken it
was discovered that Gordon was the man
who took such an active part in the
Pueblo convention of 1892 and led the
boilers from the convention that turned
down Grover Cleveland on account of
his position on the money question. In
short he was pronounced White Wing
Democrat.
The following resolutions were drafted
and unanimously adopted:
The Democratic party of Colorado, in
convention assembled, renews its allegi-
ance to the national Democratic platform,
adopted in Chicago in in 1896, and to the
principles enunciated in the platform
adopted by the last state convention of
the Democratic party held at Pueblo, in
the same year. In the Hon. William J.
Bryan of Nebraska, the Democratic party
has leader endowed by Providence
with those gifts necessary to lead the
people in the great fight against organ
lied wealth and corporate rapacity, and
we congratulate HIM, and the people of
the nation, that SIX million five hundred
thousand American citizens, by their
suffrages, declared against existing con-
ditions, and in favor of those principles
which are maintained by the Democratic
party.
"We commend the course of Mr.. Bry-
an in the last campaign, and in the splen-
did fight which, since that time, he has
waged in the cause of rehabilitation of
silver as a part of the fundamental
money of the people, and we recognize
in him the logical candidate of the De-
mocracy to lead US to victory, in the ma
ton, in the year 1900.
"We believe the free coinage OF silver
at the ratio of I6 to to be the para.
mount issue before the people of this ma.
ton, and until settled rightly, it should
be the supreme question in every elec.
ton, whether national or local. We ex-
pressly declare our opposition to any
movement which may be construed as a
waiver OF that issue, and pledge ourselves
to do all in our power, whether alone OF
in conjunction with others who believe
in the same thing to defeat any candid.
ate who accepts nomination by those
who are opposed to the principles of the
Chicago platform"
The declaration of the Chicago plat
form against government by injunction
is endorsed as one of wisdom. Allegi
ance to the great essential principals o.
justice and liberty, freedom of speech
liberty OF the press, and preservation o.
personal rights is asserted. The arbi
trary action of courts of law are
denounced.
Sympathy was extended to the strik
ing miners and the efforts of their op
lpressors condemned.
i The resolutions favor industrial libert,
and hold each individual entitled to th'
products of his labor; that productive
enterprise should not be discouraged
and that those bearing special privilege
should bear just share of taxation. Th
, resolutions concluded with hearty er
dorsement of the administration of Gov.
ernor Adams as wise, honest and::patri
otto. The famines abroad were deplore,
though the crops at home were recogniz
ed as an advantage to the people. Tn
judicious ceding of public lands to tn
states was also favored.