The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-10
IBlM FAILS IN NEVADA.
~~nrWATs PIT UP \ COMPLETE
AND SEPARATE TSkET.
.A That the state BE Repre-
>s~d In Congress by Bona Eide
..~sA~uss. and Denounee Corrup-
-. Of free silver state OAeers.

.ryo New. Sept s.-The Democratic
..-ui,tee 90 fusion reported ina, the
.xr- party would eoncede 10 the Derno-
-. the noaaIsess for lieutenant governor.
...,. controller. short term regent OF the
.-.x.rs.ty and superintendent Of public IN
....~,,on. None OF tn. committee was
.,,,,nx 10 accept less than half the tickle.
.S.af,er come vigorous speeches q motion
- made that the silver party's PROPOSE
80 70 fuse be rejected, and il prevailed al
-, unanimously. the delegates al us
- 10 their feet and cheering Justify.
TIE Democrats state convention then
..m.uatea officers as foiiows: Congress
- vas passed. governor. George Rus
~ lieutenant governor. g. VI. Grimes;
~rftary OF state. joan Weber: state
treasurer. W 6. Thompson. state con-
s-d1rr. g. ~ Humphreys. surveyor gen.
81 r. X. Stewart: state printer. James
N0r.s. regents university, r. H Tripiett.
hes term: G. II. Hast short term.
The platform adopted by the state Demo-
ratio convention o. Nevada declares:
I'VE indorse every word. line and syi-
hble OF the platform adopted by the Demo-
cate convention at Chicago in 1885. witt.
PARTICULAR emphasis upon the resolution
seroea1ing the free and unlimited coinage
q both gold and silver.
we glory in the achievements Of the
army ard navy In the late war with Spain.
Ara We commend the Democratic congress-
nsr Iii their coarse la connection there
eve agree win Senator Teller, that the
psEgiey bill was formulated and passed
Eet for protection OF American labor, nor
Ter the purpose Of revenue for tae guy
eminent. bat exclusively In the interest Of
rsenopo.ies and trusts, which furnished the
corruption money 10 carry On the Mckin-
ky campaign. Ana II Is with shame ard
humiliation taa. We point 70 the fact that
this measure was passed by the aid OF our
senators. without which 1t could never be-
Genre law.
"We insist and demand that our state
shasi be represented by actual residents os
Nevada. instead of by men whose sole In
ie.ssi In our commonwealth consists In its
use 10 them for Office seeking purposes
AID whose sole contributions 10 the people
Of he state are limited to the money cor
rupt.y used 10 secure Their own elections
we recognize the Democratic as the
only silver party In the nation We re-
gard all iocai political organizations pro-
EASING to favor himetai1ism as not only
useless, bat absolutely obstructive TO the
cause they pretend 20 foster. The so-called
saver party OF Nevada Is especially detr.-
mental 10 the silver interest. Its state adj
m.nissraion in the last few years has been
sep,ete with scandals which are a disgrace
% the commonwealth.
senator's by the people instead OF By the
legislature
We demand that our national govern
Eert hold possession of the Philippine I.si-
lands. so that the products and trade If
those islands may be brought TO our shores,
as such policy would result in great
grohl ard eommereial advantage to the
Pacific coast.
The Silver party convention reassemhled
This morning. The platform indorses the
Platform of the National S.,ver party
adopted a, st. Louis in 1896. and the flnan-
sial plank of the national Democratic par
y u the same year: reaffirms devotion to
lie free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
The ratio of l6 10 l by Independent action
az the United States. and opposes increas-
Ing the bonded debt. asserts faith in the
loyalty. ability and wise leadership OF VIII
Ian j. Bryan. and predicts his nomination
as the standard bearer In 1860. II fayors
the holding Of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines until the American people have
had time 10 consider the best policy in re-
gard 70 their final disposition.
The following ticket was nominated:
esnor. Reinhold Sadler; lieutenant govern
Or James r. Judge: secretary OF state.
Eugene Howell state treasurer. u. NJ Ry-
an stale controller. sam z. Davis: attoT-
hey general. ". n. Jones: supreme court
lllse. L. II. Be.knap: state printer, An
dstx MaGte, surveyor general. r. y. kei-
y, state superintendent OF public .nstruc-
Ten, II. {. Cutting. regent OF the state
university. long term ". T. + Deal:
SoFi term, H. c. Starritt.