The age-herald., 1898-09-16

publican party, he said "that a political tramp named Towne was called here from another state to tell Colorado voters how to conduct their convention" He asserted that MT. Towne had no authority as claimed by him, and stated that the silver republican party was first organized in Colorado and that Mr. Broad was elected state chairman for Colorado months before
 MT Towne was named as national chair
 man.
 His arraignment of the silver republicans who followed Chairman Towne was very bitter. He was glad, he said, that they had forever left the republican party Speaking of the Broad convention, he said he hoped this convention would find some means of cooperation Most of it's members, he said,
 could find all the silver they wanted in the
 name republican. --.r
 The platform of the silver republicans,
 presided over by Senator Teller, MT. Vol
 colt said, was devoted largely to villifica-
 ton of the junior senator from Colorado.
 He wished to send them the message that
 when they had dug his political grave and buried him in it, they could never write
 .'renegade' over it.
 Upon reassembling, George w. Allen of
 Denver was made permanent chairman. The committee on resolutions submitted platform, which was adopted. After conn., mending the administration of the pres1- dent, the platform says:
 "The republican party is and always has been bimetallic party. The republicans of Colorado are earnestly devoted to the cause of bimetalliSfn. It has no sympathy with monometallsm, and believes that the final imposition of a single standard upon the people of this country would work ir reparable injury. Its members believe that the proper place for republican bimetal- list is in the ranks of the party and not out of it. In the future, as in the past re- pubicans who represent Colorado at the national capitol will be found working for the restoration of silver
 True bimetallists are necessarily believ- CTS in hard money, gold and silver, as the basis of our national circulation. The democratic attempt to raise money for our war with Spain by issuing $l50,000,000 ire deemable legal tender notes not backed by 1 a dollar of gold or silver, would, if sue cessful, have been the most serious blow l that could have been dealt to the cause of silver It was fortunately defeated by. re- publican votes. And when the democracy | had failed in this attempt to paper imitation, | that party attempted to defeat the passage | of the bill to raise revenue for the carrying on of the war and to pay our soldiers and | sailors. And we congratulate those erni- nent statesmen, Senators Morgan, Turpie l and Mantle for rising above their party 1 and for refusing to stand by their assist l ants in an attempt to cripple our conn try In us hour or need. Ana we further congratulate those earnest and true repub-
 licans who by their efforts and their voices
 aided in securing the passage of the Vol | colt amendment to that measure requiring l the coinage of the silver seigniorlage.'' l In reference to the late war with Spain
 the platform says:
 We rejoice with the people of the coun- 1 try upon the early and successful termiaa- l tion of the war with Spain. We extend to | our brave and courageous officers and l men in the army and navy yonr sincere | and heartfelt graiula tioas for their un- l equalled heroism and gallantry which have 1 added new laurels to our flag and which | has given this nation an enviabe place
 among the leading powers of the earth. We rely upon the ability and patriotism: | of the present national administration to | settle all the intricate and important Ques- | tions which are now presented to the peo- pie of this country by the conclusion of the | Spanish war;
 An effort was made by | delegate to in-
 troduce a resolution favoring the annexa-
 ton of the Philippine Islands, but storm | of protest followed the reading of this | resolution and there was no second to his | motion to adopt it. .-.
 The following ticket was then placed in 1 nomination:
 Governor-H R. Wolcott, Denver; Lieu | tenant Governor, c. E. Noble Colorado 1 Springs; secretary of state w. H. Bris- | bane Leadville; auditor, C. s. Adams | Weld county; attorney general, c C. Good
 all, Powers; superintendent public instruc-
 tion, Mrs. Lucy R. Scott. The convention 1 then adjourned.
 H. R. Wolcott is a brother of the iuni I
 senator of Colorado