The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-11
DEMOCRATS GET GOVERNOR.
Offices Distributed Among the Silver
Parties of Colorado.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept 10
The conference committees of the Dem
ocratic, PoDulist and Teller silver Re
publican state conventions, after a
fruitless all-night session, finally
reached an agreement today. The
| Democrats held out stubbornly for the
| governorshiD and it was finally con-
ceded to them.
| They also get one regent of the State
university. To the silver Republicans
are allotted the auditor, treasurer, 81
perintendent of public instruction and
one regent: to the PoDulists, attorney
| general. secretary of state and the re-
gent.
The patronage is to be equally di-
vided.
The Democratic convention promptly
adopted the conference report. Cover
nor Adams named Charles S. Thomas
as his successor. Every county sec
onded the nomination and Mr.. Thomas
was nominated for governor by accla-
nation. F. ]. Morath of Boulder was
nominated for regent of the state uni
Versity on the first ballot Hon. G. 5.
Thomas and Senator Teller addressed
the convention, arousing great enthusi-
asm.
The silver Republican convention also
adopted the report, which was sup
ported by Senator Teller, although
many delegates expressed dissatisfac-
ton because the goVernorship was not
given to the silver Republicans. This
convention then took a recess until 2
.. m.
Strong opposition TO the fusion again
developed in the Populist convention
Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson speaking
for and eX-Congressman Lafe Pence
against the adoption of the report. The
convention took a recess until 2:30 p.
m, without voting on the report.
TELLER'S SPEECH.
When Senator Teller was introduced
to the Democratic convention every
delegate rose and shouted until he was
hoarse. The senator said:
Il do not feel strange in a Demo-
cratic convention. I am not q stranger
to Democratic principles. I left the
party when it deserted it's principles
just as 1 left the Republican party
when il deserted its principles. l am
accused of trying to take the silver Re
publican party into the Democratic
camp. 1 could have found a political
home without going into the silver Re
publican party if l had not felt that the
cause of bimetallism could be better
served in keeping the silver Republican
organization intact. l have not cared
about leaders. but only about princi-
pies. I endorse your candidate as hear
tiIy as though he bore the silver Re
publican label Whoever heard of the
candidate (Guggenheim) of the recent
rump convention except in connection
with his bank account? His only quail
ification is his pocket book and his
nomination is an insult TO me and to
every citizen of this state. This is a
money campaign and the boast of the
enemy their battle cry. is the slogan
that their candidate has so much money
that he cannot be beaten. BY the liv-
ing God, he must be beaten. CHEERS
with the audience standing). When the
candidate of the rGmp convention
wakes up the morning after election he
will find his barrel or his ten barrels
buried out of sight by votes for Charles
5. Thomas. There is not money enough
in that family nor in all the families of
the ilk TO buy the conscience of the peo-
pie Of this state The money of the
world cannot reverse the judgment of
the people rendered in 1896. when IS
per cent of the people of Colorado de-
clared for Bryan, bimetallism and hu-
manity. We are together fighting
mems battle, Gods battle. We viii not
be carried of our feet because some !
man has opened a barrel. We have |
principle and are for it to the end OF /
our lives: and we know your party, the |
Democratic party, is the only means by |
WHICH the Ddllie IOr DllnSldillSfn ana /
human liberty can be won. Our hope |
is centered in you. Don't be discouraged /
because a lot of craven towards who |
call themselves silver Republicans |
have followed a barrel Truth may go |
down before the cohorts of sin, but ii !
will rise again, and right will triumph. |
On silver and other grave questions, |
the hope Of this country rests with you.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The platform says:
The Democratic party of the state
of Colorado reaffirms the fundamental
principles of the national Democratic
platform adopted in Chicago in 1896.
The free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of 16 to l,
and without waiting for the aid or con-
sent OF any other nation on earth, is
and must remain the paramount issue