The record-union., 1898-09-04
KE-TOO CONVENTION MEETS.
FORTY FORMER REPUBLICANS
FLOCK TOGETHER.
Meekly They Gather UP the
Crumbs Left From the DEM
cratic Feast.

cratic Feast.
The Silver Republican County Con-
vention was held at Pythian Hall, at
Ninth and 1 streets, yesterday after
noon, about forty delegates being pres
ent. The only real business Of the con-
vention was to indorse the county
ticket recently nominated by the DEM
Ocrats and Populists. If the little gath
ering did not make much noise, it MADE
all the flourish and parade OF a real
party including a platform Of unusual
dimensions
At 30 o'clock the convention was
called to order by DR.. H. Z. Wright,
who stated its object and announced
that it was the first Silver Republican
Convention ever held in Sacramento.
The election of temporary Chairman
being in order, Dr. G.. NJ. Dixon placed
in nomination NJ. NJ. Drew, who. he
said, had voted with the Republican
party from Fremont down the line, but
who could not fall down and worship
at the Shrine of the golden standard.
B. n. Bugbee seconded the nomina-
ton Of Mr. Drew.
On motion of w. F. Purnell, nomina-
tions were closed, and Mr.. Drew was
chosen by unanimous rising vote.
On taking the chair Mr.. Drew
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred. He said he had been a Re-
publican always, and would be with the
party yet if it had stayed where it was
placed by Lincoln and Grant He be-
lieved in both gold and silver for
money, and in the free coinage of both
metals. He w&- glad to see persons
present who had the courage of their
convictions
w. W. Coons, George Lighthart and
j. NJ. Mcclellan were elected Secretaries
pro tenn.
As seVenty-five proxies were held by
the delegates present, the appointment
of a Committee on Credentials was dis
pensed with and the list as appointed
was made the accredited list of the
convention.
While Chairman Drew was arranging
his Committees on Permanent Organ
izatiOn, Order of Business and Platform
and Resolutions, w. w. Coons, who at
tended the Silver Republican State
Convention held at Los Angeles, was
called II tie piatform, ami recountet
that gathering. He took up the sub
J"ct of tn. free and unlimited coInago
of silver at tn ratio of Is to l, ant
said it had been asserted that the finan
cial question was dead. but he prophe
sled that if it was dead it would prove
to be live corpse before the campaign
ended.
1T is said. Mr.. CoOns con .inued, tha
,l-s
who had been kicked out of the party
but he asserted that the kick had land
ed them back on the platform urCr
which Lincoln stood.
Chairman Drew announced his com
mittees as follows:
Permanent Organization and Order o
Business-W. F. PurneH, p. D. Green
f NJ. Leitch, A. T. Ames and J. p. Nc
Coy.
Platform and Resolutions-Dr. H. f
Wright, w. w. Coons, E. ]. Croly, 6
Cox and B. n. Bugbee.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
iZation and Order of Business reported
recommending:
Fjrst-That the temporary officers b.
made the permanent officers Of the con
vention.
Second-Collection of 10 cents from
each delegate, to cover expenses.
Third-Nomination of candidate 70
District Attorney.
Fourth-Indorsemen of nominees o
the Democratic and Populist parties
Fifth-Election of a County Centra
Committee.
Sixth-Election Of a Finance Com
mittee.
The report was adopted
The Committee on Platform an
Resolutions reported, submitting tn
following platform, which was unanl
mously adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
We. the Republicans of the county o
Sacramento, believing the financla
question to be the great and paramount
issue before the American people a
the present time, in this our first Coun
4v Convention. assembled at the cit
of Sacramento. this Sd day of Sep
tember. 1898. most heartily indorse tn
principles embodied in the platforr
adopted by the State Convention Q
silver Republicans" at the city G
Los Angeles. Cal, on the 9th day c
August. 1898.
laration of fealty to the principles {
true Republicanism, as declared an
promulgated by the immortal Abraham
Lincoln and James G.. Blaine.
1t is with feelings Of pride, and tn
most profound admiration, that we tur
for inspiration to the prophetic words {
our loved Lincoln, who declared 'Whe
a nation contracts a debt with a give
amount of money in circulation, an
then contracts the circulating mediul
before that debt is paid, it is the mos
heinous crime a government can CON
nit against its people"
We reiterate the words Of that great
est American statesman, James {
Blaine, who. in advocating the remone
tization of silver. declared: The re
sponsibility of re-establishing silver j
its ancient and honorable place, g
money in Europe and America devolvt
really upon the Congress of the Unite
States. If we act here with wisdol
and firmness, we shall not only success:
fully remonetize silver. and bring ii int