Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-30
Are Holding Their Annual
Convention Today.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Makes a Talk in Favor of the Platform
of 1896 and denomination of Bryan
bitter Speeches Made on Credent-
ialS Committees Report.

Convention Hall. GAINESVILLE. Ohio, Aug.
SO.-Memorial hall was packed when
| Hon. w. S. Thomas, chairman of the
democratic state committee, today called
the state convention to order. Very
many We're unable to gain admittance.
The decorations We're elaborate. Over
the stage there was a life sized portrait
of Bryan, and others were placed
throughout the hall.
The opening prayer was by Rev. Kcar-
ney Catholic. He prayed for deliver
ance of the Filipinos from brute force"
now being inflicted upon them. The
prayer was so radical and forcible
throughout that it brought forth rounds
of most vociferous applause.
| Chairman Thomas then made an ad-
| dress on the work of the last campaign
and the great contest to be waged in the
! year preceding the presidential election.
Judge Mooney, temporary chairman of
| the convention, was introduced and re-
ceived a great ovation.
The Hon. William Mooney, temporary
| chairman, said in part: "'rhere will be
| today no contest as to the platform de-
clarations which our party shall make.
There is no difference of opinion. The
democratic party of Ohio stands squarely
upon every plank of the Chicago plat
form of 1896. We believed in it then and
we believe in it now. The people who
sent us here do not believe in double
standard of democracy. In 1896 the test
was Are you loyal to the platform?' and
that is the Ohio test today. The party in
Ohio is too thoroughly honest. too COM
| petely convinced, too desperately in ear
nest to desire to be misunderstood. The
/ reaffirmation of the national platform
1 does not eliminate and does not fail to
! both recognize and emphasize that we
ylemand the free and unlimited free coin
age of both geld and silver at the ratio
of 16 to without waiting for the consent
or assistance of any nation on earth. We
charge that the trusts of the country own
i ihs administration. and that their title
was acquired by purchase and until Mr..
/ Hanna is dethroned we insist that the
! trusts will continue, as now, to be in
possession of their property so acquired.
I'VE charge that the republican party
as at present controlled. stands for, if it
/ has not already entered into an Anglo
American alliance. The democratic par
ty has no desire to adopt for the United
States upon any subject of governmental
| concern any but an American policy.
We have no desire we perceive no neces-
sity to aid Great Britain in the mainte-
nance of British policy anywhere, and
with full confidence in the strength of
our cause and country, we ask no aid
from Great Britain in maintaining an
American policy anywhere that it is ne
cessary or desirable to maintain one.
1--WE adhere to the Monroe doctrine. In
condemning the doctrine of Imperialism
we in no manner abandon our soldiers in
the field. But, at the same time. when
ever a purse-proud. trust controlled ad-
ministration dares to array our flag or
forces aaginst a people fighting for the
! God given right to rule themselves,
whenever the sum total of a peoples Of
Tending is that they desire to be free, it
i will be the duty of the democratic party
| to be brave enough to expose the pre-
j tense, to tear the mask from the covered
face of fraud and greed and avarice,
and proclaim that the recognition of such
a war for such purposes is un American,
and must be brought to a close. We af-
! firm that the war in the Philippines, as at
| present conducted, is one of criminal ag-
gression, and we find no difference in the
| situation the administration occupies
than the one occupied by Spain in the
Philippines before the surrender. What
! ever rights we have We're acquired by
/ purchase from Spain, our right is no
! higher
.',rhe name of the candidate for the
1
/ lu,ions of every committee of every con-
vention held in the state of Ohio this
year. True to the people, devoted to
/ their interests. gifted with wisdom to
discern the right and possessed of elO-
auence and courage to declare and de-
! fend it, the exponent of every principle
declared to be democratic, the uncomprO-
missing foe to all at variance with the
peoples best interests, the unquestiOned
/ leader of reunited democracy, his
name trembles on your lips and trust
and confidence in his honesty and capac-
ity abide in your hearts; an ideal candi
date, stronger in defeat than his oppo-
nent in victory, he is demanded by the
democracy of Ohio and the democracy Of
! the country as our standard bearer in
/ 140O-William Jennings Bryan"
/ After the adoption of rules reports on
credentials were presented. The majority
j report was adopted with the exception of
.5Hichland county. from which county 1t
thwas recommended the anti Mclean dele
gat:on be seated. The minority report
related only to Cuyahoga county and rec
commended the seating of the Wilson del
legation instead of the Salem Mckay dele
gates Bitter speeches were made on
beth sides A motion to lay the minority
report on the table was lost. The pre-
| yious question was ordered on the motion
to substitute the minority report for the
. majority report. The vote to substitute
the minority report for the majority re-
port resulted, 341 yeas and 3S9 nays. The
result of this ballot caused stir as 1t
| was the first Opc-, test of strength, Some