Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-06
BRYAN is THE GREATEST.
Missouri Democrats Describe Him As an tx
poDent Of Democracy.
Indiana Democrats Greet Bryan's
Name With cheers, and Instruct
Delegates to Nominate Him.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 6--When the
Democratic State convention was
called 10 order this morning the ore
dontlais committee, which had blocked
the work Of the gathering an day yes
terday, was ready 20 report and the
prospects for rushing through the de-
liberations were bright The commit
tee had been in session TN after mid
night and found again the police ma
chimes both here and IN 81. Louis The
report was read by J, J. Butler, Of st.
Louis, chairman Of the committee.
The credentials committees report
was adopted without debate.
The platform was read and adopted
with "a whu0p. II declares:
We reafIrm and endorse the Demo-
cratic national platform adopted az
Chicago ln 1886 and declare our con-
tnued fealty lo the utterances therein
enuncIated upon The free and unlimited
coinage VI silver and gold at the es-
tabliShed ratio OF 10 90 ]. and we de-
nouuce as uuWise and dangerous in the
extreme the single gold standard bank
Y p
which places The control OF paper cir
cuIlting medium in the hands OF che
national bank corporations.
We den0unce as one OF the most try
ing evils Of the day the present ten
dcncy toward monopoly and the de-
suuctlrn of competition, particularly
che Industrial combinations known as
tufta We arr3ign The Republican
party as guilty VI the grossest hypuc-
risy In the treatment OF this question,
iu that being IN ascendancy In Com
gress, II has steadfastly refused TO
pass am Of the legislation which has
been proposed 90 curb the power OF the
trusts, has failed 10 withdraw tariff
protection from trust-made goods, has
constituted the leaders of trusts as the
leaders OF It's party in the nation.and ac-
Cepted from them contributions of mill
lions Of dollars TO it's gigantic corrup-
ton fund, which fact In itself Is a
menace TO the stability OF our free in
sttutl0ns
The platform reiterates adhesion 10
the Monroe doctrine and "deprecates
the departure from lis principles which
have been made by the Republican adj
ministratIon n It's war for conquest"
Insists that the government restore
ANd 10 lNt AAudut AT tue earliest pos
sble moment, fayors the construction
of the Nicaragua canal and the up
building Of the merchant marine; eX-
tends earnest sympathy to the people
OF the B0er republics and continues:
with renewed faith IN the ability pa
tr!otlsm and courage Of the Hon. VIM.
j. Bryan, believing him 10 be the great
est exponent OF the principles for
which the Democratic party stands,
and satisfied that the power would not
dazzle. nor wealth blind him 20 the du-
ties which he owes 10 the people. we
express IL as the wish Of this conven-
ton that the delegates from Missouri
70 the national Democratic convention
shall cast their votes for him as the
nominee Of the Democratic party for
President Of the United states"
The report OF the committee on per- |
manent organization, making tempor- |
airy officers permanent was adopted.
The domination OF State officers was !
then taken up, and Chairman Cowherd, !
iu an eloquent speech. nominated ex- [
A. M. Dockcry for COVER
nor.
DOckery was nominated by acclama- !
ton and the convention went Wild az |
be- mounted the platform TO make his |
speech OF acceptance.