The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-21

These were general conditions accom- panied by most exaggerated industrial | distress and financial difficulties Only l federal legislation then appeared able to | cope with the situation. The gold mines l of South Africa and Alaska and rare | processes of mining in the United States | remained unknown.
 | The prohibition national convention wa S l first in order for 1s96 at Pittsburg, on May 2S. The silver coinage question dis rupted the convention at an early hour of the meeting. The minority demanded not only prohibition of commerce in in- toxicating drinks but the restoration of bi-
 metallism but the suppression of monop- oly in commerce of all descriptions and more just system of federal taxation. This faction, after indorsing prohibition, demanded free coinage of silver and gold at Is to l. an income tax. restricted for elgn immigration. a legally regulated Sun
 day, woman suffrage, the referendum,
 etc. and nominated Charles E. Bentley
 of Nebraska for President with J. H.
 Southgate of North Carolina for vice
 president. The majority faction nomi-
 hated Leving and Johnson.
 \The next month, June 16 the national
 republican convention met at St. Louis
 A protective tariff and sound money
 were demanded. If free coinage of silver could be established as world wide mon etary system. the United States should adopt it. vote was taken on the gold standard plank and it carried SIS to 11O.
 Upon the announcement of this vote Sen ator Teller from Colorado. Senator Can non from Utah, Senator Pettigrew from South Dakota and Senator Dubois from
 ldaho all delegates, withdrew In all H delegates withdrew because of the
 sound money plank
 William Mckinley was nominated for President ba rCt haIl lata ao nd xx-ifb h Hobart of New Jersey for vice presi- dent
 The national democratic convention as- sembled at Chicago on July [
 Four days were consumed in highly ex- citing debate the silver question:
 The national committee was accused of giving favorable influence to the sound money side in the nomination of Senator David B. Hill of New York for temporary chairman. But Gen. H. D. Clayton from Alabama, in minority report presented the name of Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia for that place. Daniel was elect ed by the convention. He was for silver filll was greatly irritated and became re- sentful
 Two reports from the committee on res olutions came in, the majority report for nlmetall1sm, the minority for sound money. Senator Hill moved to substitute the minority report for the majority, spoke earnestly and. being defeated. with drew from the convention followed by IFS delegates. The vote was 301 for the sub sutute to 62S for the majority report
 On the first ballot John w. Tomlinson of Birmingham eagerly advised that the solid vote Of Alabama instructed to go solid, should be cast for Bryan, but a $ he was not a prominent candidate, the delegation fixed on Boeis of Iowa. Yet knoX, Minge, Foster, Carpenter and Bur gess of the delegation preferred Russell of Massachusetts. The New York dele gation. through it's chairman, declined to vote "on account of the platform adopt ed. When North Carolina, the next state, was called, the chairman of the delesatlon said: Tn view of the plat form adopted 1 am instructed to cast the Z2 votes of North Carolina for Bryan" Several northern states refused to vote for any nomination because of the bi metallic platform.
 Bryan was nominated amidst widest 
 Messrs. Kolb and Bowman of Alabama poth delegates to the forthcoming St. Louis populist convention, attended at Chicago, with the purpose of urging the nomination of Bryan in order that the St. Louis convention of the next week might indorse him.
 The St, Louis convention did nominate Bryan and Thomas E. Watson of Geor gia.
 MT. Bryan, however, was not the fa- vorite of all leading silver men of Ala bama. Congressman Bankhead did not favor him. ''If he had not made his sil yer speech here today, he would have made it at St. Louis next week. MT. | Bankhead is reported to have said at Chicago.