People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1896 — SILVER SUPREME IN IOWA. [ARTICLE]

SILVER SUPREME IN IOWA.

D -bh«t,h.. Mate Convention Will Declare for tbe White Metal. Dubuque, lowa, May 20. —The democratic state convention met here at 10 o’clock this morning. The state central committee last night decided upon S. W. Wright of Tipton for temporary chairman but the silver men are talking of a change on account of objectionable feaures of his intended speech. Should they refuse to indorse the committee’s choice, E. M. Carr of Manchester is likely to be selected, and he also may be made permanent chairman. The resolutions will be uncompromisingly for free silver at 16 to 1 and for Boies for president. The gold-stand-ard delegates leld a conference and practically gave up the fight, though many favored a bolt. Gov. Boies will probably name the man who 1* likely to be chairman, Judge Van Wagenen, Sioux City, or Michael Healey, Fort Dodge. The figures given out to-night as showing the relative strength of factions in convention are: Silver, 663; gold standard, 257. There are only three contesting delegations and they are from Woodbury, Blackhawk and Linn counties. It is probable that a compromise may be reached so that all will be seated.