Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1896 — SHOUT FOR SILVER. [ARTICLE]

SHOUT FOR SILVER.

INDIANA DEMOCRATS FOR THE WHITE METAL. __ Delegates to the Chicago Convention Pledged to Vote for Matthews.tor President Shively Nominated for! Governor—Cleveland’s Name Hissed. ;ie. ... , .Silver Is Their Slogan. For Governorß. F. Shively Fqr Lieutenant Governor... .John C. Lawler For Appellate judges— First District.. Edwin Taylor Second ilMstrlct.Frank E. Gavin Third District Theodore Davis Fourth District A. J. Lotz Fifth District E. Ross For Secretary of State.. .. . .Samuel Rolston For Auditor of State.J. T. Fanning For Treasurer of State.. .Morgan Chandler For Attorney General... • .J. G. McNutt For Reporter Supreme Court. Henry Warrum For Superintendent of Public Instruction.W. B. St. Clair Delegates-at-large—D. W. Voorhees, David Turpie, James McCabe; : G. V. Menzies. Eiectors-at-large—Jamesßrown,J. B. Stoll. The Indiana Democratic convention paet in,Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. It was the largest political assemblage in the State in recent years and comprised 1,747 delegates. At least 75 per cent of these represented the ultra-free-silver wing of the party. Robert ,C. Bell, of Allen County; was unanimously- chosen president of the convention, State Chairman Sterling Holt called the convention to order. Every county reported a full representation. The names of Major G. V. Menzies of Mount Vernon and Gilbert Shanklin of Evansville were presented for delegates-at-large. Menzies is a gold advocate and Shanklin favors free silver. Shanklin made a speech of withdrawal. The committee oii credentials reported in favor of the jfrqe silver contestants in the majority of cases. A minority report was filed by the gold advocates. The dele-gates-at-large and electors nominated in the report and .confirmed by the convention are as follows: Senator D. W. Voorhees, Senator David Turpie, Judge James McCabe and George V. Menzies. Alternates, .John E. Lamb, David F. Allen, .V C. Xelson and C. K. Tharp; electors for the Spate at large, James Brown and John B. Stohl; contingent electors, D. S'. Gooding and W. C. Durbrow. The committee recommended Robert C. Bell of Allen County for permanent chairman of the conception, and it was concurred in with the adoption of the report.

Permanent Chairman R. C. Bell thanked the convention for calling him to preside,, and eulogized the Democratic State record and the illustrious Democrats of the State, including an elaborate and pleasant reference to Gov. Matthews in connection with the presidency. Chairman Bell concluded in part as follows: Fellow-Democrats: To-day we are In the midst of a great crisis. You will be expected to give expression to your views on the financial question. You will help to determine whether, adhering to the time-honored principles and the repeated declarations of tlie Ilepioeratlc party, we shall Insist upon a financial system which favors the use of both sliver and gold as standard money at the long-established ratio of 10 to 1; whether we are great and proud enough to direct our own affairs as a free and independent nation, or whether we must submit to the dictation of some foreign power; whether more than seventy millions of free people shall remain at the merey of and la full subjection to a small coterie of so-called capitalists of thla-and other countries who can In a very few days “corner” all the gold in this country pad reduce or fix the values of our property as they please. I adjure you to speak In no uncertain terms. This issue overshadows all others. Let us sink all personal considerations and preferences in deference to the common good. Other matters of Importance will come before you. We seem to be called upon to make special effort to maintain the Democratic doctrine of President Monroe that we shall not tolerate any further encroachments of foreign powers upon the territory of this country by way of acquisition, no matter under what guise; that we are in favor of raising sufficient revenue by taxation for the support of the Government economically administered and no more; that a tax Is never a blessing; that good character and good citizenship are the reSult and outgrowth of individual education and development, and that you cannot make men good by statutory or restrictive legislation, and that the Democratic party is in favor now, as it always has been, of the largest degree of personal liberty for the citizen consistent with good government and the safety of the public.

J’ Contested Beats, The next question to lead to a wrnngle was the report of the committee on credentials on the Indianapolis contests. The report seated the gold men from the Sixth ward and divided the Fifth ward , equafly between the two elements, and then gave all the free silver contestants in thh other wards, some forty in number, seats in the conventton. The report recommended the adoption of a resolution ordering the seventh district convention to meet at once and report its selections of members of the various committees to the convention. Senator Kern offered a minority report from the committee on credentials, but the free silver people refused to recognize him and the report was only permitted to be filed without being read. In filing it, however, and getting it admitted as a part of the record of the convention, the honest money men claim that they have secured the basis of their contest before the national committee. During the recess the seventh, district held their convention, selecting Will E. English and Charles W. Cooper as delegates to the national convention. English was on both slates, the free silver men selecting him out of deference to the wishes 'Of Gov. Matthews, and the gold men having done the same, because he is in sympathy with them in their fight against the white metal. Immediately following the recess Cyrus McNutt, of Vigo, presented the platform committee’s report to the convention. It was not a surprise to the gold men in its declaration for free silver, and its adoption under the operation of the previous question was carried with practical unanimity. . Ex-Congressman Bynum made an effort to present a minority report, but he was howled down, and much confusion followed. Finally he was permitted to address the convention for five minutes. The chairman then ordered the convention to proceed to the ballot for Governor. Jaimes R. Seller of Montgomery County, B. F. Shively of St. Joseph, John G. Shanklin of Vanderburg, and George W. Cooper, the latter the only gold man in the list, were placed before the convention. Seller and Shanklin withdrew and the ballot resulted in the nomination of Shively by a vote of 1,644 to 103 for Cooper. By a curious coincidence the ballot lacked but four votes of 16 to 1 in favor of Shirely. The ticket was then completed, as follows: Lieutenant Governor, John C. Lawler, Tippecanoe County; Appellate Judge, first district, Edwin Taylor, Vanderburg; second district, Frank E. Gavin, Decatur; third district. Theodor? Davis, Hamilton; fonrth district, A. J. Lota, Delaware; fifth district, G. E. Ross, Cass; Secretary of Stat*, Samuel Ralston, Boone; Auditor of State, J. T. Fanning, Marion; Treasurer of State, Morgan Chandler, Hancock; Attorney General, J. G. McNutt, Vigo; reporter of the Supreme Court, Henry Warrum, Marion; superintendent of public instruction, W. B. St. Clair, Starke. The delegates to Chicago met and organized by electing Senator David Turple chairman, Myron D. King secretary and James Murdock treasurer. Ten menbars of the committee pledged themselves tq,go to Chicago and open headquarters and begin the campaign for Matthews from the convention city.