Show ANTI CLEVELAND the democratic We convention held in denver Itt nver denver april is 15 the democratic taic state convention held here today after adopting a free beher platform and electing one delegate at large adjourned to 7 30 tonight it was an anti administration conven tion lion throughout temporary chairman mcalaney McAll ncy ney of pueblo made a strong sil all ver speech as did permanent chairman judge royal of the same came city the latter after making a long and sincere plea in favor of the white metal at tf e ratio of 16 to i eulogized senators vest and cockrell of missouri and other prominent silver advocates of the east when he mentioned the nameon name of ex congressman bland the dele delegates gater ap and cheered the platform which was unanimously adopted dealt deals with no other quest question lon but that of the monetary issue and favor free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1 ahe 1 he platform Is as follows follow the democratic party of colorado pledges its unwavering devotion to all the princ principles ivIes of the democratic faith as laid down by jefferson and andrew jakson jackson believing that the evils evil that now oppress the people are the direct result of a departure from the true principles of democracy that the policy inaugurated by the republican party for the eon contraction traction of the cur rency and for many years continued by it to the gradual and certain impoverishment of the people in the face of stead fast opposition from the democratic party but adopted and approved by the political leal administration has resulted in the creation of an ail enor enormous motis b bonded debt in a period of profound peace visiting a deadly blight on e aery ery indus try tr and carr carrying jIng discouragement and dismay into the household of every wo wealth alth producer in the land that t ere never car can be a condition of general welfare until the volume of a sound round and stable currency is equal to the demand of industrial and commercial pursuits that the first step in this direction should be the immediate restoration of balver to the place it occupied in the currency of the world for centuries previous to 1813 we therefore favor the immediate restoration rent oration of the tree free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 0 6 to I 1 as such coinage existed prior to 1873 without awaiting for the aid or consent of any other nation such gold and r silver liver to be a full legal tender for all debts public and private lion charles S thomas of denver who was elected delegate at large by acclamation addressed the convention and ills his remarks regarding the action of tile the colorado delegation at the chicago convention may be considered signia cant inasmuch as lie he is and has been for many years a representative democratic leader ile he censured the present adain admin in strong terms tor for their action I 1 in issuing bonds concluding djs address addre as it if after the efforts of our delegation at chicago balver is not recognized I 1 will withdraw from the convention 11 As mr 1 ghoman I will likely llad kail the colorado delegation at chicago his utter angeii in respect are taken ahe I 1 he election of delegat el lit at and delegates delc gatch making the resulted as ag follows follos delegates at large C S lh choras chomas orAs arapahoe county D B salene bw cene los alit mas inas and adair wilson Wll ton la plata dele gate gale from froin first district R IV speer mccond district 11 II 11 II I 1 ahe lie convention then adjourned |