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L Kinnnrtal Plank and It is to be
vulit-Platt tnNiimA ttiri.
,'.,,,(, ni -Fred Grant a Candidate
A'i 1 1,,ler Doe" Not Init tn the
ir(! (;..ld" BodJoIni the Strac!dirM
hovs "i4 States for Gold, 9 for
, ;ivt r, 12 for a Straddle and 6
p ut, - Convention Scenes and Incl-
I ; is, June 16. A hot sun
r early, after which a brisk,
i; breeze prevailed. The
:i:v more characteristic of a
: seen, i rains arrived, from
(m of the country from live
until noon, and brought a
uuvnt of visitors to the con
Warner Miller who has
r. h !;, iking a stiff fight for gold,
s he will not stick tor the
iid" in the platform. He
d the straddlers. U. S.
:. Jr , a member of the Cali
;i J -legates, makes the an-
iHura-iih at that his brother, Col.
yrt.a ;tui, oi iew iors, is a can-
i ,t., tar t he ice Krpj?iripnr'v
1U
hievd's intuits don t attacn much
Imnortar.ce to the petition irom
fcosto:;. urging hiin to accept the
I V" T I'll . . .
tp. ,:hI place, ana sun maintain tnat
wiii not accept it.
. a r- suit of much telegraphic
1 Ci t 3
it.anv it is dttimtely stated on
!i;1t is believed to be good authority
. i .., .. vn, r AInrtnn has rliuillv
j,,; ;o the solicitation of his
"ciul? ;lliU Hits agiccu iu avucjiL mc
ice l'ri'?iileicy, and despite the
lit in the 2sew lork delegation,
f A ' 1 1 I'e ipiiuuci jjuouvui y uiai
null'-! ate? prominent today are
of Pennsylvania; Hobart,
f X,w .i.-im'V. ana jvans, 01 en-
s..,-. . Ti:e canvass of delegates
lowjtive hundred and forty-three
;iv.. u h'.'ice. and the others are
latterd Wtwrcu fifteen candidates.
A -ar- hi1. .unrning up of the sit
atipii srrin? to liKiicaie mat me
i .i.i ,i i -
ton .' !.!ti.'!i "i uie i:oiu staiiuaru in
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lie -la-t'vni
res sh.
told standard, nine for free silver
Wtlve itra'.i-iK'. and six doubtful.
The silver men today are undecided
riirir cMir--- of action. They
! .1 Ti. i i.
re no: pviiiv oianizcu. il jooas
fcJav as ihuuirh some might bolt the
Itivt-ntioii lliey have not cauc us
!C. Tneir leader, Senator" Teller,
:wt.ver. i; dt iiii: tome vigorous, but
tiitrt w rk. and will put up a strong
ht vi the r'ommittee on resolu-
oe:. ine itiiuessee delegations
tsOiVeu ttxiav to earnestly push
vans f.r the Vice Presidency.
Maine will come out .with the
jam? uf Lodire for Vice. President,
pginzhdii a the father of the gold
lovemriit. At one o clock the con-
tctien ha
it; ;. i-'.v
f:
A:
At l:
and unlimited coinage of
silver at 16 to 1 was an impossibility
nu. oiivei was worth thirty to
one-one ten. The mention of the
Monroe Doctrine brought applause.
The reference to Blaine aroused
cheers. There was hand clapping
for free Cuba and Protection.
Fairbanks finished at 1:20 and
Carter r -ad the list of temporary
secretaries.
National Committeemen Lamb, of
Virginia, offered a resolution that
the Convention be governed by the
rules of the last convention; also
that the usual committees be ap
pointed on resolutions, credentials
and permanent organization, and
that all resolutions in relation to the
platform be referred to the commit
tee on resolutions without debate.
Adopted. When the roll call ofStates
for names of representatives of the
various committees begun, at 1:35
there wras hearty applause when
Foraker was named for chairman
of tbe committee on resolutions.
About half the delegates were in
their seats shortly after noon. Tom
Piatt was given the first applause.
Teller has an aisle seat in fourth
row from the front. Piatt has a
seat on the aisle to the left of the
speaker. Miller, Bliss and Lanter
bach took seats without any demon
station. Depew was cheered.
After the roll call, the convention
took a recess until 10 tomorrow.
The committe on resolutions, cre
dentials, rules and permanent organ
ization was notified to meet immedi
ately after tue adjournment of the
convention.
THE PLATFORM.
Up to the hour of the meeting of
the convention Hanna and his
henchman worked with a vim for a
straddle platform. There was great
joy in the New York delegation
when it was postively announced
that Hanna would permit Piatt to
name the candidate the Vice Presi
dency. Every other issue of the
platform was agreed upon. It will
be a tine patriotic declaration in fa
vor of free Cubans. Cleveland's
administration will be bitterly ex
coriated, with special reference to
the infamous bond deal. It will
favor more liberal pensions, and
civil service will be commended.
The platform has been analyzed by
Hanna, Quay, Piatt and other-lead
ers, and no objections were made to
anything except the currency. That
will be finally considered tonight by
the committee on resolutions.
The text of th financial plank in
the platform as agreed to at the con
ference of leaders just before the
convention is as following: "The
Republican Party is unreservedly for
Sound Money. It caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the
r sumption of Specie Payments 18T9.
Since then, every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably
opposed to every measure calculated
to debase our currency or impair the
credit of the country. WTe are there
fore opposed to the free coinage of
silver, except by international agree
ment and until such agreement is
obtained the existing gold standard
must be preserved. All our silver
and paper money now in circulation
as currency must be maintained at a
parity with gold, and we favor all
measures to maintain inviolable the
the obligations of the United States
and all our money whether, gold or
paper, at the present standard of the
most enlightened nations of the
earth."
THURSTON IS CHAIRMAN.
HK IS AN ARDENT CHAMPION OF He-KI.NLfcT.
After Perfecting the Permanent Organiza
tion, the Convention Adjourned to
O'Cluck The Sliver Men Have Decided
to Leave the Hall as Soon nsth Gold
Standard Is Adopted A Banquet for Clay
Evans Strong Language by berew Com
mittee In a Tangle on ihe Money Plank
Quay's significant Silence McKlnley's
Men Think a Nomination Will be Made i
Today.
St. Louis, June 17 Before the
convention met this morning much
selected Charles M. Thurston, of Ne- FKLNLEY IS THE MAN.
nraska as permanent chairman
Cheers greetpd Thurston's name. A "
long list of Vice Presidents was read, his nomination mads: on fjjrst
U. S Grant, of California was ap
plauded. Opposition was made
to the adoption of the report on per
manent organization before the re
port of credentials had been received
Chairman Fairbanks over ruled all
BALLOT.
Teller, Dnboiseand Cannon Leave tbe Hall
"he Gold uen Ha a Trrmeodoin Ma
jority The Vote by States Nominations
asThy WVre Made.
St. 7nTTTS .Inn 18 TViq
Yimt.PS'B and Tnf fha mrfirn frr fVio - ..
5;;;S;..;Cr J ot tbe managers are tobrmgthe
it 2 Vu a i u V vention to a close today. The
it carried Ihe decision was doubted, nlann - 0; mv
s certain. The
twt utv four States for the
fig-
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filling slowly. A
.rates are in the seats,
atteriug seats in the
e cu pied. The aisles are
a i l there appears to be con
- iiliculty in finding the
a-- in the convention hall.
' the turn down of Chaun
y. :. s followers in the Mis-
tion favor McKinley.
:'. :' the Convention was
1 rd'-r with prayer by the
. It was short and lasted
.:.:.;. He was not heard
fii.tant.
'' ' -cretary Joseph Mauley
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were filled, but
t.i i or
' a.i ;ilS
vacant m the gallery.
r t -Ive thousand are present.
!:- ( hairman Carter present-
'i- of r aii banks as tempo
i.inan He was elected
; ; virion.
'torn, already sent was
; Hanna, Foraker and
' auks began his ad
'i His reference to
u as applauded by the
in the East, but receiv-
by those from the
ung effort has been
M-porate in the tariff
-" favoring a bounty on
.'.ictured from beets, an
h the states of Nebras
fifornia and several oth
; interested in. The draft
' ; noted was not finally
il nearly noon. After
n it was carfully read
i ' by Hanna and Forak-
ill be chairman of the
n resolutions. It was
that Lodge would be
the straightout gold
j adopted, but having
-'t for gold, Lodge grace
n it ted Foraker to be chair-
mittee to escort Thurston to the
chair. Thurston was loudly ap
plauded when he took the chair and
began his speech.
At 11:20 Mr. Thurston finished
been cleared away and the commit
tee on permanent organization had
but little difficulty in discharging
its task. The selection of Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, McKinley's
- u u iu i i amid a whirlwind of applause, elic-
i iicu uy tue uiviiy auu point oi uis
remarks. '
At 11:23, the chairman for the
credentials committee sent in a
communication saying that it would
be impossible to finish during the
session. (Jn motion or
plans
con-
second
i
and a rising vote was called for. The ilihVs nfw farnr Mn . Rn . nr
ws. won. The chair appointed Trofi: " J u "3
, of New Jersey and "Lu mi.. t.
VJQr,4- T) XT AT 1 UiaiC 1UI HU1U. X 11C V; II UHU DiailOi m
senator Payne of New York, a cem- :n .u a -a
. J , mi . ' , will declare that the active influence
and good offices of the United States
upon weeks ago. As to the Secre
tary and other officers, the committee
followed the usual course and recom
mended that the temporary selec
tions be made permanent.
There is more talk of the vice
presidential candidates this morn
ing. Nothing positive can be as
certained us to whether Morton will
accept the doubtful honor. It is
believed, however, that he wants
the office, but expects it to be show
ered upon him in such a manner as
to force from him a dignified ac
ceptance. Manager Sanders, of
Tennessee, says that Evans has suf
ficient following to nominate him if
it is left to an open fight. He de
nies that Evans has been asked by
the McKinley management to with
morning
Governor Bushnell, the convention
took a recess until 2 p. m.
WHAT THE PLATFORM SAYS.
The preamble to the platform is
said to address itself to the "awak
ened intelligence, experience and
conscience" of the country after
"reaping the bitter fruits of four
years of Democratic control." It
scores the Democratic party for its
record, unparalleled in capacity, dis
honor and disfavor. It renews and
emphasizes its allegiauce to the pol-
draw from the race. Gov. Hastiugs icy of protection as the bulwark of
is still being quietly pushed by his
friends. Significance is attached to
Quay's silence. It is thought that
he made a deal with Hanna favoring
Hastings.
The Reed men ar greatly encour
aged over the accessions last night
American industrial independence
and the foundation or American de
velopment and prosperity. It de
nounces the present Democratic
tariff as sectional, partisan and one
sided, and declares for a liberal reci
procity and just relation; it says the
and this morning. They propose to ! repeal of the reciprocity arrange-
make the first
committee on
fight today on the
CD
credentials' report,
ment was a natioual calamity. Demo
cratic rule has ruthlessly struck
h,
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th,.
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SI
J 'irUtliKK hroncht out a
m applause when he declared
FLOWERS FOR THE SOUTHERN CASTDI
DATE.
The Massachusetts delegation last
night sent an immense bouquet to
the Tennessee headquarters bearing
the compliments of the easterners to
H. Clay Evans, the Southern candi
date for vice presidency.
WILL LEAVE THE HALL.
The extreme silver men have de
cided to leave the convention upon
the adoption of the gold standard
financial plank. This conclusion
was reached at a conference this
afternoon between Teller, Dubois
and Cannon. The disaffection will
not take the form of a bolt, but
they will quietly leave the hall,
and refrain from further participa
tion in the proceedings. There will
be no attempt at sensationalism.
They regard the matter as too seri
ous to be attended by any display of
pyrotechnics.
REED GETS GOOD NEWS.
Washington, June 16. Speaker
Eeed has very encouraging news from
St. Louis, but declined to state its
nature, further than the indications
of a split in the financial plank will
probably break Hanna's slate.
and test the strength of the con ven- down both reciprocity and protection-
The McKinley men say that tion, and both must be re-cstablish-he
will be nominated today and that j ed. It mentions sugar and wool as
flip onrt vention will not adiourn ; instances of the uniustness of Demo-
without a nomination though there cratic policy. The Cuban plank
may be a short recess. The McKin
leyites will labor( to pioceed with
nominations immediately on the
adoption of the report of the com
mittee on resolutions.
The convention was called to or
der by Chairman Fairbanks at 10;30.
There was considerable difficulty in
clearing the aisles and obtaining
quiet. Fairbanks had to use his
gavel several minutes before obtain
ing order. Dr. W. G. Williams off
ered prayer. Temporary chairman
Fairbanks was prompt in taking his
place but it was evident that the
opening would be considerably de
layed. The chairman informed the
correspondents that Senator Lodge
had made a private request to be
recognized as soon as the gavel had
fallen, for the purpose of asking that
the committee on resolutions be au
thorized to sit during the sessions of
the conventions. It was intimated
that the committee is in a tangle on
the money plank . and may not be
ready to report before night.
Thomas Evans, from the commit
tee on permanent organization, re
ported that the committee had
demands that an armed force of the
United States shall be promptly in
terposed to restore peace on the is
land, holding it to be necessary that
the people of Cuba achieve political
independence. It pledges sympathy
in the struggle against a corrupted
and barbarous Spanish monarchy.
The Monroe doctrine is endorsed,
and an extension of the civil service
favored, while the use of public
money for sectarian purposes is op
posed. It condemns the administra
tion policy on pensions, and alvo
cates building the Nirarragua canal
by the government It favors re
stricted immigration. The curren
cy plank is as sent yesterday.
Solid for Silver.
Wheeling, W. Va., June 17.
The four district Democratic con
ventions in West Virginia today
nominated free silver men to Chi
cago. The delegation will stand
solid for free silver.
Saturday was Democratic day in
town. The town was full of them
and they were not all here, either.
should be interposed for the restora
tion of peace. "
During the wait for the delegates
to take lheir seats, the Glee Club
from Nebia?ka, sang campaign songs
trom the pfatform. . The convention
was called to order at 10:32. Rev.
; John Scott, of Florida, offered prayer.
At ll:3o the chairman called for the
report of the committee on platform.
Foraker was received, with cheers.
The preamble to the platform ad
verts to the calamitous results of
Democratic rule, and charges that
party with incapacity to direct the
country's affairs " (laughter). The
tariff plank extols protection and de
nounces the present tariff as section
al. The question of rates is declared
to by practical and to be general by
the conditions of time and produc
tion. Ample protection is promised the
producers and manufacturers of wool
and woolens and the restoration of
and encouragement to the merchant
marine is promised. The financial
plank as already published is unre
servedly ior gold Liberal pensions
are advocated aud generous treat
ment of all pensioners; a vigorous
and dignified foreign policy is advo
cated. The Hawaiian Islands should
be under our control. Xo foreign
power should be permitted to inter
fere with the Nicaragua canal The
purchase of the Danish Isles is advo
cated and Armenian massacres are
denounced. The Monroe Doctrine is
reasserted to its full extent. We
shall not interfere with the existmg
European possessions on this hemis
phere, but such possessions must not
be extended. The repeal of the reci
procity arrangements made by the
last Republican adnvnistration was a
national calamity. Reciprocity ami
protection go hand in hand. The
Democratic administration is con
demned for not keeping faith with
the sugar producer The Republi
can party favors such protection as
will lead to the production on Ameri
can soil of all the sugar which th
American people use and for which
they pay other count ries one hundred
milhou dollars annual. y.
, The Government of Spain having
lost control of Cuba and being una
ble to protect the property or lives
of resident Americans, or to comply
with its treaty obligations, we be
lieve the United States government
should actively use its influence and
go d offices to restore p(a?e and give
independence to the Island. The
continued enlargement of the navy
and a complete system of harbor sea
coast, defences is strongly urged.
The exclusion of illiterate immi
grants is favored and civil service is
advocated; a free ballot is demanded,
and lynchings are denounced The
remaining planks favor the free
homestead policy of the Republican
party, the admission of the remain
ing territories, encouraging temper
ance, and favors woman's rights.
Cheers greeted the financial, reci
procity and Cuban planks. Eleven
delegations aud two-thirds of the
States rose and cheered the declara
tion against the coinage of silver.
Foraker moved the adoption of the
platform. Teller was recognized,
and offered the minority report.
There was loud cheering in the sil
ver States when Teller arose
Hahn Hanna's right hand man,
says that Morton will be nominated
by the McKinley delegates. It was
decided to boom Thurston for
the Vice Presidency this morning
in the convention. Teller referred to
the financial plank and said he fa
vored the use of both gold and sil
ver, and favored free coinage both
at the ratio of sixteen to one. He
took the platform and spoke in favor
of the report signed oy tne memDers
of the committee from Colorado,
Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Nevada.
He said the issue of the civil war
was not greater than the financial
issue confronting the country.
11:33. Teller said if the gold
rdank was adopted, he mnst sever
his finnnection with the nartv. He
was cheered and hissed.
The Illinois delegation voted to
support Hobart for the Vice Prasi
dency. Foraker replied to Tellers
Colorado, seconded by NeAa ia, de
mauded that the roll call begin. Al
abama voted 15 ayes, 7 nays, Cali
fornia 3 1 ayes, 15 nays. U. S
Grant ,was cheered when he vofed
'no." Connecticut, ayes 1&; Dela
ware, ayes 6. nays 2; Illinois, ayes
47, nays 1; Indiana, aye's 30; Idabo,
naves 6; Kansas, ayes 16, nays 15;
Maine, ayes 12; Maryland, aye3 16;
Massachusetts, 30 ayes; Michigan,
27 ayes; Missouri, .18 ayes; Ken
tucky, 26 ayes; Louisiana, 16 ayes;
Ne raska, 16 ayes; Navada, 6 ayes;
New Hampshire, 8 ayes; New Jersey,
ayes; i ew i orK, 7a ayes; Mon
tana, 6 nays; Missouri, 33 ayes, 1 nay.
Michigan 6 ayes; North Carolina 7J
ayes, 14 noes; Ohio 46 ayes;. Penn
sylvania 64 ayes; Oregon 8 ayes;
South Carolina 18 ayes; South
Dakota 6 ayes, . 2 nays; Tennessee
23 ayes, 1 no; Vermont, 8 ayes; Vir
ginia, ayes 19, no 5'; Washington,
ayes 8; West Virginia, ayes 12; Wis
consin, ayes 24; Wyoming, 6 ayes;
Arizona, 6 noes; Oklahoma, ves 5,
noes 1; Indian Territory, 6 aye; Dis
trict of Columbia, 2 ayes; Ala ka, 4
ayes. Total, 818? ayes; 105 A noes.
John M. Baldwin nominated Al
lison. Lodge nominated Reed amid great
cheering.
Dep?w nominated Morton.
Foraker n 3minated McKi nley. The
applause was tremendous, everybody
cheered and the din was added to by
the blowing of tin horns.
Governor Hastings nominated
Quay.
The roll of states was ordered for
President at 4:40. Alabam casts
Morton 1, Reed 2, McKinley 19.
California no vote responded 4:44
p. m. Down to Georgia McKinley
has 96, Reed 9, , Morton 1. Quay 2.
4:46 p. m. Florida vote challenged.
Roll of states called 4:47 p. m. Geor
gia's vote challenged 4:48 p m. Roll
state called. Vote of Illinois is
challenged. Idaho not represented..
Vote of Alabama challenged. Roll
of states ordered 4:46 p. m.
"Down to old" Kentucky, McKin
ley 216, Reid 19, Morton 19, Allison
26, QuayJ2.
Including Missouri Reed has 55,
Morton 1, Quay 3, Allison 26
Including Minnesota McKinley
has 269, Mississippi vote challeng
ed New York vote 54 for Morton, 17
for McKinley, vote challenged. In
cluding New York, McKinley 396,
Reed 64
At 5:23 there was great cheering,
the vote including Ohio, was McKin
ley 4471, ReidT 104. McKinley
nominated.
RESULT OF FIRST B ALLOT
St. Louis, June 18" K'-st ballot
McKinley 661 i, Reed 83i. Morton'
55, Quay 6H, Allison 35,
Hobart,. of New Jersev. v;is nomi
nated for Vice President on first
baMot.
convention notes.
Platform Committee Feller's
amendment in favor of silver was
supported by California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana,' Nevada, North
Carolina, Utah, Wyoming-, Arizoua
and New Mexico, representing 96
votes in all. lorty-one members of
the Committee voted for maintain
ing the present gold standard.
The vote on Foraker s motion to
lay Teller's substitute to the finan
cial plank en the table was carried
by a vote oi 818j tolOoS. Califor
nia voted against laying the substi
tute on the table.
The financial plank and the plat
form in-its entirety, was adopted at 1
o'clock
Indorsed "Silver Dick" Bland.
Las Vegas, N. M. June 16. The
Territorial Democratic Convention
met yesterday afernoon and effected
permanent organization, electing
Hon. H. B. Ferguson, of Albuqerque,
1 T 1 j
as cnairman. itesoiunons were
adopted favoring "free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold ir,,"-
pendent of action of foreign nati.
at the ratio of 16 to 1, a3 the same
existed prior to the demonetization
by the Republican Party in 1873,
and we hereby instruct our delegates
to the Democratic National Conven
tion to support no man for President
of the United States on any platform
which is not in faithful accord with
these principles, and to vote as a unit
cn this proposition."
Richard P. Bland, of Missouri was-
indorsed for President. The dele
gates chosen were: Antonia Joseph,
Taos County; M. M. Salazaro, of Col
fax; M. A. Jones, San Miguel; John
A. Hewitt, Lincoln; W. S. Hopewell;
Sierra, and Demetrio Cevaze, Demavo
County.
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