The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
NASHVILLE CONVENTION
An Amendment Republicans Would Not
Agree to.
They Refused to Demand That
Their Representatives Redeem
Pledges Made at Chi
oago in 1888.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 5.-N was
after IL o'clock when President Thurston
raped the National convention of the
Republican league to order. The pro-
ceetlinRs opened with prayer by Rev. Der
rick OF New York, after which tcleGranis
and letters were received from President
Harrison. rcPHblican conaressmen, Hon.
rison, among others, said: ''The party to
which you belong has never suffered by
intelligent discussion OF its history ar it's
tom viii continue to furnish courageous
nnd well appointed champions wherever
lists of debate are offered"
and a platform was presented and
adopted that heartily congratulatcs the
country upon the success and marvellous
of republican resumption OF power in the
federal government. IL congratulates
co1iiJence and pie:ires him cordial sun.
port, rcjoices i'm the restoration of dignity,
vigor and craftsmanship i'm the conduct Of
treaty and Pan-Amcrican congress i'm the
prudent management of the treasury de-
partment by which the national depart
cant ability and the money market pro-
tected against speculative combinations;
in the great Improvement i'm the postal
progressive policy Of the secretary; and
the faithfulness and practical wisdom
that have characterized the present man
aRement of other departments of the
government. The platform demands the
maintenance of the American system of
protection to industry and labor, but
equitable revision OF the tariff so as to
adopt the protection il affords to the
change of business conditions, denounces
the action OF the democratic party in its
efforts 10 deprive southern republicans of
the right of franchise; asserts the exc
pressed determination OF the republican
party tn maintain this right to the fullest
exent and condemns any theory of state
rights which shall he held tn prevent the
government from protecting oil its citi-
Gems from the enjoyment OF civil, religious
and political rights.
AN amendment that created the only
breeze during the two days session was
offered by Isaac Revel, OF Washington, J,
and rejected after n heated debate. IL
was: "And We demand our representa-
made TO the people at Chicago In 1sss, by
repeating the Internal revenue laws. by
revising the tariff, by tho passage of the
Blair educational bill and completely re-
country and by the liberal pcnsioning oi
every federal soldier"
After tlisposin9 of the platform the
committee on league submitted a dcclara
tion emphasizing the repressed divorce
ment of the work of the organization from
all efforts to influence any convention ol
To indicate preference for only individual
candidates. that il was not i'm the province
of the league to dictate the policies of the
principles of the party, and calling the at
tention of state leagues to the necessity oi
organizing i'm every promising congrcs
sional district.
The next convention will he held il
Cincinnati. The election of officers re
suited follows: President. Hon. join
NJ. Thurston, Nebraska; secretary, A. u
Humphreys, New York; treasurer. Hon
| p. Lonsberry. Connecticut, and a long lis
| of vice presidents and members of the OK
ecutive committee. Adjourned sine die.