Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-06-25

The following Is the silver plank
I'VE 6enounce the republican leclsla.
ton known as the sherman aCt Of 1890
as q cowardly makeshift fraught with pc,
s!bilities Of danger in lbf future which
should make all OF ts supporters, as well
as its author. anxious for its speedy re
peal We hold 70 the use at boa 70 !
ana silver MS the standard money Of the
country and to tae coinage of both gold
and silver, without discriminating against
either metal or charging for mintaee; but
the dollar, the unit Of coinage Of holm
metals, must be of equal intrinsic
and exchaugeable value, or adjusted
through international agreement or by
such safeguards &c legislation as shall in.
sure the maintenance OF the parity Of the
two metals and equal power Of every DOL
lar az all tunes in the markets and IL The
/ payment 81 debts; and we demand that
paper currency be kept at par With and
re1eemabie in such coin, We insist upon
this policy as especially necessary for the
protection OF farmers and the iaborlng
classes as the FIRST and most detensefSs
victims Of unstable money fad auctdut-
ing currency.
The tariff plank was very long and At the
evening session, when the platform had
been read 10y Senator Villas, Neal, Of
/ Ohio, offered a minority substitute to that
ton of IL which preceded
| drnuuciation Of the Mcktney sct He
pleaded for perspiculN Senator Was
defended the majority report, but he was
| defeated by vote OF 564 TO 432 Great
applause characterized the event.
a great tainstorm broke over the wig
wan, aud water poured in ON the people
Till O'Clock at night speeches were
made in presenting the names Of candl-
| dates for presid mt
/ Governor Albeit, of New Jersey, in an
eloquent address, proposed Grover Cleye
land The name provoked applause last
ing fifteen minutes Hills name also set
thu convention wild.
De Witt, of New York, made great
sneech for Hill, as did also Col, Fellows
and Burke Cochran, of that state. Dozens
of other men spoke IN favor ct
Cleveland, Hill and Boies aud mo-
ticn after motion was made "a adjourn.
hut the convention was evidently bent on
reaching il vote before morning Az ,
q clock The greatest excitement prevailed.
Was spoke for Cleveland as did also many
others.
A ba.lot taken at 8 o'clock in the
morning resulted IN Cley lands selection
by the following vote
The ballot resulted aa follows
Alabama Cleveland Ia. Hill ,, b les /
German l. Morrison . Campbau2
Arkansas Cleyelan5 rs
California Cleveland Is
Colorado Hill Is, Blies 5
Connecticut Cleveland -
nslaware- Cleveland 6.
Florida Cleveland 5, Carlisle 3
Georgia Cleveland II Hill 8, Cor.
man A.
ldaho-B lies 6
Illinois Cleveland 43
Indiana Cleveland 3D.
lowa--B Jics 2G
Kansas Cleveland 20
Kentucky Carlisle 6, Boies 2, CIeye
land Is
% to New York Cleveland
L1uisiana-Boies IL, Cleveland /,
Milne Hin /, Whitney /, German /
Cleveland 9
Maryland Cleveland 81 German =.
Massachusetts Cleveland "a, Hill A.,
! p 1ies /, Rlssell L.
MiehiRan-Ci Cleveland %
Minnesota cleveland 10
Mississippi Hill 3, German 4 Boies 3,
Missouri Cleveland l5. German 3,
Montana BoiesG
Nebraska Cleveland b.
Nevada B)ies 4, German 8.
New Hampshire Cleveland g.
New Ierseywt ,eyeldnd 90
New York Hal ~,
North Carolina Stevenson (l,i) /,
Morrison |, Cleveland 3 H Roles
North Dakota Cleveland 6
Onlo--CieveIand H. Boies l6, Carlisle
5, Hill 6, Gormon
Oregon Cleveland 8
peunysyyaula- Cleveland 81
Rhode Island CleyeIand8
South Carolina Boies Ia Hill 3, Ceye-
land l.
Soatg D 4sota- Cleveland T. Boies l.
Tennessee Cleveland %
Texas Hill / Boies /, Cleveland %
Vermont Cleveland
Virginia Cleveland II Hill II Cor.
man /
Washington Cleveland
West Cleveland 6, Pattisou
/, German 2, Hill l.
Wisconsin Cleveland "A
Wyoming German 3, Cleveland 2
Alaskas vote nominated Cleveland
District Of Columbia Cleveland 3
New Mexico Cleveland A.
Utah Cleveland 2
Indian Territory Cleveland 2
Resume.
The total vote was
Tt.vaI.rd EiElt
fI.u TO