The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-05

Indorse the Administra att on and Coinage
of American Silver Only.


STOCKTON, CAL, May 4.-The Repub-
lican convention opened this morning
with the reading of the platform. The
references to Republican leaders were
cheered.
The platform indorses the prudential business
methods of President Harrison's administration
and the courageous putting into effect of the
reciprocity idea; commends the mastery and
dignifed treatment of tine differences with Italy
and Chile and the carefully prepared and deter
mined stand in the Bering matter In this
connection the platform says: ave feel that the
Republican party needs no better leader in the
battle OF 1882 than the man who led
us to victory In 1885," The wise and
efficient administration OF Governor Markham
and his care in endeavoring to economics the
management OF state institutions are heartily
commended. Adherence to the principles of
the Republican national platform of lsSS is re-
affirmed. The time is declared to have arrived
when reform in laws shall be made
10 protect us from the socialist, the criminal.
the pauper, the anarchist and the nihtlist
The rehabilitation OF hydraulic miuing is
gladly welcomed, and congress Is called upon
to pass measures for the benefit OF the miners
without danger to the agricultural interests
demand is made for the Improvement OF the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, and the
early completion and governmental control OF
the Nicaragua canal Is urged Wool growing ia
declared TO be entitled to as fun protection I'm
der the tarih as any other industry. The silver
plank reads:
We believe silver, equally with gold, tn be
the money OF the people. and in behalf of the
farmer. iab0rer and mechanic of the nation for
whom the Republican party has always labored
We demand the passage of such laws as viii
provide for the free and unlimited coinage of
the silver product of the mines of the Tnfred
states as soon a. this can be done without in
jury 10 the business interests of the nation.
After the adoption of the platform the
chairman called for the nominations for
observation-disclosures. The nominations
were: General ". II. L. Barnes, of San
Francisco; N. NJ. Estee. of Napa; L. F.
Spence, of Los Angeles; n. ID. Ride
out, of Yuba; Senator c. n. Fel-
ton. Felton's and Barnes names were
received with cheers. George A. knight
of San Francisco, seconded Estee's nom.
ination. and then went on to nominate NJ
II. de Young. the mention of whose name
evoked considerable cheering. After a
number of seconding speeches had been
made the nominations were closed and
oalloting began, The first ballot resulted
as follows;
ne Young. ...-...... s6ospence. ,... an
Estse .-..--.-.-- go SIS Rldeout. .......... 81
Feiton .--..-....-.. SiI Barnes. 50
The chairman announced that De Young.
spence, Rideout and FELTON, had been
elected. The nomination OF alternates
being then in order, motion was carried
that IN nominating aiternates no speeches
be made. The nominations were: P. q.
Hersey, of Santa Clara: II. G. Otis, of Los
Angeles; Isaac Trumbo, of San Francisco.
and J. p, Carrack, of san Mateo. When
nominations closed the aiiernates were
elecsed by seclanation.