The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-06-11
Republican National Convention.

vention met at Minneapolis last
Tuesday, at II 30.
J. S. Clarkson, Chairman Of the
national committee, presented the
name Of ]. Sloat Fassett, of New
York, for temporary chairman, who
was elected by reclamation.
The committee on resolutions fol
the preparation of a platform was
divided into five subcommittee
One topic was given to each. The
first, tariff; second, silver; third
elections; fourth, foreign relations
fifth, miscellaneous.
Ex-Governor Foraker, Of Ohio
was chosen chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions.
D. c. Lockwood, of Idaho, was
chosen temporary chairman Of com.
mittee on permanent organization
The following is the membership
of the committees of the convention
as reported by the states named:
California-Permanent organiza
ton, N. P. Johnson; resolutions
George A. Knight; credentials, O
A. Hale; rules and organization
R. D. Robbins.
Idaho-Permanent organization
D. C. Lockwood; rules and order
Of business, Willis Sweet; creden.
tials, James M. Shoup; resolutions
w. B. Hepburn.
Montana Permanent organiza.
ton, A. B. Hammond rules and
order of business, S. S. Hobson
credentials, P. Mccormick; reso-
lutions, Thomas Couch.
misunderstanding, A.C. Cleve-
land permanent organization, D.
A. Fender; platform and resolu-
tons, John P. Jones; rules and
order of business, A. J. Mcdonnell.
Oregon Permanent organiza-
ton, D. ]. Burchett; rules and order
of business, w. H. Milby; creden-
tials, John Feland resolutions,
George Drury, junior.
Washington-Permanent organ
ization, John III. McGraw; rules
and order of business, Nelson Ben
nett; resolutions, Edwsrd Elridge /;
credentials, William Kirkham.
Wyonling-Rules and order of
business, E. R. Dinwiddle; resolu-
tons, S. w. Deronsy.
Arizona - Permanent organiza-
ton, rules, order of business and
credentials, Hon. w. NJ. Stewart !;
George n. C. Murphy.
Utah-Permanent organization,
F. J. Cannon; rules and order, 0.
J. Salisbury credentials, O. J. Sal
isbury; resolutions, T. J. Cannon.
The chairman of the resolutions
committee, Gov. Foraker, made the
following appointments of sub
committees
Tariff-W. H. Oliver, Pennsyl-
vania; J. G. Gear, Iowa; J. w.
Bourne, Oregon; David R. Pierce,
New Hampshire; George Denny,
junior, Kentucky.
Silver-Lucius Fairchild, Wis
consin; John P. Jones, Nevada ;
Joseph G. Cannon, Illinois; I. G..
A. Prackette. Massachusetts; H.
w. Teller, Colorado.
Elections-Newton Packer, Ten
nessee; James P. Plat, Connect
lieut.; Edmund Waddle, Virginia ;
A. S. Fowler, Arkansas; Charles
Austin, Michigan.
Foreign Relations = George f.
knight, California; C. F. Libby,
Maine; John A. Hutchinson, West
Virginia; Edmund O'Connor, New
York; w. B. Hepburn, Idaho.
The silver plank is generally re-
garded with more interest than any
other resolution. The sub-commit-
tee as a whole is the best known as
to membership and perhaps the
strongest of any subcommittee of
the resolutions committee. The
minority of the subcommittee un-
derstand that free coinage cannot
be obtained as declaration of prin-
ciples, and the composition Of the
committee seems to make it unlikely
that any anti-free coinage men
would consent to anything which
would not win the assent of Messrs.
Jones and Teller as proposition
with which they would be content.
The plank proposes to declare
that the republican party favors
bimetallism on the present ratio or
such other ratio as may be agreed
upon, coupled with clause care
fully drawn, but amounting to a
statement that the determination of
the extent to which the United
States will 60 in silver coinage, is q
question which should be left to
legislative determination.
On the third day D. c. Lockwood
of Idaho, chairman of the commi ;
tee on permanent organization, pre-
sented Governor Mckinley of Ohio
for chairman, when wild scene
ensued, he being an enthusiastic
admirer of Blaine.
On Friday, the fourth day, the
names of Harrison, Blaine and Al
ger were presented to the conve, :
tim Harriann was nominated on