The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-29
BROKE EVEN.

Trnco Patched Up By the Republicans
| of Ohio.
CLEyEhAND. April %. At the last nom .nt
before the reassembling Of the republican
state convention this morning, the fight be-
tween the friends Of Foraker and Sherman
over the delegates at large to tho national
convention was settled BY the arrange
ment to nominate Mckinley, Foraker,
Bushnell and Hahn, thus dividing
evenly. Mckinley called the convention
TO order and delivered a brief address o (
encouragement as to the outlook for the
coming campaign. His references to Har-
rlaon and Blaine were loudly applanded
The committee on rules and order OF
business reported, and it became apparent
that the machinery was creased and run-
nlng smoothly, for the expected fight be-
tween the Sherman and Foraker men did
not break out. The committees report
was adopted without DIVISION as was that
OF the committee on resolutions
Inc platform expresses confidence in the
principles of the republican party. which
carried the country in 1883; endorses Presi-
Gent Harrison without qualification and
administration Of Gov. William Mckinley,
Jr.. and declares adherence to the McKin-
ley tariff bill and the reciprocity clause
thereof, declares that the democratic party,
after witnessing it's benefcient operations
fora single year, although coming into power
with the avowed purpose OF wiping the law
from the statute books, deliberately de-
termined it inexpedient and unsafe policy
to ATTEMPTS its repeal or modification ex-
cept as to less than half dozen out Of
thousands Of items. It condemns the bill
recently passed by the democratic majority
IN the house placing wool on the free list as
an unjust and hurtful attack on the agri-
cultural Industries OF the country, and in
aists on such full and adequate protection
for the wool industry as will enable Amer
loan farmers to supply the wool required
for consumption in the United Statea
1t Opposes tho free coinage of silver by
the United States under existing ciroum-
stances and does not favor it except under
conditions that would reasonably insure
the maintenance of a substantial parity be-
tween the bullion and mint or money value
of coin. Every coined dollar should have
the intrinsic as we'll as monetary value Of
every other coined dollar The platform
favors just and liberal pensions and heart
lily endorses the disability pension bill;
asserts belief in free ballot and a
fair count, and declares that unless those
rights are accorded to the humblest Citizen
it becomes the duty of the federal governs
ment to secure them by federal enactment.
Ii demands the enactment of laws protect
ing the country and people against an in
tux OF vicious and criminal classes of for
eign nations, and the importation Of labor
ers under contract to compete with our own
citizens.
The following ticket was then nomi-
nated Secretary of state, J. w. TAYLOR:
supreme court Judges w. L. Spear, (re-
ana j. F. Burkett; supreme
court clerk. Capt. j. B. Allen; board of
public works, j, p. Alexander. e. f. Ly-
berger and H. A. Andrews. The delegates
At large to the national convention are
Mckinley, Foraker, Bushuell and Hahn.