Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-30

metals. must be of equal iptr,nsi,
and exchan geable value. or adiuSteT
through international agreement or bJ
such safeguards CT legislation as shall in
sure the maintenance of the parity of the
two metals and equal power of every dol
lar at all tunes IN the markets and IL the
payment Of debts; and we demand that
paper currency be kept at par with and
redeemable IN such coin. We insist upon
this policy as especially necessary for the
protection of farmers and the laborine
classes as the first and most defenselesS
victims of unstable % oney find auctuat-
ing currency"
The tariff plank was very long and at the
evening session, when the platform had
been read by Senator Villas, Neal, OF
OHIO, offered a minority substitute to that
'ru q OF 1t which preceded a
remuneration of the Mckinley act. He
pleaded for perspicuity Senator Was
defended the maj ority report, but he was
defeated by q vote Of 564 to 49,. Great
applause characterized the event.
4 great rainstorm broke over the wig
VAN, and water poured in on the people.
I'LL Z o'clock at night speeches were
made IN presenting the names of candi-
dates fer presid ut.
Governor Abbett, of New jersey, in an
eloquent address, proposed Grover CIeve-
land. The name provoked applause last
ing fifteen minutes. Hills name also set
the convention wild.
De Witt, of New York, made a great
sneech for Hill, as did also Col. Fellows
and Burke Cochran, of that state. Dozens
of other men spoke in favor of
Cleveland, Hill and Boies, and mo-
ton after motion was made to adjourn
but the convention was evidently bent on
reaching vote before morning. At 2
O'Clock the greatest excitement prevailed.
Villas spoke for Cleveland as did also many
others.
A ballot taken at 3 o'clock in the
morning resulted IN Clev5land's selection
by the following vote:
The ballot resulted as follows:
Ala0ama-CleveIand IA, Hill 2, B les l .
German l, Morrison 2. Campbell
Arkansas-Cleveland 16.
California-Cieveland IS
Colorado--Hill Is, Boies 5.
nnecticut-Cleveland II.
D3Iaware-Cleveland s.
Fl0rlda-Cleveland 5, Carlisle 3
Georgia-Cleveland II, Hill 5, Cor
man 4.
Idaho-Boies 6.
IIlinois-CIeveand 43
Indiana Cleveland 80.
Iowa-B les 26.
Kansas-Cjeveland 20.
Ksntueky-Carhs!e 6, Boles 2, Cieve
land 10
Up to New York Cleveland
L7uisiana-Boles II, Cleveland l,
H,Il l.
M4ine-Hlll l, Whitney 1, German /,
Cleveland 8.
Maryland Cleveland 81, German y
Observation-Disclosures "a, Hill 4,
B2ies |, Russell l.
MIchigan-CleveIand %
MinneSota-Cleveland 10.
Misssssippi-Hill 3, German T. Boies 8.
Missouri-Cleveland Is, German 3.
Montana-Boies 6.
Nebraska-Cieveland Is.
Nevada-Boies 4, German 5.
New Hampshire Cleveland 8.
New JerseywCieveland 20.
New York-Hlll 72.
North Carolina-Stevensen (Ill.) |.
Morrison 1, Cleveland 81, Roies 1.
North Dakota-CIeveand 6.
Ohio-Cleveland IA, Boies 16, Carlisle
5, Hill 6, Gormon 5
Oregon-CleveIand s.
Pennys ylvanla-Cleveland "a.
Rhode Island-Cleveland8
South Carolina-Boies IA, Hill 3. Cleve-
land |.
Souts D 4kota-Cjeveland z, Boies l.
Tennessee-CleveIand %
Texas-Hill /, Boies !, Cleveland 90
VermoDt-Cleveland
Vrrgini8-Cleveland II. Hill IL, Cor
man l.
Washington-CleveIand s.
West Northumberland 6, Pattison
l, German 2, Hill l.
Wisconsin-Cleveland "a.
Wyoming-Gorman 3, Cleveland 2
Alaska's vote nominated Cleveland.
District of Columbia-Cieveland 3.
New Mexico Cleveland 4.
Utah-Cleveland 2.
Indian Territory Cleveland 2.
Resume.
The total vote was: