The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-21

Cleveland, June e0.-The national
convention of Republican clubs has
had an eventfuI day.
Its committee on resolutions con-
sisted of fifteen silver and fifteen anti
silver men. The subcommittee of
eleven to draft resolutions to submit
to the full committee had only two
silver men-Dubois. of Idaho. and Al
len, OF Utah. After this sub-commit-
tee had worked all last night on An
address to the people" with the word
''~nsolved" omitted therefrom, a COM
Zee of three on revision was Sc
lsEcted and the silver men claim they
were not represented at all on the re-
vision committee. The sub-commit-
tee adopted the report of the commit
tee on revision this afternoon and the
Iuu committee met at p. m, to con-
slider the Address to the people" that
had taken two days and one night
for its preparation.
Everything But silver.
The feature of the address" was
that it covered every question except
that Of silver, which was entirely ig-
nored This vas done to prevent a.
minority report on the silver question,
and go sht on the floor of the con-
venti53E When the ful, committee
consider$ad the address" TIE anti-sil-
Yer meg opposed it. They said there
mad been more agitation here all the
week OF the silver question than on
all other things combined, and for
the report TO be silent only On that
question would be cOwardly and in
consistent.
The silver men were satisfied with
the address, and had agreed to make
no minority report, and not to open
the question on the floor OF the con-
vention in the event that the address
was adopted.
It was enough to concede everything
to the west for the sake Of harmony
without rubbing it in
Some of the Ultra-oppOnents Of free
silver in the committee finally insisted
if the silver question was ignored en-
tirely THAT all other questions shoTld
be ignored. This plan pleased the
wgsstern silverites better than the ad-
dress 10 the people
ArffuI Dodgers.
after INDUCING in the most bitter
speeches @Cr two hours, a new depar-
ture was Iaken by Senator Patton, of
-AlcElSdu. DltELnS the IOllON4uS SUD-
Stitute to the resolution for the re-
port of The subcommittee:
Whereas, section of the constitu-
ton OF the Republican League of the
United States says this league shall
not in any manner endeavor to influ-
ence any national, state, county OF
municipal convention the delegates
Of the Republican League Of the
Ixited States in convention assem-
hi.
TO the principles of the Republican
party, and pledge their best efforts for
the success of the candidates Of that
party; believing that this convention
has no instructions from the Republic
cans of the United States or jurisdic-
ton H2der our con. titution to frame
party platforms, we hereby refer all
resolutions in relation to public ques-
tons to the Republican national con-
vention of 1896, with entire confidence
that its action will rebound to the
prosperity Of our people and the con-
tinued glory and advancement of the
country"
Worse Than n StraddIc.
IT was argued against the Patton
substitute that the national league at
its last convention at Denver, and
the previous year at Louisville, and
at other national conventions, had
adopted recommendation resolutions
without the constitutional objection
ever being raised. and that the adop-
ton of the substitute would be accep-
ted as a confession Of this conventions
inability to meet the silver issue.
Although these arguments poured
in hot and fast, and Chairman Robin
son, of Pennsylvania, lett the chair
10 oppose them, yet the plan of ig-
noriIg everything if the silver ques-
ion was ignored, gained such head
way that the Patton substitute was
adopted at $50 p. M, without a dis
senting vote. As "the address to the
people which was ruled out by the
adoption OF the Patton substitute. re-
affirmed the resolutions of previous
national league conceptions, there
was much discussion OF the following
adopted at Denver last year:
1--WE believe III the use of gold and
silNkr as money metals, maintained
On perfect parity and interconver-
fSbie. We cannot believe there will be
a. permanent return of prosperity IN
iii the full use and highest position
of silver shall be restored. and ask
for such legislation as will bring
about this result"