Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-20
SPLIT ON SILVER.
Leaguers viii Discuss
the Question.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Committee on Resolutions VIII Have
the Bulk of the Work of
the couventioni
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED


Tho opening session OF the eighth national
convention Of Republican clubs adjourned at
p. N. until 10 o'clock tomorrow, after dis
posing OF all prelimlnarles and routine mat
tiers. There were no developments In the
convention Indicating the contest between
those wearing yellow and white badges and
representing respectively the gold and silver
standards. But In the committee rooms az
the Arcade hotel and elsewhere the fight con
tinded.
Tho committee on time and place selected
Milwaukee as the plscc for the next national
convention. bnd referred the selection Of the
date OF tho noxt national convention TO the
executive board with Instructions to select
any date after that OF tho Republican con.
vention. The postponeincnt To date sub-
sequent TO that Of the national convention
next year was for the purpose Of avoiding
any such contest on resolutions as that
which is now confronting the delegates OF
the clubs. TSpro was a movement today
TO conclude the work with the banquet to-
morrow, but tho agitation before the com.
mitteo on resolutions during the afternoon
and evening developed such dlficrepccu that
Il IN not likely the convention will close
before Friday. The delegates from the West
and South want to get away friday.
As II Is known that Governor Mckinley
cannot got hero until Friday morning, there
Is general desire to walt for him IN that
time, and some charge that his friends arc
seeking TO prol0ng the session 10 az to have
big Mckinley Day on Friday. Otherh
charge that the efforts 10 expedite business
so an to conclude tomorrow night were In
tended to give the delegates an opportunity
10 leave before MolSinley's arrival.
The presidential booins have been looked
after as carefully today as ever. Tho Iowa
delegates keep open house for Allison and
the HOLSTERS arc quietly keeping Harrison
In mind, while tho New England delegated
use the Blaine tactics for Reed.
II was conceded early today that the two
leading Offices would he divided between
the gold and the silver men by naming
Gen McAlpin OF New York president, and
John Byrnes of Denver, secretary, ont To-
night II Is proposed TO refer the selection
of secretary to the executive board. IL
Is claimed that A, II, Humphreys was hrst
selected by the executive board and after
ward reelected by the annual Conventions
The silver men think tho New York dele
CATION after feeling confident Of McAlpin's
election ARE going TO avoid having nn ultra
silver man for secretary.
The feature Of the day has been tue sill
yer light among the resolutions commit
tee. The committee organized Ut y. M,
with Conercssmnn j. ~ Robinson OF Penn.
sylyauln as chairman, and H. q, Knowles
of Delaware ns SECRETARY. Thls was against
tue suyerites., but the Inter were not dts.
couraged, and opened NJ the hight nom
the start. The committee was In open
session until after u o'clock. when on mo-
ton OF Congressman rawncy OF Allnue-
l
executive session. at which time sub
committee Of ninc was 10 be announced
by Chairman Robinson and the time given
10 the silver men aud others for q hearing.
The resolution OF the silver men was Of
fcred.
The opponents OF free silver through MIR,
Hunter OF Missouri offered the financial
plank OF 1907, also the recent ohio plank
adopted ut GAINESVILLE last month. The
compromise resolution attracting tho most
attention was presented by sen9,or.elcet
"Wc approve the declaration OF the last
| Republican convention, 'thHt the American
people from tradition and Interest, favor
! bimctnlllsni, and the Republican party de-
mands the use Of both gold and silver ms
a standard money, with such restrictions
| and under such provisions TO be dctefnln-
| ed as will secure the maintenance of Tie
| parity OF value OF the two metnisi That
| the purchasing and dcbtpnylng power OF
| the dollar, whether OF gold, silver or paper
shall be at all times equal
There was no discussion OF the tnriiI
/ or other Issues In the committee except
! that on the silver pink, nnd no differences
| of opinion existed In me cpniinlt'eg OF
forty.slx members except on the silver
Near.y oil the members of the commlt.
tee were instructed ON Tho. silver question
| 10y their respective state delegations, and
| ii Will not he difficult to adopt report.
sun. Il is conceded that these Instructions
| make II almost certain mat majority
| and minority report VIII both DE presented
| TO the convention, and thnt the silver
| question will be fought ont on tho fioor To-
| morrow. The silver men htiii have con
| fdenco In their strength among the dele
| gates. although majority OF tho commit
| tee are against them
In Tho afternoon many OF the delegates
| and visitors went TO Forest city PARK 10
attend a big Picnic where scyeriil promin.
various points of Interest In the city.
The SILVER men from colorado, uian'
| idaho and New Mexico held a meeting 70