Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
OWAREPUBLICANS
Speech by the Chairman of the Con.
vention About Silver
he OUTLINES HIS OPINION.
Favors an International Conference to
Adopt Such Measures rs win Insure
tho Parity of Both EOtAls-HOt
Contest for Governor.

Dies MONIES, Ia, July 10. The Iowa
republican state convention to-day at
tracted more than usual attention on
account of the possibilities affecting
the presidential boom Of Iowa's En-
vorite son, United States Senator Will
liam b. Allison The utterances of the
temporary chairman of the convention,
Joseph r. Lane, of Davenport,
were listened to with marked
interest as an outline of the AL
lison idea as to the present political
situation. In opening he congrstu-
lated the party on its perfect harmony
and its complete control of the state.
Then he declared that the republican
party was now as In the past in favor
of a protective policy and he painted in
glowing words the blessings of that
policy. Nexthe attacked the democratic
party under President Cleveland and
charged that the Wilson-Gorman tariff
bill was a disgrace to America, but
made possible recent sweeping repub-
lican victories in Iowa and elsewhere.
After referring in words which pro-
volted wild cheers to the possibility of
Iowa having the next president, Mr..
Lane said for the financial policy of the
republican party;
Gold and silver have always been AMI will
continue to be, the money OF the world. They
ure not the creatures of legislation. These
metals are the natural money OF the world, be-
cause OF their dlvisibility and their non-de-
structlbility. The value or price OF these metals
gold and silver, is and must OF necessity be de-
termined aad measured by the same rule APP
piled to all other commodlties-that Is by the
quantity produced and the demand for its use.
BY this rule gold Is more precious ana silver
the less valuable We recognize this differ
ence IN va lue In the coinage of silver and gold
into money az fixed ratio. That ratio thus
fixed may become changed and seriously dis
turbed by an abnormal increase in the produce
ton OF one or the other
In my view we should favor binetallism the
use of both silver and gold, with the largest
use OF silver in our currency that will not
impair or endanger in any way the parity
in value of all money in circulation, wheth-
or metallic or paper That we should IA
vor IN International conference to adopt
such measure rs will insure u parity OF
value between gold and silvor for use as
money throughout the world. That the United
States should not open its minis to free coin
age of silver until an arrangement shall have
been made with other leading commercial M =
tions, whereby they will agree to colcurrontly
open their mlntS to free coinage at an agreed
ratio
The attendance at the convention is
the largest in the history of the party
in this state. The campaign for GU.
bernatorial honors has been one of the
mostly holly contested in Iowa, and
has been unique from the fact
that the candidates have organ
lied and conducted the campaign on
the school district plan, justa as the state
central committee does the campaign
for the election of the ticket. About
sixteen active candidates entered the
field for governor, Jackson declining
to run for another term last spring.
The field simmered down till only the
following opened headquarters Mon
day and sought the nomination to-day:
Gen. L. M. Drake of Centerville,
Senator James Harlan of Mount
Pleasant, Senator Matt PARROT of
Waterloo, Senator ]. b. Harsh of Cres-
ton, Secretary of State w. Mcfarland
of Des Moines, Senator J. T.. Kamrar
of Webster City, Col. E. s Ormsby
of Emmettsburg. When the conven-
ton convened the chances were be-
lieved to lie between the first three
for the nomination in order, with
Gen. Drake a strong favorite. The
best estimates on the first ballot we're:
Drake, 400 votes; Harlan, 800; Parrott,
200; Mcfarland, 100; others scattered.
There were 1,a43 delegates to the con-
vention, requiring GG9 votes for
choice, so several ballots were eX-
pected. Heavy charges were sprung
against Drake the past day or two, but
all were refuted, and it is claimed that
they helped his candidacy in place of
it.
The second ballot for governor
stood: Drake, 42j; Harlan, 3O5; Parrott,
2l3; Mcfarland. 80; Harsh, 20; Ormsby,
30, Kamrar, IS; Co naway, 8; Let's, 90.
The platform declares for sound money
and bimetallism under international
agreement; no reference to liquor.