Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-21
SILVER is IGNORED
by the National Convention Of
Republican Clubs.
STRUGGLE ON THE FLOOR AvERTED

ny Agreement on . Declaration That
Leaves Ont tho Disputed Issue and All
Others-Ees olutions on Public Questions
Referred En- Mss,e TO the Republican
National Convention Next Year-NnA,-
pin Elected President.
CLEVELAND, June 2l.-The national
convention Of Republican clubs had an
eventful day. Its committee on reso!u.
tions consisted of fifteen silver and thirty.
one anti-silver men. Tho subcommittee
OF eleven to draft resolutions to submit to
the full committee had only two silver
men-Dubois, Of Idaho, and Allen, Of
Utah. After this subcommittee had
worked all night on an Address to tho
People," with the word resolved" omit
ted therein, committee Of three on re-
vision was selected, and the silver men
claim that they were not represented ut
all on the revision committee. The sub.
committee adopted the report OF the COM
mittee on revision, and the full commit.
tee met at . p. IN. to consider the "Ad-
dress to the People, that had taken two
days and ono night for its preparation.
The feature of the address" was that
Il covered every question except that OF
silver. which was entirely ignored. This
was done to prevent e minority report on
the silver question and fight on the
floor Of the convention. When the full
committee considered the address the
anti.silvcr men opposed it. They said
there had been more agitation here all
week on the silver question than on all
other things combined, and for the report
to be silent only on that question would
be cowardly and inconsistcnt. 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 convention in the event the adj
dress was adopted. Their opponents,
however, held that it was enough to con-
code erything to the west for the sake
Of harmony without rubbing 1t in."
New Departure in Declarations.
Some Of the most ultra opponents OF
free silver in the committee insisted that
IL the silver question was ignored entire-
ly, all ether questions should be ignored.
This plan pleased tho western silverites
better than "ohe address to the people,"
speeches for hours in tho consideration Of
the address, new departure was taken by
Senator Patton. of Michigan, offering
the following rs substitute for the re.
port of the subcommittee:
"Whercas, Section 13 Of tho constitution
Of the Republican League of the United
States, says: This League shall not in
any manner endeavor to influence the
action Of uny national, state, county or
munfeipu4 u4-eo4vention.a the delegsees~ Of
the Republican League OF the United
States In convention assembled do hereby
renew their allegiance to the principles OF
the Republican party and pledge their
best efforts for the success of the canGi-
dates Of that party
Refers 'Em to the National Convention.
Believing that the convention has no
instructions from the Republicans OF the
United States, or jurisdiction under our
constitution, to frame party platforms,
We hereby refer all resolutions in relation
to putlic questions to the Republican na-
tional convention Of 1899, with entire
confidenc, that its action will rebound
to the prosperity of our people and the
continued glory and advancement Of the
country"
1t was argued against the Patton sub.
stitute that the National League at its
last convention ut Denver and the previ-
Gus year at Louisville, and ut other ma.
tional conventions, had adopted recon.
mendatory resolutions without tho con-
stitutional inhibition ever being raised,
and that tho adoption of the substitute
would be accepted as confession Of this
conventions inability to meet the issues
squayely.
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