The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-18
The st. Louis Convention.

was piSCeutu ny many preliminary
movements, conferences, demonstrations
and quite exciting sessions of the
national committee and of some notable
contests in various State delegations.
Hon. J. II. Manley, Names member
of the national committee, after the first
meeting of that committee, unfortu-
nately gave out to press agents the
statement that the action of the com
mittee on contesting delegations proved
that Mckinley would be nominated on
the first ballot.
After further action of the committee
he gave out dispatch that he saw a
glimmer of light ahead and urged upon
the friends of Mr.. Reed the importance
of renewed exertions for his nomination.
Upon the arrival of the Maine delega-
ton and Maine Reed Club and other
New England delegations and Reed
clubs, work was begun in earnest fol
Maines candidate and with manifest
Improvement in his affairs and pros
poets.
In the meantime the work on the
platform was prosecuted among the
delegations with vigor, Senator Lodge
leading the forces in favor of gold
plank. The great majority are in favor
of sound money plank, but difference
as to the exact words was apparent
Many of the Mckinley supporters seem
to desire that the word gold should
be omitted, but New England, New
\ ork, Pennsylvania and the east gener.
ally desire the words gold standard
to 90 in life size
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Carter of the national
committee. Secretary Manley read the
call and Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks OF
Indiana, was chosen temporary chair
man and made a speech. Committees
were announced and the member,
thereon for Maine were:
Permanent organization, W. NJ. Nash
rules, j. ID. Davidson; credentials, For
l.
Allen.
The sub committee on resolutions
completed the platform, Tuesday night
at Il o'clock. The tariff plank is based
upon the statement made by Mr.. Nc
kinley in the opening OF the Ohio cam
paign. The plank relating to foreign
affairs is especially strong. 1t endorses
the Munroe doctrine, eommends the
Harrison administration in affairs per.
tanning to Hawaii and declars in favor
of the recognition of the Cuban insuI-
gents as belligerents. There il a strong
pension plank. The committee is pledged
to vote down any and all amendments
that may be offered to the financial plank
which is solid gold one.
Ex-Governor Burleigh represented
Maine among the yice-presidents of the
convention.
The convention met Wednesday
Senator Tharston of Nebraska, was
made permanent chairman. The com
mittee on resolutions was not ready tc
report and WAS ON motion of Senator
Lodge, authorized TO sit during the
sessions of the convention.
There was lengthy discussion in this
committee on the financial plank
Senator Teller presented a substitute
resolve declaring tor free silver on the
lG to basis. Cleveland of Nevada
Lennon of California, Cannon of [ tab
and Mott of North Carolina, sustained
Teller. This amendment was defeated
in the sub committee by vote of S to /
The following is the financial plank
reported by the committee:
"The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact.
ment of the law providing for the re-
and since then every dollar has been as
good as gold We are unalGerably op.
posed to every measure calculated to
debase our currency or impair the credit
of our country. We are therefore, op-
posed to the free coinage of silver, eX-
cept by international agreement with
the leading commercial nations of the
world which we pledge ourselves to
promote aud until agreement can be
obtained the existing gold standard
must be IIcStTNtu. All our silver ana
paper currency now in circulation must
be maintained at parity with gold, and
we favor all measures designed TO main
tain invoIably the obligations of the
United States and all our money.
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, the standard of the most en-
Iightened nations of the earth"
After adopting the report of the com
mite on credentials the convention at )
2. VI. adjourned until 10 \. VI. today.
Reed men are working TO the utmost
for the success of their candidate.
The Democratic State convention as
sembled at Portland, yesterday, nominal
ed Edward b. Winslow Of Portland for
governor and adopted resolutions in
favor of gold standard" and against
a high protective tariff. An unsuccess-
full effort was made to have the words
'sound money substituted for gold
standard.
Abram Newton of Jackman, arrived
in town, Monday, having driven down
with his own team by way of the Forks
and Bingham. He went to Gardiner,
Tuesday, on business connected with his
numbering operation for Lawrence
Brothers, the past winter. He hauled