St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25
BUT DICTATES A PLATFORM
WHICH WORSHIPFUL SCIONS OF
REPUBLICANISM ADOPT WITH
OBEDIENT GRACE.
HENNEpIN COUNTY,s SCRAMBLE
Ends in Evans Going u Delegate
at Large-T. Ii. Walker
Alternate.
1t was a great day for Mckinley.

1t was a great day for Davis.
1t was a great day for Minnesota.
1t was a great day for Minneapolis.
Mckinley rejoiced that another Re
publican state convention had cast
overheard a favorite son to support
him, the apostle of protection from
Ohio.
Davis was proud in that it gave him
the opportunity to display the shrewd
ness, the tact, the diplomacy, to do
the right thing at the right time and
the right place, feat many attempt,
but few achieve.
Minnesota was proud because the
eyes of the nation were upon her. Or
at least she thought so.
And Minneapolis was happy because
the hotels were thronged with people,
the sturdy yeomanry of the garden of
the gods were gathered in her public
houses. The streets were lined with
eager throngs, and every one seemed
happy. McKinley's name was on every
tongue, Mckinley ideas in every brain,
Mckinley buttons in every lapel, from
the humble boot-black to the million
aire miller. What wonder then that a
city rejoiced, and made night gleeful
with the voice of it's brand new chimes,
in the court house tower, that all the
state. in it's chosen representatives,
might listen to the song of her glory.
AS for the state convention ITSELF it
was a love feast, with Cushman K.
Davis as Cupid, shooting arrows right
and left His main shaft, however, hit
Congressman James A. Tawney, of
Winona, and scarcely had Tams Bixby
"a tn n
Exposition hall when Winona's silver
tongued' mounted chair to read a
telegram from Senator Davis, diplo-
matically recognizing the voice .of the
people as omnipotent if not Of the
Omnipotent, exactly. 1t was a tele-
gram worthy of the chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relations:
scholarly, adroit, and yet unmistakable.
Denied the Endorsement of his own
district, Mr.. Davis practically dictated
the platform of his own state conven-
ton. Not every politician does SO well.
Not every politician is a statesman or
a diplomat. The telegram read:
| Washington, March 2f-Frank B. Kellogg,
James A. Tawney, Henry A. Castle, C.. A.
| Severance, Minneapolis, Mimi: l am bound
| to, always did and do most Loyalty respect the
| wishes Of the people of Minnesota. For that
| reason request tndt my name be not cOnSlQ-
| cred in the deliberations of the Minneapolis
| convention Give all my friends my most en-
| during and heartfelt thanks. Minnesota Re-
publcans should. in my opinion, declare
| against the United States undertaking the un-
! limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
| /; should also declare for a protective tariff
| that Will encourage, secure and perpetuate
| domestic production or everything, agricul-
tural, mining or manufactured, that we can
produce or make, that will in consequence
! cause steady employment to be given to the
| American wage Garner at wages adequate to
| the American standard of living, that will
| also pledge the Republican party to protect
American industry and manhood against the
| competition now threatening them from the
! Orient particularly Japan, that will also by
provisions for reciprocity enlarge our foreign
| commerce with nations who produce what we
| cannot produce. The platform should also
assert the policy of the United States as de-
clared by James Monroe and by every one oi
our statesmen since; declare that the people oi
Cuba ought to be recognized as belligerents
and also declare for coast defenses and such
| other naval and military preparations as will
| surely make us able to secure peace by ouI
manifest invincibility in war. &C. X. Davis.
The convention applauded enthusias-
| tically, and then settled down to bust
| ness. Senator j. H. Smith, of Becker
| county, nominated eX-Lieut Gov. Rice,
| of Willmar, for temporary chairman.
| j. S. Carlson, of Nicollet county, pre-
sented the name of Gideon S. Ives, also
| an eX-Heutenant governor. What
there was to fight over except the
craftsmanship of the state COMMITTEES
did not appear, as the main bone OF
| contention was clearly removed, but
the ballot by counties showed that the
| contest was on almost purely geo.
graphical lines. Ives captured the
southern portion, Rice the northern
while the rural portions of the middle
generally went for Rice. The Twin
Cities divided evenly. Hennepin had
quite fight, and accused the chair
man Of stating the wrong vote to the
extent of nine votes, but it did not
make any difference, as Rice was
elected by 632 votes to 500 for Ives.
Mr.. Rice briefly addressed the con.
vention, and then called for nomina-
tions for secretaries. E. c. Gottry, ol
Taylor's Falls, and DR.. w. Penhall, Of
RenVille county, were chosen, and ther
the appointment of committees was IL
order.
Senator Yale moved the appointment
of a committee on resolutions of one
from each judicial district and one a
large-seventeen in all.
Burdett Thayer moved the appoint
ment of committee on permanent or
ganization. and Allen ]. Greer one OF
credentials. While the committee:
were being made UP William Henry
Eustis was introduced as the eX-mayol
of Minneapolis. He made an enthusi
astic Mckinley speech, and while hi
voice was too weak to properly fill tn,
| hall, he was well received.
Meanwhile Hennepin was scrapping
w. P. Roberts had stirred some of th
members by his officious conduct il
the morning caucus, and they wanted
to get rid Of him by choosing him sec
retary, but instead he declined, AM
then rushed upon the platform with
resolution which could not wait, h
said, for the slow action of specia
committee on resolutions. 1t was
Mckinley resolution designed to be tel
egraphed to the New York convention
to stampede that body in favor of Nc
Kinley as against the favorite son idea
1t went with a rush, naturally, as witt
Davis out of the way. Minnesota ha'
no other candidate. 1t was as follows
Resolved, That the we'll considered an
well pronounced preference of the Republi
cans Of Minnesota for their standard beare
for 1896 is William Mckinley, the emphati
growing choice of the Republican vot
} throughout the land; and this convention ex
poets the delegates and alternates at larg
today to be elected by it to do all in thei
/ power honorably from now until that objec
is accomplished to bring about promptly tn