The herald., 1896-09-11
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
Struggling to Decide on Coinage
Questions
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Endorsed by the Republicans ID Session
Ia Colorado
Nevada Asks for the Coinage Of the Ameri-
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
can Silver Product and the Election
of Mckinley

of Mckinley
| Associated Press Special Wire
DENVER, Col. Sept. 1O-The Repub
| lican state convention today made the
| following nominations:
| For presidential electors-E T. Laws,
| A. T. Gunnell, T. NJ. Patterson, G. w.
! Thatcher (the Democratic ticket; for
governor, Jared T. Brush of Wells; for
| lieutenant governor, Simon Guggenheim
| Of Pueblo; for secretary of state, Harry
| E. Mulnix Of Las Animas; for state au-
! ditor, John w. Lowell Of Routt.
| A resolution was adopted requiring
| all the nominees to place their resigna-
| tions in the hands of the committee on
| fusion, which is comforting with like
| committees of the Democratic, Populist
and iSlver parties. The resolutions de-
| clare for bimetallism and protection,
| ''as set forth in our national platforms
previous to 1896, and as adhered to by
| Abraham Lincoln and the founders of
| the Republican party" The party is
| pledged to the support of Bryan and
| Sewall and the st. Louis boilers are in
| dorsed. Senator Teller and Congress-
men Shafroth and Bell are commended
for their work in congress and Endorsed
| for reelection.
| IN MONTANA.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 10.-A special to
the Tribune from Helena, Mont, says:
| The afternoon session of the Republic
| an convention was a most stormy one,
and at one time it looked as though the
|
During speech made by Co. Sanders
| one leader of the gold men, he threat
| ened to leave the hall, but he was per-
suaded to remain.
| At II o'clock the ticket was completed
| as follows:
| For governor, Alexander G. Botkin;
| lieutenant governor, P. r. Dolman; Sec
retary of state, Louis Rotwitt; treasur-
er, w. G. Webster; auditor, A. L. Love;
superintendent of public instruction., ].
e. Hendrix; attorneygeneral, S. G.
Murray; associate justice. S. c. Grubb.
The silver men then withdrew to allow
the gold men to adopt platform and
nominate congressional candidate and
MMcKinley electors.
| IN NEVADA.
| CARSON, New, Sept 10.-The Repub-
lican state convention met here today
with all the counties save one repre-
| sented Ex-Gov. r. K. Colsord called
| the meeting to order and Senator Sum-
merfield was chosen permanent chair
| mand and e. D. Vanderleith secretary.
| The platform asks for the free coinage
of the American product of silver, or free
coinage by international agreement;
| demands protection for American in
| dustries; denounces free trade objects
| tn nonresident representatives; de-
mands that national appointees for Ne
! vada shall be residents Of this state;
demands the enforcement of the purity
of election lay; declares against pauper
| immigration; demands equal suffrage
and the settlement of labor strikes by
arbitration.
The silver plank was discussed by the
chief justice of the supreme court. r.
f. Bigelow, who objected to the free
| coinage of the American product unless
1t be by international agreement. The
plank was adopted by the report Of the
| committee. The Pacific railroad plank
could not be agreed upon by the COM
mittce, and it was reported to the con-
vention for action. The roll was called,
and by a vote Of 40 to 81, it was laid on
the table.
Presidential electors were selected as
| follows:
| A. c. Bragg, John Lewis and a. Pierce.
| Dr. Davis of White Pine county re-
| ceived the nomination for congress- Col.
Moore of Ellko was nominated for lieu
| tenant governor; Judge M. A. Murphy
| nf
| Fulton, regent, long term, and Prof.
McDermid for the short term regent.
] All were nominated by acclamation.
The new state central committee chose
r. K. Colcord as chairman and Z. D.
| Vanderlieth as secretary.
! IN TEXAS
| FOHR WORTH. Sept. 10.-The Re
publican state convention completed its
| labors today. The nomination of Nc
Kinley and Hobart was ratified and the
| st. Louis platform endorsed with great
| enthusiasm. No state ticket was nom
mated. The question of fusion was re-
| ferred to a plenry committee. EH.R.
| Green, son of the richest woman in
| America, was elected chairman of the
state executive committee. 1t was the
largest Republican convention ever
held in Texas. Several prominent Dem
ocrats took the platform and announced
that they would support McKiley and
| Hobart.
IN NORTH CAROLINA
| RALEIGH, Sept. 10.-The Republican
| and Populist conventions effected
fusion on all state officers except gov
ernor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and audi
| tor. These will be arranged Ia fer rrhav
also fused on congressional nomina-
| tions. giving the Republicans four dis
tricts in which the delegates are all sup
porting Mckinley and the gold stand
anrd and the Poulsts five districts. No