The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
NO QUARTER EXTENDED.
GOLD HEADS HIT As OFTEN
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SCENE ONE OF WILD CONFUSION.
Opposing Gold and Silver Demon
strattOns During the Only
Roll Call of the Day.

CHICAGO, July 8.-The battle Of the
giants was waged all day with the sill
yer in control in the committee rooms
and convention. No quarter was shown.
The committee on resolutions, where
silver had a majority of twenty,
crushed the opposition and with a few
notifications adopted the platform
adopted by the subcommittee last
night. 1t declares briefly for the free
and Independent coinage OF silver,
without the corporations of any nation.
for tariff for revenue only, sufficient
to pay the expenses of the government
economically administered; for a. con-
stitutional amendment for an income
tax; against federal interference in To-
cal affairs; against a. third term for
simplicity and economy in national af-
fairs; against a Pacific railroad fund
ing bill; condemns the issue of bonds
In time of peace and gives mild in
dorsement to the civil service law.
Senator Hill, following the biblical In
junction ito turn the other cheek" af-
ter the resolutions, which inferentially
condemn the presidential three distinct
points, had been adopted by the com
mittee, offered plank commencing
the administration for. Its honesty. f.
deity and courage. BY vote of 27 to
IL it was defeated.
Everywhere today there was talk of
gold bolt, and it seems now very
probable that there may be definite
action of at least a portion of the mi
nority. The leaders. however. are still
exercising their Influence to restrain
fol "
ton decided not to withdraw. Ex-Goy.
Flower, who at flrst1advocated bolt,
changed front, but Col George B. Nc
Clellan AID Perry Belmont were for
radical action
The course Of the committee on reso-
lutions last night en deciding to un-
seat the Michigan gold delegation, had
the effect in an indirect way, of stay
ing the strong hand of the silver lead
ers. 1t precipitated a storm of pro-
tests from the gold men, who said they
considered it simply an exercise of
force. The Massachusetts, and Con-
necticut delegations were especially
incensed and they threatened to
either withdraw from the convention
or decline participation in its action,
if the Michigan delegation was unseat-
ed. Coupled with this. came the inti-
nation that Senator White, who had
been selected for permanent chair
man, would rule that nomination
could be made by tWo-tl1irds of the
delegates voting I'M the convention.
1t was this Iattersthreat more than
any other which decided the commit
tee on credentials to reconsider the
Michigan case. IF such ruling were
made, the Bland men, with their big
lead, could. perhaps. compass his
nomination, if the gold men declined
to vote. The friends of the other
candidates became alarmed at the ros-
sibility and with swift combination
against the Missourian made haste to
reconsider their action.
1t was this hitch in the COMMITTEES
on credentials which rendered the day
session Of the convention nullity so
far as results were concerned For
over three hours the convention await
ed the end Of the struggle In the { ON