St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25
WISE cUSH DAVIS.
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large Winona; c. r. Staples, Dakota; S. G.
Smith, Ramsey; w. p. Roberts, Hennepin;
Hudson Wilson, Rice; e.. ID. Macarthur Far-
bault; L. C. Holmes. Becker; James Quirk,
lie Sueur: ii. G. Hays, Brown; c. l.. West,
Mower; o. w. Baldwin, st. Louis; ]. F.
son; R. G. Richardson, pix; F. c. Rice,
Hubbard; r. T. Oftsheihr, Pipe.
The committee credentials was: e. L.
Seayan, Pine, chairman; Albert Scheffer, Ram
sey: f. C. Callahan. Olmsted; f. b. Lamson,
Wright G. II. Cardoff, Steele; E. d. Mum.
worth. Sbley: S. j. Carlson. Nicollet; Bur-
dett Thayer, Fillmore; j. E. Lind, ST. Louis;
George ii. Otterness Kandiyohi; w. ii. Don
aldson, Kittson; George IL. Whitney, Wa
dena E. Mattsons Wilken.
The committee on permanent organization
consisted of Charles Andrews, of Chisago,
chairman; c. H. Arosin, Ramsey; j. II. A.
Lacher. of Winona; William Youngquist of
Isanti; Chris Wagner. of Waseca; A. F.
Arndt, of Scott C. X. Dale, of Houston;
James Cogswell, f. Z. Bentley, NJ. Gilmore,
A. Grindeland and NJ. Hagman.
The convention then adjourned for
an hour and a half and at the end of
that time, in the absence OF Chairman
Andrews, of the committee on perma-
nent organization, Mr.. Lacher, of Wi
mona, moved that the temporary organ
iZation be made permanent.
The committee on credentials reported
that there were no contests, and that
1136 delegates had presented creden-
tials.
Rev. S. G. Smith, of st. Paul, then
read the resolutions, the references to
Mckinley, to Cuba and to sound money
eVoking enthusiastic applause. The
resolutions were as follows:
Resolved That Cushman X. Davis is today.
as he has been for years, dear to the hearts OF
the Republicans of Minnesota. We are justly
proud cf his pre-eminent ability. his states
mansh;p his integrity and his high standing
in the country. Under other circumstances we
would be glad and proud to present at this
time his name to the Republican party OF the
Union as our first and only choice for presi-
dent: but in view of the general sentiment OF
the Republicans of this state, and of the coun-
try at large, that William Mckinley, of Ohio,
is the man of all others to lead the Repub
lican party to victory, and the country to
prosperity we declare that William Mckinley
is our choice, and request the delegates from
the state to do all in their power to help the
selection as the standard-bearer Of the Re-
publican party of the United States in the
campaign Of 1896.
After this was adopted Mr.. Smith
continued:
The Republicans of Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled, renew their fealty to this
principle of the Republican party, which mas
brought honor and prosperity to the nation IN
the past ard is the hope OF the people TO re.
lieye them from the Democratic distress of
the present We submit the following deciar-
alton OF principles:
Resolved
and silver to the extent to which they can be
maintained in circulation at parity in pur-
chasing and debt-paying power; that we are
earnestly opposed, under the present condl.
tions to the free and unlimited coinage or
silver for the manifest reason that it would
destroy such parity, enormously contract the
volume of our currency by forcing gold out of
circulation and immediately place us on a
silver basis. Believing, Also that 1t IS SELL
evident fact that the. effect OF the lnterna-
tonal decentralization of silver can be over
come only by the international remonetZaton
of that metal. the Republican party or MIN
nesota most heartily favor an international
conference for that purpose.
The Republicans of Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled, rejoice in the near approach
of the day when, with the restoration or the
Republican party to power in all branenes Oh
the government will return the prosperity
which terminated in 1892. In the language OF
him whose memory is tenshrined in every. Re
publican we are in favor of "a tariff duty on
foreign importations producing sun1clent rev,
enue for the support of the government ana
so adjusted as to protect American lhuus-
tries"
We demand the restoration of the principles
of reciprocity as national policy, and favor
as the logical correlativeJ of our protective
tariff laws such treaty stipulation with for-
eign countries as Will provide a prohtaple
market for our surplus products and enable
us to buy from them for terms mutually ao-
vantageous. -. -
The Republicans of Minnesota assert their
belief in the policy of the United States as de-.
clared by James Monroe. and by every one oi
our statesmen since. They also declare their
conviction that the people of Cuba ought to
be recognized as belligerents. Believing thor
ouehly in the doctrine of arbitration between
nations, they, nevertheless, advocate sum
cient system of coast defenses ana such other
naval and military precautions as will surely
make I'D able to secure peace by our manifest
invincibility in war.
+ Jofh L. Gibbs then rose in the left
aisle and moved the election as dele
gates at large Of Robert G. Evans or
Minneapolis, George Thompson, of st.
Paul; l.. P. Hunt, Of Mankato, and Z.
F. HendryX, Of st. Cloud.
e. G. Rogers, of Ramsey, next caught
the speakers eye, and mounted the
platform. Ed was prined for long
speech and he made it. He occasion
ally mixed his metaphors, and once re-
ferred to Scott's Lady of the Lake, y
but his heart was in the right place,
strongly Mckinley. He was not, how
ever, particularly exercised as to any
one on the ticket except George Thomp-
son. although he urged that all be
elected.
A. NJ. Harrison, of Hennepin, told
Harris Richardson that he wanted to
be next and Harris told Chairman Rice;
so when Mr.. Rogers finished Mr.. Rice
looked over to the Hennepin delegation,
and sure enough, there was Mr.. Har-
rison on his feet. He came to the
stage, and briefly said that Henne-
pin county had decided that Robert G..
Evans was best able to fulfill the in
structions of the convention in their
opinion. 1t was not much, but it
helped
Representative Grendahl, of Red
Wing, who leaped into fame by declin-
ing a railroad pass, put in a good word,
and then they were elected. There
were loud calls from Hennepin for
Evans, and genial Bob" came to the
platform. He confessed that he had
been a Davis man, but disclaimed any
intention of apologizing therefor. The
loyalty he had shown his friend was
only an earnest Of the loyalty he would
still show to the Republican party and
to the instructions of the convention
That was the sort of thing the crowd
wanted, so they called for more Of the
same, and George Thompson was next
on the rack. He allowed as how there
might have been more ardent Nc
Kinley men, but none who would work
more earnestly to uobey the behests of
the convention than he. since he had
been so honored 'by the convention.
1t was getting better as it went, so
c. F: Hendryx came to the scratch and
declared for Mckinley and protection,
that the burrows in the soil might be
longer and the burrows in business
mems browS shorter.
There was no one left but L. P. Hunt,