Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-25
NC INIEY"
Nominated on the First Ballot and Stands
on a Gold Standard Platform.

session, to nominate q candidate fol
prisldent in the afternoon and vic,
president in the evening. Upon as
sembiing the first proceeding was thu
adoption Of the report of the commit.
tee on resolutions and platform.
Foraker was enthusiastically cheer.
ed as he came forward and the plat
form seemed to strike the delegations
and those in the galleries in the right
spot. for 1t was noteworthy that every
plank was received with q outburst OF
applause. The convention particular.
~ went wild against the declaration
against free coinage Of silver. Cheer
on cheerfollowed that clause. When
the gold standard was mentioned the
delegates rose in q body and cheered.
The Hawaiian paragraph, the Monroe
doctrine, Cuba, protection and reci-
procity were all loudly cheered.
At the closing of the reading Teller
rose in his place at the head of the
Colorado delegation and was recogniz-
ed by the chair. He was loudly cheer
ed, the silver men rising in a body.
He handed up and the clerk read the
minority report of the silver men as
follows: We, the undersigned mem
bers OF the committee on resolutions,
being unable to agree with that por.
tian of the majority report which
treats on coinage and finance, respec.
fnlly submit the following as u substi-
tute therefor; "The republican party
favors the use Of both gold and silver
as equal standard money and pledges
its power to secure the free, unrestrict-
ed and Independent coinage of gold
and silver in the United States mines
at q ratio Of Is parts Of silver to one
of gold"
Foraker moved to lay the free silver
report on the table, aud q roll call of
states was called:
The result OF course was q foregone
confusion before the vote was cast.
The total vote cast was 800: yeas $751;;
nays, 1861.
Alabama was first to be called and
voted Is avs, Z nay; California 3 aye, Is
nay; Colorado, nav solid; Connecticut,
Delaware and Georgia, aye solid. In
Illinois j. G. Buckley Of Peoria alone
held for silver. Idaho vas solid for
silver; Indiana and Iowa for gold.
Four of the Kansas delegation voted
for silver, one in Michigan, one in Mis-
souri,. but Kentucky, Main, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Mississippi
were solid against the white metal.
Montana voted for silver and was the
only break in the line of gold states
until North Carolina was reached,
when 141a of her % votes were cast for
silver. North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode
Island and South Carolina went solid
for gold. There wa q break of two in
South Dakota, one in Tennessee, FIVE
in Wyoming; New Mexico cast 3 votes
for gold, Oklahoma one for gold; Alas
ka solid for gold, The district of Col
umbia was also solid for gold.
The announcement of the vote was
greeted with tremendous cheers. For
aker at once moved the previous
question on the adoption Of the ma
jority report of the platform. Pre-
vious question was ordered on the
platform. Idaho, Colorado and Mon
tana demanded q separate vote on the
financial plank and it was SO ordered.
The total vote ON the adoption OF
the gold plank was: Yeas, 812H, mass,
HOY. Then the platform as y whole
was adopted.
MIR. Teller arose to u question of per.
sonal privilege aud asked to file the
protest prepared by the silver men,
Cannon then read the protest.