Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
FIXING THE PLATFORM.
Proposed Financial Plank on the
Lines of the Indiana Idea,
with Step Further In Declaring for the
Gold standard Drafted and Submitted
To the Mckinley ites-Ex-Senato
Plat Issues "A Statement.

ST. Louis, June 13.-Late Friday aft
eTnoon some very decided indications
were given as TO the course which the
Mckinley men would probably take on
the financial question.
Hitherto the Plat men have shouted
sound money" and the Mckinley men
have shouted tariff and neither side
has manifested any disposition to adopt
the war cry of the other. Now
all this is changed and the
Mckinley men are shouting
finance. A suggested platform drafted
by Mr.. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, was sub
mitted to Mr.. Hanna and other close
friends of Major Mckinley Friday, and
was taken under favorable considera-
ton. This proposed financial plank,
while following in the lines of the In
diana platform, and goes one important
step further, and specifically declares
for the gold standard" At the same
time. however, that this PROPOSE
ton was submitted, the sugges-
ton was made that if this
platform were adopted by the commit
tee on resolutions it should be with the
distinct understanding that when it
was reported to the convention by the
committee on resolutions, the chair
man should entertain motion to strike
out the words gold standard" the
plank to be so framed that this could
be done without interfering with the
context or the sense. Such q motion
being entertained, the proposition
would be subject to debate and could
be finally settled by the convention on
test vote. 1t is understood to be Mr..
Hannas Judgment that the words
gold standard ought not to appear in
the platform.
Ex-senator Plat Friday issued over
his signature the following statement:
Gov. Morton win be placed in nom
ination and cordiolly supported by his
friends. Speaker Reed and Senator
Allison will also receive the votes of
their supporters, all reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. | am hopeful
that the convention viii recognize the
wisdom of making Gov. Morton our
| presidential candidate and declaring
unequivocally for "A single gold stan
dard. He is essentially the gold stan
Gard, rs his record demonstrates
From cursorv observation during
my brief stay here | am sanguine that
majority of the delegates favor the
continuance of the existing financial
system, as interpreted by republican
administrations. The New York dele
cation will certainly do all in its power
to put gold plank in the platform.
for New York is for gold"
'T. c. PLATT"
Senator Allisons friends, who have
hitherto remained so silent that the
impression gained ground that he had
been withdrawn from the race. are now
assuming an aggressive attitude. and
assert that he will be supported by Wig
orous oratory and many votes when the
convention proceeds to nominations.
The Marquette club, of st. Louis,
Friday received n reply from Gov. Nor
ton, of New York, to an inquiry adj
dressed to him, as 10 whether in the
event of his election to the presidency
he would make any discrimination
against Roman Catholics.
Gov. Morton quotes the explicit dec
laration of his acceptance when nomi- |
mated for governor as to the equal |
rights of all citizens and adds: Il still |
adhere to the views therein EXPRESSED
and can only add if / were charged
with the duty of administering the of |
flee of president of the United States. |
should endeavor to treat all classes of |
citizens without discrimination as to
their religious belief"
ST LOUIS. June 13.-Discussion of
the platform is heard, and il is con- |
coded that it will be plain in declara- |
ton for sound money and against |
free coinage of silver. 1t will con-
tain protection plank; but will |
not he radical g., L.
the Interpretation of high tariff. |
There is disposition to get
away from the extreme on the matter
of protection and to be explicit in de- |
claring for only enough tariff TO meet |
the expenses of the Government that
to be adjusted on the lines of protec
tlon to the industries of the United |
states and the placing of non-compet-
ing articles on the free list
DETROIT, Mich, June 1S.-The ma
jority of Michigan's delegates to the |
national republican convention at ~. |
Louis left here at one o'clock FRIDAY
afternoon over the Michigan Central
for Chicago. The party filed two
sleepers, which will be run over the n.
linois Central from Chicago to 81
Louis. arriving i'm the latter CITY Satur-
day morning. Among the prominent
delegates were Gen. Russell A. AIper
eX-Congrcssman Mark s. Brewer. Cant
f. +. Allen and Gen. O. l.. Spaulding.
PITTSBURGH, June 13-Gov. HASTINGS
and party left here at $3.50 Friday night
Tor IT. Louis, where the governor viii
present the name of Senator QUAY 70
the republican convention as a candi.
date for the nomination for the presi.
dency. The governor declared that be
was not candidate for the vice presi.
dental nomination but said that II
would not be proper for him 20 refuse
lt before 1t was offered TO him. He
viii vote for the gold standard