The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-16
TO DECLARE FOR GOLD
The Republican Convention will Certainly
Contain an Out and Out Gold Plank.
COLONEL LAMB DEFEATED BY B0WDEN.
Ehe State Chairman Almost Unani-
mousIy Turned Down by the Dele
CATION when He Seeks Reelection
TO the National Committee -Sena-
tOr Teller Talks Dangerously.

St. Louis, June 15.-Gold has carried
the day. This assertion, made by Henry
Cabot Lodge this afternoon, put new
phase on the financial situation and
overturned several of the pans which
had been formed by those who had eX-
pected a different result. Mr., Lodge
figured that twenty-five of thu forty-hve
States now forming the union had each
selected member of the Committee on
Resolutions favorable 20 the gold STAN
dard. and that two or 'shree Western
States We're likely to follow suit, ShuS
ensuring a clear majority.
General Grosvenor, who is regarded
almost as the mouthpiece OF Mckinney,
said: THE platform will be all right
There will be no occasion for the East
to complain on that score. 1t Will be
discussed a great deal more, but il is
really settled
And even Mr.. Mark Hanna could not
dispute the fact that the gold standard
plank was in the ascendant. 1t is some
what singular that Illinois, which turned
the scale in favor OF Mckinley by Pi-
structing for him instead of for Gull
lom took u leading part in shaping the
course of the Middle Western Stats
to-day by adopting a gold plank by the
decisive vote OF AZ TO 6. The action of
the Idaho State delegation may per-
haps be significant of an intent to bolt.
ii selected ali OF the usual officers ap
pointed by State delegations, except
some one to wait upon the nominee 70.
President and Vice-Presdent. Beyond
this and the exceedingly soft money
plank adopted by the Iowa delegation.
who favored gold. silver and paper
kept on a parity by the enactment of
laws 10 accomplish It," there were no
N,ry significant financial features in the
meetings of the State delegations which
have occupied SO lnuch of the day.
In the selection of national committee
For gNf
repute were turned down. MIR. William
H. Hahn, so long "a potent factor in Ohio
politics, disappears from the list as does
the equally we'll known General James
S. Clarkson, of Ohio, and eX-President
Harrison's friend, j. n. Huston, of In
diana.
Mr.. Chauncey l. Filley. OF Missouri,
sustained another defeat at the hands
of his old opponent Mr. Kerens, and
Colonel William Lamb, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee of Virginia
and leader of the Reed forces in that
State. was compelled to retire from the
national committee In favor of II gen
tleman holding different views The
case of Mr.. JoEeph Il. Manley, of Maine
Is still held under advisement by his
delegation, with an intimation that they
VIII probably consider his recent oftense
In giving up the Reed ship as one of the
head rather than of the heart and will
".
To-day's proceedings seem not only to
nave settled the financial plank, but the
tariff plank also of the next national
Republican platform. A sketch of the
proposed tariff propositions which ii is
said were either drawn up by Major Nc
Klnley himself or were submitted to
him for approval, proposes an increase
or duties all along the line sufficient for
the needs of the treasury and the re-
imposition OF protective duties on wool
and sugar.
The first four paragraphs of the plat
form are devoted To a denunclation OF
the Democratic policy, to which is
ascribed the commercial and industrial
depression that has prevailed during the
past three years, and Il laudation of the
Republican policy of protection which
had prevailed for thirty years previous
ly. There Is strong recommendation
for the renewal of reciprocity agree
ments. There is also q recommendation
FOR the imposition of 10 per cent on
foreign bottoms, as foleshadowed in
Governor Foraker's statement
The language OF the platform is de-
scribed as forceful, alliterative, and full
OF catchy phrases. such as are calculated
TO bring down the house"
The talk among the advanced silver
men tonight is of boiling after their
minority free silver report from the
Committee on Resolutions Is voted
down, as of course 1t will be.
The mos, prominent Of the silver lead.
ers Is authority 70: the statement TO-
night that no convention or meeting
separate from the regular one will be
called in behalf of the free srlverites.
what may be done in the future is still
undetermined. A declaratio il to be
prepared. setting, forth the views of the
silver men and warning the county OF
the sure disaster TO follow the adoption
or the platform agreed upon, and the
election of President pledged to either
gold standard or the present order of
Ihinss The rough draft of this mani
r.sto Was the subject Of several confer
ences tonight
81. Louis. June 1.-THE work OF pros
erytizing for the adoption OF a gold stan
dard plank in the platform is being car
iied to-day with rlnewed vigor. While
the Massachusetts delegation were at
work in one end of the corridor appoint
ing subcommittee to conduct this
work Mr.. Platt, in his private rooms on
tha moor above, was holding a council
OF war with men from various States
= 5Whc Favored his policy. This conference
continued for more than two hours, Mr..
Lauterbach being especially jealous In
rounding up msn who were supposed to
De waVering in their allegiance to sound
money, and who. 1t was thought. might
be persuaded into voting for an outright
gold plank.