The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-16

Delegates at Large Instructed for the
Ohioan-Thurston Scored.

Delegates at Large Instructed for the
Ohioan-Thurston Scored.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 15-The State con-
vention OF Nebraska Republicans to select
four delegates to the national convention
convened in Omaha tonight, 1057 dele
gates being present. The following delegates
to st. Louis were selected by reclamation
and instructed to support Mckinley: j. L.
Webster. Peter Jensen, T. p. Kennard and
George H. Thummel
The resolutions congratulate the country
upon the certain return Of the Republicans
to power. The financial plank is as follows
Eve pledge ourselves in advance to the
platform of the forthcoming Republican ma
tional convention, believing that it will de-
clare against the free and unlimited coinage
and paper as sound as the government and
as untarnished as its honor and for that
American system OF protection and recipro-
living exponent, and under which our people
attained the greatest national and individual
prosperity
that the body was unanimous for Mckinley
for President ready to accept anything
fathered by Senator John M. Thurston, the
a fight of considerable proportion deveioped
early. The opposition did not figure in the
organization. William p. McCreary was
ary organization made permanent. The first
ripple OF excitement was provoked when .ex-
Governor Crounz one OF Nebraska,s i,. Ploneea
resolution. Il was granted. When the secre-
tary commenced reading II the storm , broke:
Thro was ihfendsG te S;s ac,,v,.r IN The camnaicn
throughout the State leading up to the Sc
lection of delegates. II recited that the
Senator had left his seat in the Senate and,
dabb.ed Il, ward po;itics;S that he aspired to
be dictator and II his methods were to
be adopted the Republicans of the country
| should cease to claim to represent the voice
| Of the people 1t compared him with indi-
! vduals in ancient and modern history who
eavs eoneluasd Mth an eStended recitaon ca
culated to ridicuie Senator Thurston. Sena-
| tor Thurston was quick to reply, declaring
honorable act and said he was ready to
abide by the Judgment of the people. The
! resolutions were tabled without discussion.
This was the only demonstration OF the OPP
One of the side lights of the convention
| which at one time seemed likely to develop
the the A. :. "A. toward Mckinley. II A.
| Thompson. of st. Louis, member OF the ex-
ecutlve committee of the advisory, board Of
| ing direct from the Cincinnati meeting of
the board, at which 1t was decided to oppose
| ers of the organization headed for his room
and soon a lively conference was in progress.
| Mr.. Thompson announced the object OF his
| visit 10 be the delivering of message to the
| Nebraska members Of the. order that the del
| egation to be selected by the State convention
should not be instructed for Mckinley, but
| nothing more than uninstructed del
| egation would be asked from Nebraska. He
said the order. through Its chosen represent
| atives and leaders had decided absolutely
| and without reservation that fight 70 the
| end was to he waged on Mckinley. 0t was
| first to be waged on him as candidate be,
| fore the Republican national convention, and
| If it did not succeed there II was to be car
| ried to the polls. No good A. p. A, accord
| ing to the law as lad down, could now or at
| any time in the future support, lend aid or
| comfort to the Mckinley candidacy. The 81.
| late to change the slate, since the arrange
| ments had been completed to send Mckinley
| delegates to St Louis and the conference
ended.