The American guide., 1896-05-09
lion. William Mhmiey
lent arrangements

At 1915 o'clock Chairman Gowdy oil
the state committee called the cunycn-
tion to order Rev. DR.. Lucas offered
prayer while the 5000 people in the
hall stood MP, and Hon Richard W.
Thompson, OF Tcrrc llnutc, was quick
ly introduced as permanent chairman,
lie was greeted with the widest ap.
plause, Despite his advanced age his
voice was clear and strong as ho ad.
dressed the convention,
lie said among other things, that II
1t had not been for the republican
party the old Nag would not have so
many stars upon it. ~ do not wonder
that the people when they look at
their little homes place their faith III
that great representative OF protec.
ton"
This mere reference 10 Mckinley
prf pitated tremendous applause and
,it/ tinucd ut intervals in ths'y ldess
Ns-., a, we speaKcf wen on NOV
Mckinley and | love him. In for
him. know him to be upright, honest
and faithful, and that he can be
trusted with the welfare OF the coun.
try. | believe that under him no conn.
try on the face of the earth can offer
an insult to the American nag. will
not say anything about anyone else.
know that OF all the candidates now
named Mckinley can best be trusted
at the head Of this government
Following the speech Of Chairman
Thompson, A, A. Marsh, of Randolph
county, presented and read the plat.
form, which concludes;
believing as we do in u protective
tariff, the leading issue before the
people, we favor the nomination ~
president of the United Skates Of the
man who perfectly represents a pro-
tcctivc tariff and the cardinal princi-
pies of the republican party; a man
who has devoted his life to tho
defense of his country in war aud
In peace; one who, at H. fought
with Hayes and Crook and sheridan
at Antictam and In the Shenandoah
in defense OF our flag against
foes within, and for a years in CON
gress contendcd against our couutry's 5
foes without, heating back British
free trade and aggression which final
~, under the present democratic ad-
miulstratipn obtained possession Of
our markets and has almost destroyed
our industries, u man who, with the re-
sistlcss shibbolcth, Protection and
Prosperity, has challenged the
attention Of the commercial
world and won the support
of every patriotic workingman
Df our country; whose life and work,
open as book, are In themselves II
platform, aud whose very name Ia
magic that loyal American citizen,
soldier, statesman and Christian gen,
tlcman, William Mckinley, Of Ohio;
and the delegates to the Republican
national convention selected by this
body nrc directed TO cast their vote
for William Mckinley as frequently
anh continuously Ms there Is any hope
Of his nomination.
The widest scene ever witnessed in
Tomlinson hall followed the mention
Of Mckinley and lIarrison's name in
the reading OF the resolutions The
two factions yelled, hootcd, hisscd,
howlcd and threw every movable nr.
tclc about them into the air. These
scenes were repeated when the motion
was put ON the adoption Of the res
olutions, Mckinley instructions
and all. The factions closed
ranks, and the vocal fusillade was
awful. In the midst OF the din,
the motion was put. The vote was u
series Of confused howls, but Chair.
mad Thompson ruled that the rcsolu-
tions had passed by big majority
and that settled IL. II was rumorod
At this point that Geu. Harrison was
Just outside the stage.door, but the re-
port proved to be false, and II was said
that he had declined at the last mo-
mcnt to address the convention.
The balloting for delegates to the
St, Louis convention was begun short
ly after leo'olock, Charles Fairbanks,
Richard W. Thompson, Gen, Lew Wal