Warren sheaf., 1896-06-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

At the republican national convention
Thurston, of Nebraska, was made per-
manent chairman, and Charles w.
Jones, of Minnesota, secretary. Sena-
tor Thurston made brief address, after
which the report of the committee on
credentials was adopted and the con-
vention adjourned for the day. At q
meeting of the committee on resolu-
tions gold plank was adopted, after
which Senators Teller, Dubois and Can
non and Congressman Hartman an
nounced their withdrawal from the
party.
Maine democrats in convention at
Portland nominated Edward B. Will
liams, of that city, for governor, and
elected delegates to the national con-
yention on a gold standard platform.
The democrats of the Fifth congress
sionaI district of California nominated
M. j. Maddux for congress.
Vermont republicans in convention
at Burlington nominated state ticket
headed by Mayor Josiah Grout, of
Derby, for governor, and adopted a
platform favoring protection and the
gold standard. .-..-.,.. :,
The democratic state convention at
Little Rock, Ark, nominated John w.
Jones for governor.
At a conference of silver men in St.
Louis propositions were favorably
passed upon for the organization of a
republican silver party in the United
States and the cantidacy of Senator
Henry NJ. Teller, of Colorado, for pres
ident.
Rev. lie Roy Jones Halsey, D. D., a
founder of the Mccormick theological
seminary and one of the foremost men
in the Presbyterian church, died at his
residence in Chicago, aged "a years.
The democrats in the Fourth Ohio
Edistrict nominated George A. Marshall
for congress. "-., .. y,
Maj. William Mckinley, of Ohio, was
nominated for president in the repub-
lican national convention at st. Louis
on the 18th on the first ballot, the vote
being as follows: Mckinley, 6e1h;
Reed, s4h; Quay, 61A; Morton, So;
Allison, 35h; Don Cameron, l. For
vice president Garrett A. Hobart, OF
New Jersey, was chosen on the first bal
lot, as follows: Hobart, 533h; Evans,
277A; Bulkeley, 80; Walker, "a; Lip
pitt, 8; Reed, 3; Depew, 3; Grant, 2;
Thurston, 2; Morton, l. The platform
declares for protection to American in
dustries; reciprocity; the maintenance
of the existing gold standard and op-
position to free coinage of silver except
by international agreement; pensions
and preferences for veterans of the
union army; firm, vigorous and digni-
fed foreign policy; reassertion of the
Monroe doctrine; exclusion of illiterate
and immoral immigrants; reapproval of
the civil service law; condemnation of
lynching; approval of national arbitra-
ton; approval OF free homestead
law, and sympathy with legitimate
efforts to lessen intemperance. Upon
the adoption of the platform Senator
Teller and some 20 other silver leaders
left the hall. At 1881 p. m. the conven-
tion adjourned sine die.
The democrats in the Twent tieth dis
trict of Illinois nominal ted James p.
Campbell, of Hamilton county, for con.
gress.
Maj. Mckinley received large num-
her of congratulatory telegrams and
was given an ovation at his home in
Canton, o., over his nomination for the
presidency.
The Arkansas democratic convention
at Little Rock instructed it's delegates
to Chicago to vote for Bland for presi-
dent.
The Florida democratic convention q
Ocala nominated VIZ Roxham 1os au.yv NV
ernor. ,s3s u.