Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-06-20

our currency or impair the credit of oul
country. We are, therefore, opposed q
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
except by international agreement
which We favor, and until such agree
ment can be obtained the existing golc
standard should be preserved. We IA.
vor the use or silver IS currency but tc
the extent only that it's parity with GOLD
can De maintained, and We favor al
measures designed to maintain inviolsble
the money OF the United States, whether
coin or paper, as the standard Of the
most enlightened nations of the earth
ST.. LOUIS, June l6-Delegates from
silver states have again postpole ed theil
meeting ard " IA DOW uncertain whether
q JOLT co;;s:eacs CT delegates from the
different states will be held until the
committee on resolutions acts upon the
platform.
This change in plan is due to the
fact that a difference Of opinion has
been developed In some states as to the
most ADVISABLE course to be pureed
In instances there is q division as to the
| wisdom OF bolt, whatever the platform
| This fact was rought out at q meeting
| held In state delegations today. 1t may
yet be possible to secure an understand
ing upon which delegates may act to-
gether, though il is conceded this is
not altogether probable.
Division exists in the Montana and
Utah delegations. The Montana dele
CATION is evenly divided. Senator Man.
tie beading the wing that lie !avo.arle
| TO walking out OF she convention. and
Senator Carter heading the forces op-
posed to this, there being three delegat-
es an each side.
This subject formed the basis of quite
| q stormy scene at meeting of the dele
CATION today. Senator Garter advsnc-
ed the idea that silver men could be
just as effective by uttering strong
protest against the adoption of gold
plank and still remain ia the convention.
Senator Mastle commended the only
course left silver men, in case the con-
vsntion decided upon gold standard
are anxious to preserve harmony in the
party in their state. Both will hesitate
before separating upon this.
In Utah there is q majority favorable
to bolt. Senator Brown, who did
stand with the other senators from sill
yer producing states in antagonism to
bD5 Oluklc1 UNTIL Will QOI OOiL.
One other member of the delegation
may stand with him. but the other dele
gates will walk out OF the convention IN
the event of the adoption of a declara-
ton for gold monometallism.
The Colorado and Idaho delegations
are solid for bolt
ST. Louis, June ia chilling rain
began at o'clock this morning and the
second day OF the great repu blican con-
vention promised to be very disagree
able. Flags aRd buntiI g hung limp and
spiritless and the delegates were CORES
pondingly depressed. There was little
interest felt by the great mass of dele
gates. McKinley's nomination is Ger.
tain, the platform Is solid. except per-
haps as to few technical points IN Its
phraseOloRy, in which comparatively
few are much interested. There has
been no inspiring oratcry and the street
psrades held upon the contest over vice
president will probably put life into the
convention as soon as the nomination
for vice president has been mede. The
fight lies between Garrett a. Hobart, of
New Jersey, and Morton. Of New York.
The drift seems to be towards Morton
in spite OF the protests of the anti-PIatt
faction of New York, headed by Miller
and those of Mark Hanna. The hour
for opening the convention found not
more than 100 delegates in the hall.
At 1910 q. N. Chairman Fairbanks
called the session to order. At IL a. %.
the report os the committee on permsn-
ent organization was received. The
convention wildly cheered John Nj.
Thurston as he took the chair. Fora
ker has agreed to nominate Morton for
vice president after the settlement Of the
presidential nomination.
The report OF the committee on per-
manent organization was received and
at 11:24 Gov. Bushnell Of Ohio moved
an adjournment until 2 O'Clock. Car
ried.
ST. LOUIS, June 17-Tsller's silver
amendment to the platform was defeated
in thu committee by vote OF Al to TO-
The silver senators declare themselves
out OF the party. Teller, Dubois, Can
non, and other free silveritss have in the
committee on resolutions announced
their determination to bolt the repu bill
can convention in case OF the adoption
Of gold standard plank.
BATON ROUGE, La, June 16-Tbe de-
mocratic state convention late last night
adopted platform including the fol-
lows:
Resolved, that We are in favor OF the
soundest and beat money the Ingenuity
OF man can event, and that as expert
ence has demonstrated this money con-
sists of both gold and silver with equal
rights OF coinage snd equal legal tender
power on the basis OF 16 ounces of
silver to OF gold, delegates from this
convention to Chicago are hereby in
strrcted to support the plank in the ma
tional platform declaring for the free |
and unlimited coinage OF silver at seid |
ratio with full legal tender power and |
without reference to the action OF other |
nations, and to support as a unit the |
candidacy before said convention such |
men as are only in full sympathy with |
the said plank.
SILVER REPUBLICANS WILL APPEAL TO |
THE PEOPLE.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE silver repub-
licsns in the national convention have
decided that whatever they |
may do 10 the convention or elsewhere
they will do nothing for mere thestriosi
eHect. 1ney Will present susItLuIe TOT
the financial plank in the platform for
the free coinage Of silver ard will con-
sumo whatever time may be allowed
them for speeches In earnest presenta-
ton OF their cause. When the conven-
tion refuses to adopt their substitute
and accept gold standard platform a
number of free silver delegates, espe-
cialiy those from the silver producing
states, will simply walk out OF the con-
vention and proceed to quarters of their
own, where they will adopt a protest
against the course pursued and appeal
to the country for the endorsement Of l
their course.
Lennon, OF California, advocated the
Teller amendment strongly. He insist-
I'D with the majority report as declara-
ton OF the party that their plurality of
10000 in his state would not only be