The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-01

the McKinleyites, but the chair put the
vote and an adjournment was had. The
McKinleyites rushed in a lot Of Mckin-
ley pictures and kept their party well
in hand by singing and similar dem
onstrations.
The convention met at 1880. The
committee ON credentials reported,
throwing out Mckinley proxies from
40 to so counties. Both delegations
from Grayson county, with Chairman
Grant at the head of one, were seated
and each given half vote. The mi
nority report by the Mckinley faction
was ruled out of order by Quincy, be-
cause it was not prepared in the COM
mittee room. Webb Flanagan, of
''What-are- we-here-for'' fame, amid o
terrific uproar, offered substitute for
the majority report, but he was ruled
out of order.
Amid great confusion the majority re-
port was agreed to and the election of
delegates to the 81. Louis convention
was proceeded with. Chairman Quincy
announced that himself and Ferguson,
colored Allison men, had been elected.
The announcement caused the widest
excitement and tie Mckinley men at
tempted to capture the platform. A row
followed, in which Webb Flanagan was
struck on the head and Knocked down,
but the row was finally quelled without
further serious results. The McKin-
| leyites will hold a convention and send
contesting delegation o ST. Louis.
The Mckinley convention organized
with 621 delegates, of whom over one
| third were colored. A negro was Sc
| lccted chairman and the meeting was
! harmonious. A sound money and pro-
lection platform was adopted, and Nc
Kinley delegates to the national con-
vention were elected.
| Reed Captures Massachusetts.
| Boston, March 2S.-The state repub-
lican convention to elect delegates to
the national republican convention at
ST. Louis met at Music hall Friday morn
ing.
At 1915 Chairman Lyman, of the
state republican committee, called the
convention to order.
| The committee on permanent orgal-
| ization reported as their choice for
chairman Hon. Samuel w. Mccall, of
+, Winchester, with long list of vice
presidents.
The speech of the chairman was
listened to with close attention and fire.
quently interrupted with applause.
Especially we'll received was his in
sistency upon the policy of protection
and adhesion to the financial standard
of the commercial nations Of the world.
Tremendous applause greeted refer
ence to Mr.. Reed, betraying beyond
doubt the sentiment of the convention
regarding their presidential candidate.
Senator Lodge, in rising to present
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions, was warmly received. synop-
sis of the platform then presented is as
follows:
1t declares that the present tariff should
be replaced by one framed on protective
principles and arranged to give ar ample
| protection to American wages ana Amer
| lean industry and to restore the reciprocity
policy of James G. Blaine regards the sill
| yer agitation as hurtful to business, and
declares entire opposition to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver; supports the
national banking system; declares that the
Monroe doctrine, as declared in 1923. and en-
forced in 1865 and in 1895. must always BE
upheld: expresses sympathy with the
Cubans in their struggle for independence,
and closes with this declaration in favor of
Thomas B. Reed candidate for pres
ident:
Massachusetts republicans have never
undertaken to pledge or bind their dele
gates to a national convention. We do
not intend to do SO now. But we think IL
fitting to declare our decided preference
| among the candidates for the republican
nomination to the presidency. We pre-
| sent to the national convention for noElna-
ton as president and urge all our delegates
to give their earnest, united and active sup
port to a fearless leader, tried in many
hard conflicts, man of national roputa-
/ ton, of unblemisheG character, answering
! republicanism and great abilities. Thomas
B. Reed, of Maine.
The allusion to the Blaine reciprocity
policy was received with applause, as
was also the allusion to the Cuban mat
| ter.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, of Nahant;
! w. Murray Crane, of Dalton; Hon. r.
S. Draper, of Hopedale, and Curtis
Guild, Jr, of Boston, were then unani-
1 mously elected as delegates at large to
the ST. Louis convention. Alternates
were elected as follows: L. II. Boutwell,,
| of Belmont: L. C. Southland, of Easton;
II. F. Hawkins, of Springfield, and 5.
| Z. Courtney. of Boston.
! TROUBLE IN MATABELELAND.
! Many White Settlers Killed by the Ma
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