The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-06-18
DECLARE FOR GOLD.
THIS THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
WILL PROBABLY DO.
They Do Not Expect to Detent '"e
domination Of mckinley, but VIII
n Financial Plank De-
cInrinx for the Gold
Convention as an Uitimntum.

/ Convention as an titimntu".
ST. Louis. June 12.-It is generally be-
llevad tonight that the declaration in FAVOR
Of the gold standard in the Republican plat
form will be very emphatic aud unelulvo-
cal When the mea from the East reach
81. Louis they will find that the close
| friends Of Maj. Mckinley are ready 10 ofer
them Il financial plank that they can agree
upon without hcSitancy. Several drafts OF
a plank have been prepared, ana 1t - now
believed a form has been secured which VIII
he satisfactory. II viii declare against the
free coinag 20 Of silver unless II should De
! brought about hy International agreement.
No ratio is mentioned and In this respect
il is more acceptable to the god men. IL
will also declare that the Republicans are
| against the debaSement of the currency
and are therefore in favor OF the present
gold standard.
The Republican party will be given cred
II for having Brought about the resumption
act, which has maintained every dollar Al
a parity. whether coin or paper, ahd thht
the standard of money should be as II AL
ways has been and Is now equal 10 that
| Of the most enlightened nations OF the
world.
These declarations embody the wishes OF
the friends of Maj. Mckinley and the
men who are now here approve them. II
men who are now here approve them, lr
be by the committee on resolutions or the
| convention itself. But this Is not likely,
because 1t contains all that IL asked for,
except by the most extreme gold men
who want a straight single gold standard
declaration and nothing more. There Is
| some opposition TO the reference 10 an
International agreement. but those who
desire that language inserted In the reso-
luton, say that the party should not place
Itself tn opposition to the coinage Of sill
yer under any international agreement IL
such an arrangement Couli be made, but
the party is not to be pledged 10 bring "a
bout such an agreement. which Is a conten'
ton of some OF the delegates. II is be-
| lieved by those who have the
proposed financial resolution that II VIII
| meet every demand which can be made by
the eastern men aud that it will be in
corporateI into the platform when adopt.
ed
1t has been positively denied that the
Mckinley management has urged the So
lection OF Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks Of
Indiana for temporary chairman OF the con
%ventiOn. Marcus A. Hanna SO stated to-
day. He said that Mr.. Fairbanks would be
acceptable and that was all. A good deal
OF talk in regard to the matter has been
caused by Il circular letter which has been
sent 20 every member OF the national com
| mittee. The letter is made up from a news.
paper interview with Col. Richard w.
Thompson, q delegate at large from lndi-
ana. in opposition to The selection or Mr.
Fairbanks. An open circular was sent TO
Mr.. Hanna. When he had read II he ex-
pressed regret that the AFFAIR had been car
ried 10 such an extreme.
Il wish il distinctly understood, said Mr..
Hanna, that at no time nor In any place
have | stated that ii was the wish OF the
Mckinney management that Mr.. Fairbanks
should be selected AS temporary chairman.
The impression that | had forecasted this
selection grew ont Of a newspaper dispatch
sent from indianapolis on the night |
passed through that city. That interview
made me- state that | anticipated the sclcc-
ton Of Nj. Fairbanks as temporary chair
man. | did not 50 state and said nothing
upon this subject that could be distorted
into such a statement.
The suggestion Of Mr.. Fairbanks as
temporary chairman Of the Convention
came from various sections Of the COun-
try. partly from members OF the national
committee whose attention TO Indiana had
been called by its financial plank in the
platform adopted by that state convention
some weeks since. That plank met with
50 much approval that IL was believed to
be wise 10 chose a chairman from Indiana,
and rs Mr.. Fairbanks had been the reco:.
nized author of the financial plank OF tho
Indiana PLATFORM his name came naturally
into the minds OF hose members Of the
committee and others who read. and it
thus occurred TO suggest Mr.. Fairbanks
for the position. when w were approach
Ell upon the subject we simply said that
Mr.. Fairbanks would be acceptable. He
has been urged for the honor by those who
thought the speech of the temporary
chairman should partake largely of the
financial question"