The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-30

1900
free silver men were successful, and
the convention declared in favor OF free
coinage at ratio of sixteen to one.
The platform declares in favor OF an
income tax, woman suffrage, govern"
rent control of railroads and telegraph.
and maintains that import duties
should be levied only as means OF
securing equitable commercial rela-
tions with other nations.
In the afternoon state ticket was
nominated, headed by Alvin Crabtree,
of Springfield, for secretary of state.
G.. w. Ball, of Knox county, and j. w.
Penfield, of Willoughby. were named
for electors at large. Nine delegates at
large and nine alternates were elected
to the national convention at Pittsburgh,
after which the convention at SIX
o'clock adjourned sine die.
+, Iowa Populists Meet.
Des Moiues, Ia, April 23.-The popu-
list state convention was held here
Wednesday. It elected so delegates to
the national convention in St. Louis
July %. The delegates were instructed
to join with the silver convention at St.
Louis. Resolutions were adopted al
most identical with the Omaha plat
form. About 500 delegates were pres.
ent. The delegates at large were named
as follows: j. B. Weaver, A. w. Weeks
w. H. Robb, W. b. Emerson, F. F. Roe
G.. r. Fiske, J. E. Anderson, A. w. Rick.
er. Twenty-four district delegates
were also elected.
A resolution was adopted instructinG
the delegates Ito secure the union 81
all reform forces on common plat
form founded on the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Omaha platform" with
the initiative and referendum added.
~" Tennessee for Mckinley.
Nashville, Tenn, April 23.-The re.
publican state convention met in the
state capitol Wednesday ond elected
delegates for the state at large to the
candidates for the court of chancery
appeals. The resolutions instruct for
Mckinley; indorse Hon. H. Clay Evans
for vice-president; protest against free
silver; indorse the Tennessee centen-
NAL exposition and condemn the guber-
material steal in Tennessee in 1884. Hon.
H. Clay Evans, Col. E. j. Sanford, Hon.
James Jeffreys and Hon. Ernest Cola.
well were elected delegates at large.
Declare for Free Silver
Montgomery, Ala.> April 20. - The
democratic state convention on Wednes
day adopted a platform for the free
coinage of silver at sixteen to one and
instructed the delegates to Chicago to
vote as a unit on that and all other
questions. President Cleveland Was
Endorsed on everything except finance.
The convention nominated Joseph F
Johnston for governor.
Quay in the Field.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 24.-Thc re-
publican state convention was called
to order in the opera house at l0:3O
o'clock by Frank Willing Leach, Of
Philadelphia, chairman of the execu.
tive committee of the state committee.
Ex-State Treasurer H. X. Boyer, of
Philadelphia, was the temporary chair
man, and Gen. Amos H. Mylen, of Lam
caster, was selected to preside perma-
nently.
Following are the main points of the
PLATFORM:
1.-The time has come when the state
which has SO long and faithfully led the
republican column may Justly and proT-
erly submit its own preference for the
republican nomination for the presidency
In the presentation Of Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay, the republicans not alone Of
Pennsylvania, but of the entire union, will
recognize one of their foremost leaders
wise in counsel and brilliant and able in
action, at once the type Of the American
citizen, scholar. soldier and statesman.
First Of all national issues stands pro-
lection and first among its advocates have
been the republicans Of Pennsylvania. We
believe In protection as right to all Amer
lean Industries, but as q special favor to
none. ''
1--WE demand the restoration Of that wise
policy Of reciprocity which was framed by
James G. Blaine and adopted by the wise
and benefcent administration of Benjamin
Harrison, to the great benefit of the COM
merce Of the country, and which has been
abandoned by the present democratic ad-
ninistration. ~ =,
Faithful to its record. believing the peo-
pie are entitled to the use of the best money
and anxious to restore and preserve the
industrial and commercial prosperity Of
the union, the republican party favors an
ternational bimetallism until that can he
established upon q secure basis. opposes
the coinage Of silver, except upon govern
ment account, and demands the main
tenance Of the existing gold standard Of