The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-06-19
RAINS, THE DRUGGIST
GOLD AND PROTECTION.
These are the Republican Doctrines
Set Fourth at st. Louis.
Mckinley Easily Distances the Field on
the First Ballot.
Evans, the Man with Grievance, Give.
the Marble Heart.-HObart of New
Jersey, Named for the
Second Place.

The Republicans at st. Louis have
had a rather long drawn out conven-
ton, considering the fact that
the McKinley-protection-gold-bug
crowd really had it all their own
way. Much of their work and the
most important part has been done
in the committee room and behind
the scenes, and the time they have
seemingly wasted was no doubt
spent trying to placate Senator Tell
er and his b0lting silver friends.
The convention was called to or
der Tuesday at noon. G. w. Fair
banks of Indiana, was made tenn
porary chairman. The usual stand
ing committees were appointed and
the convention took recess. Then
the struggle was transferred from
the convention floor to the commit
tee room where the committee on
platform and resolutions met. Here
Senator Teller was the disturbing
element. He plead and beseeched
and demanded an endorsement OF
silver and gold as the standard
money of the country, but he talked
to deaf ears. The gold men were in
an overwhelming majority, and Mr.
Teller's several substitutes and
amendments were all voted down
The Bolt.
Then Senator Teller bid fearful
and sad farewell to his Republican
friends. He told them that he be-
lieved that course meant ruin to the
country and he could not remain
with them. Senators Cannon o
Utah, Cleveland of Nevada, anc
Dubois of Idaho, went with him
Mr.. Lennon of California and Mr.
Hartman of Montana said thei
states would be irrre trie vably los
, to the Republicans if silver was no
recognized. When the convention
finally adopted the platform, fiv
states left the convention hall, ant
, a part of six other states followed
them. The bolt, though small il
: proportion to the whole numbe
present, was enough to seriousl,
effect the result in the general cleo
ton, and gave the managers grea
, concern. The committee defeate
the Teller resolution by q vote c
! 40 to 10.
e Permanent Organization.
G Senator j. NJ. Thurston of Ne
= braska was made permanent chair
n man. Shortly thereafter the read
ing of the platform was begun, an
the interest was intense. The cor
vention was practically unanimou
a upon all except the financial planl
This gave rise TO considerable de
o bate and vehement opposition by
d very assertive but powerless m
nority. The platform endorses pre-
( lection and the gold STANDARD
o squarely and without quibbling, an
e its final passage was received wit
uproarous applause.
+ After this came the nominatin
1t speeches. Maj. Mckinley was pl
1t in nomination by Mr.. Foraker {
d Ohio. He was elected easily an
" overwhelmingly, on the first ballo
the vote standing for McKinle
10 66l1S, Reed SS1R, Morton 90, Qua
- 6l1I and Allison S516. On motion
.. Mr.. Plat and others who had pr
,e viously opposed him, the nomini
ton was made unanimous.
i. Then the bands began to play al
is the cannons fired.
When order was restored nom
nations for Vice-President was d
" clared in order. Several nam
were put in nomination, but