The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

"What-are-we-here-for" fame, amid a
terrific uproar. offered substitute for
the majority report, but he was ruled
out of order.
Amid great confusion the ma iority re-
port was agreed to and the election of
delegates to the ST. 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 the 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
q contesting delegation TO st. Louis.
The Mckinley convention organized
with CPL delegates, of whom over one
third were colored. A negro was &C.
lected 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 meta at Music hall Friday morn
ing.
At 1915 Chairman Lyman, of the
state republican committee, called the
convention to order.
The committee Oh permanent organ
ization reported as their choice for
chairman Hon. Samuel w. Mccall, of
Winchester, with a long list of vice.
presidents.
The speech of the chairman was
listened to with close attention and fire.
quent]y interrupted with applause.
Especially well 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. A synop-
sis of the platform then presented is as
follows:
It declares that the present tariff should
be replaced by one framed on protective
principles and arranged to give an ample
protection to American wages and 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 FREQ and
unlimited coinage Of silver: supports the
national banking system; declares that the
Monroe doctrine, as declared In 1898, 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 as candidate for pres
ident:
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 nomine
ton as president and urge all our delegates
to give their earnest, united and active sup
port to q fearless leader, tried in many
hard conflicts, a man Of national rcputa-
ton. of unblemished character. answering
republlcanism and great abilities, Thomas
Breed. 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. L.
S. Draper, of Hopedale, and Curtis
Guild, Jr., of Boston, were then unani-
mously elected as delegates at large to
the St. Louis convention. Alternates
were elected as follows: r. H. Boutwell,,
of Belmont: L. G. Southland, of Easton;
Il. F. Hawkins, of Springfield, and $.
E. Courtney, of Boston.
Oklahoma for Reed.
Oklahoma City, 0. T., March 30.-The
republican territorial convention, which
met here Saturday to elect delegates to
the St. Louis convention, brought on
bitter struggle between the Reed and
Mckinley factions. The Reed men won,
the convention voting downresolutions
indorsing Mckinley, defeating the six
Mckinley candidates for delegates to
St. Louis and electing delegation
favorable to the man from Maine.