Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-30
Nearly Five Hundred Sound sisney
Delegates Chosen So Far
SIX HUNDRED VOTES ARE SURE.
somr Esceep'a From platforms n"d De-
s.-ra.lons DIVA Ia supssss sf
These Eta arss.

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by the State rcpubiican conventions which |
have bean he'd. a majority OF the dele
Eistc1 10 the NatiorM conNcntlpn VIII haii
from States In which by reseluu,u the re-
publican party has already ceciered TOT
maintenance OF the existing Uoid standard
either without reservation OF with the at
tachod condition that bimetirlisn can DO
secured only BY International ogre
Tho delegates from States which have
adopted the gold ssnndnrd as TIE basis on
our currency system number 40, or u ma
jorfty OF fourteen over all poneiblo oppo-
sitioa, even II an extra number OF deie-
,atss be adttittcd from the Territories.
stntes yot 20 hold their conventions VIII
add 80 more votes 70 the hnu-suvcr ooi-
umn. giving an hAsufcd majority OIL i$i
over all possible dissent.
Conventions have now been helo IN
twenty-eiGht stater, and IN ail bu, hyo OF
these come expression on the currency
question was made BY reroiution. The I'VE
stntee which f=iied 70 adept planks coz
cerning gold ana silvcr were Louia.ana.
Mississippi, Virginia. Kansas and Florida,
all Southern states but one.
The resolutions adopted by the twenty
three Stale conventions vary somewhat IN
phraacoiogy and intent. but may easily DO
divided into three ciassea;
| 1. For the goio standard without rcsarsa-
\ ton or qualification.
| 2. For maintenance Of the es'stltg Eoid
standard and oppositlon TO the free coinage
or silver until blmetaliisr can be brought
about by iniernatioani arreenent
.. For the use Of 30 mech silver In the
currency an can be mnirtplnel AZ pnrty
With gold, expressing or imptYlng 1ppcAl'
slon TO the free coinage OF silver.
& OF doubtful moaning. or for bimetal-
ism undertaken by this country nlons, or
openly or ooyerty favoring tho free coin
age OF silver. N
Analysis Of tho platforms adopted by the
oh
the republicans OF those States whoae cx-
prcesions are TO be placed ln the firft tafeo
n clnafes arc opposed 10 the free and unlini-
tied coinage OF silver. Only the lnst nnfneo
class may DO Euspectcd o. favorins free
coinage.
ANOTHER CLASSIFICATION
Further enalysly would Justify clasEhcn-
tlon OF the statcs as follows
For gold without qunlliication--Now Jer-
SOW. Kentucky. Connecticut, TqSaa. Wis-
conain, Rhode Island --fnD delegates.
, For gold until international agreements
! MINNESOTA. Tennessee, Massachusetts
) Pennsylvania. Maine. ks- York, Mary.
5 tiend, South Dakota and North DalSota'-'1!
dciegateS
, For prudent use OF silver IN currency. but
opposed to free cosnnge New HampBhlre
NehraskR. Ohid lowa-ge delegates.
Doubtful. or for free coinage OF silver
oregon. Utah. South Carolina, Arkaasas
Is delegates. a.
! While the platforms adopted by tn
! States in the third claKa contain no expliel
= exprogsions as,nlnst the free coinage OF all
: yer. the plain Inference from the languNg
/, | employed, and the known orntlmenfs
: the republicans OF those stateh-loWa
I Ohio, New Hampshire and Nsbrnakn-
Q wholly Justify riacing them In the ant
y SILVER cSlusnii, notwithstanding the doubt
!. ful. meaningless or unfortunate iahSuaa
y OF their resoiutions. u
= II will be seen that Minority or the Do
) crates from the States which have alrenn
4 held thor State conventions are opposcu
r the free coinage OF silver until an intcrne
ID i.onni al,rsemont can be arranged III
y Atatca which explicitly employ words
8 thla eject hayo 200 delfifstcs In the cor
y ventlon, and to thcm should be addei ON
I. with forty-six delegates, whPre tho col
n yentlon declared for bmstnllism by mite
"a national agreement ~ that can BIO ol
n talnnd." hut couplcd with this expresSic
~ no unfortunate and rnin.eading aftermath,
:. ''or under such reatrctlcna OF legislation
y etc
c. Though the Town and Now Hampahli
platforms arc even iess Batiefactofy NJ
ia nlisit. no doubt sxlsts that me tepu
10 licnns OF those States, win inc rspupi,eai
" of Onto are opposed 20 free coinage OF y
r vcr. which would certainly Vssifoy y
parity witch they damand fhall be MAJ
j. iained. The Nebraska platform, which
~ Paced IN the ,hird class IS much mo
~ s..tinfactory than any 81 tho othcr thrc
er for N contains an explicit derlarntii
70 aFninst free -olnase, Classifying
Il twenty-three States nccerlng % ms o
o ,lvsis OF their platforms, and AIDING y
~ number OF delegates which enen MI n't
~ in me National convention at 81. Louis. y
ues reach die following result:
~ Delegate
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"a nnseo M uttn International
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~, s1.s,,.,.ss co,i nutil International
IL Decentralization.
III ., ..s,ssS c.,h ,,,tJi International
TO -',ni $500 .,.,.............
.nf;old until international
\ nereenent. 1890 d. -, ....,.-,,i,. ....
NJ ~ .laa'.,.,. va until iutcrna nonai
~ i'enilss, ya,,'A' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
- S,o,h ,,ntti International agree
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de nisht,.'. i, :, X, ,,nfll Internaticuai
:. Nem INSTRUMENTATION.
" ' ,p..i,s, f.o,a until International
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ep, ,ss',. 1890. if.oia untn International
ire Npt.n Lnn9'e ,..................
nr- ssfss s,ntn ,n,.-natouai agreement or
ne v''. =. ~ siivrrI
,n- pilnenn n. ,'v1ro'-f.ni1. international
III '.,,,s,,, a. ,'r,,dent use Of silver.
IN Ntlrutlf Hr--fIull, Use VI nftfFff ~ So