The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
NEW YORK'S son.

NEW YORKS son.
New York, March 24.-The Republh-
cans of the Empire state today prb
nounced emphatically in favor of COY
ernor Levi L. Morton as their first II hd
only choice for president of the uniyed
States. by vote in the ratio of ~
they voted down an attempt to SECURE
declaration in favor of ckinley( for
second choice, and IL the friends of any
other candidate should have Attempted
to secure recognition for him, it is ger
tain that they would have fare4 no
better
The state convention held in this city
today was from beginning To end an
enthusiastic demonstration in favor of
New Iork'S favorite son, and the EFFORT
made in behalf of the Ohio Statesman
only served to emphasize the unaninNty
of the party in favor of Morton.
The Introduction OF a resolution 90
substitute General Sam Thomas, pf
this city, and Mayor Edgar h. JeweGt,
OF Buffalo. for ex-senator Thomas d.
Plat and Edward i.auterbach as delS-
gate-at-lu large to st. Louis and to int
struct the delega lion in favor of Meg
kinley as a secupd choice, led to thd
only exciting incident of the conven-N
tiun. The rcsolution was offered by
Thomas Fitchie, OF Brooklyn, formerly
supervisor ut large of Kings county.
and It's introduction was followed by
an attempt on the part OF the Mckin-
ley men to create demonstration III
behalf of their fayorite. The applause
of 300 or 800 delegates and spectators
was speedily sruelched by the cheers
of several thousand Alorton men.
Aside from this incident the proceed
ingS of the convention were largely of Il
routine character.
The financial plank OF the platform
was as follows:
The agitation for the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of IL To | seriously dis
turbs all industrial interests, and calls for
II clear statement of the Republican par
tvs attitude upon this question. To the
| ,nd that the trade of this country at home
and abroad may again br placed upon Il
sound and stable foundation. We rrcoS-
| ni2r in the movement for the free conas"
OF silver an. attempt to DEGRADE the long
! established standard of our monetary
! system, and hence blow to public aud
| private credit ut once costly 10 the ma
| tional government ana harmful 10 our
| domestic and foreign commerce.
lntil there is II prospect of international
agreement as to silver coinage, and whit.
gold remains the standard Of the United
States and of the civilized world, the le-
publican party of New York declares i'll
self in favor of the firm ANA honorable
maintenance of that standard.
MKINLEY LEADS QUAY.
Huntingdon, Pa, March "A. The
Huntingdon county Republican con-
vention held here today was largely
attended The vote ON presidential
preference resulted as follows: Me
kinlry, 81; Quay. G3.
Secretary j. Il. Rex. of the state COM
mittee was elected national delegate.
with power to choose his own district
conferaes. The delegates Ia the dis
trict convention were instructed tn vote
for Mckinley as long as his name re-
mains before the conference. DR.. Ru-
dolph Myers and c. X. Horton were
elected delegates to the state convcn-
tion.
The convention adopted II resolution
declaring it the right of every Re-
publican in the county to express his
preference for any candidate: and that
the names Of all candidates for United
States senator shall be placed on the
ticket.
TE%AS FOR ALLISON.
Austin, Tex. March 24.-The Repuhli-
can state convention which was to have
met here at noon today did not assem-
bile until s o'clock tonight, owing to de-
lay in the credentials committee in
passing on contested delegations To de-
teimine which should participate in the
temporary organization. The commit
tee gave the Mckinlcyites Il black eye
by seating Allison's delegation from
San Antonio and Austin and the Ali
son men tonight claim they have Il
chance of naming all the delegates to
the national convention tomorrow.
The convention ut 80 tonight is II
perfect bedlam, trying to elect Il tenn
porarS chairman. with Mckinley and
Allison men in nomination. The Nc
kinley faction lost prestige today for
want of leaders. but they still claim
they will elect three Of the four dele
gates. Prominent Allison men are will
ing To concede them two with no in
structions.
MKINLEY ENDORSED.
Minneapolis, Mimi. March 24.-In the
convention hall wherein benjamin Har-
lison was nominated for the presidency
of the United States, the Republicans
of Minnesota today declared unani-
mously for William Mckinley. as the
next president of the United States re-
newed their fidelity to the principles of
the Republican party. declared their
belief in the policy Of the United States
as declared by James Monroe. demand
ed the restoration of the principles of
reciprocity as "a national policy. and
passed Il resolution favoring the use
of both gold and silver to the extent of
which they can he maintained at a
parity ON the purchasing and debt pay
ing power and opposing the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
At the opening of the convention this
morning u telegram was read by con-
gressman Tawney from Senator ClIsh-
man X. Davis. announcing his retire
ment as a candidate for the presidency
of the United States. This step on the
part of Mr. Davis was not unexpected
and left everything open for the Nc
Kinley men. who Immediately took ad-
vantage of the gap and carried every
thing before them. which. In any event.
would probably have been the result