The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-16


ware met today and elected the follow
ing officers: Chairman of delegation,
j. Edward Addicks; national commit
teeman, j. Edward Addicks; resolu-
tions, j. Edward Addicks. Mr.. Adj
dicks is in favor of a declaration for
gold in the platform. though he does
not object to clause relating to in
ternational agreement.
Mr.. Higgins delegation will take no
action until after the contest is de
cided
Montana-The Montana delegation
today elected the following: National
committeeman, Charles r. Leonard;
chairman, Lee Mantle vice chairman,
Colonel Marshall; resolutions, Con-
gresham Hartman: rules and order OF
business, T. C. Marshall; credentials,
Alexander Mefzell: permanent organi
zation, Judge j. w. Strevele.
Idaho-COmmiifee on resolutions,
Senator Dubois. credentials, Litt1eton
Price; permanent organization, Ben
Rich; order of business, Alexander
Robertson; chairman. Mace Campbell;
member of national committee, not Sc
lected.
Wyoming-The Wyoming delegation
elected the following officers: National
(,
chairman, j. c. Davis; vice chairman,
Otto Gramrn; resolutions. B. F. F'ow-
Ter; credentials, B. B. Brooks; perTna-
nent organization. Otto Gramm; order
of business, w. F. Britain.
Washington-The Washington dele
CATION elected officers as follows:
Chairman, P. c. Sullivan; national
committeeman, G. H. Emerson: reso-
lutions. A. F. .Burleiglh; credentials, j.
NJ. Gilbert; vice president, not select
ed; rules and order of business, L. w.
Carried notification of President H.
l.. Wilson, notification of Vice Presi-
dent H. l.. Wilson.
No resolution was adopted, but Mr.
Burleigh will make a strong fight in
the committee, if necessary, in the
convention for the gold standard plank
of the Washington convention.
The Ohio delegation made the
following selections: Chairman, Asa.
S. BUSHNELL member of the
national committee, Mr.. G.. l..
KurtZ; member of committee on
resolutions, J. B. Foraker (gold); mem
Der of committee ON credentials, A. c..
Thompson, Portsmouth; member Of
committee on permanent organization.
c. H. Grosverlor, Athens; member of
committee ON rules and order of bust
ness, George M. Wilson, London; no.
LITIGATION COMMITTEES, Marcus A Han
ma, Cleveland.
Arkansas made the following ap-
pointments: Member national COM
mbtfee, General Powell Clayton; CHAIR
man delegation, General Powell Clay
ton; committee ON resolutions, J. c..
Mcclure; rules and order of business,
w. H. Hackton. The caucus was brief
and harmonious.
Committeeman Mcclure is in favor
of 1.-The present monetary standard"
Colorado egation.-The Colorado
delegation met tonight and after ap-
pointing the following members adj
journed to meet tomorrow morning:
Resolutions. Senator Teller; creden-
tials, F G. Goudy; rules and order of
business, James M. Dawney. The
delegation decided unanimously to act
as unit and follow the lead of Sen
ator Teller.
Nebraska@The Nebraska delegation
met today and appointed the following
Chairman of delegation, John l..
Webster; permanent organization,
George H. Thummell; vice-president
of the convention, Thomas P. Kannard;
committee on rules, F. M. Wetterheld;
committeeman, John M. ThurSton
committee on credentials, John c..
Cowan; committee on notfficat ton,
John c. Bressler.
The delegation declared itself op-
posed to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and also in favor of the
single gold standard.
California-Four of the California
delegates walked out of the meeting Oh
the California delegation today in high
dudgeon. They were the four in Whose
49, L. n. s~-1
Fourth districts were decided by the
national committee Their departure
was preceded by an animated corltro-
veTsy in the delegation over the justice
of the national committee decision
which many of the delegates were dis
poGed to question. The state converl-
tom had given it's approval to the dele
CATION from the Third district, com
posed of Messrs. Beishhw and Parker
and to that from the Fourth, composed
of MessTs. Shortridge and Montague
The national committee recognized
MessTs. Denison and Hockheimer, from
the Third, and Kowaisl1i and Shear
from the Fourth. When the delegation
met today a proposition was made tc
admit both sets of delegates from each
of the districts to sit with the delega.
tion, giving them half g. seat each. To tfli.
Dendnon, Kowalski, Eorkheimer and
Shear objected. demanding that in view
of the action CT the national COMMITTEES
in their favor they should have full
seats. and no division of hpnog-s. The
delegation decided against them, how.
ever, and they left tine committee. AT.
ter they had taken their departure the
committee proceeded to elect its officers
as follows:
Chairman, Harvey Lindley; nationa.
committeeman. ]. D. Spreck1es; com.
mfatee on resolutions. A B. LENNON
committee on credentials. G. A. KNIGHT
committee on permanent organization
o. A. Hale; vice-president, u. S. Grant
rules and order of business. r. IT
Short. Mr.. Leunrnpn, the member on
the committee ON resolutions. is for fref
coinage.
California Is There.