The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-13
IN LINE FOR M'KINLEY
INDIANA EPuBLICANS THREE TO
ONE FOR THE MAJOR.
Abont the Way the Viva voce Vote Stood
and No One Called for n Division What
the Platform says ON the Currency
Harrison Stays Away.

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the Platform says on the Currency
Harrison Stays Away.
INDIANAPOLIS, May S.-"Believing as
we do, in a protective tariff, the leading
issue fore the people we favor the NOM
ination = president OF the United States
of the man who perfectly represents pro-
tective tariff and the cardinal principles OF
the Republican party; man who has de-
voted his life TO the defense of his country
in war and in peace. "A man
who, with the resistless shibboleth. Pro
lection and prosperity. has challenged
the attention OF the commercial world
and won the support Of every patriotic
workingman of our country; whose life
and work, open as a book, are In them
selves platform and whose very nameis
magic That loyal American citizen, SOL
der, statesman and Christian gentleman
is William Mckinley, of Ohio; and the
delegates TO the Republican national con-
vention selected by this body are directed
TO cast their vote for William Mckinley
as frequently and continuously as there is
any hope of his nomination" That was
the reply the Indiana Republican conven-
tion gave TO the QUESTION:: instructions
or no instructions?"
And 1t was done without trouble There
was no fight" and so we'll had the indi-
vidual delegates known what was going
TO happen that as soon as it was done it
was forgotten-it had simply been IA mat
Ter Of course with the vast majority of del
egates They were like the young woman
who when asked by the preacher if she
would take this man for her welded hus-
band" said: "Why that's what / came
for" The platform embodying the in
structions was adopted by viva voce
vote and without division, the chairman's
decision that the motion TO adopt had car
,ied being received without a challenge.
General Harrison did not make his eager
Unexpected speech to the delegates and
did not visit the convention at all.
Plank on the National Finances.
The great question, which was no ques-
ton and never had been a question ex-
cept In the minds of the wiseacres being
settled the next matter OF interest in the
convention is what it said as TO finances.
The financial plank is as follows: 1--WE
are firm and emphatic in our demand for
honest money. We believe that our
money should not be inferior to the
money of the most enlightened nations Of
the earth. We are unalterably opposed
To every scheme that threatens to debase
or depreciate our currency. We favor the
use of silver as currency, but TO the extent
only and under such regulations that its
parity with gold can be maintained, and
In conseq fence are opposed to the free,
unlimited and independent coinage of sill
yer at r ito of 10 TO l." AS 10 the rest
of the declaration it is "a standard Repub-
lican one on pensions, tariff, immigration,
ETC.
II took six ballots to nominate a candi-
date for governor, and when he came TO
the front he was not one of those who had
been looked upon as winner. Mount
was the man by the following vote which
was made unanimous on motion Of Grit
fin: Mount, 763; Friffin, 302; Doxey, 25l
rest of the votes scattering. Attempts
to ad journ were defeated and w. l.. Hag-
gard, of Tippecanoe county, was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor; w. ID.
Owen. of Cass, for secretary of state; A.
&. Daley, of Boone, for auditors; Fred j.
Scholtz for treasurer.
The ticket chosen wos as follows: Del
egates-at-large, Il. w. Thompson, Of Vigo
county; G. w. Fairbanks. of Marion; +.
NJ. Milliken of Henry; General Lew
Wallace, of Montgomery. Alternates,
r. II. Mcdonald. of Allen; Hiram Brown.
lee, Of Grant; f. o. Hopkins, of Wander
burgh; George l.. Knox (colorel), of Ma
riCn. Electors-at- large, II. G. Thayer, Of
Marshall G.. +. Jones, OF Henry.
ScholtZ for reasurer; reporter of the SUI
preme court, Charles +. Remy; superin-
tendent of public instruction, ID. NJ. Geet.
ing of jefferson; state statistician. ). j.
Thompson. of Shelby; appellate judges
w. b. Robinson, of Gibson; w. j. Hen
ley, of Rush, nd j. b. Black, of Marion.
The convention was in session till
o'clock this morning.