The record-union., 1896-03-25
MINNESOTA FOR M'KINLEY.
OHIO'S FAVORITE SON CAPTURES
THE CONVENTION.
VIII Get the Solid Vote of the Delega-
tion to st. Louis, Senator Davis
Withdrawing From the Fight.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 24.-W1illam
Mckinley carried Minnesota's State
convention of Republicans to-day. His
only barrier to a solid delegation to
St. Louis-the candidacy of Senator
Cushman H. Davis-was removed early
in the morning by telegram from the
distinguished Minnesotan, who is now
in Washington, and when the message
was read McKinleyism swept the meet
ing in a huge tidal wave. The Ohio pro-
tectionist is now assured of the solid
vote of the MINNESOTA delegation at St.
Louis.
At the opening of the convention a
| telegram was read by Congressman
Tawney from Mr.. Davis announcing his
retirement as a candidate for the Presi-
dency of the United States. This step
on the part of Mr. Davis was not unex-
pected, and left everything wide open
| for the Mckinley men, who had easy
sailing from that time.
r. G.. Evans of Minneapolis, George
Thompson of St. Paul, L. p. Hunt of
Blue Earth County and Charles f.
| Hendricks of Sterns County were cleo
ted delegates at-large by acclamation.
All are stanch Mckinley men.
Cheers followed the reading of Sena-
tor Davis message at all points, and
when his name was read three wildly
enthusiastic cheers were given. On
every hand Mckinley and Davis men
were congratulating one another on the
outcome of the contest. The fact that
Mckinley was the man first, last and
always was assured, and the Davis sup
porters were well. aware of that fact,
and knew that their case was hopeless.
Every time the name of Ohio's favor
ite son was mentioned cheer after cheer
shook the rafters of the hall The first
speaker, William Henry Eustis, said
that while Senator Davis had the re-
spect and admiration of every citizen
of the State of Minnesota, nevertheless
he would be but an experiment, while
on the other hand, with Mckinley it
was an assured fact if he were elected
and he certainly would be, the good old
times of yore would again be felt on
every hand William Mckinley would
sweep the country in November next
from the Golden Gate to Bangor, Me-.
and from Florida to the State of Wash
ington.
The platform declares for the use of
both gold and silver "to the extent to
which they can be maintained in cir
culation at parity in purchasing and
debt-paying power; that we are earn
estly opposed. under the present condi-
tions, to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, for the manifest reasons that
it would destroy such parity, enor-
mously contract the volume of currency
by forcing gold out, of circulation, and
Immediately place us on a silver basis;
believing also that it is a self-evident
fact that the effect of the international
demonetization of silver can be over
come only by international remoneti-
zation of that metal the Republicans
of Minnesota most earnestly favor an
international conference for that pur-
pose"
The platform recommends the strong
est protection of American Industries,
and reciprocity.
THE Republicans of Minnesota as
sert their belief in the policy of the
United States as declared by Monroe,
and by every one Of our statesmen
since. They also declare their convic-
ton that the people of Cuba ought to be
recognized as belligerents.
Believing thoroughly in the doctrine
of arbitration between nations, they
nevertheless advocate sufficient sys-
tenn of coast defenses and such other
naval and military preparations as viii
surely make US able to secure peace by
our own manifest invincibility in war;"