The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-19

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JOSEPH B. FORAKER.
de Placed Mckinley in Nomination.
convention was at hand. The chairman
announced that he would recognize to
move Q substitute for the majority re-
port the gentleman from Colorado, Mr..
Teller. The name Of Teller set the
Westerners wild. For two or three
minutes the uproar continued.
Finally the Western delegates,
secessionists, they perhaps will soon be
called, tired OF their work, sank back to
their seats. Then there fell over the
house deep, profound calm, for history
was to be made The political allegi.
ance OF half dozen States hung on the
moment and the whole assembly recog-
nized 1t. The clerk proceeded to read
the sub-platform as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned members OF
the committee on resolutions, being
unable to agree with tn at portion of the
majority report which treats OF the
subjects Of coinage and finance, respects
fully submit the following paragraph az
Institute therefor:
The Republican party favors the use
OF both gold and silver as equal stand
Ard money, and pledges it's power to Sc.
pendent coinage OF gold and silver at
United States mints at the ratio Of 16
parts of silver to one part of gold"
Senator Teller, as he stood on the
platform to make his final protest to
the Republican party against the adop-
ton of gold standard policy, was
striking figure. Tall, gaunt, no wore
the old-fashioned frock coat of the old
time statesman.
After he had said, ~ must sever nv
connection with the political party
which makes the gold plank one OF the
principal articles of its faith" the
Senator paused and swept his eyes
around the hall. For an instant the
full significance OF his defiance failed
to impress itself, then 1t sunk home and
the galleries rose with another yell.
The demonstration WAS followed by
loud cries for Foraker, Foraker" from
all parts of the hall.
The Senator-elect from Ohio, the
chairman of the resolutions committee,
arose, but not to reply to the speech OF
the Colorado Senator.
Without q word he moved to lay the
substitute offered by Mr.. Teller on the
table.
The first State. Alabama, voted Is to
in favor of the motion. When Cali
fornia cast votes for the motion and
Is against the vote was challenged.
California instructed for free silver.
Colorado, OF course, voted "No" sol.
idly, but Connecticut, Delaware and
Georgia went solidly for gold.
Idaho went for silver, while General
Dave Henderson and the venerable Dick
Thompson arose and cast the respective
vote of Indiana and Iowa for gold.
0S bA 1a1
for silver.
Montana for silver WAS then the only
break in the list Of gold States until
North Carolina Was reached when four
teen and one-hslf of her twenty-five
votes were cast for silver. There was
break OF two In South Dakota, one In
Tennessee and five in Virginia. Utah
cast her six votes for silver IS did ArI-
mona and Wyoming.
Chairman Illusions announcement
OF the result 81sH to 1051s was the sig.
nal OF great demonstration for the
victorious gold men.
Nominations for President being next
In order, Senator.elect Foraker, Of Ohio,
named Ex-Governor William Mckinley
for the Office in short speech. In which
he scorned Democracy and paid high
tribute to the public and private virtues
OF the nominee.
Senator Lodge. OF Massachusetts,
nominated Thomas b. Reed, OF Maine,
for President.
Chsuncey M. Depew nominated Gov
ernor Morton, of New York.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania,
nominated Senator M. Quay, Of that
State.
John M. Baldwin. OF Iowa, nomi sted
Senator Allison, of that State. and the