The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

the committee on resolutions. Senator
LeNoW said that the committee was
not ready to report.
Geo. w. Aldrige, of Rochester, arose
to report the selection Of the dele
Sates-at-large, and when they were
named Thomas Fitchie, of Kings. arose
IN the front row and tried to get recog-
milton, but in a minute the convention
was IN an uproaT and the chairman re
fused to recognize him. Mr.. Aldridge
continued to read the aIternatee.
titchie shouting: Mr.. Chairman
desire to make a minority report"
(Hisses and cheers.)
When the chairman could uet the
pandemOnium, which reigned, some
what Strengthened out, the BROOKLYN
man was recognized and he read the
following minority report:
TO the Republican convention OF
the State of New York The minority
of the committee on nominations re
spectfully disagree with the report of
the majority in the choice Of dele
gates-at-Iarge to the National conven-
tiOn at ST. Louis. Messrs. G.. NJ. Depeyv
and Warner Miller, are, it is under
stood, willing to cast their votes In the
National convention i'm accordance
with the sentiment Of their State. It
is therefore desirable that their assO-
ciates be of kindred spirits, and the
minority OF the committee on nomi-
nation respectfully present as the
other two delegates, Col Baker G.
Jewett, Of. Buffalo, cloud cheers and
hisses) and Gen. Samuel Thomas, Of
New York, with the recommendation,
if it appears, after the first ballot, that
Hon. Levi Z, Morton cannot be the
choice of the National convention, that
the delegates-at-large from this State
viii use all honorable means to pro-
mote the cause of VIM. Mckinley"
Then pandemOnium reigned, one
half of the audience rising and shout
ing for Mckinley as the name was read.
The chairman's gavel was raised again
and again, but without effect. The
house was in an uproar. just over the
cbairman's head was swung a banner
bearing this inscription: Mckinley,
PTOsperity's Advance Agent" The very
audacity Of the act seemed to appaIl
the Morton leaders for a mQnent, and
for few seconds the Mckinley adj
herents had the floor to themselves.
Then from every part of the house
came rOaTs of Morton Morton" ," and
the Albany contingent with two Nor
ton banners took the place of the Nc
hinley men. The transformation start
ed and it was a question of lungs
against lungs, The superior force of
the Morton men soon made their side
Of the issue more prominent.
Upon motion Of previous question
the chairman put the Kings county
mans amendment, and the rOll-call
resulted 63l against 100 votes for the
amendment, and then there was wild
cheering.
The full report of the committee was
then adopted by a viva vOce vote. Sen
atOr LeXOw then announced the plat
form.
The platform, after declaring for pro-
lection, continues:
The agitation for the free coinage
Of silver at the ratio of l6 to i seriously
disturbs all industrial interests and
calls for a clear statement of the Re-
publican party's attitude upon this
question, to the end that the trade of
this country at home and abroad NAV
be again placed upon a sound and sta
bic foundation.
We recognize in the movement for
the free coinage Of silver an attempt
to degrade the long standard of our
monetary system, and hence a blow to
public and private credit, at once costly
to the national government and harm
full to our domestic and foreign COM
merce
Until there is prospect Of an inter
national agreement as to silver coinage,
and while gold remains the standard
of the United States and Of the civil
lied world, the Republican party of
New York declares itself i'm favor OF
the firm and honorable maintenance
of that standard.
''On that platform we present Gov
eInor Levi Parsons Morton as New
York's Republican candidateNfor Presi-
dent"
When the reading of the platform
was finished, it was adopted without
debate, and the convention adjourned.