The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01

red school house." his words were al.
most drowned in the applause made by
the A. p. AS of Kansas City and st.
Louis.
Mr.. Filley introduced Temporary
Chairman J. Fl. Rothwell, of Sedalia,
who, in opening, referred to the reso-
luton of the republican party of Mis-
souri, to win over the state forever
from the 'solid SOUTH" and placed the
number of republican voters in the
state at 27O, 900 He characterized the
democrats as n party of opposition
and criticism and deplored the action of
the American people in 1884 and 1892
of returning that party to power.
The committee on credentials seated
the four Warner contesting delegates
from Kansas City, the Kerens dele
gates from Clay county and the Filley
delegates from Pike county. The mi
nority of the committee made no re-
port to the convention and the report
of the credentials committee on these
contests was adopted without contest
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the tenn
porary officers be made permanent,
and it was so ordered.
Chairman Barthold read the plat
form from the stage. All the planks
were cheered. but the greatest ap-
plause was when those relating to the
public schools were read. Chairman
Bittinger, of the committee on per-
manent organization and order of bus
mess, then read his report in favor of
making the temporary organization
permanent. The platform was adopted
with little discussion and is in sub
stance as follows:
l. The platform rea firms each and every
plank in the national platform.
p 1t heartily indorses the nomination OF
Mckinley and Hobart
p 1t deploreS the communistic tendencies
of the democratic party, as enunctated in the
Chicago platform This plank expresses
regret that party organization of this
country should openly question the integrity
of the highest tribunal OF the land, and
should criticise the federal government for
attempting to stay the hand OF anarchy. The
Chicago platform, it declares, in doing this
is humilating the old democratic party in in
ducing every loyal and law-loVing citizen to
cast his lot with the republican party as the
only conservative force for the perpetuntion of
our institutions and the principles established
by the founders and preservers of the republic.
4 The platform congratulateS the republican
party upon the achievements o. the last repub-
lican house Of representatives in the Thirty
Eighth assembly OF the Missouri legislature
for having enacted fair election law for ST.
Louis and Kansas City, IA law for the inspec-
tion of state banks, a law to reduce the costs
in criminal causes, and for the effort to pass a
fellow-scrvant bill and other measures OF ben-'
eft to the people of the state
S. The platform declares emphatically in
favor OF our public roads and highways. 1t de-
nounces the employment of convicts where
they compete with honest labor. and recon-
mends their employment for the improvement
OF the public roads
The platform declares for fair play in the
apportionment of the congressional senatorial
and judicial districts and denounces the demo-
cratic gerrymander law
T. The platform declares in favor Of the
maintenance OF the public school system and
against the appropriation OF public funds for
sectarian purposes.
s. Favors reducing the school age to five
years
Q. Demands the floating OF the United states
tag over the public buildings. including school
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