The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Congressman Hepburn offered the mi
nority report from the PLATFORM and
spoke denouncing "snap judgment in
+he matter of credentials. He was re-
celved with applause
On the rollcall Iowa ycGed solidiy
against the majority report OF the commit
tee on credentials. The convention
adopted the majority report after vote
on a molten for the previous question,
which resulted 5681l to 3291z.
Before this the point had been raised,
that until the report of the com mittee on
credentials had been received, the perma-
nant officers could not take their seats,
hut this was overruled by the temp orary
chairman.
The vice. presidents of the convention
from the Pacific Slope were as follows:
California, q. S. Grant; Montana, Thomas
C. Marshall; Nevada. J. B. Overton;
North Dakota, J. NJ. Devine; Oregon,
John F. GaiIbraith; South Dakota, David
Meisner; Utah, w. s. Mccormick; Wash
| ington, Alwick Goldman; Arizona, j. M.
| Ford.
The committee on rules reported rules
almost identical with those previously In
| force. Indian Territory was given six
| fOIcS 4uSISdO Ol TWO duu hiehoAS ANNA -
stead of two. The rules were adopted and
| the convention then adjourned for the day.
At meeting of the committee on reso-
| lutions Wednesday Senator Teller pro-
posed as a substitute for the gold plank
| in the platform plank providing for the
| free coinage of silver at the ratio with
gold of 16 to 1. This was rejected by the
committee-ayes 40. noes IL.
Eo,.rz TaiIor Of Ho1o-oaz -
Nevada, Lennon of California, Cannon of
| Utah, Mott of North Carolina, Hartman of
Montana and Dubois of Idaho spoke in
the committee against the adoption of the
/ gold standard. Messrs. Teller. Cannon,
Cleveland and Dubois gave notice that they
would withdraw from the convention if
that body should adopt the gold standard
| plank.
The convention reassembled Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock. A few minutes
| later the report of the committee on reso-
| lutions was submitted by the chairman,
Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio. The preamble
appealed for popular and historic justi6ca-
| ton of the claims of the Republican party
ITO the matchless achievements Of thirty
years of Republican rule" These achieve
ments were recounted briefly. The planks
| in the platform were in substance:
A tariff to protect American industry.
| Reciprocity to build up foreign trade.
| Protection which will lead to the pro.
duction on American soil of all the sugar
that the American people uss.
Protection to hemp, wool and the fin
| ished woolens of the mill.
| Discriminating duties to build up the
American merchant marine.
| The gold monetary standard.
Fair treatment and generous recognition
for Union veterans in the matter of PEN
sions.
Vigorous foreign policy.
| Control OF the Hawaiian Islands
Government construction and ownership
of the Nicaragua canal.
| Purchase of the Danish isles for naval
station in the West Indies.
Support of the Monroe doctrine.
The United States should use its good
offices to restore peace in Cuba.
| The continued enlargement of the navy
and complete system of harbor and sea-
coast defenses.
| Enforcement Of the immigration laws
and their extension to exclude from en-
trance into the country those who cannot
read and write. s
Thorough enforcement of the civil serv-
ice law.
Every citizen shall be allowed to cast one
free and unrestricted ballot, and such bal
lot shall be counted and returned as cast.
Opposing lynchings.
| Favoring q National board Of arbitra-
tion to settle differences between employ
ers and employed.
Passage of the free homestead bill.
The earliest practicable admission Of the
remaining Territories. Representation in
Congress for Alaska.
Wise and legitimate efforts to prevent
intemperance and promote morality.
| Welcoming the cooperation of women
to rescue the country from Democratic
and PopuIist mismanagement and mis-
| rule.
Senator Teller submitted q minority re-
port from the committee on resolutions
| and offered a silver 16 to 1 resolution as a
substitute for the gold-standard plank.
Chairman Foraker of the committee on
resolutions moved to lay the substitute on
the table. This motion prevailed. s1SJ< to
1861 The financial plank reported by
the majority was then adopted s12L to
11015.
The following delegates from silver
states walked out of the convention: En-.
tire delegations from Colorado and Idaho.
three delegates from Utah, one from
Dakota, one from Montana and two from
Nevada.
The platform was adopted as 9 whole.
Then the presentation of candidates for
the nomination for President was begun.
William B. Allison was named by John
NJ. Baldwin.
Thomas B. Reed was named by Henry
Cabot Lodge.
Lew P. Morton was named by Chauncey
Depew.
William Mckinley Jr. was named by J..
B. Foraker.
Matthew Stanley Quay was named by
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania.
William Mckinley was nominated on
the first ballot, the vote standing: Nc
Kinley 6611k, Reed S41z. Morton So, Quay
611z, Allison S51z, Cameron 1, blank 4.
Total. 906.