The Portland daily press., 1896-06-17
FOR A SHORT SESSION At
ST. LOUIS.
Financial Plank Made Public Last
Evening.
1T DECLARES PLAINLY FOR THE
GOLD STANDARD.

The Committee on Credentials Votes to
Acceptthe Roll of Delegates Pre- pared
By the National Committee in Toto
Vigorous Opposition to Morton's Can
didacy for Vice Presidency-Permanent
Organization of the Convention.
Convention Hall, st. Louis, June 49,
The first day of the convention opened
with unolouded skies and with the pros
pect Of extremely hot weather.
Although the convention was not to be
calledsuntil noon the halls were thronged
for two hours before that time with
strangers.
The low of seats fronting the Presi-
dents chair was assigned to the State Of
Maine, and the two rows back of these
to the State of Massachusetts.
At 11.35 the delegates began to arrive,
those of California and Maine being first
to enter the hall. They did SO without
demonstration.
At IL noon all the delegates had ar
rived and been seated without any spec
ial demonstration. The doors were not
open for general admission until about
q uarter past eleven and from that time
on the spectators made their way to the
galleries. but none in large numbers.
While waiting for the convention to be
called to order The band Played some
good music.
At 1890 Senator Carter, chairman of
the Republican national committee,
| called the convention to order and Rabbi
Sale offered prayer. At the close of the
chaplain 'ssprayer. Chairman Carter said !:
"This convention is assembled in COM
pllanoe with the terms OF a call issued
| by the national committee the 14th of
December, 1895, which call the secretary
will now proceed to read.'
The secretary did so. in voice which
| was inaudible at ten feet distance and
| amid frequent circles Of louder
Chairman Carter then said: "Gantle-
men of the convention, present for your
| temporary chairman, Hon. Charles w.
Fair banks of Indiana. T"
Mr.. Fairbanks was chosen temporary
chairman without objectionsand delivered
his speech in clear tone.
He spoke first OF the tariff question
and the failure Of that measure to pro-
vide the government with revenues. In
his remarks on the financial question he
said:
&c The Republican party has not been
unfriendly to the proper use Of silver
1t has always favored and favors today
| the use of silver as part of our circu-
lating medium. But 1t favors that use
under such provisions and safeguards
as shall not imperil our present national
standard. The policy of the Republican
party Is to retain both gold and silver as
part of our circulating medium, while
the policy OF free coinage of silver leads
to certain silver recommendation. 1t Is
an 1mmutable law that two moneys of
unequal value will not circulate together
and that the poorer always drives out the
better.
''TheTe are many important questions
requiring the enlightened and patriotic
judgment of the Republican party. A
pan American commercial alliance was
convened by James q. Blaine and the
highest motives of self-interests requires
us to accomplish what had so we'll be-
gun. The Munros doctrine must be
firmly upheldIand the powers of the earth
| made to respect this great but unwritten
law.
Our devotion to the pensioners Of the
nation was never more emphatic nor
more necessary than now.
The Republican party believes in the
Development of our navy and merchant
marine until we establish our uudisputed
supremacy upon the high seas.
''I he struggle for Cuban liberty enlists
the ardent sympathy of the Republican
party. We wish to see new republic
born on Cuban soil, greet the new CEN
tury whose dawn is already purpling
IN the east.''
His reference to Blaine produced
genuine demonstration, the convention
rising and cheering repeatedly. At, the
conclusion of MIR. Fairbanks's speech
the various officials were appointed.
| The committees on resolutions, creden-
| tlals rules and permanent organizati
were notified to meet Immediately after
the adjournment of the convention.
The convention at IA took recess un-
| til 10 a. m. tomorrow.
| gSDuring the session Mr.. T Clayton of
Arkansas sent resolution he desired
read and referred. Objection was made
| to it's being read and it was referred
without reading. 1t related to the deter
mination of the election contests. An
| other resolution from the colored people
of Illinois, affecting their rights as
race, was treated In a like manner.
Hon. Joseph B. Foraker's name was
sent up as the representative OF the State
of Ohio on the committee on resolutions.
When 1T was read at the clerks desks it
was hailed with cheers. The list of the
different committees in this section:
Permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
J. w. Cheney; Maine, Wm. NJ. Nash;
Massachusetts,, Robert o. Harris, New
Hampshire, j. Fl. Brown: Rhode Island,
E. G. Francis; Vermont, Victor I.
Speer.
Committee on s-Connecticut, J.
NJ. Douglass; Maine, J. ID. Davi dson;
Massachusetts. M. B. Butler; New
ampshire, c. g. Minns; Rhode Island,
Arthur L. Chester.
The foil owing are the committee on