Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06
MANY DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
Delegates to St. Louis Selected in Different
Statea
Instructions for Mckinley Predomf-
Nominated and Renominated.

The republicans of the eleventh con-
gressional district of Missouri in convention
yesterday. elected E. B. BrownweTl and Lee
A. Phillips as delegates to the national con-
vention. and Louis Fishback and Henry
Gauss as alternates. The resolutions in
dorsed VIM. Mckinley.
The republicans of the twelfth congress-
ional district of Missouri also met yester-
day and elected Charles Parons and F. G.
Cthott delegates. The resolutions Endorsed
protection and Sound money" and VIM.
Mckinley.
The fifth congressional republican con-
vention of Missouri yesterday selected H.
II. Harris and Ed NJ. Taubeman as dele
gates. Resolutions were adop-ed indorsing
Mckinley, ex-Mayor Webster Davis for
governor, and Chauncey /. F'illey for ma
tional committeeman
After the adjournment of the California
republican convention yesterday, congress-
lonal conventions were held TO elect dele
gates to ST. Louis. In the first district.
Daniei L. Cole and A. b. Lemon Were
elected delegates to st. Louis. A resolu-
ton was passed indorsing Mckinley There
was an attempt to send uninstructed dele
gates, but the Mckinley sentiment was too
strong.
The second California district convention
adopted a resolution declaring that the del
esates to the st. Louis convention be in
structed for Mckinley. Congressman Grove
Johnson of Sacramento and j. H Neff of
F!acer We're elected delegates
In the third California district Ell Den
LlSoh ana A. A. Hockheimer We're elected
delegates. and instructed for Mckinley.
Inc NTH California district convention
eiected William Cuff and o. A Hale dele
gates. with instructions for Mckinley,
In the sixth California district Congress
man James MCIachian was nominated by
acclamallon. The platform adopted in
dorsed McLachlan's course in Congress.
declared for free silver at ratio of I6 to !
ana instructed the delegates to the st
Louis convention to vote for Mckinley for
president as lorg as there was a rea SON
apie chance for his nomination L. A. Shell
oon or Los Angeles and u. s. Grant. ir, of
san Diego were Endorsed for delepates-ot-
large Harvey Lindley of Los Angeles and
l.. j. Fields of Monterey were elected dele
gates to ST. Louis.
Inc sixteenth Ohio district convention
yesterday renominated by reclamation Lo-
I Ra.Its panIord Tor Congress. ]. ]. Dill and
DsFid cunningham were elected delega ties
10 Inc St Louis convention and ins,ructal
to vote for Mckinley
Inc republican convention of the eleventh
Babcock of Kalkasa and Charles n Gran
Vlile OF Big Rapids delegates to The ST
Louis convention
Inc republican congressional convention
or the twenty-second Illinois district was
helo at Marion yesterday. The present in
cunpent. q. w. Smith, was nominated for
Congress. T. A. Pickett and James JoIIe
We're selected delegates to the national con-
|
uons- The enthusiasm for Mckinley was
unusually great. a- .'...
Ihe republicans &C the fourth Texas dis
.rict elected E. Davis and G. O. .Greines
ce!egates to the national convention No
instructions.
The republicans of the tenth Missouri
District yesterday unanimously renomi-
mated Nlchard Bartholdt for Congress. l..
j. w. Wall and Charles Gale ncan1p of ST
Louis were elected delegates to the rational
convention. Resolutions were adopted in
structing for Mckinley
The twenty-first Illinois district republi-
can convention met at DuQuois yesterday
Repl sentative E. ]. Murphy was renomi-
mated by acclama ton W. A. Rodenburg
ana j. d. Gerlica were chosen delegates TO
the national convention, and instructed to
work and vote for Mckinley as long as his
name was before the convention. The res
buttons also favored honest money "the
KIND that is now worth 100 cents on The
| dollar, and will remain So"
The tenth Michigan district republican
| convention yesterday elected Temple EN-
| Louis convention They were instructed to
| use all honorable means toward the nomi
nation OF Mckinley. One of the resolu-
tons adopted demands free coinage of
American silver at a ratio of 16 to l. with
| out waiting for an International agree
ment and demanding that an import duty
| be put on foreign silver, and that our own
| financial affairs be controlled independ-
| ently-of any foreign nation
The Brooklyn delegation to the national
convention held meeting last night eight
of the ten delegates being present A reso-
tuition pledgtng Mckinley the support of
Kings county was laid aside to await the
action of Indiana. Four of the delegates
were for immediate action and four for de-