Evening journal., 1896-06-19


ers did not hold a perfect front did not do.
tract from the sensational incident. Pfac-
tioally four United States senators are
bolters from tho convention aud the bolt
of Senator r. +. pettigrew Of South Da-
kota came as a shook to the Mckinley
maragers
Whon the report of the resolutions com.
mittee was read Senator Teller appeared
with q minority report in favor Of the
double standard and tho FREQ coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of i6 TO !.
He mounted the platform and read his
minority report, while the great assem-.
blage listened attentively. 1t was hos
tile convention, but IL was In favor OF fair
play Every man present realized that a
crisis had como In the history OF the Re-
publican organization of the mountain
statos, and all cars closely followed Tel
lor's sreeoh describing how no and his
followers had reached tho point where
they could go no farther with their party
Had the Respect Of Republicans.
Tho man who spoke had tho respect Of
every Republican IN the land. His audi
tors know that he had been at the forma-
tion Of the Republican party and had
participated In It's councils for forty yoars
and they know he had been a member OF
Arthur's cabinet as secretary Of tho in
torior.
Terer's speech, giving his reasons for
the step no was about 60 take, was the
best that has been hoard in Republican
national convention for yearo. Even the
gold standard delegates had to applaud
tho spirit which sent these words ringing
through the hall:
And ! don't care what may be the re-
suit II it takes me out Of political lifo,
viii 60 out with feeling that at least /
maintain my consistency and my man
hood, and that my conscience is clear.
and that my country will have no right
60 end fnult with us.
In the face OF political conscience like
this oven Foraker stood dumb. He did
not reply, but merely moved that the sub
stituto OF Senator Teller be laid on tho
table Thon came tho vote. ltwas a crush
ing one for the silver men. Toller expect.
cd It, and sat on the platform like man
awaiting blow. it came In the Totals
yeas SlS1; nays l0als
The triumphant gold standard shouts
were denantly answered ny tho sturdy
band OF FREQ silver men. While the nols,
which greeted the defeat OF the Teller sub
stitute filled the hall keen eyed, curlJ
haired fighter from Utah eibowed his way
to the platform. He WAS Senator Franz
!. Cannon OF Utah, bearing the forma
protest OF the silver men, which was t
he their notice OF withdrawal Nerve wa
needed 70 read that protest, but Cannon
read II while angry voices drowned ever
other sentence But be readit. Then cam
the crisis Teller eravely shook hand
with Chairman Thurston and wiped
tear from his eye as be stepped down from
the platform Then no led 90 delegate
from the hall The bolt was fact Th
Mckinley managers saw the 23 electora
votes Of Colorado. Nevada, Utah. Idaho
Wyoming and south Dnkota elinpin
away ffcrn them but they drove a
thought cf II ont OF their heads by cheer
ing Brown OF Utah. who said he woul
not bolt and then turned to the task {
nominating a strictly protection candidat
on str.clly gold platform.
The Convention Speeches.
The speeches OF Foraker, Lodge. ID
pew Hastings and Baldwin, placing the
candidates in nomination were fully u
70 the standard of convention orator,
Ohio made the nomination That is
say. Mckinley had not received major
~ OF the votes until the as delegates fro
HE own state voted as d unit
Then Maine New York Pennsylvan
ord Icwa tTod en- one anotber's heels
tho.r haste % get recognition TO make
uranimocs Plntt was up on his ciiai
ana Hastings was saving the air TO cat
the chairman eya The chair decide
that friends of each candidate would
recognized in the order Of the votes ea'
had received This threw Piatt back
third place and even then he almost IA
ed to score. After Lodge for Reed. al
Hastings, for Quay, had moved to ma
It unenlmous Platt climbed into
chair Depew Was quicker than he pli
did not see Depew. who was behind hti
There was an embarrassing pause. Dep
had nlaced Morton in nomination. ria
was the chairmnn Of the delegation
Platt was recognized, and he receive
fla.tar,ng reception. In voice wni,
rang through the ball he seconded 3
ratiioD To make Mckinley's usminAti'
rnaninous. pledged hin the legal 81