Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
WILLIAM M'KlNLEY.
The Republicans Of Minnesota En-
dorse the Man from Ohio.
Senator Davis Sends a Message of Loyalty
to Party Principles and Refuses to
Allow His Name to Be
Considered.

ship of the state republican convention
were up early this morning. They had
nothing in particular to do, but secure
their tickets, but while that was easily
done, it was also quite necessary that
1t be attended to, if they wished to par
ticipate in the deliberations. Tams
Bixby, chairman of the state central
committee, was in his lieutenant's
headquarters in rooms 1913 and 1870 of
the West hotel, and in that corner of
the big hostelry the tickets were given
out to the delegates this morning.
Everything was nicely handled and
every body entitled to admission was
ticketed through to the Exposition
building via the steel arch bridge.
AT 1880 Chairman BiXby called the
convention to order The Masonic quar-
tette followed with a song, and then
chairman of the state central committee
concluded, Congressman Tawney, of
the First district, arose near the re-
porters' stand and to the left of the
speakers desk and said: II have mes
sage which am authorized to deliver
to this convention"
A significant silence followed this OBJ
servation, and everybody listened in
tently as Mr.. Tawney mounted chair
and began to read. He got no further
than Washington, d. c." before the
significance of it's contents were
guessed. The message was from Sem
ator Davis, asking that his name be
not presented to the convention.
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tor Davis message at all points, and
when his name was read three wildly
enthusiastic cheers were given.
Nominations for temporary chairman
were next in order. Senator Smith, of
Becker, proposed the name of ex-Gov.
A. e. Rice. Prof. j. S. Carlson, of
Nicollet, spoke the name of ex-Leut.
Gov. Ives. There were no other nomi-
nations, and the election proceeded by
roll call eX-Gov. Rice was elected.
Ed Gottrey. of Pine county, and
f. w. Penhall, of Renville, were made
secretaries. After the appointment of
the usual committees, the convention
took recess until 2 p. m. just before
adjournment w. P. Roberts, of Henne-
pin county, offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted by rising
vote:
Resolved, That the well considered
and pronounced preference of the Re-
publicans of Minnesota for preside ntial
standard. bearer in 1896 is William Nc
Kinley. The emphatic growing choice
of the Republican vote throughout the
land and this convention expects the
delegates at large today to be elected
by it to do all in their power hon orably
from now until that object is accom-
nomination of William Mckinley for
president of the United States.
Upon reassembling the temporary or
ganization was made permanent. The
report of the committee on resolutions
was adopted with a hurrah. The plat
form endorses the Monroe doctrine,
compliments Senator Davis and comes
out strong for protection. The fnan-
cial plank is as follows:
We favor the use of both gold and sill
yer to the extent to which they can be
maintained in circulation at a parity in
purchasing and debt-paying power; that
we are earnestly opposed, under the
present conditions, to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, for the mani
fest reason that 1T would destroy such
parity, enormously contract the volume
of our currency by forcing gold
out of circulation and Immediately
place us on a silver basis. Believing
also that it is self-evident fact that
the effect of the international demoneti-
cation of silver can be overcome only
by intern ational reconciliation of that
metal. the Republican party of Mime
sofa most heartily favors an interna-
tional conference for that purpose.
The withdrawal of Senator Davis
sinplified the matter of selecting the
delegates-at-large Upon motion Of
John L. Gibbs, the following were
elected on one ballot:
Robert G. Evans, of Minneapolis.
George Thompson, of st. Paul.
T.. P. Hunt. of Mankato.
Charles T. Hendryx. of Sank Center.
The alternates are:
Berger Thurstonson, Wright county.
Ira G. Richardson, Polk county.
Capt. A. Fl. Reed, Glencoe.
Gen. ]. M. Diment, Owatonna.
The following are the delegates elect
ed by districts.
Second District-W. R. Edwards and
w. H. Rowe, delegates. d. A. Nc
Larty and DIR. Beebe, alternates.
Third District--L. p. Hubbard and
Thomas Paine, delegates. Samuel
Bowler and Frederick Griebe, alter
mates.
Fourth William r. Merriam
and James ii. Crandall, delegates Fl.
f. Barker and Fred S. Bryant, alter
mates.
Fifth District-Chas. A. Pillsbury,
and Ell Torrance, delegates. j. Frank
Wheaton and C. S. Cairns, alternates.
Sixth District-Monroe Nichols and
Thomas ID. Davidson, delegates. w.
d. Mcdonald and Frank Wilson, alter
mates.
Seventh District-C j. Gunderson
and Ezra Valentine, delegates. P. Fl.
Konzen and S. d. Wattam, alternates.
The following were selected as pres
idential electors at large:
T. B. Walker, Minneapolis.
E. G. Holmes, Becker County.
First District-Burdett Thayer, Wi
mona.
Second District-Chas II. Budd, of
Chippewa County.
Third District-James Guirk, of LIE
Sueur
Fourth District-E. D. Eddy, Chisago.
Fifth Distric-C A. Smith, Minneap-
oils.
Sixth District-Warren Potter of
Aitkin.
Seventh District-Wallace R. Brown,
Of Polk.
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