The new North-west., 1896-05-22
OUT AND OUT SILVER
idaho DELEGATES TO SIT. LOUIS
KNOW THEIR MINDS
Senator Dubois and His Friends
Were in Supreme Control
at POcntelio.

Pocatello, Idaho, May 16.-The republi-
can state convention is a Thing of the
past. Senator Dubois friends have made
every point that they set out to secure,
and he is placed at the head Of the dele
CATION to the national convention that
will work in absolutely unquestioned har
mony with him in the fight for silver.
It was late when the convention re-
assembled after dinner. Lyttleton Price
was made permanent chairman, q. c..
Chase permanent secretary, The report
of the credentials committee showed a
large attendance from the south, but the
north was mostly represented by proxies.
Willis Sweet had the II votes OF Idaho
county. He and H. Ell. Bangs had Latah' $
%. r. V. Crozier had proxy from Lat
ah, but it was Cancelled by wire. He
then got a Lemhi proxy, but he kept very
quiet in the convention. W. C. Foresnan
had all The Nez Perce proxies, A. A.
Crane and c. NJ. king all Of kootenui ana
A B. Campbell G. w. Beae and H.
Grant all of Shoshone except one, w. Il.
Hepburn holding the proxy of c. r. To-
zier.
ed Hepburn offered an unprovsonal, cm-
phatic silver plank in place of that in
dorsing Dubois. After debate it was Vot-
ed down, lS6 to GO. Stewart offered ad-
dtional plank, pledgng the delegates to
support the nominee of the st. Louis con-
vention. 1t was lost, 1913 TO S. The op-
ponents of Dubois Endorsement wanted
the platform divided, but the convention
voted down the proposition. This put
many in a bad position, and they declined
to vote, the platform being adopted by q
vote Of 1888 to 7.
The resolutions support bimetallisna,
protection and reciprocity. The financis.
plank is follows:
Whereas, The republican national con-
vention Of 1883 declared r favor OF gold
and silver as the standard money Of the
United States and condemned the action
Of the democratic party for ils efforts III
attempting to demonetize silver; ana
Whereas. The republican national con
yention Of 1892 substantially reiterated the
declaration OF 1888, and whereas. the qucs
ton of crystalzng into law the utter
ances Of the last two conventions named
and every utterance heretofore made ~
the republican party il this state recently
arose il the United States senate; ana
"Whereas, Senators Henry M. Teller.
Carter, Mantle, Dubois aud Frank Can
non demanded the enforcement of the
said platform and utterances, under con
ditions known to all: therefore, be it
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the
action Of Senator Dubois III joining with
his associates named in the fearless post
tion named, in behalf of free coinage of
silver and protection to American indus
try, and reciprocity, one and inseparable;
and be 1t further
Resolved, That acting under the neceS-
sity of the trade conditions of our coast.
we earnestly present to our fellow repub
icans Of the coast the fact that great
commercial possibilities are within the
grasp OF the people of the United States
if we can but utilize the markets of China
and Japan, which now open their doors to
us and which we can fully control if
placed in a position to accept the only
money with which they have to pur
chase our products. This new condition
strengthens our demand for the resolution
that the United States independent of any
other nation earth Immediately ra.
instate silver to all of it's rights. powers
and privileges as money at the ratio ol
16 to l.
delegates to the st. Louis convention TO
use every honorable means to secure the
nomination Of a presidential candidaae ae
whose policy and convictions shall be fully
in line with the efforts recently made by
the five gallant senators from the Rocky
mountain states in favor of reinstatng
silver as "a money metal of the United
States and we hereby declare the rein,
statement of silver to be the paramount
issue in the policies of the United States"
At the evening session Senator Dubois.
Willis Sweet, Lyttleton Price, A. e.
Campbell, Ben E. Rich, Alex Robertson,
Senator Shoup and j. c. Parkinson were
nominated for delegates, the first six being
Dubois men. The vote resulted: Dubois
234. Sweet 224, Price 220, Campbell 23s,
Rich 1872, Robertson 179, Shoup &c. Parkin-
son 6S. Latah gave 6houp 8 votes and
Nez Perce IL and Shoshone /, and Sweat
declined to vote. Idaho county, for him
self, voting for only five. III. v. A. Fer
guson, c. j. Bassett, r. A. Pardum s. C.
John, C. w. Peal and j. c. Parkinson
were elected a1ternates.
WANTS TELLER FOR PRESIDENT
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