The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

be signed by about twenty-five or thirty
delegates.
After discussing the issue as to thu
form of proceedings and other minor diff
ferenccs il was decided not to make pub
lie the official declarations of the silver
men till tomorrow. The leaders will. in
the meantime, draft declaration for hi
mctalism that will meet the views of all
and at the same time outline an agreed
statement in justification of those who
withdrew. During the conference all
those delegates present who had
withdrawn took off their badges. These
badges and delegate tickets were taken
I'D by passing around the hat and ordered
returned to the national committeeman or
scrgeant-at-arms. There was then ref
crence to this day being the anniversary
of the Battle of Waterloo. During the
informal talk on the work in both com
mtttees on resolutions as well as the ac-
| ton of the convention. there was regret
| that Senator Carter the retiring chair
man, had not withdrawn. There was
also comment on three alternates going
! into the Utah delegation and filling it..
1t was stated that Mr.. Matthews. while
| remaining in the convention announced
that Montana could not be carried on Il
gold platform.
Mr.. \. j. Salisbury. who has been Il
member of the national committee from
Utah and just reelected, announced that
he had declined to serve and returned his
credentials. He is a gold miner and
banker and was one of the delegates who
walked out. Mr.. Salisbury said he in
dorsed the action of the delegates who
withdrew, but differed from Senator
| Cannon on points of cXpediency. Mr..
Salisbury thought they should re-submit
| their case to the people before further
proceedings. He said: II believe we,
as delegates. were acting only as agents.
and that we are not here in any indi-
vidual capacity to do as we think best.
after withdrawal without consulting our
constituents. | don't propose to support
the nominees or platform of the Rcpubli-
can party today decided on
Senators Mantle and Carter and Hon.
T. c. Marshall of the Montana delcga-
ton jointly stated after the convention
that their refusal TO walk out should not
he construed as i'll any manner consti-
tuting an acceptance of the platform on
the financial question. They further
stated that the entire delegation united
IN unaltcrahlc opposition to the plat
form adopted, in so far as the financial
question was concerned. They dis
agree with their colleague. Mr.. Hart
man. only to the extent of authority to
act for the Republicans of their state.
Five of the delegation felt that they
would be most faithfully and directly,
dlScharging their trust by entering their
protest against the platform and lcscrv-
ing the right unto themselves and the
Republicans they represented to either
accept or reject the platform and candi-
dates after full conference, in such Il
manner and ut such time as the party in
the state of Montana might assemble to
confer and act. Mr.. Hartman felt that
he could properly walk out of the con-
vention, Notwithstanding his representa-
tive capacity. No criticism was offered
by any member of the delegation on his
action: staying or going out was regarded
as matter of personal judgment of the
more important question of ethics. The
tve who remained would, as a personal
matter, but as representatives of their
state, they felt unauthorized to leave the
convention if the convention would per-
NIT them to reserve the right to stand
mute on this question while denouncing
the platform and reservng the right for
the Republicans of their state to act as
they pleased. The three gentlemen
named agreed that Montana would not
approve or countenance the gold STAN
dard in the platform, They all ,ex-
would be himself Il candidate and on Il
platform on which Republicans in Mon
tana would, with scarcely Il dissenting
voice, agree. Neither of the gentlemen
indicated any disposition 10 counsel the
party of Montana or any member of the
party to accept the platform. They re-
manned in the convention merely in
conformity with their views of reprcsen-
tatiye duty reserving unto the people
who sent them to the convention the
right 10 ultimately determine what
should be done in view of the conven-
tons action. The gentlemen were
without division OutSpoken in the opinion
that there was no hope whatever for
the ticket in the west 1t is the Joint
belief of these gentlemen and all others
who have been consulted from The west
Mat there will not be Republican elect
HI west of the mississippi river. outside
If Iowa and possibly Minnesota. These
gentlemen further believe that there
Mill not be Republican elected south of
The Potomac and Ohio rivers. Members
of the Montana delegation suggested that
the battle-ground would be Illinois and
Indiana and that Illinois. Indiana. Iowa,
Minnesota, Michigan. West Virginia.
Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut
were doubtful states and the Republican
party had to carry all of them in order
to succeed.