The Progress., 1896-06-18

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s,,rc stable local government IN the TER
rjtorics of Oklahoma. New Mexico anu
Arizona. said territories should be pei
mitted as a right inherent in them to
farm for themselves state governments
and be admitted into the union. Pen"-
ing their admission 70 statehood I'll OH
GERS thereof shall be selected from the
bona fdc residents and citizens of tn"
territory wherein they may serve
BY W. II. II. Llowolyn Of New Mex
leo
The Iowa delegation organized this
afternoon and made the following Sc
LOTIONS: Co.. y. B. Henderson. chair
man: A. 3. Cummins. national com
mi,'ecman: John II. Gear. resolutions;
W. =. Hepburn. credentials: &c. Roach
permanent organization. Senator Gear
said he favored maintaining the pres
ent monetary system.
The Nevada delegation organized
with the election Of A. G. Cleveland
chairman and mGmber OF resolutions
committee. He is firmly in favor OF the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of l6
! to T.
The Louisiana delegation was in SEES"
! sion again tonight after being in se5-
! sion most of the afternoon. There were
contests for all places, oapeci}lly be-
tween 4. r, Wimber}y and J. y. Don
nelly for national committeeman. VIM
berry was elected by a vote Of j. to ).
Ex4 ,oy. Warmoth and ex-senator Kci-
log were both presented for member
Of the committee On resolutions. War
m.th. who is in accord with Hanna,
Foraker and others representing Nc
Kinley. W s elected. Kellogg, who is q
gold standard man, Withdrew his name.
The lines are now drawn on financial
views. but on preferences for Mckinney
or Reed. Following is the result Ct the
meeting; A. r. Wimbprly, member ma
tional committee: r. y. Brooks. chair
man Of the dolegatiOn Walter H. Co
hen, committee to notify the preSiden'
tia1 candidates; Richard Simms, commit
tee to notify the vice president; h. Z
; Warmoth. on resolutions; Mayer Co
r hen, rules: !. 3. Donnelly, permanen
Y organization: Willie Johnson, vice pres
idpnt Of convention.
= For three hours this afternoon the II
/ lnos delegation struggled in discussion
e. over the money resolution. It contain
V the words gold standard" and it wa
= this that caused the contention. tn
members from Southern Illinois want
). ed no mention made Of gold. The farm
r org in that portion of the state are su;
o ujci0us Of any mention of gold Inc
# said they thought it savored Of wa
# street. The resolution adopted reads:
~ 'Resolvcd that the representative
:, the Illinois delegation on the cCmmltc'
:. on resolutions be requested to adToca
q resolution which explicitly dec}tr
~, in favor Of the existing gold standar
+, and in favor OF the use Of silver to II
-, extent that only that its parity WI
-. gold can be maintained. We favor dc
oIpuOp nj civ
" whenever an agreement for its use
?, the leading commercial nations CT t
world can be arrived at. but we are II
:" aIterably opposed to the free coinage
h0 silver under present conditions
g A motion was made to strike out t
&c word gold" preceding the word "sta
~ dard.'
W. William Penn Nixon. editor OF
IT, Inter Ocean. said: 1.-The Republic
'p' party did not worry about god.
OIL would be disastrous. The phrase pr
TO emit gold standard he said. WAS too
EN- definite. It would injure the pa
er- strength among farmers and the TAI
&C. element.
ion r. w. Patterson of the Chicago |
IA bune said il the word gold WAS left
ats if would be conspicuous by its abser
ga The party would be accused of cowa
and ice. 1t should come OUT in squi
Ia manly fashion and lei the people kl
,ro- where it stood. of we shrink. he
VS.: cluded. 1--WE are lost We are for
ON and let us say so.'
ttee Nearly every member OF the dele
ttee ton spoke, but on the roll call the
nit on the motion to strike cut the "
a gold was lost-40 to 8.
ules The following resolution also
adopted:
Ter, Resolved, that protection and
fol- procity should be made the paramt
p issae CT the campaign and given
On prominence in the platform as the &
mont and fundamental principle of the
dent publican party
IN There was some opposition TO TN
,;or lection of DR.. T. n. Jameson as
.ior ticnaI committeeman. He led the
~, in the Illinois state convention ag
instructing the delegates for Mckl