Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-23
AT ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis. June 16.--The Iowa del
egation held n meeting and elected the
following: Member national commit
tee, A. Il. Cummins; member committee
on resolutions, j. II. Gear; on creden-
tials, w. T. Hepburn; to notify pres
idential nominee, Cal Manning; to
notify vice-presidential nominee, c. M.
Junlzin; on permanent organization,
Z. e. Roach; on rules, w. II. Macomber;
chairman of delegation, d. b. Hender-
son; vice-chairman, Banks Wilson;
secretary, George c. Call
Il is announced that the following
financial plank has been agreed upon:
The republican party is unreservedly for
sound money.
1t caused the enactment of the law pro
viding for the resumption OF specie pay
ments in 1879; since then every dollar has
been as good as gold
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country.
We are, therefore, opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver except by In
ternational agreement, which we favor,
and until such an agreement can be oh
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preserved.
We favor the use of silver as currency,
but to the extent only that its parity with
gold can be maintained, and we favor all
measures designed TO maintain inviolably
the money of the United States, whether
coin or paper at the present standard-the
standard of the most enlightened nations
of the earth.
The silver men viii Fl hit for free
silver in the platform committee. II
beaten there, they will fight for it in
the convention and will oppose any
platform that is against free coinage
and any man who is nominated upon
such platform. If beaten in the
convention, as they expect to be, they
will take the case back to their people
and let them decide what they wish to
do, whether they will vote the repub-
lican ticket or give it to the third
party or stay from the polls. This
course was decided upon at a confer
ence of silver delegates.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-At 1915 p. m.
Chairman Carter of the national COM
mittee called the republican convention
to order and Rabbi Sayles, of st. Louis,
offered prayer. Secretary Manley, of
Maine, then read the call, after which
G. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, was
introduced as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Fairbanks spoke for thirty
minutes, eulogizing the republican
and assailing the democratic manage
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affairs, and pleading for strong
declaration for gold, protection and
reciprocity. A resolution was adopted
providing that all resolutions in
respect to the platform shall be
referred to the committee without
debate. the states were then called
for their selection of delegates as
members of the several committees.
At 1:47 the convention took recess
until 10 o. clock tomorrow morning.
The committee on permanent organ
ization has decided upon Senator John
NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, for perma-
nent chairman and that the temporary
secretary and entire staff be made
permanent.
There is lots Of talk of placing Gov.
Morton on the ticket with Mckinley,
who it is generally conceded will be
nominated for president.
The committee on credentials decided
to ratify the judgments of the national
committee on contested seats. The
action is looked upon as Mckinley
victory.