Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-06-21
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tho st. Louis convention. On taking
the chair he made n speech culogisti
OF the Republican party. Chairman
Fort OF the Commute on Credential
presented the majority report Of tina
committc. Tho report ratified tn,
action OF the National Committe Oh
all contests except Delaware and Tex
rs, in which the National Com
mite made no findings. The
report recommended the s~cntinl
Of the Higgins delegation i'll OPP
position to the Addicks delegates
in Delaware, and the Grant in oppo
sition to the Quincy delegates OF Tex
rs. The delegates recommended fol
seating from Delaware were non.
committul for Mckinley.
Congressman Hepburn OF lows
presented n minority report and
moved to substitute it for the major.
ity report. The minority report rec
commended the seating OF the addicks
and Quincy delegations OF Delaware
and Texas, and IA recommittal Of all
other contests. Fort moved tho previ-
Gus question on the majority report
which was seconded by Quay. y roll
call n had on ordering the previous
question which resultediu 5i5l4 ayes
to $685. nays. This was the first
trial OF strength between the McKin-
leyites und the combine. Tho friends
of all the other candidates voted
solidly against ordering the previous
question. When the result was an
nounced tho McKinleyites howled
themselves hoarse.
At . o'clock the convention al
journed until 10 o'clock To day.
The committee On platform met ut
l:30 p. III. to consider the platform rs
IL whole. There was not much dis.
discussion until the financial plank
was reached when Senator Teller Of
fered the various substitutes which
he presented to the subcommittee
and made Il vigorous speech i'll sup
port Of his resolutions. Teller became
animated rs he warmed up.
Teller said il the gold standard
plank proposed was adopted, he would
consider il incumbent upon him to
his connection with the conven-
ton. Believing us he did upon this
subject, which was Of all questions
the nearest to his heart, he could not
consistently continue connections
with that body which was so deter
mined to antagonize his conceptions
OF night and duty and, us he beloved
stultify its own record.
Senator Dubois, Of Idaho, Senator
Cannon of Utah, Myer Mott OF North
Carolina and Cleveland Of Nevada
followed III Il strain. also announcing
their determination to bolt the con-
vention in case the TO them obnoX-
ious gold standard plank was adopt
ed.
Darlington, Of Pennsylvania, and
Lodge Of Massachusetts, replied to
Teller. Lodge said TINT while he be-
lieved Teller to be honest in his opln-
ions il wa impossible to follow his
idea Of finance, las to do So would DO
Tuinous to the great commercial in
tcrcsts Of the country.
Cannon Of Utah, said there was no
use Ter the Republican party to make
nm effort III his State this year under
II single gold standard platform. He
was severe in his charges against the
money power and its nominations
this country and convention. lie
said the depressed condition Of the
country wRs felt especially in his
State. and give notice that he and
others would stand by Teller who
truly represented them.
Icmmon Of California advocated
the Teller amendment. He insisted
that Il the majoritp report was not
Defeated the Republican, plurality Of
10000 in his state would not ouly be
wiped out but the masses would be-
come alionated from the party indef.
nitcly.
While Mott and Lennon were
speaking against -the pressure OF the
gold standard ideas, they did not
state in their speeches that they would
go out Of the convention with Teller,
They did state. however. to members
al the committee afterwards that they
would all stand 10y Teller. and IL dc.
fontcd would declare themselves ont
OF the party and do tho hest tho,
could for their people hereafter.
The members OF the committee who
cnme Oui 81 the rooms said tho,
never Witnessed such touching scene.
IN n political meeting. Some silver
men shed tears while speaking. Sen,
ator Cannon wcp,. crying aloud. n.
ho pleaded Tor Utah. No funcra
could DO SO sad to him. They love,
che party TINT was about To smit,
Thorn md east them out.
The States voting for the Tcllcl
amendment were IA follows: Cali
-.
fornin, Allen B Lcmmon; Colorado
II. NJ. Teller; Idaho. Fred +. Dubois
Montana. Charles Hartmann; Nevada
A.. 9. Cleveland; North Carolina. NJ
Mott: Utah. Ed Cannon; Wyoming
u, f. Fowler. and also the mombcr
from Arizona aud Now Mexico
After the Teller amendment was dc
fcated by a vote OF 10 10 Al, the iinau
cial plank of tho majority was take