Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-23
IDAHO DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
KNOW THEIR MINDS.
Senator Dubois and His Frleh"S
Were In Supreme Control
at POcateIIO.

can state convention is d InlhS VI 'i
past. Senator Dubois friends have mace
every point that they set out to secure
and he is placed al the head OF the uelG-
CATION 10 the national convention thal
will work in absolutely unquestioned mar
mony with him in the fight for silver.
1t was late when the convention re-
assembled after dinner LyttIetoh Frlce
was made permanent chairman, u -
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 ldaho
county. He and H. H. Bangs had Latah's
- r. V. Crozier had proxy from Lat
all. but 1t was Cancelled by wire he
then got a Lemhi proxy, but he Kept very
auiet In the convention. w. G. Fore5mah
had all the Nez Perez proxies. A A.
Crane and c. M. King all of Kootenai and
A b. Campbell, c. w Beale and H.
Grant all of Shoshone, except one, w. Is.
Hepburn holding the proxy of c. L. TO
zier.
When the resolutions committee report
ed Hepburn offered an unprovisional, en-
phatc silver plank in place Of that IN
dorsing Dubois After debate it was Vot-
II,
ditional plank, pledglng the delegates to
SUPPORT the nominee of the ST. Louis con
vention. 1t was lost 1913 to So The OPP
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 a
vote of 1913 to 7.
at u Of iC
protection and reciprocity. The financial
plank is as follows:
whereas, The republican national con-
vention Of 1888 declared il favor of gold
and silver as the standard money of the
United States and condemned the action
of the democratic party for its efforts in
attempting to demonetize silver; and
Whereas, The republican national con
xention of 1892 substantially reiterated the
declaration OF 1888, and whereas, the ques
ton of crystalzing into law the utter
ances of the last two conventions named
and every utterance heretofore made by
the republican party in this state recently
arose in the United States senate; and
Whereas, Senators Henry NJ. Teller,
Carter, Mantle, Dubois and 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 In joining with
his associates named in the fearless posi-
ton named, in behalf of free coinage Of
silver and protection to American indus
try, and reciprocity, one and inseparabla;
and be it further
Resolved, That acting under the neccs-
sity of the trade conditions of our coast.
we earnestly present to our fellow repub-
licans of the coast the fact that great
commercial possibilities are within the
grasp Of the people of the United States
If we oan but utilize the markets of China
and Japan, which now open their doors to
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 on earth Immediately 70
instate silver to all of its rights, powers
and privileges as money at the ratio OF
Is to l.
Resolved. That we heartily instruct the
delegates to the st. Louis convention 10
use every honorable means to secure the
nomination of a presidential candida &C
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 reinstatlne
silver as a money metal of the United
States and we hereby declare the rem,
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. +
Campbell, Ben e. Rich, Alex Robertson
Senator Shoup and J. C. Parkinson were
nominated for delegates, the first six beinq