Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-18

tui said that notwithstanding this feel
,ng Il was impossible to follow his idea OF
NnanClal policy. To do SO would he ruiuous
10 The great commercial interests OF the
country. That the colorado senator was
honest IN his convictions and Jealous W
thc.r support, no man could doubt but that
that they had come 10 the parting of the
wuys. but the parting was not of the seek.
inE OF tho sold STANDARD men. AMI II u
,ould not be prevented II would have 10
enort in his state THIS year under me
nlllston. Of single gold standard plat
the money power and ita dominance over
iiis convention, Hc described the d"pte.s.
y condition ot the country. nnl especially
of his state. and gave notice mat b" ana
others would stand by senator Teller who
truly represented them
= Mr.. Lennon. OF California advocated 'hc
Teller amendment strongly. ilo Insisted
mat with the majority report as N" dec
lhration Of the party, uyir plurality of
GOO" would not. only be wiped out. but NE
masses would become allpuutrl from The
party Indefinitely lie knew there would be
sdaitor Teicr 'i" spoks ioar' i'' iines during
the llsru russion. each time on different prop
osltious and an on Tho silver mon expressed
Themselves There wrrr 10 duat1ry meas
ures rcsortci TO, no motions to lay ON The
iah!e nor anything else Win Intense igal-
iug. especially ON she part ot the SILVER
men all ot the amendments offered were
voted down. ti 90 TO- Thc only chang" m
this vote was when Oklahoma voted iu thC
report. because II waa 800 stfangly lor a
10 ii. '''''' We ''''''''' ''''
.cnugr.ssmnn Hartman. o, Montana,
stated that DE regarded Mckinley as an
honest man, who would faithfully carry
out any platform ON which h" I1u. Tn"
Republicans Of his state h. said. could not
support presidential candidate ON tn" siN'
gle gold platform. They dld not want II
understood that they declared themselves
Uut pf the party. They We're simply unable
90 support tho present Republican national
,i,ket on account OF its platform and would
state, district ana local tickets The Re-
Iubhcnns ln lsf4 d'gl1ryl FOR sold ami s.l-
W aud now They dsrlsrs for gold only.
.lcy h9d repldili1i'ea .bS .,Iyet states I. '4t
~ oppression ~ the money rpHvrs, They
,oh'cf.l The rishfs of mnor.u's 70 rule
on Tho rous0lrnccs aud convictions Of those
WHO we're consistent win the rartys rec
ord They regretted that Mckinley wA'
rot placed on such platform as would
'ushle The West TO support him.
The Teller amendment was defeated bv
fhr majority was taken up and the dis
cusslon resumed. tho r9ll men having the
fiupr The silver members said they f'lt
that they were IN tHo SAD hours Of parti-
san dissolution. bus tnNt they would pro-
seed as cnurtrGusly and regularly as pos
sihi" and not formally leave the party till
they had appealed To tho court OF last re-
sort-tho convention, They justified their
'hWl@N ny FifllA 'IF party ttit lf'I 1UFfl
aud that they arc not leaving the prin-
c!pies 81 th" party. They said that SEQ
f"taty i'Hl!sl". representing n" cleveland
administration, IN his Ntshvillr speech. was
tho Arst 10 come ouf for the single gold
standard AMI that the Republican party
hal como 'n tho Democratic administration
III Us new departure.
Tho platform committee adopted tho
niancial tl3hk pr2r9ssgd 10y the suh;,com-
NGio of 10 TO Il. Oklahoma joining the
The ,,cn states which voted for the Teller
I:emm9ni Colorado, II. NJ. Teller; Idaho
Cirolina. II, l.. Mott; TITAN, i II. Can can.
non; wyoming. H. i, sowler, also the
,d the platform rs whole and decided
~ report It to The convention tonight II
members had retired for n conference aud
tho platform was therefore adopted as a
whole unanimously on viva yGce vote.
Members or ihc committee who came
out oI the rooms said they had never
witnessed such touching scenes IN politics.
speaking. Senator Cannon crying aloud M
~ pleaded FOR ttGs, No funeral could be-
ihnt was about to snlite thern and turn
senator Dubois was the mos, vehemcn,
showed no emotion. but was nriuIv defiant.
senator Teller was cool throughout tho
senator Teller suii that If tn, gold
t''HIAfi plank proposed wHs adopted he
,,lt Mouit gensll.r " inanm1cnt upon him 80
N''liyy'ua fe Do" lli upon This suhisut. whirh
b. 1f Fil Questions th" nearest t1 his
noirt hc euulI nor consistently continue
his r"latlpus Wl'r H body which was 40 10
irtWlu"l fp HnturUuizo his convictions or
,,i,&Ht anl Inty lnf as b" believed stul-
seulgrs Dubois. or Idaho AMI Cannon.
or Hh. "hi one ui TWO others followed