The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-23
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sound Money Platform - MoISinisy
chsered, but Delegates UnInstructed.
BALTIMORE. Nd. April 2s.-unlted
states senator-elect George L. yelling
ton. as chairman of the state central
committee called the Maryland Repub-
iIoan state convention to or - -ip-fl flnsr,.
IN his speech In caIlfng the e6hV on
to order. Mr.. Wellington predicted thht
the sixteen electoral votes Of Maryland
win be cast next year for the Republican
nominees.
Hon. A. Barnes, OF Worcester county,
was made temporary chairman.
A deieg0te offered @ resolution In
ptrticting the delegates to use all honor
abe means to secure the nomination OF
MCKINLEY. This was greeted with
cheers and referred. The convention
then took n recess for half an hour to
give the COMMITTEES time to prepare their
The platform, which was reported az.
ter recess, declares for a protective tariff
and reciprocity. Following Is the cur
rency plank:
yghlnh TO base our circulating medium
and are opposed to the free and unllulit-
ed coinage OF silver until an interna-
tionaI agreement with the important
commercial countries Of the world SHAH
give silver larger use.
No instructions are given to the dele
gates to the Republican national conVen-
tlon.
ON permanent organization and reso-
iutions were submitted. the convention
listened to a speech by General Adam
=. King, former United States consul In
Paris, France.
ex-eonsuI general to Madagascar to the
front Of the stage in brief speech in
which he congratulated the Republi-
cans of Maryland as having redeemed
the state from Democratic rule. The
committee ON permanent organization
reported a. recommendation that At
torney Genera; Harry NJ. Clnbaugh be
made permanent chairman and that the
temporary secretary and vice presi-
dents becom apart OF the permanent
Organization.
The election OF delegates at large was
then taken up and George L, Welling..
tom. OF Cumberland; James a. Gary ana
William 4, Master, OF Baltimore, and
Robert Graham, OF Salisbury. were un-
animuuBly elected.
General Adam u. King and ]. Cook
man Boyd, both Of Baltimore, were
chosen presidential electors Mt large.
ID was almost o'clock before the re-
mort OF the committee on resolutions
was reached. As soon as the report was
read, H0mmnd Urner. delegate from
Frederick county, offered as n substl-
t1te the resolution previously offered
instructing the delegates to use every
honorable means to secure the nomira-
tIon OF William Mckinley at St Louis
for the presidency. This evoked the
greatest enthusiasm Of the day the
galleries and many OF the delegates
jolpIng In applaudlng, Mr., Urner made
n stirring speech in favor OF his resolu-
tIons, and the applause was repeated.
sidney r. Mudd. speaker OF the Mary
land house Of representatives, followed
in opposition TO the Urner resolution
After further discussion a vote was
taken by counties, resulting in the de-
cIRIye defeat OF the McKlnleyltes by n
vote OF nlnety-eight to fifteen, even the
FrderlclS county delegates, who were
instructed for Mckinley, casting ma
lority OF their votes against the amend
ment, As soon Hs the result was an
nounced, Douglass A. Hargett also
from Frederick county, attempted 60
preScnt n resolution, declaring that the
emphatic preference OF the convention
wRs for McKinly for the presidency.
This was shouted down and the resolu-
tions rs presented by the committee
were adopted after which the conven-
tIon adjourned sine die.