The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06

CONVENTION HALL, GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich. Aug. 6.--Not far doz-
Ell years has Republican state conven-
tlon In Michigan been attended with SO
much excitement, enthusiasm md noise
rs the one held here to-day. The town
was full OF candidate boomers, and not q
quarter Of them could get Into the hail,
which at the fall NJ the chalrman'a guvel,
contained swelterlng, perspirlng mass
OF 5000 people. d. NJ. Ferry, chairman
OF the state central committee, called
tho convention TO order at II o'clock.
Rev, John l.. jackson made the opening
prayer and Victor ". Gore, of Benton
iIarbOr, was made temporary chairman.
Mr.. Gore In assuming the chair, spoke
In part as follows:
ave are convened In year rraught
with irrGroncllablc political issues. It
has gone forth that the RepubllcanIsm
OF Michigan Is tlncturcd with heretlcal
weakness and spirit Of cGwardly COM
promise. 1t is ours to plnce the brand Of
utter condemnation upon this base per-
version OF our faith. The country knows
:hat the voice NJ Michigan is the voice
OF her Republican platforms. We have
the inspiration OF a noble example. The
st. Louis platform In the most courag-
cous, commanding. the most fnr-seelng
political document Of recent years. II Is
American from skln to core and there IL
no man sn III to carry Il TO It's glorious
triumph as the Incompatible McKln-
ley"
Mr.. Gore commended In detail the ma
tlOnal platform and devoted the bulk OF
his address to an argument for the gold
standard principle as therein enunCiated.
lie pointed TO France as an example Of
the futIl!ty OF endeavorinG to maintain
stated ratio between gold and silver
and that Germany's boast was that she
had never paid creditor In silver who
demanded gold. The history OF the at
tempt OF legislation 10 set up It's unalded
fiat against the DEGREES OF commerce was
the history OF impotence and uniform
failure. The gold standard had been the
most potent and persistent factor In the
growth OF EnGland's commerce.
In this age OF expansion" said the
speaker. 'the second best will not an
swcr. By natural evolution gold sits
as queen OF commerce. The deeply
grounded preference OF the business
world for gold Is superior 10 and inde-
pendent OF atian.ssI wIll SAssIye
the blizzard OF free coinage. Such G vi
olcnt aot by this nation alone would not
only Intensity that preference but would
Inevitably drive every gold dollar in the
United States 10 seek winter quarters,
there TO remain so long as dcbascd mon
ey was permitted TO wrcak It's unspcakn-
Ia hntt hfv.a9 stt,fy
credits and contracts. trade and Indus
try"
At go the committee on credentials
was still trying TO settle the ST. Clair
county fight and asked for further time
a motion to adjourn until 7:30 was made
and on n rising vote the chairman de-
clarcd It carried. to the disgust or the
PIngree men and the galleries, It being
claimed that It was clearly lost
At 7:30 o'clock the committee on Gre
DENTAL wns still unable 10 report on the
st. Clair contest and the convention
decided to receive the report on the other
counties and allow the committee until
. o'clock to consider the ST. Clair matter
md allow thirty minutes TO each side Of
the st. Clair fight to present It's claims.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor J. Wight Gid
dinCs, OF Cadillac. was made permanent
chairman, and the Hon. Burt Parker, of
Monroe. permanent secretary. The re-
port OF the committee on resolutions was
adopted without debate or amendment
The platform endorses the nominees Of
the Republican national conventions: de-
nouncrs the Democratic platform as
laundering to mob violence aad anar-
chy::" heartily supports the Republican
money plank and declares strongly for
protection. After the adoption OF the
platform. the convention proceeded with
the placing in nomination OF candidates
for governor
The nominating speeches for COVER
nor were finished at 10 o'clock and the
convention then spent an hour listening
to majority and minority reports with
arguments thereon on the st. Clair con-
test. the former fnvorIng the Bliss and
the latter. the Pirgrcc delegation. Then
n substitute for both reports was offer
ed. At midnight wranElc over par
linmentary point continued. The Pin
gree men declare they will force n vote
on governor before adjournment, but
the bliss men said they would try to ad-
Yourn as soon MS the matter was settled.