Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-25
M'KINLEY ELECTORS.
c. ". Bennett, ]. D. Page and Jos.
sph A. Smith are Named.
Al THE MT. PLEASANT CONVENTION.
Republican Presidential standard Hear.
r Uuqualil dly EndorSd-
state Committee.

G. W. Bennett, Sal, Lake; J. ID.
Page, Bsppets; Joseph A. Smith,
Cache, electors.
A special train OF six cars conveyed
tho McKinleyites to Mt. Pleasant.
The train left Salt Lake a, $500 n. m.
yesterday and after picking up dele.
gates u. nearly every depot arrived at
Mt. Pleasant at about O'CLOCK. Is.
coried by the Ogden and Mt.
Pleasant bands tue delegates
marched In procession 10 the pa.
vilion where the convention was TO
10 held. On the route several Of the
stores were decorated with II ,gs ana
tbs pictures Of Mckinley anu Hobart.
On srrival at the pavilion Chairman
Dooly announced that the reception
committee would escort tho members
Of tho convention 10 places where din.
nor had been prepared. In Mount
Pleasant there are no stiool cars, but q
number Of hacks were Ia attendance 10
convey msmbtrs 70 the more distant
places. Alter getting into some OF these
delegates were rather aatyuished when
70 cent? was demanded for each man's
Iare, 80 cents was charged tor dinner
anu 20 cents for return; this made u
dollar, at which there was considerable
grumb,Icg, especially on the part OF the
Bait jsske delegation.
At O'Clock the convention was
called 20 order by state Chairman
Dolly. He stated that 10 gave him
pleasure to call the first Republican
convention TO order which hal been
called to nominate electors ~ vote for
- President anu Wee President OF tue
United States. They viii vote for that
iduslri1us statesman, william Me-
klnley and GafTttt a. Hobart. lilo
thun nbmed William 5pry VI Tooelo
NJ temporary chairman. Ihs eeort-
tafy then read the call for the conven.
ton and the toni OIary secretaries and
sergeant at arms having been appoint-
ed, Chairman bpty then thanked tue
convention for the honor done him.
lie spoke Of the early days Of Repub.
licanism Ia Tooele. lie stIougly de-
buunoed the eeeodcIs from the
Republican ranks, compared tbem TO
Benedict Arnoiu anu said no had use
Tor thsm. He could not batter lie.
pubicAnIsm for Tres trade nor supper,
men wnO were associated with anAfoh.
ists aud others who sought to disrupt
the Union.
Tue following Telegram was sent to
Mckinley;
Mt PLEASANT, Utah, Sept. "a. 1890.
10 Mai. Mckinley, Canton, o.
The Republicans OF Utah In stao
l.I ALI Lao 81
support to you, tho noxt President OF tho
uniIed stascs.
JoIlN T. DooLY,
Stale Chairman.
ADELnEHr CAzIER,.
II. NJ. DOuuALL,
DESNIs q. EIcnSoR.
Committee.
Amidst the cheers Of the convention
Senator Arthur Brown was elected
Permanent chairman. He DECLARED
himself IA favor OF prutectirr and tree
silver and declared that Bryan was
or tiiver monometalIsm. lie hlAtsu
that " W. ever got the free coioAge Of
silver " would Ne through the Rspub.
lioan parry. At tho close Of his spcsoh
three cheers were sivon tor him and
ALEC for M0jor Mckinley, the whole
audience rising 10 their feet.
Committee ON platform reported the
followln,;
Tho Representatives Of tho Republican
party OF Utah ia state convention as.
sembled, hereby ronow their foalty TO
the principles upon which tho Republic
can party was hrsl launched aud through
which all It's honors aud achievements
have been won.
We lndorse the candidacy Of William
NfaKlulay Tor nraslN.Nf and n...att A
Hobart for Vice President u tho United
States, and wo indorso tho pla form OF
tho Ropubllcan convention held ut st,
Louis, and mako II a part Of this plat.
form, with tho exception OF tho financial
question.
second-worenow tho promises which
have boon made In former platforms Il
tho Republican parry OF Utah.
1hird-We believe In bimetallism, and
thereby wo mean the uso Of both gold
and silver as standard money aud tho
fec aud unlimited coinage OF both
metals at the ratio OF 10 10 |.
Fourth We also believe IN the Ropub-
lican doctrine Of protection AS necessary
to tho return Of blmotallism aud as an
essential part OF a..
Fifth-Wo believe by passing n proloo-
live tarln and other wise legislation that
the United States alone, without tho aid
OF other nations, will be enabled to re-
turn TO the free coinage OF silver at he
old ratio, and we donounce aA impossibl
the present claim OF Democrats that free
trade aud free silver can exist together.
Free trade and free silver arc aniagonls.
tic to each other. and will not aud can
not restore prosperity TO this country.
Bime allism and protection must be ac-
ceptod ~ constituting one vital indiviAi.
bio principle; that not only tho progress
but tho safety OF tho industries OF our
country and the toilers who carry ON
those Industries mako tho acceptance of
this principle imperative; protection by
tariff TO oqualize the wages OF our coun-
try and those pa Il abroad, and bimoiAl-
lism 10 take from gold iis present appro-
citation and enhance tho value OF tho
products OF this country.
sixth-Wo demand that our .aprosen-
tstives In both houses Of Congress favor