The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-05-06
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Progress of the Campaign-Gold Demo-
Gratis Win in Michigan.

Progress of the Campaign-Gold Demo-
Gratis Win in Michigan.
Lincoln. Neb.. April 3O-Nebraska Sound
money" democrats held q state convention
here on Wednesday. There was very full
representation of delegates. There was
no launching Of presidential booms, the
only favored son mentioned being Secre-
tary ]. Sterling Morton. who in advance
had indicated his desire that nothing be
said in that connection so far as he was
concerned. The following delegates at
large to the national convention were Sc
lected: Tobias Caster. of Lincoln: w. A.
Paxton. Omaha: c. G. Ryan, Grand Island I:
Dan w. Cook. Beatrice. The platform de-
clares for the gold standard of value and
pledges the use of all honorable means to
prevent the insertion of a free coinage
plank in the national platform; demands a
fair trial of the Wilson tariff law: indorseS
President Clevelands foreign policy: de-
nounceS the action of the so-called free
silver democrats; classes the initiative and
referendum as socialistic experiments, and
deplores the efforts of certain politicians to
make religious belief a test for of1cehold-
ing.
Allentown. Pa, April 30.-The Pennsyl-
vania democratic state convention
Wednesday adopted a platform which OPP
poses unequal taxation, further tariff agi-
tation, favors maintenance of the gold
issue of greenbacks and treasury notes.
The platform also presents the name of
Robert E. Pattison as the unanimous
choice of the democracy of Pennsylvania
for the presidency, and directs the dele
gates 20 the national convention to vote as
unit on all matters intrusted to their
charge. Benjamin o. Potts. of Delaware,
was nominated for congressman at large.
After the presidential electors from the
% congressional districts and 56 district
delegates to the national convention had
been ratified by the convention the follow
ing electors at large were nominated by
reclamation: William NJ. Singerly, Phil
adelphia; George w. Guthrie. Allegheny:
James D. Hancock, Venango; Alexander
H. Coffroth, Somerset. Eight delegates at
large to the national convention were
chosen.
Montpelier, VT, April SO.-While not CIV
ing instructions to its delegation to the
national convention, the Vermont repub-
lican convention on Wednesday adopted
unanimously a resolution declaring Nc
Kinley the first choice of the party in this
state for the presidential nomination. The
platform favors protection, reciprocity,
maintenance Of the Monroe doctrine, just
pension laws, adequate system of coast de-
Tense, restriction of immigration. the gold
standard, and opposes free coinage of sill
yer, except by international agreement.
Hon. Redfield Proctor. DR.. Henry D. Hill
ton, of Brattleboro: Edward c. Smith, of
st. Adams, and c. A. Prouty, of Newport,
were chosen delegates at large.
Jackson, Miss, April S0.-The democratic
state convention on Wednesday adopted a
resolution instructing the delegates to Chi
cago to present and urge Senator E. c.
Walthall for second place on the presiden-
tial ticket. The resolutions favor the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver and gold
at the ratio of sixteen to one, and instruct
the delegates to the national democratic
convention TO be held in Chicago in July
to vote for a platform embodying these
principles, and further instruct said dele
gates to vote for no man for president or
vice president who Is not fully and I'M
equivocally in favor of these principles.
Nashville, Tenn, April 3O.-The state pro-
hibition convention met here Wednesday
The platform contains the single idea OF
prohibition. Josephus Hapgood president
, of the Milligan college, was nominated fol
governor. Delegates were selected TO the
national convention at Pittsburgh.
Atlanta, Ca, April 3O.-The republican
state convention reconvened Wednesday
night. and after adopting a platform re-
affirming the principles Of the republican
party adjourned sine die. The financial
plank declared strongly for sound money
Three of the delegates at large are pledged
to Mckinley. One is understood to favor
Reed.