The record-union., 1896-06-17
Unalterably Opposes the Free Coinage
Of Silver,
Except by international Agreement
With the Leading Commercial
Nations of the World, But All
Silver and Paper Currency Money
Now in Circulation Must be Main-
tanned at Parity With Gold.

ST. LOUIS, June 16.-The Committee
on Resolutions, when the Republican
Convention adjourned, proceeded at
once to the Lindell Hotel and organized.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
called the committee to order, and
nominated Foraker of Ohio as Chair
man.
Teller Of Colorado placed Dubois in
nomination.
Forty-one persons answered to their
names. Governor Foraker was elected,
30 votes being cast for him and four for
Dubois. Those who voted for Dubois
were the members from Colorado, Mon
tana, North Carolina and Utah Neither
Foraker nor Dubois voted, the former
announcing that he refrained from vot-
ing as matter of principle, and not
because of his lack of personal esteem
for his competitor. A similar state
ment was made by Dubois whereupon
Foraker took the Chair.
Merriam of Minnesota moved that a
subcommittee be appointed to draft a
platform, and present it tonight to
the full committee.
This suggestion was opposed by
Teller and Dubois, the leaders of the
silver movement, on the ground that it
was better to discuss the financial plank
in full committee. If it's consideration
were left first to subcommittee they
contended, the arguments against a
gold standard plank, which they under
stood was to be adopted, would have to
be made twice. They thought it ad-
visable, therefore, that SO far as that
particular plank was concerned the
subcommittee might be excused from
considering it.
Merrlam's motion was carried and
the Chair appointed a committee con-
sisting of Foraker of Ohio, Chairman
ex officio. Lodge of Massachusetts,,
Merriam of Minnesota, Fessenden of
Connecticut, Teller of Colorado, War
mouth of Louisiana and Patterson of
Illinois.
AT this point Burleigh of Washing
ton arose and entered a strong plea In
faVor of giving the Pacific Slope a rep
resentation on the committee This
brought Darlington of Pennsylvania to
his feet with a declaration that the two
great Eastern States, New York and
pennsylvania, which represent in the
aggregate one-fourth of the population
OF the country, We're not represented on
the committee, and he thought for that
reason that the Pacific Slope could also
remain unrepresented. After some dis
cussion, however, the committee was
increased by the addition of two other
members, Burleigh of Washington and
Lauterbach OF. New York
motion to adjourn until o'clock
this evening was carried the under
standlng being that the sub commit
tee would meet at ; o'clock and begin
at that time the formulation of the
platform
The silver members of the commit
tee are displeased at the meager repre-
sentation given them They complain
also that several members of the com
mittee whom they regarded as bimetal
lists have fallen down." as they phrase
IL, and Joined the ranks of the GOLD
men.
Ihe committee was appointed by the
chairman after conference with Sena-
TOR Lodge. 1t consists of seven gold
men, one sound money man and one
silver man. An anlysis of the person.
mel of this committee shows that it was
carefully selected, and for a specific
purpose. Governor Merriam of Min
nesota is the author of one of the
stanchest gold planks offered for the