Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

being perfected and would not be ready to
report until afternoon. The committee on
credentials not being ready to report, the
report of the committee on permanent or
ganizations was taken up, although point
of order was raised against it. The report
named Senator j. NJ. Thurston of Ne
braska as chairman, made the secretaries,
sergeaDt-a and other temporary Off
GERS permanent officers of the convention,
and gave list of vice presidents, one from
each state. f. G. Slate was the vice presi-
dent from Vermont.
Chairman ThurstOn's Speech.
The speech of Senator Thurston on tax
ing the chair was a model of brevity and
incisive statement. He said:
THE American people will return the
Republican party to power because they
know that its administration will mean:
The supremacy of the constitution of the
United States, the maintenance of law and
order, the protection of every American
citizen in his right TO live, to labor and to
vote, vigorous foreign policy, the enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine, the restora-
tion of our merchant marine, safety under
the stars and stripes on every sea, in every
port, a revenue adequate for all govern
mental expenditures, and the gradual ex-
"A currency as sound as the govern
ment and as untarnished as its honor,
whose dollars, whether of gold, silver or
paper, shall have equal purchasing and
debt-paying power with the best dollars of
the civilized world. A protective tariff
which protects, coupled with reciprocity
which reciprocates. A pension policy just
and generous to our living heroes and to
the widows and orphans of their dead COM
rades. The governmental supervision and
control of transportation lines and rates.
The protection of the people from all un-
lawful combinations and unjust eXactions
of aggregated capital and corporate power
IAN American welcome to every God
fearing, liberty-loving, constitution-respect-
ing, law-abiding, labor-seeking, decent
man. The exclusion of all whose birth,
whose blood, whose conditions, whose
teachings, whose practices would menace
the permanency of free institutions, endan-
ger the safety of American society or les
sen the opportunities of American labor.
The abolition of sectionalism-e star
in the flag shining for the honor and well
fare and happiness of every commonwealth
and of all the people. A deathless loyalty
to all that is truly American and patriot
ism eternal as the stars"
AT Iuc VI OcudJOI .
speech a recess was taken until ? p. NJ.
Test Vote.
At the afternoon session came what was
recognized as the test vote of the conven-
tion on the strength of the Mckinley and
anti Mckinley supporters. This was on a
motion to take up the report of the COM
mittee on candidates and accept the roll of
the convention as made up by the national
committee. Statements were made in be-
half of both the majority and minority re-
ports. Upon the call of the roll of states
the vote stood SOS 1-2 in favor of accept
ing the majority report and $50 12 in ia
vor of the minority
At 3 o'clock the convention adjourned
till Wednesday morning.
The silver Men Announce their with
drRwAl.
The real event of interest in Wednes-
days proceedings did not take place in the
convention proper, but at the meeting of
the committee on resolutions when Sena-
| tors Teller, Cannon and Dubois an
nounced, with deep feeling, that they should
| feel obliged to leave the convention and
the party, if the gold plank was insisted
on. The press account says:
There was pathetic scene in the COM
mittee room when the financial plank was
reached and Senator Teller presented his
minority report. 1t took the form of
substitute, and declared in general terms
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at a ratio of 16 to l. Senator Teller
spoke for 80 minutes. His utterances were
followed with deep interest, for all present
realized that the hour had arrived when
one of the founders of the Republican
party, a man who has been conspicuous in
Republican councils for a third of a CEN
tury, was taking step which would sepa-
rate him from his party friends. Mr..
Teller spoke with deep emotion, and the
sincerity of his purpose was so manifest
that his words produced deep impression.