The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-15
WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Mckinley, Protection and the Gold
Standard Are Endorsed
Soiorado Republicans Heartily Endorse sens-
tor Teiler-southern Negroes Organ.
ize Against the Lily Whites
Associated Press Special Wire.


chose as temporary chairman John F,
Convey OF Olympia, and at the afternoon
session John S. Nc Millin of San Juan
county was chosen permanent chairman
UNANIMOUSLY. The committees were
named at the morning session without
opposition, and at once got down to their
labors After the convention had ad-
Journed until 80 p. m. there was hard
fight in the committee on credentials
on the contesting delegations from JEFF
ferson county, and the decision reached
at 2:30 o'clock reported in favor of seat
ing a divided delegation, as follows:
Warren Carroll, A. A. Plummer, r. A.
Ballinger, Thomas NJ. Fisher, S. B. Con-
over, A. w. Buddress and George W.
Edwards. The report was adopted af-
ter short sl1irmish. The convention
voted, 213 to 1877, to proceed with the
nominations for delegates to the nation
al convention before adopting the plat
form, King, Pierce and Spokane coun-
ties standing together, although five
King county men voted no. Nominat-
ing speeches were limited to five min
utes.
The following were nominated as dell
egates: George Emerson of Hoquiam,
l.. w. Garner of Cowltz county, An
drew +. Burleigh of King, Austin
Mires of Kittitas. P. c. Sullivan Of
Pierce, w. C. Butled of Snohomish. AL
bert Goldman of Walla Walla, James
M. Gilbert of Yakima, Harry Fairchild
of Whatcom, Harry L. Wilson of Spo-
kane.
This made ten nominations, but be-
fore the vote could be taken Butler and
Mires withdrew, and the nominations
were made unanimous amid great en-
thusiasm.
A striking feature Of the convention
was the entire harmony prevailing
among the delegates from King, Pierce
and Spokane counties. Pierce seconded
the nomination of Burleigh, King Sec
onded the nomination of Sullivan, Spo-
kane seconded the nominations of both,
and both King and Pierce seconded the
nomination of Wilson. Each delegation
rose to it's feet and gave three hearty
cheers, and all signs of the old time en-
nifty between King and Pierce were
eliminated. AS alternates the conven-
ton, under suspension of the rules,
made the following nominations: w. F.
Kennedy of Adams county, Henry Crtst
of Clarke. Thomas M. May of Columbia,
M. z. Mallory of Douglas, +. P. Speck
of Franklin, F. l.. Brown of Kitsap, F.
M. Winship of Lincoln, r. H. Mclean
of Whitman.
At o'clock the convention was consid-
ering the report of the committee on
resolutions and platform. Protection
and reciprocity We're commended. and
the gold standard favored amid ringing
cheers, but the resolution declared for
an international agreement regulating
the ratio of gold and silver.
A Mckinley resolution when made
was greeted with cheers that shook the
building. The platform favors the elec-
ton of senators by popular vote, and a
resolution denouncing the attempt OF
secret political organizations to control
party affairs was loudly applauded.
There is probability that the gold
plank and resolution instructing for Nc
Kinley Submitted as minority reporO
will be Overwhelmingly adopted.
The convention at sos instructed its
delegates to vote for Mckinley. There
was almost no opposition and the del
egates enthusiastically leaped to their
feet as the result was announced.
The hardest fight of the convention.
as had been anticipated, was between
the bimetallistS and the free-Silver men.
A free-slver plank was voted down, 290
to 112. The silver men then attempted
to secure the adoption of the Ohio plank
drafted by Mckinley, and the fight wax
ed warm. The controversy declined into
a parliamentary battle, and, at times.
the convention was the scene of an up
roar that beggars description. Dele
gates stood on chairs, waved their arms
and shouted themselves hOarSe, but the
charmed name of the champion of pro-
lection was not sufficient and the motion
failed, 213 to 17s. The final fight was
on the adoption of the platform as
amended with the instructions for Nc
Kihley and the vote stood 261 to 131. At
7:40 the convention adjourned AS orig
inally introduced, the platform was for
sound money, but contained no instruc-
tions.
The following is the financial plank Of
the platform:
Resolved, That we favor the main
tenance of the present gold standard,
and are opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at 16 to l. We are.
however favorable to an International
agreement looking to the general use OF
both metals as money at fixed ratio.
and commend the efforts in that behair
of the last Republican administration"
A. P. A. POLITICS
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The most
noteworthy feature of today's session
of the A. =. A. was the innovation made
by giving to the public the annual ad-
dress of President w. J. H. Traynor.
While some parts of the document We're
erased by a special committee, the body
of it gives more authentic preparation
upon the purposes of the order than Las
ever before been made public upon au-
thority. President Traynor deals at
great length upon the political phases
of the A. p. A. He says:
THE American Protective asSocia-
ton today is recognized factor in
American politics, whose favor is OPEN
ly courted by political leaders, organ
izers and applicants for public offices,
who a year ago ignored, treated with
contempt or denounced it,"
Then he warns the order against
eleventh-hou converts and says:
"The A. P. A. is a standing menace to
the perpetuity of every party, being
composed, as it Is. of the members of
every party. So long as it remains un-
moved by threats. unmoved by pressure
of party machines it will be hated by
and respected by every party which
dares not incorporate the platform of
the order in it's own. The great ma
jority of the order have waited patient
ly during the year past for some sign
from one orthe other of the political par
ties that it has received a change OF
heart. which it Is honest enough to pub
licly express. There are few Republi-
cans, such as Linton Of Michigan, Gear
of Iowa. Bradley of Kentucky and
Stone of Missouri, who have been fear
laaa In THAR. ntdo,.ssauaax,& ~ ann rsyus.