The herald., 1896-04-23
Tennessee Republicans Declare
for Sound Money
AND INSTRUCT FOR M'KINLEY
Connecticut Republicans Also Ask for
Honest Money
And Pledgs Their Delegates to Vote far the
Party Nominee divers neeting, at
Sundry Places
Associated Press Special Wire.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 22.-The
Republioan convention today was
Mchlnley convention. This was seen
in every movement made, in the speech
es and all the shouts of the delegates
The Mckinley men We're here to win,
ana they won, although they rubbed out
cne name on the slate and wrote an
other for harmony's sake. All instruc-
tions are for Mckinley and his benefit.
Late last night the Mckinley managers
Ierfected an organization and danger
of serious contention in today's conven-
ton over the candidates. of Sandford
and Rogers for delegate was avoided,
Sanford signing a pledge to obey all
instructions. With this obstacle out
of the way the Mckinley men had
smooth sailing and no difficulty in elect
ing the slate agreed upon, after they
had arranged so Sandford could be SUBJ
stituted for Rogers. There was really
no opposition to Mckinley, for the Rog
crs-Sandford fight was a local East
Tennessee squabbe. The morning ses-
sion was uneventful. The committees
and temporary organization occupied
little time and then H. Clay Evans
and w. r. Moore, rival candidates
for vice. president, made speeches and
advocated harmony.
At o'clock this afternoon perma-
nent organization was effected by the
election of G. w. Winstead as chair
man. The platform adopted renews the
Iarty's devotion to reciprocity. pro-
lection, sound finances, progress and
human liberty; demands a re-adust-
ment of the tariff SO as to afford pro-
lection reasonable and adequate; calls
for reciprocity agreements; condemns
the administration Of Cleveland; en-
dorses the Nicaragua canal; demands
the early adoption of a policy that will
bring the war in Cuba to an end, and
for an appropriation by congress for
the Tennessee centennial exposition.
The financial plank is as follows:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to any
scheme that will give to this country a
deprecated and debased currency. We
favor the use of silver as currency, but
to the extent only that its parity. with
gold will be maintained, and in conse-
quence are opposed to a free and un-
limited and Independent coinage of sill
YER at the ratio of 16 to ]. We believe
that every American dollar should be
an honest 100-cent dollar, always and
everywhere
The platform instructs the delegates
for Mckinley for president and for H.
C. Evans of Tennessee for yice-presi-
dent. E. j. Sandford of Knoxville. Fl. S.
Evans of Chattanooga and j. c. Jeffreys
We're elected delegates to st. Louis by
reclamation. On the second ballot
Ernest Caldwell of Shelbyville was
elected fourth delegate, defeating ]. C.
Napier, colored, of Nashville. All the
candidates before the votes were taken
were required to appear and pledge the
convention that they would abide by
the instructions in letter and spirit.
The convention tonight selected j. T.
Settle, colored, Allen S. Tate, colored,
Hiram Tyree. colored, and ]. p. Smith,
alternates, and then adjourned.
IN CONNECTICUT
NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 22-Ex-
Congressman William Il. Simmonds
was made permanent chairman of the
Republican state convention today.
EX-Gov. Morgan G.. Bulkley, John i.
Hutchinson, Arthur Brewer and Samuel
Fessenden were elected delegates at
large. The platform opens with decla-
ration in favor of a protective tariff and
the reciprocity plan. Upon the currency
question the platform says: 1--WE are
unalterably opposed to the issue of un-
secured paper currency, either by the
government or by banks, and to the free
coinage of silver at any ratio; we favor
a single standard of value, and that
standard gold. We believe this policy,
with sound and stable currency upon
a gold basis, will furnish sufficient
revenue to meet all the requirements of
port it, The electoral vote of Con-
necticut is pledged to whoever may be
the Republican nominee for the presi-
dency.
On the call of Chairman Simmonds
for the county district delegates the
various county chairmen reported the
nominations made at last nights eau
cuses These the convention ratified.
In less than an hour from the time the
convention was called to order it's bust
ness was finished and adjournment fol-
lowed. Neither Reed nor Mckinley was
mentioned in the convention. Among
the delegates. however, there was con-
gi rnl n 10 rcf fI
pirants for the presidential nomina-
tion. No other candidates seemed to be
thought Of
IN MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, April 22.-United States
Senator elect George l.. Wellington, as
chairman of the state central commit
tee. called the Maryland Republican
state convention to order today. Well
ington predicted that the sixteen cleo
toral votes of Maryland will be cast next
year for the Republican nominee. The
mention of Mckinley and Reed evoked
applause.
The platform declares for a protec-
tive tariff and reciprocity. Following
is the currency plank:
I'VE believe in a gold standard upon
which to base our circulating medium,
and are opposed to the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver until international
agreement shall give silver a larger use"
NO instructions are given delegates to
the national convention.
Before the reports of committees were
submitted, the convention listened to a
speech by General Adam f. King, for
mer United States consul-general in
Earis. Loud calls for waller
brought the acknowledgement to Mad
agascar to the front of the stage. In
brief speech he congratulated the Re-
rublicaus of Maryland on having re-
deemed the state from democratic rule.
AS soon as the report of the commit
tee on resolutions was read, Hammond
Urner, a delegate from Frederick coun-
ty, offered as a substitute resolution
instructing the delegates to use every
honorable means to secure the nominal
tion of Mckinley at ST. Louis, which
evoked the greatest enthusiasm Of the
day.
After discussion, vote was taken By
counties, resulting in the decisive de-
feat of the McKinleyites by a vote of
9S to Is.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 22--The
Democratic state convention which or
ganized yesterday, reconvened this
morning and nominated the following
state ticket: For governor Capt. Jo-
seph H. Johnson; secretary of state,
Hon. John Kirk Jackson, renominated;
state treasurer, Mr.. Ellis of Dallas
county; state auditor. w. s. White of
Colbert county.
The resolutions adopted advocate the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1; instruct
the twAntv-t two dolAvo fvof,1 tIo, al a ia