The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-08
INDIANA and MICHIGAN
conanas.s from Par. /,


and Indsana conventions. announcing tn
sdFHctiosss soc Mckinley m both. The tenn
poEsry organization was made permanent
and the resolutions COMMITTEES VAS given
l9rf1er time. the norsr plank discussion
having delayed its progress
re election % deiegafes-as-lsr<e was
proceeded with. ard Gen r. A Aire-. Of
Detroit, and Thomas O Brien were urars-
mocsly chosen Fer the third delega.e-at-
sAFEe there were nominated John Duncan
o. calumet. and Perry Hannah. OF rrsvers
City. After the vote By COUNTIES has been
partially taken Mr.. EarnaA's name was
temporarily" withdraw. and the ballot
OF the convention wen. TO Duncan Mark
= brewer. or Po1tiac. and Fred W. GIL
easisl OF Apeca- were the leading con-
testants FOR fourth ceisgate-zt-iarrs
brewer won on the second vote by eoun-
ties.
Then came the arhs over the money
plank o. the platform The majority re-
port rad by ex-Congressrnsn Byrou N
Cuicheon- asserted answering rSeiity to
the protective tar1n principle and Insisted
on the repeal Of the present "unwise, an
American tariff act" Il demanded re-eu-
actmsnt OF the Mckinley Law. with what
ever notifications present conditions nav
require. and commended the principle Of
reciprocity. II also declared for a revival
- RAttC-A4b-A % SllnOHE%r<. 10 encourage
carrying goods in American bottoms and
expressed sympathy with the Cuban in
soFgents IN their struggle for liberty. The
national delegates were instructed ITO use
al honorable means to secure the rorrss-
EATON OF William Mckinley so long as his
name shall be before the convention.
The financial plank was as follows: We
are unyieleing in our demand for sound
and honest money. We are in favor OF the
use OF goid and silver and paper dollars
IN our currency. all TO be maintained AT a
parity and TO their purchasing and aes,
paying power. We are opposed TO any
provision that VIII invite depreciation OF
any portion OF our currency, and therefore
We are opposed 20 the free and unlimited
coinage of silver by this country under
present conditions. and we believe such a
course would destroy the parity OF and
contract the currency"
3 w. Hopkins and W. II. Smith. Of the
committee. presented a minority substitute
as Follows, the slrst twenty-five words be-
inE quoted from the national platform Of
lss-: The American people from trasi-
fion and interest. favor hi-metailsm. and
the Republican party demands the use OF
both gold and silver as a standard OF
money, and demands that all dollars,
whether OF gold, silver or paper. shall be
OF fuH legal tender. possessing full and
equal purchasing and debt-paying power.
thereby having parity OF value. and to
that end We demand purely American
system or money based upon gold AMI
silver, without advantage OF either, a. the
minis. We demand that all paper money
issued by the government shall be redeem
able In gold and silver, at the option of
the government We are opposed to the
retiring OF the greenbacks. the money OF
the people. the savior OF the Union, tho
money favored by Ldncoln We arr, on
posed to the issuance OF interest-bearinx
bonds in times OF peace. and we condemn
the policy OF Grover Cleveland and John
G. Carlisle In contracting the sale OF
government bonds, thereby taxing the peo-
pie to beneft a foreign syndicate ten mil
lions OF doliars-she profits ACQUIRING to 1t
al the expense Of the people"
Several delegates supported the free sill
yer substitute, while many Of the gold
delegates were shouting Time" and de-
manding a vote. After considerable con-
fusion T. w. Crissey. of Midland. moved
TO substitute the currency declaration OF
the Minneapolis platform of 1892 for both
the committee reports on the money ques-
ton. The motion prevailed amid cheers
The remainder OF the majority resolutions
were adopted.
Alternate delegates at large were then
chosen, and J. c. Gray. OF KaIkaska. and
F. l.. Giichr!st, of Alpena. were selected
presidential electors. The contest for
chairman OF the state central committee
was between two unwilling candidates,
both OF whom declined the honor They
were Gen. r. A Alger and Dexter NJ
Ferry. OF Detroit Mr.. Ferry. who Is now
In California, won the uncoveted honor
and ii Is believed he will be induced to
accept The convention concluded shortly
after o'clock.