The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-23
Hon. H. Clay Evans Doomed for the
Represent the south.
MARYLANDERS NOT BOUND
NO INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN THE "BIG
FOUR, CHOSEN YESTERDAY.
Delegates from the Nutmeg State
Also Untrammeled-Sound
Platforms Adopted.
Special to the Indlanapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NASHVILLE, April 22.-The Republican
State convention, which met here to-day was
Mckinley body. Hon. III. Clay Evans
Col. Z. j. Sanford, Hon. James Jeffreys and
Hon. Ernest Coldwell were elected delegates
at large to the ST. Louis convention, and
they were instructed to vote for the Ohio Ma
poleon The convention also decided that
Hon. II. Clay Evans would represent the
South well as presiding officer of the United
States Senate, and, therefore, indorsed him
as a suitable candidate for the vice presi-
Dental nomination.
The platform, which was adopted unani-
mously, renews the party's devotion to reci-
procity. protection, sound finances and hu-
man liberty; demands a readjustment of the
tariff so as to afford protection reasonable
and adeQuate calls for reciprocity agree
ments, condemns the administration of Pres
ident Cleveland; indorses the Nicaragua
canal: demands the early adoption of a pol
Icy that will bring the war in Cuba to an
end and for appropriation by Congress
for the Tennessee centennial exposition; con-
demns the gubernatorial steal in Tennessee
In 1894 and instructs the delegates for Nc
kinley for President and for Evans for Vice
President The financial plank follows:
We are unalterably opposed to any scheme
tnat Will give to this country a deprecated
silver as currency, but to the extent only
that its parity with gold will be maintained.
and In consequences, are opposed to a free
and unlimited and independent coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to l, We believe that
every American dollar should be an honest
lo0,cent dollar always and everywhere"
The Mckinley men came to the convention
to win and they won. although they rubbed
out one name on the slate and wrote another
for s narmonys sake and all instructions are
Tor mckinley and his benefit. Late last
night the Mckinley managers perfected p
compromise, and danger of a serious con-
tention in to-day's convention over the can
gates was avoided, Sandford signing 2
pledge to obey all Instructions With this
obstacle out of the way, the Mckinley men
mad smooth sailing and no difficulty in elect
ing the slate agreed on after they had ar
ranged so Sanford could be substituted for
Hoqgers There was really no opposition to
mckinley, for the Sandford- Rodgers fight
was local East Tennessee squabble
The morning session was uneventful. the
committees and temporary organization oc-
cupied but little time. and then III. Clay
Evans and w. r. Moore rival candidates
lor vice President, made speeches and adj
Socated harmony. The convention WIS per-
maps the largest gathering of Republican
representatives ever assembled i'm the history
OF the State. there being present more thar
cyv ~ oeiesates, besides several hundred visitors
Inc various delegations held preliminar rv
meetings for organization. and when the
convention was called to order the hall and
galleries OF the House Of Representatives
We're filled to overfiowing At 1920 o'cioc,
Hon. Newell Sanders, chairman of the Stafe
executive committee, applied the gavel. and
tne business of the convention began. Judge
Lewis Shepherd, of Hamilton county was
CHOSEN temporary chairman, and ne ad.
dressed the convention
After recess permanent organization
was enected by electing G.. w. Winsfead
OF Knoxville, chairman. Then the resol,,,
lions were read and ADOPTED and the dele.
gates elected. All the candidates before the
vote was taken, were required to appear and
pledge the convention that they would abids
Dy the instructions in letter and spirit
Tue convention tonight selected r r. Set
tie, colored Allen s. Tate, colored. Hirar
Iyree colored, and Luke K. Walker alter
mates, and p. o. Smithson, Lewisburg. w
Turner, Knoxville, and W. F. Posten
aialno, als.l candidates for Judges of the Chan
cery Court OF Appeals, and then adjourned.
Inc delegates who bolted the Convention
which nominated q. Q. Boyd, coIored. fol
congress, at Clarksville, a few days ago
held a convention to-day. 1t was decide
TO postpone the selection of a Candidate fo,
congress from the Sixth congressionaI dis
trict until the second Wednesday in Sentem.
per- The convention elected j. c. Crawley
and ID. w. Shofner delegates to the nationa
convention, with s. A. Dabney and y =
Miles as alternates. They were instructef
for Mckinley. This means that there yv;l
be two sets of delegates from the Sixtl
congressional district ~'A