St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-04
ARKANSAS REPUBLICAN CONyEN-
TION ENTHUSIASTIC FOR THE
EX-GOVERNOR. p
NONE OTHER is MENTIONED.
-FOUR DELEGATEs sELEcTED AND
INsTRUCTEDI For THE APOSTLE
OF RRofECTION.
'INANcE PLANK A sTRADDLE.
The Usual Talk OF Two Metals With
Restrictions to Maintain Their
Parity.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March g.
Three hundred enthusiastic Republic
ans shouted for Mckinley today until
they were hoarse. ,dThey assembled to
select delegates to vote for their choice
in the national convention, and every
mention of protection or the name Of
Mckinley brought forth a tumult of
applause. The name of no other presi-
Dental candidate was even mentioned
and the programme as outlined last
night was carried out without hitch
Chairman Cooper. in a brief ad-
dress, recounted the woes from which
the country had suffered at the hands
OF the Democratic party. and said
that the only hope of the country's SAL
walton was the election of William Nc
Kinley to the presidency. The assem-
bly, was waiting for the cue, and when
the Ohio mans name was mentioned it
broke forth In long and uproarious ap-
plause. Col. w. G. WhippIe, of Little
Rock, was unanimously elected tenn
porary chairman, and made vigorous
speech, in which he bitterly denounced
the Democratic party for it's incom-
potency. A reference to the silver
question ELECTED evidence that the
party in Arkansas is undivided on that
question. His speech consisted largely
in a glowing tribute to Maj. Mckinley.
Resolutions were offered indorsing
Mckinley and expressing sympathy
with Cuba. The convention was pro-
ceeding with business, and became
somewhat confused, especially the COL
ored delegates. At 1 o'clock the dele
gates were unraveling the parliament
ary tangle into which it had plunged.
The organization was finally declared
permanent, committees on credentials
and resolutions appointed, and recess
taken until o'clock. When the con-
vention reassembled the committee on
credentials reported 300 delegates pres
ent, representing seventy-three out of
the seventy-fiv counties Of the state.
On the currency question the resolu-
tions reported were as follows:
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
We favor true bimetallism with such re-
strictions and under such provisions to be de-
termined by legislation as will secure the
maintenance of the parity of values of the two
metals SO that the purchasing and debt-pay-
ing power of the dollar, whether silver, gold
or paper. shall be at all times equal"
The resolutions conclude as follows:
Believing that the question of protection OF
American industries should be the leading po-
litical issue in the pending national campaign
we regard Gov. Mckinley as the logical can
didate for president on such platform. He
is a platform in himself and the delegates
from this convention to st. Louis are hereby
instructed to vote. for him as such candidate
and all honorable imeans to secure his
nomination. Is. - A o.,
The resolutions We're passed unani-
mously.
Gen. Powell Clayton was then es-
corted to the stand and delivered a
characteristic speech. Hon. K. L.
Remmell then spoke. He dealt with
the Democratic tariff measure, and
bitterly attacked Senator Jones for his
connection with the sugar and lumber
schedules. He said he hoped that the
next legislature would have enough
Republican and Populist votes to de-
feat Senator Jones and elect Gov.
Clarke, In referring to Mckinley, he
said that he was the greatest living
American statesman. Pointing to the
paintings on the walls of the hall, he
said that he hoped the next state leg
slature would remove the picture OF
Thomas A. Hendricks and hang in its
place that of William Mckinley.
Delegates at large to the national
convention were selected as follows
Gen. Powell Clayton, of Eureka
Springs, and Hon. H. L. Remmell, H
M. Cooper and M. w. Gibbs (coloreD
of Little Rock.
The following were named as alter
mates: F. H. Stahl, Bentonville; j. A.
freeman, Millviile; Louis Altheimer,
Pine Bluffs; j. Donohoe (colored), Hele-
ma. It was decided to hold the state
> nominating convention at Little Rock
on July 1.