The record-union., 1896-06-05

ment provoked prolonged cheers from
the silver and some misses from the
gold delegates. Senator Martin said
there were some things with which he
differed with his party. but there was
never time when he was not in ac-
cord with them ON the money question.
Representative Tucker in speech
strongly commended Mr. Cleveland as
an honest, upright Democrat. This was
heartily cheered by the gold delegates.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mftted the platform, which was read
| u it's Chairman, Senator Daniel. B. B.
Munford presented a minority report
representing the views of the gold men
On the financial question. This was
signed by the six gold members of the
Committee on Resolutions. The plat
form declares:
I'VE are for sound money. This
sound money should consist of silver
and gold and paper redeemable in silver
OR gold, ait the option of the payor, the
units of the whole to be kept at parity
by coinage rights and equal legal ten
der functions, THE only method by
which the parity of the two metals has
continuously and successfully been
maintained.
I'VE hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country, and to the coinage of both gold
and silver without discriminating
against either metal on charging for
naintage The imme diate and COM
plete restoration of the bimetallism of
money which existed in the United
States from 1893 to 1873 is in our opin-
ion demanded by the interests of COM
merce manufactures and agriculture,
which are alike suffering from the con-
tinuous full of prices and the conse-
quent embarrassment or bankruptcy
OF those engaged therein, and in order
to restore it we demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to l with
out waiting for tine assent or concur
renee of any other nation
The resolutions further instructed the
delegates to Chicago to favor free
coinage.
A resolution was adopted expressing
a desire that John w. Daniel shall be
named by the National Convention as
one of the members of the Presidential
ticket. After naming the delegates to
Chicago, the convention adjourned
sine die.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The two busiest
men in ST. Louis to-day were Ser
eeant- alarms Byrnes of the Repub-
lican National Committee, and Ser
geant-at-Arms Swords of the National
Convention Colonel Swords has COM
pleted every detail for the accommoda-
ton of the National Committeeman,
who will arrive here Monday next. On
the day following their first formal
meeting will be held, when the roll of
delegates will be made up. This roll
will not include contestants, as that
matter will rest with the Credentials
Committee General Clarkson of Iowa
will probably be the only absentee,
owing to illness.
Colonel Swords halls from Iowa, and
has been and is still an enthusiastic
Allison man. You can say" said he,
that the Senator's name will be pre-
sented to the convention We have an
abundance of oratorfcal talent in Iowa,
and our candidates name will be,
placed in nomination in a fitting man
ner. Who will have this pleasant duty
tc perform has not yet been deter
mined. Despite the apparent one
sided appearance of the situation, Iowa
will be represented here by large and
representative delegations of Repub-
licars. Their adherence to Senator AL
lison has not and will not waver Moth
ing is decided till the nomination is
made"
Mr.. Byrnes visited the Office of the
ticket printers to-day and found that
the tickets were nearly complete, and
would be delivered to him Saturday
The demand for tickets is the greatest
ever known, and the task of allotment
before Mr.. Byrnes and the National
Committee is a difficult and delicate
one.
The Press Committee of the Re-
publican Convention was in conference
this afternoon with Sergeant alarms
Byrnes, and has completed arrange
ments for seats in the convention au-
ditorium.
The list of employees will not be given
out until after the meeting of the Ma
tional Committee on June 10th. Nearly
all of the pages will be sons of distin-
gCished delegates. The Assistant Ser
geants- s-atArms will be distributed all
over the Union
Perry Heath of Cincinnati the ad-
vance representative of Governor Nc
Kinley, has already opened headquar-
ters at the Southern. He will be Joined
in few days by General Grosvenor
Mark Hanna of Cleveland, who is man.
ager-in-chief of the Ohio statesman's
campaign, will arrive Monday.
M'KINLEY DID NOT WRITE IT.
CLEVELAND, June "A special to
the Press" from Canton, Ohio, SAYS:
Mckinley was seen by Press re-
porter at his home to-day
DO you know anything about a let
ter alleged to have been written by YOU
to the Stark County Farmers Alli-
ance in 1902" was asked
Why, no. This is the first I have
ever heard of it, he replied He re-
fused to further discuss it.
The letter is alleged to have had a
free silver ring to 1t. and was printed
by New York paper yesterday.
IMPORTANT DECISION