The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16

sequently chosen, as was l.. Banks Wilson
honorary vice-president, vice Cummings,
resigned.
The financial plank adopted by the del
egation after very warm debate and by
a vote of 10 to 8 opposes the free coinage
of silver pending international agreement;
favors the use of gold, silver and paper
kept on parity and the enactment OF
laws to accomplish it; favors the use of
silver as money, either through interna-
tional agreement to secure a common
ratio, with free coinage at such ratio by
the agreeing nations, or by concurrent leg
islation of the leading nations to accom-
plsh the purpose.
William Lamb, the present State chair
man of the Republican party in The old
commonwealth of Virginia, was this after
noon completely overthroTn as a result of
his effort to stem the Mckinley tide in
that state. He was supposed to have
been for Reed but all events show he was
for anybody to beat Mckinley, and as
chairman of the State organization earn
estly sought to accomplish this result.
He failed, however, and when the State
convention met was sent as one OF the
tions to vote for Mckinley. When Mr..
Lamb sought the honor of reelection as
the Virginia member of the National
Committee he found the State delegation
practically unanimous for George E. Bow
den, who was chosen.
1t was not at all necessary, but exGov-
ernor Foraker could not resist the tempta-
ton at the Ohio meeting this afternoon to
introduce resolution instructing the dele
gates to vote for Mckinley. The resolu-
ton was received with three cheers and q
tiger and went through with a whirl The
financial plank was not referred to during
the informal discussion of various topics
by the delegates. There appeared to be a
tacit understanding that that subject was
perfectly safe in the hands of the men who
were to be put upon the committee on
resolutions.
The convention committeeman selected
were: Chairman of the delegation, Cover
nor Bushnell resolutions, Ex-Governor
Foraker; credentials, Judge A. c. Thomp-
son; permanent organization, General
Charles A. Grosvenor; rules, Congress-
man George w. Wilson; to notify the
nominee for President, NJ. A. Hanna.
The selection of a representative to
notify the nominee for Vice-Presi-
dent was postponed. AS has been pre-
dicted Charles T. Curtis of Columbus, one
of the most ardent of the Foraker follow
ers, was elected member of the National
Com mittee. to succeed William NJ. Hahn.
The Illinois delegation elected officers
as follows: National Committeeman, T.
n. Jameson; member of committee on
resolutions, R. w. Patterson; on creden-
tials, W. A. Rodenberg; on permanent Or
ganization, J. o. Humphrey; on rules, j.
T. Mcknight; to notify nominee for
President, G. II. Deane; to notify nom
inee for Vice-President, l. L. Elwood
honorary vice-president, J. w. Fifer;
chairman of delegation, R. J. Oglesby
vice-chairman, J. w. Fifer
The delegates then entered upon hot
discussion of the financial plank.
Speeches we're made by H A. Jones, R.
w. Patterson, Judge Hamlin, Duncan
McDougall, General G. T. Henderson and
J. NJ. Smyth. A resolution favoring the
gold standard was finally adopted by q
vote of ~ to 6.
Chicago was favored as the head
quarters of the National Republican Com
mittee.
1t may not be significant, but the Idaho
delegation, one of the strongholds of free
silver, in making up its com mittee assign
ments to-day neglected to fill the place of
National Committeeman and members of
the committee to notify the president and
vice. president the three places that would
naturally remain untitled if it were the in
tention to bolt the convention. The re-
manning places were filled as follows:
Chairman, A. B. Campbell; resolutions,
Senator Fred T. Dubois; organization,
Benjamin Roch; credentials, Littleton
Price.
A meeting of coIored delegates presided
over by Colonel Perry Carson of Wash
ington, D. c., to-day adopted resolutions
pledging their support to Connecticut s
favorite son, Ex-Governor Morgan G.
Bulkeley of Hartford for Vice-President.
The New Jersey delegation met at noon
and made the following selections: For
vice president OF the convention, Franklin
Murray credentials, John FRANKLIN Fort;
permanent organization. John McEwan
Jr.; rules, George Hires; resolutions,
Frank Bergen; secretary, John J. Herbert
Jr. Owing to the candidacy of Garrett A.
Hobart of New Jerseys National Commit
teemen for second place on the National
ticket, no action was taken on committee
men.
MInnesota's delegates selected the fol-
lowing representatives this morning:
Chairman, Charles A. Pillsbury; vice
president of convention, Charles T. Hen
drlx; National Committeeman, l.. f. HUB
bard committees = Credentials, T. P.
Hunt; resolutions, w. R. Merriam; rules,
C. ]. Gunderson; permanent organization,
L. S. Swinson; notification Presidential
candidate, Monroe Nichols; notification
Vice Presidential candidate, A. D. David
son. The delegation unanimously adopted
a resolution declaring for gold.
The Delaware delegation, while yet ex-
cluded from the temporary roll of the con-
vention, met this morning and organized
as follows: Chairman, j. Edward Addcks;
committee on credentials, ]. Frank Allen !;
on permanent organization, c. R. Layton !;
on resolutions, J. Edward Addicks; on no.
tification of President, DR.. H. R. Burton ;
honorary secretary, A. J. Connor; National