The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-06-19
St. Louis.

! St. Louis has been the political storm
center this week, and we have only the
news of the great convention to Wednes
day night to record. The scare head cap.
tons of Thursday mornings papers will
give the best bird eye view of the situa.
ton, perhaps, that we can produce. The
readers imagination can fill in the
picture
Row Among Republicans at St. Louis,
the Free Silver Delegates Declare They
will Bolt.-No Gold Standard for Them.
Senators Teller, Cannon and Dubois
lead in the Revolt at the Meeting of the
Committee on Resolutions.-Mr Hanna
Becomes Alarmed The McKinleyites
Abandon Their Program of a Forced
Nomination and Suddenly Adjourn the
Convention to Confer.-Higgins Wins in
Delaware, all Attempt to Upset the Com
mittee's Report and Seat Addicks was
Defeated After a Test Vote.
The platform was adopted as the COM
mittee reported.
The tariff plank is placed at the head
and is very lengthy, with strong denun-
citation Of the Cleveland administration.
The money plank we publish in full as
around it the battle will rage. Nothing
else will be listened to i'll the campaign.
The silver men declared they would bolt
the goldbug platform.
Senator Dubois, the handsome stalwart young
Senator from Idaho, whose father was nominated
for secretary of State of Illinois by Abraham
Lincoln; Senator Cannon, of Utah, whose father
was president of the Mormon Church, and Repre-
sentative Hartman, the young and vigorous Con-
gresham from Montana; Lennon, of California;
Mott, of North Carolina, the son of Dr. Mott, the
secretary of the silver party, and the delegates
from New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma, had
voted with them in committee, ana they too,
made speeches. but did not announce their pur-
pose to withdraw.
The scene was a most affecting one. The gold
men in the committee were filled with compass
sion land there was not dry eye in the room
while Senator Teller spoke. Senator Dubois, Sen
ator Cannon and Delegate Mott broke down and
wept like children.
Messrs. Cannon and Dubois severely criticised
the inconsistency of the indictment against Pres
ident Cleveland, while adopting the cardinal
principles of the Cleveland administration.
Senator Lodge, who replied spoke words of
tender sympathy, as if the occasion were some
great personal bereavement. He eulogiZed Sem
ator Teller and his colleagues but declared firmly
that the representatives of the party could not
talter on that account on the money question.
When the platform Is presented to the conven-
ton Thursday there will be no disposition to cut
off the boilers. They ale honored and respected
men, whose services in the cause of the party
have been long and faithful, and they will be
given ample time to make their final protest
before they take their departure from the party
with which they have so long been allied
1t is not probable that there will be any reply
to the silver men, at least not an extended one.
IT Senator Lodge can have his way no bitterness
will be engendered.
The ten States voting for the Teller amendment
were as follows:
California-Allen b. Lennon.
Colorado-H. NJ. Teller.
Idaho-Fred. T. Dubois.
Montana-Charles Hartman.
Nevada-A. C. Cleveland.
North Carolina-M. L. Mott.
Utah-F. D. Cannon.
Wyoming-B. F. Fowler.
Also, the members from Arizona and New
Mexico.
When the silver delegates walk out of the con-
venton Thursday it is their purpose to hold a
meeting of their own, at which they will probably
place Senator Teller in the field as candidate for
the presidency on free silver platform.
The convention adjourned without coming to a
nominating vote on Wednesday over till Thursday.