The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-16

the former favoring a straight declaration
LOT 10, gold ana Japan .h Aiien Ior iree silver.
believed in steering a middle course and
expressed the opinion that the plank should
monetary system-gold, silver and paper
but avoid a specific declaration for the
the gold standard
For three hours this afternoon the Illi-
nos delegation struggled in discussion
over the money question. The resolution
finally adopted reads as follows:
Resolved, That the representatives of
the Illinois delegation on the committee Oh
resolutions shall be requested TO advocate a
favor of the existing gold standard and in
favor OF the use OF silver to the extent that
ansd ony us parity r ao wsh gold can be main 5
further coinage OF silver whenever an
agreement for its use by the leading COM
mercia. nations OF the world can be ar
rived at. but we are unalterably opposed
to the free eco coinage OF silver under the pres
Immediately after the meeting of the
Tennessee delegation, H. Clay Evans said
the Tennessee delegates would favor what
| is called the Indiana currency plank which
| originate in Tennessee. He believed the
| national platform would declare against
| free. unlimited and Independent coinage
and in favor of maintaining the present
| standard without using the word ''gold,"
but meaning that.
| New Hampshire delegates want the
words "god standard" used in the financial
| plank. w. d. Sawyer. of the platform
committee, says: 1--WE want platform so
| clearly defined for gold that campaign
| speeches made in the, silver States cannot
be telegraphed East and represent that
| the Republican party is working for free
silver. 1t won't do to have a platform that
will read two ways--free silver in the West
and gold in the East A gold plank means
| that the Republicans will have a walk
| away on every State east of Ohio
|
The Colorado delegation, by a unanimous
vote, elected Senator Teller as its chair
! man, at the same time and in the same
manner adopting a resolution TO follow his
| leadership in any course that he might
| elect TO pursue III the convention.
| The Alabama delegation chose HI. v. Cas-
| ten for member of the resolutions commit
| tee. He is in favor of sound money.
A. F. Burleigh, Washington States mem-
Der of the platform committee, is favorable
to gold. 6 i~n**
Walton A. Reed. Maine member Of the
resolutions committee. said after the meet
ing of the delegation to-day: II want
Iiank absolutely for gold. am committed
to no form of statement. but shall do all
am able to have the word gold inserted.
The Maryland delegation called on
Thomas C. Platt, the New York leader.
and assured him that Maryland was solid
for a single gold standard declaration in
The Addicks faction of the Delaware del
egation declared for gold standard plat
form.
Tie Vermont delegation declared for an
emphatic gold platform; The delegates
agreed to support aA Eastern man Tor sec
ond place. at,oS -
West virginia's delegation declared for
gold standard and elected its list of repre-
sentatives In convention committees, but
tied itself into a. deadlock over the office
of national committeeman
Frank Bergen, thee New Jersey resolu-
tions committeeman, will vote for a strong
denunciation of free Silver. although no in
struction on financial plank were given by
the delegation.
Platform committeeman Mcclure. of the
Arkansas delegation. is in favor of the pres
ent monetary standard. The general senti-
ment In the delegation is not favorable to
the insertion of the word gold in the
platform, although no determined fight will
be made against IT.
The Florida member of the platform COM
mittee /. L. Purcell; announces himself for
a sourd-money declaration.
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The South Cardlfra delegation is for
sound money. andpinstructed the members
of the committee ION resolutions to SO vote
i'm the convention. The delegation, how
ever, made no attempt to define the term
sound money"