The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25
MINNESOTA Is FOR M'KINLEY.
Senator Davis W ithdraws and the Ohio
Man Is Endorsed.


Minneapolis, March 24.-In the Mime
sofa state Republican convention held to-
day I'm Exposition hall in which Hsrison
was nominated four years ago. Robert G..
Evans Of Minneapolis; George Thompson.
of ST. Paul; Charles r. Hendry Of Sank
Center. and l.. L. Hunt. of Mankato. were
elected delegates at large TO the St. Louis
convention and instructed 10 use all their
influence in securing the nomination of Me
kinley. who presided over the convention of
1892. The result was not attained without
y struggle. though the victory of scientific
politics over state pride was decisive. The
withdrawal of the name of Cushman X .
Davis was authorized by a dispatch from
the senator at Washington City as fol-
lows:
II am proud to always and do most
ioyally respect the wishes of the people
of Minneapolis. For that reason | request
that my name he not declared \ ,he delib-
eFations o. the Minneapolis convention.
Give all my friends my most enduring ard
heartfelt thanks Minnesota Replbli,a
should. in my opinion. declare against the
United States undertaking the unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio CT - 10 L.
should also declare for a protective turin
that should encourage. secure and peTpet-
uate domestic production of everything
agricultural. mining or manufactured that
We can produce or make: that Will IN con-
sequence cause steady employment 70 re
given TO the American wage-sEaar, At
wages adequate 20 the American standard
Of living: that viii also pledge he Re
publican party to protect American indus
try and manhood against the competition
now threatening them from the Orient,
PARTICULARLY Japan that viii also, ny pro-
visions for reciprocity. enlarge our foreign
commerce with nations who produce what
We cannot produce L should assert the
policy NJ the United States as declared by
lanes Monroe. and by every one OF our
statesmen since; declare that the people
OF Cuba ought 10 be recognized as bellis
rents. declare for coast defenses AMI Such
ether. naval and military preparation as
wul surely make US able to secure peace by
our manifest invincihlllty In war"
This resolution was adopted by q rising
vote:
.Resolved. That the we'll considered and
pronounced preference OF the Republicans
" Minnesota FOR the presidential standard
hraror tn 1905 Is William Mckinley. the
emphatic and growing choice Of the Re
publican voters throughout tho land and
this convention expects the delegates and
altefuafcs ~ large TO-DAY "a De elected by
81 u 10 all IN their power honorahlv. from
now until that object Is ACCOMPLISHED 20
hiring about the nomination OF William,
Mckinley for president ~ the t'r'tci
StRtcs"
Aside from the election nothing of no
meni transpired except the adoption % a
platform rci'cratinE and in1orsing esfah-
lished Republican doctrines AMI contain
ing The following financial plank:
Resolved. That We favor tho use ~
both gold and silver 70 the extent to
which thnV can he maintained IN rir-u1a-
tion az nsrity In purchasing and debt
paving power. that We are earnestly OPP
posed untor the present cond fi0ns 10 tho
IRE" and unlimited coinage ~ silver. Tor
the manifest reason that Il would fcstrav
such parity. enormously cpnfracf The vol
uur Ot our currency by forcing gold our
% circulation. ana lmnea ately place rs
on a silver basis believing also that u
Is sclr-cvffcat fact that IN, eTrct OF
th' international aetnon~itzatler 90 silver
Gan only Do oVercaule hr the International
romonct irat'an ~ that 1891. the Rauub-
noa1 PARTY OF M'nuesotz most heartily
favers AN International confsren- for
tlnt purpose"
Tho four Delegates AZ ATgc were elected
h} sucitmsiior. amid wlif cheers The dele
gates all rlsine SOME mounting chairs ans
waving tAcir hats Each ~ On, gentlemen
u'tfo a sacceh plctstus .ifusrjf % MrK ir-
tav The R.teruates selected were. Ira a.
Ri harrison. capt 4 = r 3D. Burger
Ieursfonsar ana James p5neaf. IN. carr
'atcs Tor electors are; At a-re-L T.
Weiker. =. ID lines Fgrsg District. B.~.t.t;
HhsNrr Second d.sfri-t Charles NufH
rhlrl distract. Jtfnca Q4f-k. Fourth a..
tr-t NJ u Etdv. F1ftn district &
S-iff1. SNtl distf.. Warren Potter Sew
rHt1 tts-f... NJ U-eTn Tre DELEGATES
fe So l-rgts hty.ns rrer selected te- .4-
ftntirr '- nlo restir@s Rua sHa~-f sign.
cf hrrRktHs ap aas before rn.
rttiafo~ for electors aa1 t~en
ras~n meny rat teH tNe Han
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