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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-17
Resolutions, Order of Business, Gre
dentials and Permanent Organiza-
ton.

st. Louis, June 1.-THE committees
as finally made up are as follows:
Committee on resolutions bana,
H. v. Castins Alaska, @. S. Johnson;
Arizona, J. H. Zahiskie; Arkansas,
John Mcclure; Colorado. II. NJ. Teller
A 3. Lennon; Connecticut, Samuel
Fessenden; District of Columbia, An
drew Gleason; Delaware, blank Flor
ida l. L. Purcell; Georgia, w III. john
son, Idaho; Z. IT. DubOuisi Illinois, r.
W. Patterson; Indiana, Lew Wallace;
Indian Territory, J. p. Grady; Iowa,
John III. Gear; Kansas, O. A. SWens-
son; Kentucky, Leslie Combs; louisa
ma, H. G. Yarmouth; Maine, Amos L.
Allen; Maryland. James A. Carr; Mas
sachusetts. Henry Cabot Lodge; Mic h
igan, Mark s. Brewer; Minnesota, W.
r.. Merriam; Mississippi g. w. Latin;
Missouri, F. G. Neidringhaus; Monta-
ma Charles > Hartman; Nebraska,
Peter Jansen: Nevada, A. Q. CleVe-
land; New Hampshire, Frank $.
Struth; New York, Edward Lauter-
bach; New Jersey, Frank Berger; New
Mexico, solomon Luna, North Carroll
ma, NJ. L. Mott; North Dakota, AleXan-
der Hughes; Ohio, j. j. Foraker; Ok
lahOma, Henry e. Ash; Oregon Chas.
S. Moore; Pennsylvania Smedley Oar
lington; Rhode Island, Walton A. Reed;
South Carolina, VIM. D. Crumi South
Dakota. David Williams; Texas, Web
Ster Flanagan Tennessee Foster b.
Brown; Utah, T. J. Cannon; Virginia,
James B. Brady: Vermont, H. d HOl-
ton; Washington. A. F. Burleigh;
consin, Robert NJ. LafOlette; Wyoming.
b. +. Fowler
Committee on rules and order of
usiness-Alabama Fl. A. Carson;
Alaska, w. A. Kelly; Arizona, Chas.
H Akers; Arkansas, w. H. H. Clay
ton; Colorado, James M. DOOney; Cali
fornia F. H Short; Connecticut, john
NJ Douglas Delaware. blank; District
of Columbia, Andrew Gleason; Florida,
j. N. COOmbs; Georgia, z. 8. Richard
son; Idaho, Ben r Rich; Illinois. sam
uel Mcknight; Indiana, G. L. Vandu-
sen; Indian territory. w. T. Morgan;
Iowa, H. W. Macomber; Kansas, T. D.
Fitzpatrick; Kentucky, j. L. Butler;
Louisiana, Meyer Cohen; Maine, J. T.
Davidson; Maryland, w. D. Straight;
AIassasc husetts, w. Butler Michigan,
John P. Starkweather; Minnesota, O.
L. Sanderson; Mississippi, w. r. Elgin;
Missouri Nathan Frank; Montana. T.
c. Marshall; Nebraska, f. NJ Wither-
ED. Nevada. @. f Turretin; New
Hampshire, Chas. T. Means; New J ork.
John a Raines; New Jersey, George
Heyers; New Mexico, T. d Burns;
North Carolina George H White;
North Dakota J. w. Desvine; Ohio,
George w Wilson; Oklahoma, Chcs-
Day; Oregon Chas- H Dodd; Pennsyl-
vania, H IA Bingham, Rhode Island,
Albert G. Chester South Carolina, Rob
ert Norman; South Dakota, Carl y.
Sherwood; Texas. j. III. Mccormick;
Thomas Kearns; Vermont, Grin N.
Barber; Virginia. VIM. Lamb: wash
inEton, L. g. Garner; West Virginia,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-17
TELLER'S FIGHT
Single Handed and Alone He
Fought All Night
Against Eight Representatives
Of Gold.
VOTE FOLLOWS VOTE.
Each Time 8 to 1 Against the
Sturdy Teller.
The Gold Standard Plank Was
Finally Evolved.
VOTE FOLLOWS VOTE.

St. Louis, June 17.-It was a long.
wearisome and uncomfortable session
that the subcommittee on platform
held last night. The committee was
composed Of nine members. Foraker Of
Ohio. chairman; Merriam of Minnesota;
Fessenden of Connecticut; Teller of
Colorado Lodge Of Massachusetts; Pat
terson of Illinois,; Yarmouth of Louis
lana; Burleigh Of Washington Lauter-
bach of New York.
The committee first took up the fin
ancial plank and Governor Merriam Of
Minnesota offered the gold standard
declaration as follows:
The Republican party is unreserVed-
ly for sound money. 1t caused the en-
actment OF the law providing for the re-
sumption of specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably OPP
posed to every measure calculated to
debase our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are, there
fore, opposed to the free and unlimited
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ment is largely due to Inadequate pro-
GectiCn and to the contraction of the
currency. They may be right or they
may be wrong but they are sincere
Misery makes strange bed fellows in
politics as elsewhere, and if by menace
or manipulation, or craft. the cOnVen-
ton announces a policy that does not
fairly represent the popular win on the
money question, he viii be a sagaciOus
sOOthsayer who can correctly predict
the result in November.
Party names do not mean as much
as they did The Independent voter is
abroad Party ties are weakened as
new issues arise A large fraction of
convictions. The platform makers
Know this. and there is much cOgita-
ton and chewing of the cud.
Teller of Colorado, the Acknowledged
apostle, leader and representative of
the silver crusade, is here His attitude
is a matter of interest and importance
He is intense in his convictions, cOur-
ageOus and sincere. He is neither
crank nor a freak, nor a bore. HIS
high character and admitted Qualifca-
tions make him a force to be reckOned
with. BE has the undivided confidence
and appreciation of his constituents.
Whatever path he may take they Will
unquestiOnably follow him. It has been
for free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, he would leave the convention and
ren0unce his allegiance He has been
Republican since the party was born.
and his detection would have serious
significance To one it is hardly cred
ible, but he has much of the Cromwell
spirit and may be implacable.
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THAT THE GOLD BUGS
Would Retire the Greenbaek II
They Could
Destroy the Legal Tender ofthe
Silver Dollar
And Contract the Circulating
Medium 81, 900, 100000.

Ex-senator ingalls, in his letter from
St. Louis to the New York Journal
touches on all phases of the convention
Speaking Of the financial agitation ne
says
Political issues, like poets are born
and not made. They grow and cannot
be manufactured to order The great
political leader is not the paltry ana
sordid boss who packs primaries ana
controls delegates and threatens 20
bolt conventions unless he can have ms
selfish way but the man who discerns
the wishes and purposes of the people
and cO-Operates with them
This was the secret of LinCOln's con-
Eummate power. BE discovered the
thought of the people and gave it ex-
preston. He found out what the peo-
pie wanted done and did it. He some
times seemed dllatory. but it was be-
caue he waited to ascertain the cOnVic-
ti0u of the people. He listened, took
counsel and received suggestions, and
then acted. He was a leader because
he followed public opinion.
Lne managers nave at last Degum no
realize that the effort to conduct this
campaign upon a. ready-made platform
with the tariff as the principal plank,
viii be futile. Protection viii be the
policy of the nation for an indefinite
period So far at least as the Republ-
cans are concerned. free trade is no
more an issue than slavery or state
sovereignty
publican congress- every one knows,
means tariff for both revenue and
protection, but what does it mean on
the money question: The hope that
the inquiry might be subordinated. or
suppressed, or tangled up with the tar
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oPINIoNs oF ZEE PREss.
What Some of the Leading Dailiss
Say About the Financial Plank.

What Some of the Leading DaiIiss
Say About the Financial Plank
New York, June 1.-THE Press today
says editorially.
In the last year of the war Of the re-
belllOn heavy provost guard was me-
cessary to keep some Of the drafted
troops to the front In this. we trust
and believe the last year of the cur
rency war for this generation. the gold
standard viii prove an excellent pro-
vOst.
Gentlemen who say that they will
lose their congressional district that
these people wifi misunderstood" that
they viii think that silver and paper
are to be wiped out" simply show that
they have been skulking and coffee
cooling among the middle west for the
last twenty years They show that
they have run whenever a cheap money
guerilla showed his face. They can
run no more. Between the guns of
the free silver foe and the bayonets OF
the platform there is no escape save
by the capture of the guns BY this
time tomorrow, if the convention does
its duty, the provost guard viii be set
and the skull1ers win have to fight
The World says.
In the useless preamble to the reso-
luton agrred upon at the conference OF
gold standard delegates and adopted
by the sub committee last night. 10 us
affirmed that, under Republican control
since 1879, every dollar has been as
good as gold" Honest money men dis
statements.
If the St. Louis convention shall de-
clare for the best money it viii be AN
act of wisdom and patriotism. But it
viii not alter or atone for the fact that
our chaotic, distrusted and dangerous
currency system is of Republican Gre
alton Neither the dumbness of Nc
kinley nor the volubiity Of Lodge can
Cincinnati, June 1.-THE Enquirer
said editorially: The Enquirer has no
particular choice as to which horn of
the financial dilema The Republican
convention accepts. Anything it does
VIII practically mean the single gold
standard and the continued practical
delivery of the management of the
government finances into the hands OF
the speculative syndicate and Wall
street s'sharpers."
The COmmercial-Cazet Tribune viii
say The report Of the subcommittee
on resolutions is as plain and unequivo-
cal as words can make it,
Now, as ever, the Republican party
has met squarely, fairly. frankly and
fully the issue of the day. Today IS
one of the times when the honest policy
is the best policy, when courage is the
highest wisdom.
st. Paul, June 1.-THE Pioneer Press
Rep) says. There is no straddle in
this plank, no faint Of c0wardice or in
decision; no hiding behind evasive or
equivocal generalities. it is bold out
spoken plain in every line. and that
there may be no mistake as to its mean
ing it says the same thing over several
times and in several different ways.
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demands protection for American mis-
sionaries in Armenia; expresses sym
pathy for the Cubans in their war FOR
independence and takes a position in
favor Of awarding to them beIligerent
rights.
Civil service reform is approved and
the extension of the principle Wnere-
ever practicable. The use of public
money for sectarian purposes and the
union OF church and state are opposed
A declaration is made in favor Of arbt-
ers but no specific legislation is de-
manded.
a declaration is made in favor OF
HpeFa1 pensions and the present adj
ministratton is denounced Tor dropping
from the rolls without examination de-
serving soldiers
The building Of the Nicaragua canal
Norad
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CHEERS AGAINST SUFFRAGE.
Republican Committeeme en- Apparent
" Opposed to Women Voting.

st. Louis, June 17.-At o'clock last
night the a members of the committee
on resolutions, who are not engaged on
the subcommittee on the construction
OF platform, met pursuant to ad-
journment.
The committee remained in session
with Gen. Lew Wallace in the chair, to
hear the delegations in waiting.
Mrs Lilly Devereaux Blake chair
man Of the National WOman's Suffrage
executive committee, and representing
President Susan 3. Anthony spoke for
a woman suffrage plank, followed by
MRS. Catherlne w auSh Mccullough for
the Illinois association, Mrs. Anna Seed
CatchlnS president of the Lake Forest
university and others
There was quite a stir when Mrs w
W. WlnslOW CARMEL of Albany ap-
peared FOR the anti WOman's Suffrage
ASSOCIATION OF New York. She read pro
tests from the association of New Eng
land and other states against woman
Suffrage. Her address was applauded
by the committeeman, and especially
her reference to the Woman's revision
of the Bible.
Mrs Blake and some of the ladies'
accompanying her retired to the cOrri-
dor while Mrs. CARMEL was speaking
but returned afterWard to hear Mrs
Catchins reply to Mrs. CARMEL
Mrs F. II. lngeIIS. the Missouri dis
trict president, presented the appeal of
the WOmanS Republican Christian
Temperance union for a temperance
plank Mrs Helen Foster of Kansas
spoke at length for the recognition of
union and also the Woman Suffra gists
Gen. Blackwell Of Boston spoke for the
recognition Of the women.
The committee went into executive
session when the petitions presented
were considered and referred to the
mi ffPR
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HALgFEAD,g oREN HINr.
Murat Halstead Says the CoIored Del
egates Heard from Bank Parlors.

Murat Halstead Says the Colored Del
egates Heard from Bank Parlors.
New York. June 17-Murat Hal
stead, one Of the Journals distinguish
ed coterie of special convention writ
ers, says
While the convention is absolutely
all for Mckinley. and the fact is not
disputed except by the irrational the
Impression grows that there is so much
serious work to do that the sessions
may occupy several days. The presi-
Dental nomination can hardly take
place on the first day, because there is
no disposition of those having the pow
Ell to be hurried in its exercise. If there
are any susceptibilites to soOthe, the
element of time is of recognized use
fulness. The nomination OF Mckinley
viii probably take place Wednesday
afternoon, and I should think of the
vice president on the following day,
the final adjournment occurring Thurs
day evening
THE most curious development here
is the gold sentiment from the south,
and the most interesting part of it is
that it is led by the colored delegates.
Ii is no joke that the discussion Of the
gold question in Kentucky has con-
WINGED the cOlored people that silver is
not sound money They do not seem
to understand it in satisfactory de
gree to themselves that there is a sure
thing of so cents worth of silver pass
ing for a dollar and they want gold
or paper. This is 50 positively playing
into the hands of the gold mOuometal-
lists of the northeast that the accusa-
ton is current that southern RepubM-
cans have had prOmptings from tho
bank parlors Of what there is a dispo
sition to call the extreme gold states"
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MKINLEY MEN CONTROL.

Decision of the National Committee
on Contests VIII be Accepted.
st. Louis, June 1.-THE Mckinley
men secured control of the committee
on credentials. A resolution offered by
Hepburn of Iowa. one of Allison's man
ayers, that the committee send for the
papers in all contests was lost by a
vote of II for 20 against.
This practically insured the adoption
of the resolution offered by the Nc
Kinley men that the roll tablished
by the national committee be accepted
with the exception Of Texas and Della
ware which were referred. The Della
ware and Texas contests will be taken
up tonight
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j. YELLIN FOSTER
Makes a Partisan Speech as a Woman
Sufragist-

St. Louis. June 1T.-Among the reso-
luti0ns offered for the consideration OF
the subcommittee on platforln last
night was one by AIr. Henry y. Black
well, husband of the late Lucy Stone
Of Boston, which was presented by
Senator Lodge.
Resolved, That the Republican party
is mindful of the rights ana fnferazr=
of the women, protection of American
industries, opportunity to labor equal
pay for work and protection TO the
home. We favor the admission of
women to wider spheres of usefulness.
and welcome their cooperation in ras-
cuing the country from Democratic
mismana gement and POpulist misrulr."
J. Ellen Foster. president of the
WOmen's Republican association Of
the United States, was present upon
the invitation of the committee and
spoke in favor Of the adoption of the
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SIZE FAvoRs REED.

Mrs. CAME Ohapman-C Gait IS Solid for
the Fat Statesman.
St Louis. June 17.-NIrs. Carrie Chap
man-Catt. in attendance upon the Mis-
souri, Equal Suffrage state convention,
is an ardent supporter of Thomas B.
Reed for the presidential nomination.
Il am for Reed, first and last" said
Mrs. Gait to a reporter, "but I know
that Mckinley viii be nominated"
AIRS. Gait is also true to her New
England principles in regard to a plat
form.
Il am for a gold standard" said she.
II favor bimetallism, but believe it i'm
possible to secure it except by interna-
tional agreement.,
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SILVER MEN DISAPPOINTED.
They Expected More Votes for Dubois
Than he Received.

St Louis. June 17-Silver men are
disappointed over the comparatively
small vote cast for Senator Dubois for
tons They had expected he would re-
ceive 10 or Is votes instead OF four
which were cast for him They had
counted upon the votes Of California
and wyoming and several territories
in addition to these four.
1t appeared upon roll call that the
territorial delegates were absent and
Gaht9rnla ana Wyoming men voted for
Foraker. Tt is of the action Of tha 1ssf
two that the silver men complain. They
say that as those two states instructed
Tor 1ree coinage of silver at a ratio of
10 70 J. they had a right to expect eheir
support for the silver candidate for the
TEMPORARY Chairman
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ADpIoK,s IL FIREp.
The Higgins Delegation From Dele
ware is Seated.

St Louis. June 1.-THE committee
on credentials decided the fractional
contest between the Higgins and Ad-
state of Delaware for several yeas was
decided in favor of the former A res
olutiOn to seat j. Edward Addicks and
his five colleagues was defeated by a
vote of % to 20; one to seat the delega-
ton headed by ex-senator Anthony
Higgins was then carried by 81 to IL
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa gave notice he
would make a minority report to the
convention recommending the seating
Of AddicIEs-
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EXCURSION.
Beatrice Chautauqua-

Beatrice Chautauqua-
Sunday. June 21. special train via the
Rock Island, leaving Topeka at 81 80 am,
arriving at Beatrice HIS al M; re-
turning viii arrive at Topeka at 1912
-. m. Fare for the round trip $3.50
Ample accommodation for all Topeka
people desiring to attend the Chautau-
qua. A. NJ. FULLER
City Passenger Agent.
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WoN'T EooL ANYoNR.
Rocky Mountain News Denoun oes
the Gold Plank.

Denver, June 1.-THE Rock Mountain
News says today of the financial plank
agreed upon by the sub-cemmittee
If the men who have formulated
this plank think that its language viii
deceive any voter ia the west they are
destined to realize the blunder they
have made, in November next 1t IS
the cold blooded recommendation OF
Wall street stated in words of the
trucking and cOwardly politician Tie
original Lodge resolution as reported lu
Tuesday mornings kilograms was not
less offensive and was much more di-
rect and honest"
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Canton. o., June 1T-Ex- Governor
Mckinley left his home and office
where convention news was being re-
eeived yesterday to attend the funeral
of his old friend Julius Whiting. He
was one of the pail bearers Otherwise
he spent the day at home, chatting with
friends from Canton and a few callers
from near by towns.
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WELLINGTON BAND PLEAsEs
Caman's Military Catches the Fancy
of St Louis People.

q 30 LOUIS FeopIe-
st. Louis. June with the NTcKin-
ley corn train from Wichita, kan.
there came a band that during the
day won golden opinions
This was Caman's military band from
Wellington, kan, consisting pc twenty
four pieces, under the leadership Of W.
H. Canaan, quite a young man The
serenading tour of the band during the
afternoon included hotels club head
quarters and newspaper Offices.
At the Southern hotel Mr.. Canaan
stationed his musicians in the center
Of the rotunda and greatly pleased the
crowds by his rendition of popular airs.
The uniform is dark blue with white
duck trousers.
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R.nIes and - I'll Pnsiness

St. Louis, June 1.-THE committee
on rules and order of business elected
Congressman Bingham of Pennsylva-
the 54th congress shall be the govern
ing rules of the convention. According
to the rules as adopted the convention
will proceed in the following order of
business. First-Report of committee
on credentials; report of committee on
permanent organization; report of com
mittee on resOlutions5 naming members
of national committee; presentation of
candidates for president; baHOting;
presentation of candidates fOrYiee pres
ident; ballOting.
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THE COMMITTEES.

tenance of the parity of the different
kinds of money than the first draft.
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A cheese sandwich is a delIcacys made
with Bremner's Butter Waters, Dc 10
dOubtly SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-17
Senator ingalls, Does Not Hest
tate to Ratify

The Assertions of Many Pa
triOts and Statesman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-17

Some Orange ice please, and have
YOU any Bremner's High Tea Waters.
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Ladies' shirt waists Numbered so that
the colors viii not fade by Peerless
steam Laundry. 112 and ia W. sth.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08
A BRAKEMAN BADLY INJURED
Number OF People Injured. Among Them
lanes l.. Ford of This.
City.

Helena, Feb. 4.-The south-bound
train on the Montana Central was de-
rallied a mile this side of Great Falls
this morning at o'clock and the
smoking and baggage car. with 20 pas
sengers in it, was overturned complete
ly. Brakeman Hoffman was seriously
injured and is now in the hospital at
Great Falls. News Agent Smith was
cut and bruised, but will recover.
In the smoker, James l.. Ford of Spo-
kane, western representative Of w. A.
Wilson & Co. of Kansas City, who sells
teas and cigars on the road, had an arm
sprained, and F. G. Storey of San Fran
cisco, special agent of the American
Central and st. Paul fire and marine
insurance companies, sustained a Sc
we're cut in the forehead. Mr. Storey
will remain in Helena day or two to
recuperate.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Walker and their
4-year-old son Edwin of Helena were
the only passengers in the day coach
who suffered injury. When the car col
lided with the upturned smoker the
brake handle of the latter projected
through the window, cutting Mrs. Wal
ker severely in the breast. The broken
glass showered over the boy, cutting his
head and face.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-08

mall Fire in the Basement Shocked
Hundreds OF Nerves.

mail Fire in the Basement Shocked
Hundreds OF Nerves.
New York, Feb. 4.-Fire which start
ed in the drying room in the basement
of the Gilsey house early this morning
and caused much excitement among
the 224 guests, who were aroused from,
their sleep by the automatic signals.
Many women became hysterical; others
fell down stairs in their efforts to escape
from the building. For a time the hall
ways were filled with smoke and there
was every indication that the building
would be consumed. Several servants
on the sixth floor, thinking retreat had
been cut off by the flames, climbed down
the fire-escapes in sight Of hundreds OF
people. On the arrival of the engines,
in response to the first alarm, the smoke
was so thick that a second alarm was
sent in. In a short time the fire was
extinguished, the guests filing back to
their apartments The total damage
was not more than $500.