Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-19
Mckinley and Morton.
Teller and the Silver Men to Leave
the Convention.

The st. Louis convention was yesterday to
adopt the gold standard resolution which will
be found below. When it was adopted in
committee. Senator Teller and the other silver
members of the committee gave notice that if
tt was adopted in the convention they would
leave 1t. Our paper went to press at o clock
p. m. yesterday (Thur sday) and news of the
bolt had not vet arrived, though it doubtless
will if the gold standard is adopted. Gov.
Mckinley for President, and Gov. Morton
of N. ", for Vice President. will be the
nominees by reclamation. We give some ex-
tracts from thf mess before the meeting, as
REED HEADQUARTERS.
The headquarters of the Hon. Thomas B..
Reed doomed up Monday to beat the band. 1t
was defiance to Mckinley and Marley and
all the rest of the crowd here. The big display
was on the high porttco Of the Southern Hotel,
that was draped in flags, and on each side
was big sign with the words: "For Presi-
dent, Thomas B. Reed Of Maine" The let
tiers were all lighted and Reeds name bla-
Zoned.
THE CALIFORNIA BADGES.
The Californians have the most costly of
cations are wearing. That State never does
things by halves at any time. and in this in
stance it has outdone itself. The badge is of
solid golc and consists of good-sized shield
suspended fl ON bar on top of which is a
gold bear. The shield has the inscription
Republican National Convention, 1885,
while the name ''California" appears in gold
on red enamel on the supporting bar. The
whole is set off to great advantage by being
pinned on the coat over a bit of white silk
ribbon.
SEATS FOR THE WOMAN sUFFRAGIsTs.
The sergeant-at-arms has been requested to
provide seats in the Republican National con-
vention for fifty women sufragists. They
wish to hear Col. Isaac Trumbo of Utah.
when he urges the convention to incorporate
in the party platform woman's suffrage
plank. Yesterday large number of woman
suffragists took their stands in the Southern
Hotel and lobbed energetically for the "wo-
mans plank" as it is called.
WHAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE.
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, discussing the
question Saturday, said: The financial plank
is a question of great Importance and | expect
to see the Republican convention take such &C
ton as will effectually dispose of the idea that
it even winks at the free coinage OF silver. My
own notion is that the Indiana plank with
single modification would be good plank
for our national platform, There is strong
suspicion in the minds of some people that
Mr.. Harrison wrote that platform. The res
olpton declared that we favor the use of
silver as currency, but to the extent only
and under such regulation that its parity with
gold can be maintained, and in cons sequence,
are opposed to the free and unlimited and in
dependent coinage of silver at ratio of six
teen to one' The words at ratio of 16 to l.
were added by some one else. Leaving them
off the plank is an admirable idea and l
should like to see it adopted
THIS HOTEL WOULDN'T SURRENDER.
The st. James Hotel Saturday openly refused
to entertain negro delegates and cancelled a
Sc 900 contract it had made for feeding and
housing delegates.
THE CONTEST IN THE SECOND VIRGINIA DIS
TRICT sETTLED-ALL GET HALF VOTE IN
SPITE OF JOHNNIE WISE.
The next case that came before the Nation
al Committee was that of the Second Dis
trict of Virginia. The delegates were George
E. Bowden and R, NJ. Smith Mckinley, and
the contestants, Alva II. Martin and Harry
Libbey (Reed). Mr.. Johu S. Wise, ex-con-
gresham, appeared for the contestants, and
got into an angry alteration with Mr.. Bow
den, whom he denounced yehemently and
passionately as political fraud. The names
of the regulars and Of the contestants were
placed on the temporary roll-32 to 15-with
half votes,
ON THE VIRGINIA NJ 'KINLEY BAND WAGON.
CLIFTON FORGE June 12.-Ihe party that
started from Richmond on this car werei
From the First district, DR.. Geo. L. Scarbo
roush and r. e. Walker (col.); Second dis
trict, r. M. Sniltf (col); Third district.
Judge Edmund Waddnl and A. W. Harris
(col); Fourth district. Gen. Stith Boiling
and Col. James d; Brady,
At Louisa the delegation was Joined by Mr.
II. J. Vale, and at Ggrdonsyille the train
took on Judge j. b. SA,mate. the two dele
gates from the Eigh5 kstrict and further on
Capt. j. Henry Riyes -. q, d,str;ot
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