The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-16
FOUR BRAVE MEN.
Lambert, Murdoch, Vincent and
Nelson Stand For Silver
Against All the Other Delegates
From Kansas
Who Seem to Have Fallen I'M
der the Spell
OF GOLD AT ST. LOUIS.
The Fight Made In the Kansas
Delegation.
Prof. SwenssOn Makes a Donkey
Of Himself.
Wishes to Fool the Kansas Sill
yer Adherents
Prof. Swensson Makes a Donkey
of Himself.
Wishes to Fool the Kansas Sill
yer Adherents
BY A STUPID RESORT
To Trickery - He Says "We
Should Mean GOId''
e'But Not Use the Word In the
Platform.

From Our Special Correspondent.
St Louis June 16.-The Kansas del
egation yesterday afternoon adopted a
resolution declaring that their mem
Der of the committee on resolutions
should work for a plank on the money
question which admits of no doubt and
contain no quibble. equivocation or
evasion. And Immediately on top of
this at an executive session OF the dele
CATION held at 6 o'clock they adopted
the Indiana plank as their expression
on the money question The Indiana
plank is an evasion pure and simple,
which means gold, but which is so
framed as to admit of a straddIe-
The Kansas Republicans are fright
ened at the prospect. They see gold
standard platform ahead and they are
nervous They know it means a great
loss of votes and perhaps defeat. They
are beginning to squlrm and wonder
how they can go before Kansas gather
ing5 and enthuse over a gold platform
In the afternoon meeting every mem
Der OF the delegation who expressed
himself on the money question said he
was in favor of the gold standard and
opposed TO the free coinage of silver
Almost every one said the platform
should mean gold but not say III.
The 6 O'Clock executive session was
to get an expression as to the money
plank which the Kansas delegation
Marsh NIurdock moved that the mem
bers of the resolutions committee be
instructed to support a plank for the
coinage of the entire product of Amer
lean silver at the ratio of rs to T. Ike
Lambert seconded the motion. The
motion was lost. Lamb bert. AIurdOcA,
Vincent and w H Nelson, Gov. Rid
dies alternate alone voting for it.
Lambert then moved that the Ohio
platform be the expression OF the del
egauion. This was also lost-Lambert.
MurdOck, Nelson. Vincent, Dean and
Randolph voting for it,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick then moved the adOp-
ton Of the Indiana platform which
declares against the free coinage of
silver, and those in the delegation
friendly to silver seeing that it was no
use made no fight against it,
Prof. Swensson, the Kansas member
of the resolutions committee, stated his
views on the money question yesterday.
The occasion was when The nominees
for the place on the resolutions com
mittee were called OF to express their
convictions. The expression was truly
laughable, since Mr.. SWenssOn knew
that what he said would be made pub
lie He said: Il am in favor Of good.
reliable money and lots of it. but L am
opposed to the use of the word gold in
the platform. We should have sound
money, but use silver as much as we
can"
Some one Interrupted him to ask
what he meant by sound money. and
SwenssOn replied cold and opposed to
free silver"
Mr.. Swensson said 1--WE should mean
gold. but not use the word.
Cy Leland took part in the discussion
to say to the delegation. II wish to
say TO the delegation that from the
talks 7 have had with different dele
gates the disposition is not to use gold
in the platform. but declare lin favor of
the present standard, which is gold"
Mr. Leland said personally he was
for the gold standard. NJ. F. NJ.