The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-20
THIRD DAY.



he president, Senator Thurston, an.
Sat the divine blessing would be In.
ev John r. Scott, OF Florida.
q stout, very dark negro, delivered
feeling prayer, beginning. Father
whose hands the centuries fall like
md we meet to-day united, free and
closed with the recital OF the
er
rman said the first order OF busi-
y reception Of the report OF the COM
resolutions, and the chair recog
lat purpose Senator-elect Foraker,
her, as he stepped upon the plat.
ecelyed with hearty applause. lie
chairman OF the committee on reso-
I've the honor TO report as follows, +"
led 10 read the platform.
ter read In clear voice, with dis
lstlon, He gave pointed empha-
bdorsement Of President Harrison,
Deceived with cheers.
oraker approached the financial
Teller left bis seat with the Colo
tion and moved up to the platform,
eated himself at the end OF tho SEQ
seats to the right OF the chairman.
opening sentence "the republican
fsservedly for sound money" which
read slowly and very emphatical-
Of cheering occurred, and the ap-
repeated with redoubled volume
pledge TO promote international
Tor free coinage was road. The
mis- point was SO prolonged that II
the proceedings for some time and
he chairman to rap for order.
md for American control OF the
Stands received approval, but the
hiding OF the Nicaragua canal by
states and the purchase Of the
mas Tor q naval station fell fiat.
surprisingly little enthusiasm over
plank, but the Cuban paragraph
70 with loud cheers, though
enuon missed the phrase
the Intervention Of the
ees OF the United States
On had appeared in earlier gussses
prm' influence and good ofices"
place Of armed Intervention.
enforcement was received In
{, out the demand for q free ballot
nemnation Of lynchina elected the
approval Of the colored delegates.
= Of the platform as q whole was
i'n marked attention, and at the
greatly cheered. The reading oc-
nutes.
% moved the adoption Of the re-
republican national platform for
enalr' amid the breathless alton
convention, recognized Senator
SEM TO the secretsry's desk and
following m inority report:
nuefslgned members of the COM
esolutions, being unable to agree
uon OF the majority report which
subject OF coinage and finance,
suomi submit the following paragraph as
n'sn party favors the use OF both
as equal standard money, and
power to secure the free, un-
independent coinage OF gold and
mlnts at the ratio OF IS parts OF
Of gold.r
'uen advanced to the front and
" address the convention in ex-
sls course. He denied that his
rec silver was In any manner
.ae lact that he represented q
p'Vuuces silver. He contended
ne believed that no country
without II, and because
mat II was the great
was now weighing
Tho direr.s .o.osSins 'olerhhce
been u arri'..s from nlm' he said his
thorsb, 'eu a. u, after many years
e sbon,s y me great contest
not moro " one nag or two In this
br tho ers, important than this.
part, ~ %'s. % .lme IN the history OF
lem which h ours ,n m with the danger Of a
|e to Tho ~ na, ~ our Judgment would
. wbstha" uUu9.ry, J, they were called
'ner TO adhere to 1t or re-
,b.,
nsr,'. srs. the rep ublican party had
pss'y ra; OF monometallism. In 1888
,o,U' ru'orado was carried on BIZ
|pnIa,,y % oy vote equal In proper
ha,..le az referred to promise he had
sis%an ss,s \ not to discuss the silver
s,u ssr le .s would keep that promise.
srt',s. 10y mat the platform contained
i'urs !, from republican princi-