Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-06-18
FORAKER TO NOMINATE.
Morton's Vice Presidential
Boom to be Started by the
Buckeye "Fire Alarm"
The Presidential Nomination
Of Mckinley a Forgone
Conclusion.
What the Silver Men are Likely
to do.-Mckinley Fears
q Bolt.

Sr. LOUIS, June 17.-The convention
assembled today at 10 O'Clock. The
weather was raining and dissgreesble,
but it had DO effect in keeping the
crowds away. The hall was packed
with spectators and delegates, who
applauded at every opportunity. The
state factional quarrels Of Miller and
Platt in New York have temporarily
subsided, enough to allow Of Senator
Foraker of Ohio, to present the name of
Gov. Morton for the second place on
ticket, the governor having wired that
he would accept.
Senator Thurston OF Nebraska, made a
long speech to the convention at the
close OF which adjournment was taken
until 2 p. IN.
Telegrams from st. Louis assert that
the silver delegates are preparing to
make fight on the committee OF resoln-
tious, for the principles they represent,
and failing to get the recognition they
claim is due the people, and the great
interests of the nation, will take no fur
ther part in the proceedings of the con-
vention, as they could not do consistent
ly. The Mckinley me2 are AFRAID of
bolt of the silver delegates, not because
Of the number of electoral votes to be
lost, but of the moral effect such move
Will have on the country. The silver
men will insist on no straddle plank.
The silver forces led by Senator Teller
of Colorado, are Of determined never
say.die' sort, and confidently expect
much support from sources not now
publicly declared. One Of the silver dele
gates is quoted as saying.
sWhen our votes are recorded against
that gold plank, for that's what the PLANK
will be, no matter how it 10 phrased,
CLOSED over and smoothed down, we will
have to run our course. We cannot
then remain in convention whose decla-
ration of principles is abhorrent to us.
There is but one thing for us to do to
MAINTAIN our independence and preserve
our political manhood. We must leave
the hall then and there. And We will
leave with cheers from certain state
delegations which are believed to be
solid gold. We will 60 to Chicago and
attend the democratic national conven-
tion. We are fighting for the very life
of our west. I hate democrat, but 1t
the democrats will give us free silver l
will take them to my heart"
One Of the planks proposed by the
western delegates comes from Wyoming.
It declares for the free coinage of Amerl-
can silver and high tariff on foreign
silver.
Word was brought to the silver head
quarters that Senator Pettigrew OF
South Dakota, had secured control OF
the state delegation for free silver, and
all day delegates from Texas. New
Mexico, California, Michigan. Indiana,
Missouri and even from New York
dropped in on the Colorado men and
said they we're with the silver men either
actively or sympathetioally.
Senator Teller received long tele
gram from the Illinois Agricultural
Press association, in convention at
Chicago, urging him to lead his delegates
out of the convention because OF the
great moral effect it would have.