The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
They Declare for Mckinley and Oppose
Free Silver

Indianapolis, May THE Indiana re-
publican convention to-day instructed it's
delegates for Mckinley with scarcely a
show of opposition and the long-impend-
ing battle between the Mckinley and al
legged Harrison forces ended in common
place peace. The platform, embodying the
instructions was adopted by viva voce
vote and withouudivision. General Harri-
son did not make his eagerly expected
speech to the delegates. The platform de-
clares for sound money" favors the use
Of both gold and silver at a parity, urges
bimetallism on an international basis and
condemns the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at a ratio of 16 to /.
The delegates -at-large are r. W.
Thompson. c. w. Fairbank. F. NJ. Milli-
ken and General Lew Wallace.
There was a most bitter fight when
the gubernatorial nominations were
begun. with II names presented. The
leaders on the first voting were c. +.
Griffin. c. T. Doxey and F. D. Posey.
These men continued to lead until the
fifth ballot, when Posey dropped back
and j. A. Mount of Montgomery coun-
ty came to the front with 251 votes.
On the final ballot Mount received 1853
votes and was declared the choice of
the convention. w. L. Vanguard was
nominated for lieutenant governor and
w. ID. Owen for secretary of state.
j. A. Mount, candidate for governor,
is a farmer, an ex-member of the state
senate and is quite wealthy.
The platform extols Benjamin Harri-
son, contrasting his administration
with that of his successor; demands the
return to the republicn policy of pro-
lection and reciprocity; favors the use
OF silver as currency. but to the ex-
tent only and under such regulations
that its parity with gold can be main
tanned, and in consequence we are op-
posed to the free. unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to l."
The Mckinley resolution Is as fol-
lows: Believing. as we do, in protect
i've tariff. the leading issue before the
people, we favor the nomination as
presindent of the United States of
man who perfectly represents the pro-
tective tariff and the cardinal princi-
Piles of the republican party; a man
who has devoted his life to the defense
OF his country in war and in peace;
one who, at II years of age, fought
with Hayes and Crook and Sheridan at
Antietam and in Shenandoah in de-
fense of our flag against foes within.
and for IA years in congress contended
against our country's foes from with
out. beating back British free trade
and aggression which finally. under the
present democratic administration, OBJ
tained possession of our markets and
has almost destroyed our industries; a
man who. with the resistless shibbo-
leth. protection and prosperity has
challenged the attention OF the CONNER
cial world and won the support of
every patriotic workingman In our
country; whose life work. open as a
book. Is in itself a platform. and whose
very name is magic-that loyal Ameri-
can citizen. soldier, statesman and
Christian gentleman, william McKin-
ley of Ohio: and the delegates TO the
republican national convention selected
by this body are directed to cast their
votes for William Mckinley as fire.
quently and continuously as there is
any hope of his nomination"
Scarcely three minutes elapsed after
the adoption of the resolution before
the convention proceeded with the cleo
tion OF delegates-at-large, apparently
having forgotten the entire presidential
situation.