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M'KINLEY NOMINATED.
Republican Convention Presents
His Name for President
proceedings OF the Big Assembly at 81
Louis Leading siiverites Bolt the
Party Platform Adopted-Mc-
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St. Louis. June 49, = Al 1885 Thursday
rnorning the president. Senator Ihurston.
snnounced that the divine blessing would
Dc Invoked by Rev. John X. Scott, OF Flor
The chairman said tho trst order Of bus,-
ness was the reception OF the report or the
seiIssS for 1 thSt purpose senator-eisct
Eoraker OF Ohio.
piank Mr.. Teller left his seat with the Col
orado delegation and moved uP 10 the plat,
norm where he seated himself az the eng
fhe chairman. With the opening sentence
the republican party y rnTs oes los
slowly and very emphatieaily. 9 burst OF
cheering occurred and the applause was
pledge TO promote international agreement
Tor free coinage was read. The cheering
ct this point was so prolonged that IL inter.
ruptod the proceedings for some time and
compelled the chairman 70 RAD for order.
Teller Presents Minority Report.
Then the chair. amid the breathless at
xention q the sonyenuon' fseogn scria Ssn
desk and had read the following MINOR
1--we. the undersigned members OF the
committee on resolutions. being unable
40 agree with that portion OF the majority
Coinage and finance. respectfully submit
the following paragraph as substitute
-rhe republican party favors the use Of
both gold and silver as equal standard
free. Unrestricted and independent coinage
OF gold and silver at our minis at the ratio
of sixteen parts OF silver TO one or gold.
Teller Addresses the Convention.
Mr.. Teller then advanced to the front
and In earnest tones addressed the con-
ventlon In explanation or his course. lie
dlsclaimed that his advocacy OF free sil-
yer was I'm any manner controlled BY the
fact that he represented state which
produced silver. He commended for i be ss
prosper without IL. and because he believed
that IL was the great weight which wa, was
feSslns teieranee VT for those Who differed
from him, he said his decision hnd been
thought. The great contest whether there
should be one nag or two in this country
was not more important than IN, this Som,
Of this glorious party Of ours with the
danger OF a financial system which In our
Country, they were called upon TO decide
whether 20 adhere TO 1t or reject It.
Teiser's substitute Tabled.
Mr. Foraker. OF Ohio. chairman OF tho
Tellcrs substitute on the table.
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,. sec
I'll" THE Yeas and nays were demanded by
the states OF Colorado, Montana and Idaho
and the vote was taken.
The result OF the roll call was announced
800 t ih,z motion 10 lay Senator Tellcr's
substitute free silver plank on the table
was carried.
Mr. Foraker was recognized 10 move the
previous question on the passage or tho
RESOLUTIONS.
Financial Plank Adopted.
Mr.. Dubois demanded a roll call OF states
on the passage OF the financial plank, and
Colorado and Montana Jeconded the cali
The roll call proceeded amid so much con,
fusion that the CHAIRMAN had 10 suspend
The result az the roll call on the question
of the adoption OF the financial plank was
Announced. AYES.
the financial plank Is adopted" added the
The rest rest OF the platform was adopted
with n ringing chorus or ayes there being
but one solitary mo"
silver Mons Declaration of Withdrawal
MIR. Frank Cannon, the youthful senator
from Utah, advanced to the platform and
with Senator Teller sitting by his side.
read in ringing tones and with many
1--WE hold that this convention has Sc.
<etnS srom the truth; that the triumph OF
sstruction OF our freedom and our ciyillza.
ton. TO that end the people -, VIII mo- mo-
we choose 20 take our place In the rank,
OF the great mass OF citizens who realize
that a sng hSHr nas ie ens nT to hu
manlty we would yield, since the associa
lions o. all our Political lives have been In
GO thls patty 81 past mighty achievements
Withdrawal from the Party
accepting the fiat OF this convention
ms the present purpose OF the party, W.
withdraw from this convention 70 return
10 our constituents the authority Will
which they invested us, believing that W
have better discharged their trust by thu
action which restores to them authorit,
unsullled than by giving cowardly ant
fneincere Endorsement 10 the creates
wrong ever wiilfully attempted within m
republican party-once redeemer or IN
,neopiq but now about to become thel
aoppressor, unless providentially restrained
by the votes OF free men"
wild Scene.
AT Mr. Cannons closing words. declaring
that the republican party, once the re
deemer OF the people, was now about y
become It's oppreEsor.a storm or Kisses am
orOana was raised from all parts or IN
hall and cries OF Down" were raised.
THE chair, with his resonant voice RS
ing above the tumult, said. The chal
eugRcsts 10 this convention that the re
pubfican party I'm convention assemble
need not fear any declaration Here a
outburst OF cheers. which lasted severn
seconds interrupted the chairman.
"Good-By, MY Lovers, Good-by''
The names OF the signers 10 the protes
as read By the secretary were treated Wit
hIeses and a voice In the rear called GU
ssGood-by, My Lovers Good-by, as Senate
Teller and his associates then nled out