Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-06-25

the resumption Oh specie payment
in 1879, since then every dollar has
been as good as gold. We are un-
alterably opposed to every measure
calculated to debase our currency or
impair the credit of our country.
We are therefore opposed to the free
coinage of fsilvereXcept by internatiOn-
al agreement with the leading com
mercial nations of the world, which
we pledge ourselves to promote, and
until such agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard must be
maintained at u parity with gold
and we favor all measures designed
to maintain inviolably the obligations
of the United States and all our
money, whether coin or paper, at the
present stardard, the stardard of the
most enlightened nations of the
earth.
TO all of our prOducts-tO those OF
mine and field as well as those of
shop and factory-to hemp, to wool.
the product of the great industry OF
sheep husbandry as well as to finished
| wOolens of the mill. we promise am
pie protection.
Senator Teller offered the follow
ing substitute for the money plank
which was voted down:
1--WE, the undersigned, members OF
-
unable to agree with that portion OF
the majority report which treats of the
subject of coinage and finance, re-
spectfully submit the following para
graph as a substitute therefor: The
republican party favors the use of
both gold and silver as equal stand
ard money and pledges it's power to
secure the free, unrestricted and in
dependent coinage of gold and silver
.s..4 4
parts of silver to- one of gold
After it's reading Teller made STIR
ring appeal for it's adoption with
out avail. He was followed by Sen
atOr Mantle. Cannon. of Utah, read
IA protest of the silver states to the
platform.
NOMINATIONS.
Iowa, through j. n. Baldwin, pre-
sented Allison, Henry c. Lodge
named Reed and Littlcfield seconded
| it, Depew nominated Morton and
Foraker presented Mckinley. while
| Hastings presented Quay.
In his speech Senator Foraker got
no further than the name of the Ohio
statesman. Even before the last
| syllable had passed his lips, with one
great swell delegates and occupants
| of the galleries sprang to their feet
and let out a yell that would have
driven out of the pastures the far
| framed bull of Bashan. The precise
time when this violent eruption
occurred was BIS u. m, as Indicated
| by the clock ckeonfronting the speakers
desk Senator Foraker modestly
stepped back and. with his hand
raised, seemed to deprecate the sim
ultaneous movement of voices and
| action on the part OF the people and
Il a n. n. l..
four or five sOundings thumps width
his gavel, but the bowling crowd
paid no more attention to him and
his gavel than if he We're located i'm
some outlying member of the solar
system. The crowd had it all to
themselves. My, but they howled
The first movement was to mount
seats, where they yelled awhile
Then they got down and did some
more yelling. A little experience of
this kind seemed to be enough, then
| they climbed upon the seats again
for another session of yelling. From
these elevated positions, as if shot
into the air from some concealed
battery, thousands of variegated
plumes flashed, almost concealing
the thousands of American flags,
handkerchiefs, and even umbrellas,
that were being widely fiOurished by
the enthusiastic crowd. States stand
ards were uprooted and carried up
and down the aisles by shrieking
delegates. A gigantic picture of
Gov. Mckinley was hOisted to a
position in front of the gallery
opposite the chairman's desk, and
after the picture caught the eyes of
the assembiage, there was an i'm
mense swell. The band participated
i'm the roar and the audience took up
the strain, singing various patriotic
airs i'm the intervals of frantic cheer
ing. The demonstration lasted 26L
minutes.
The chair was temporarily occu-
pied by Hepburn, while ThurstOn
seconded the nomination of McKin-
ley. i. Nj. Vance, Il cOlored delegate
from louisiana, seconded Mckinley,
after Hastings had nominated Quay.
At 4:36 the roll call began and was
watched closely, cheers coming with
most votes.
When Montana was reached the
the delegates having left. But two
alternates responded, one voted for
Mckinley and the other for j
Donald Cameron, the Pennsylvania
silver senator.
North Dakota and Minnesota both
voted solidly for Mckinley The
vote of Ohio brought Mckinley
above the number needed and nOmi-
mated him. The result of the ballot
was: Mckinley, 661k; Morton, 5S;
Allison, 35h; Reed. S4k: Quay, 6lk
Cameron, l; blank, 4. Everybody