The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
Two MINDS n MicHIGAN
Everybody for Mckinley, OF Course. But 4
Currency Compromfse Necessary

Everybody for MCKINLEY, of Course. But q
Currency Compromise Necessary.
Detroit, Mich, May IAN animated
fight over the money question was the
most striking feature of the Michigan
Republican convention. II resulted in
squelching both the gold plank offered
by the majority and the silver plank
submitted by the minority of the reso-
lutions committee, and the substitution
therefor of the money plank OF the Min
neapolis platform OF 1892. Mckinley
was endorsed most equivocally and the
delegates We're strongly instructed in
his favor. Four delegates-at-iarge
were elected, two OF them without con-
tests.
AS the convention assemble in the
auditorium at noon today il was announ
ced that Chauncey NJ. Depew was IN
the city The delegates applauded the
announcement and appointed a commit
tee to invite Mr. Depew TO address the
convention. Depew was wildly cheer
ed and made enthusiastically happy
address. His mention of Mckinley in
the list of distinguished living Repub-
licans was cheered with great enthusi-
aSm.
Colonel o. A. James of Hillsdale' was
introduced as temporary chairman.
James spoke for protection, reciprocity
and sound money and said that whe-
ther the party's leader be Allison, Reed
or Mckinley, the Republican party in
November would march to certain vic
tory.
The majority of the committee on res
ofutiOns favored sound money.
1t was after o'clock when the con-
vention was again called to order. Tel
egrams of greeting were read from
California and Indiana conventions an
nouncing Instructors for Mckinley in
both. The temporary organization was
made permanent and the resolutions
committee was given further time. the
money plang discussion having delayed
its progress.
The election Of delegates-at-large was
proceeded with and General AR. A. AL
ger of Detroit and Thomas ]. O'Brien
were unanimously chosen.
For the third delegate-at-large there
were nominated John Duncan of Cal
umet and Perry Hannah of Travers
City. After the vote by counties had
been partially taken. Mr.. Hannah's
name was temporarily" withdrawn and
the ballot of the convention went to
Duncan. Mark S. Brewer of Pontiac
and Fred w. Gilchrist of Alpena were
the leading contestants for the fourth
delegate-at-large. Brewer won on the
second vote by counties.
The fight of the convention arose
over the currency plank of the platform
The majority report read by ex-Con-
gresham Byron NJ. Cutcheon, asserts
lSsrxyeY fnc
tariff principle. and insists on the re-
peal of the present ''unwise, un-Ameri-
can tariff act" 1t demands the re-en-
actment Of the Mckinley law, with
whatever modffica tons present condi-
tons may require and comends the prin
ciple of reciprocity. 1t also declares
for a revival of protection to ship own
ers to encourage carrying goods in Am
er1can bottoms, and expresses sympa-
thy with the Cuban insurgents in their
struggle for liberty. The national del
egates are instructed ito use all hon
orable means to secure the nomina ton
OF William Mckinley so long as his
name shall be before the convention.
The financial plank is as follows: 1--WE
are unyielding and uncompromising in
our demands for sound and honest mo-
ey- We are in favor of the use Of gold
and silver and paper dollars incur
curen cy, all TO be maintained at a par
tty as to their purchasing and debt
paying pawer. We are opposed TO any
provision that will invite depreciation
Of any portion of our currency, and
therefore we are opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by this
country alone under present conditions
and we believe that such course would
destroy the parity of and contract the
currency"
S. w. Hopkins and W. H. Smith of
the committee presented a minority sub
stitute as follows, the first twenty-five
words being quoted from the national
platform of 1892: The Aemrican peo-
pie, from tradition and interest, favor
bimetallism, and the Republican party
demands the use OF both gold and silver
as a standard of money and demands
that all dollars. whether OF gold, silver
or paper, shall be Of full egal r.
possessing u Iond eqr'l p1-cA1 --;s
and Cs...., 49, D,we-, thereby having
a parity of value and 10 that end We
demand a purely American system Of
money based upon gold and silver with
out advantage of either at the mints.
We demand that all paper money issu-
ed BY the government shall be redeem
able in gold or silver al the option of
the government.
I'VE are opposed 10 the retiring OF the
greenbacks. the money OF the people,
the savior of the union, the money fav-
ored by Lincoln. We are opposed 10
the issuance of the interest-bearing
bonds in times Of peace. and We con-
denim the policy of Grover Cleveland
and John G. Carlisle in contracting the
sale OF government bonds. thereby tax
ing the people 10 benefit q foreign syn
dicate ten millions OF dollars-the profits
accruing TO it at the expense OF the
people"
Several delegates supported the free
silver substitute. while many OF the
gold delga ties were shouting time and
demanding a vote. After considerable
confusion T W. Crissey OF Midland
moved 10 substitute the currency decla-
ration OF the Minneapolis platform OF
1892 for both coEaIttees' reports on the
money question. The motion prevailed
amid cheers The remainder OF the
majority resolutions were adopted
Alternate delega tes-at-laTge were
then chosen and J. . Gray OF hailaska
and Charles Flowers OF Detroit were So
lected presidential electors.
lir NtnseSl Tor C1a-l lA<AA- - N-4I 80
central committee was between tai IN
willing candidates. both Of Ehom had
declined the honor. They were General
r \ Alger and Dexter NJ Ferry. %
Detroit Mr. Ferry. who i now II Cal
ifo-nia. wonthe uncoTeted honor and i
IS believed ne win be Induced 70 accept
The convention concluded shortly after
S O'Clock
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