The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-06-20
STANDARD
MINNESOTA DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
SHOW HOW THEY STAND.

A ResOluti0n IL Adopted Declaring
for the Existing Gold Standard
and Opposing Free Coinage-Ex-
Gov. Hubbsrd Chosen National
Committeeman, Ex-Gov. Merriam
ON Resolutions, L.. p. Hunt ON
Credentials.
St., Louis, June 15.-On the eve of the
tenth national convention of the Republic
can party st. Louis resembles a bride be-
decked for the coming Of her liege lord.
The buildings flame with bunting, the will
dows are adorned with pictures Of the var
ious candidates., the air beats with the pull
sating of martial music as parading clubs
go sweeping by, the streets surge with peo-
pie, borne along In streams. while the hotel
corridors are choked with a j~ostling, push
ing mass of humanity. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 strangers are the guests of the
Mound City tonight. The Southern and
the Planters hotels, where the headquarters
of the principal delegations are located,
! were thronged to the doors all day.
Bands played in the rotundas and kept the.
crowds that pushed their way up and
down the broad marble staircases until
they seem to creak under their burdens,
in a good humor, while delegations met
and leaders conferred behind closed doors
as to final details.
The most remarkable feature about the
convention so far has been the absence of
bad blood among the partisans of the VAR
ious candidates. Thu triumph of Mckin-
ley has been SO complete thus lar that MS
friends can afford to be magnanimous and
his opponents can do nothing but acluiesce
in the ascertained will Of the majority.
The partisans of Reed, Quay, Morton and
| Allison still wear their buttons and are. as
staunch as ever in their loyalty, but the
managers Of the anti-McKinley candidates
have practically sheathed their swords.
This does not mean that they have aband-
oned the field, with the exception of Gov.
| Bradley of Kentucky, who dropped out
last night. The names Of the other can
didates will be presented and voted for and
will probably poll their full strength. In
4 deed the Reed men to-day labored assid-
ously to rally their followers to the
Maineman. They appealed to his friends
with the followers of Morton, Allison and
Quay. But no one ventures to suggest the
possibility Of McKinley's defeat.
The real struggle that is going on Is over
the financial plank in the platform. Around
1t all interest centers. Beyond the disputes
macy of men and factions, 1t is almost the
sole object or plots and counter plots. 1t
Is the real battle ground. In phrase and
word 1t, is all important. Upon tariff, upon
all questions, there Is substantial unity, but
the differences upon 1t are as wide as the
continent. Free silver and gold are as IT.
reconcilable as the vote and the radical Sill
yer men are prepared to stake their all upon
the issue. Knowing they cannot succeed,
they are even now formulating the mani
festo that will sever their allegiance to the
Republican party. But these radical silver
men are largely outnumbered. Headed by
Senator Teller of Colorado, they have only
mustered five states and perhaps one terri
tory-less than fifty delegates in all, out
of n total of over 800.
The real struggle Is between those In
favor Of a bold declaration for the main
tenance of a gold standard except through
an international agreement and those whose
~friendliness to silver, although opposed to
rec coinage, makes them seek to avoid a
specific endorsement of the gold standard.
state delegations to-day demonstrated EN-
phatically that the convention Will not
dodge the issue nor be eQufvocal In Ian
guage. Twenty-eight states, comprising the
territory east Of the Mississippi, and almost
the entire South, elected members OF the.
resolutions committee and instructed them
20 vote for a gold declaration.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon
and Washington also took a strong ground
FOR gold. In Indiana Gen. Lew Wallace
was chosen a. member of the resolutions
/ committee after he had declared that he
would not stand on the Indiana plank. and
that the u%tterances for the maintenance
of the gold standard could not be made too
strong for him.
Minnesota, with her eighteen votes, in
structed Ex-Governor Merriam to insist upon
a declaration for the gold standard. .Michi-
gan and several of the northwestern states,
notably Iowa. and the Dakotas, and several
of the southern states. Georgia. Mississippi
and Louisiana, announced their opposition
to free coinage, but did not favor a too
radical declaration for the gold standard.
Iowa was particularly solicitious and feared
that it might carry the northwest into the
Democratic camp in case the Chicago con-
vention pronounced for free silver. The
eastern delegates are oyerjoyed at the out
come and believe that the result Of to-day's
action removes the last uncertainty as to
the financial plank.
The exact language Of the plank has not
yet been drawn. Mark Hanna, to whom
all eyes are turned. and to whom all are
agreed belongs the distinction of being the
dominating power in the convention, has
had many planks presented to him. but al!
mean practically the same thing-the main
tenance Of the gold standa until an inter-
national agreement can be reached and un-
alterable opposition to free coinage. Coupled
with the declarations will be undoubtedly
a declaration In favor Of such use of silver
as the needs of demand. but not
beyond the point where the maintenance of
the parity would be endangered. Senator
elect Foraker of Ohio, who is to be chair
man of the committee on resolutions, has
prepared a. rough draft of a platform COW
ering most Of the subjects to be presented
and this will furnish the basis for the work
Of the platform. y
The selection by the various state dele
cations to-day Of their membership on the
committees was not marked by sensational
incidents save in New York and Missouri.
In New York all the smouldering bitterness,
between the platt and a lti-Platt factions
broke forth. and ex-senator Warner Miller,
the head Of the 'nnti-Platt faction. threw
down the gage of defiance to the New York
leader. He made n. ringing speech, In which
he spurned the leadership of a man who
had declared that Mckinley was unfit for
bv making Chnuncey M.a.Depew, chairman
Of the delegation. There were hot words
on both sides. Thurlow Weed Barnes de-
nnunced the Herkiner statesman, who had
hcen instructed for Morton, as a traitor.
The anti-Platt faction polled seventeen
votes out Of" the seventy in the delegation
voting, and Mr.. Platt was reelected chair
man. jES,s,
Because of a Feud..
Madison. Mimi, Special, June l5.-Geo.
Wyman was arrested to-day on the charge
Of assault on William B. Warner, with a
revolver. Both parties live. at Marietta,
this county. The trouble resulted from an
old feud. No one was huet.
Notice to N. r. Creditors.
Milwaukee. June 15.-Judge jenkins to-
day ordered all the parties interested in
the Northern Pacific foreclosure proceed
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