Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-22

the east side. As sure as you are not
polite the opposition will win"
The judge talked ably on the silver
question, which seemed to give Cover
nor McGraw and others the fidgets.
The convention, he claimed, had it in
its power to lose all by precipitation.
He claimed consideration at the hands
of the convention. "We want sound
silver money" the judge announced,
which created considerable applause.
Resolutions of respect, to the men,
ory of Elisha P. Ferry and Fred J.
Grant, presented by Rea of Thurston,
were ordered spread upon the records
of the convention by standing vote.
The Committee on Credentials SUBJ
mitted its report, which was adopted.
In the contest from Jefferson it was
recommended that the kicker delega-
ton be admitted.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported, recommending
John S. Mcmillan for Permanent
Chairman and that the Temporary
Secretaries be made the Permanent
Secretaries of the convention.
Adopted. The committee recon-
mended that speeches be limited to
five minutes, and that after election OF
delegates the platform be adopted.
Mr.. Wiley spoke against voting for
delegates before he knew what the
platform was TO be, and asked for
twanty minutes instead of five for dis
cussion. Gov. McGraw so far forgot
his dignity as to rise and spit out i" Let
Mr.. Wiley have a half hour if he
wants it," Wiley simply ignored him,
and the Governors friends looked I'M
easy.
The platform move" was evidently
fixed for the purpose OF bulldozing the
delegates into selecting national dele
gates without knowing their convic-
tions on the financial proposition.
A vote was then taken on the ma
jority report, which resulted as fol-
lows: Ayes, 2l3; noes, 1877, which
was clear victory for the goldbug
faction.
Mr.. Mcmillan, on assuming the
chair, made the usual stock in trade
speech of his party. In alluding to
the Presidential candidate, however,
there was diversion. He began with
Mckinley, and the machine immed-
lately responded with immoderste sp-
plause. He then spoke of Reed, and
Gov. McGraw and few of his satal.
ties responded with hand-clapping.
When Allison's name was mentioned
not even Scobey, who was sandwiched
in the rear, raised his hand or voice in
applause, and when Grandfather's
Hat" was held up for inspection, q
loud snore in one corner OF the hall
interrupted the death-like stiffness,
and one of the quid nunc delegates
on the stage interpolated soto roce
d" He opened that bag OF wind ct the
wrong endw After this relief to his
surcharged feelings, the chairman an
nounced nominations in order, and
the usual fulsome speeches were made,
in naming the delegates. which was
quite unnecessary, as the slate had
been previously made up, and the
convention in perfunctory manner
gave its acquiescence.
The only contest in the convention
began with the platform. The com.
mittee reported in favor of the gold
resolution OF Judge Smith OF Klicki
tat, which was as appears in the plat.
form. Attorney General Jones sub
stitute was as follows:
The Republican party from tradi
ton and interest favors bimetallism
and the use of both gold and silver as
standard money, without discrimina
ton against either.
And believing that a nation which
annually transacts volume of bust
ness more than half as great as tha
transacted by all the balance of the
world combined, is capable of regulat
ing its own financial system withou,
foreign aid or interference, we favo
the restoration OF silver to its place a
standard money in the United State
by the enactment OF law for its fire.,
and unrestricted coinage at the pres
ent legal ratio.
Believing further that the disastrou
fall in prices which has progresse,
steadily for more than twenty years
will inevitably result in widesprea,
: ruin unless speedily arrested, we favo
the enactment OF such laws withou
T delay.
The vote of the committee stood 9
to 6 as between the Smith resolution
d and Jones substitute.
Rea's substitute was for endorsing
s the Republican National platform c
1892 which favored bimetallism. H
8 declared that no political error coul
j. be made in adopting this platform
i The substitute was lost by a vote {
j. II to IL, the aye votes being those {
e Adams, Douglas, Kittitas, Lincolr
It Mason, Okanogan, Stevens, Spokane
y Pierce, Thurston, Wahkiakum an
d Whitman.
After the defeat of the Jones' reso