Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19
MEN BOLT


twenty-three delegates who withdrew from
the convention had final jurisdiction on the
course to be pursued. Senator Cannon led
those VINO held that the convention that
selected them as delegates gave them the
power to do as was done in withdrawing
from the convention and proceed in accord
ahce win the well known wishes of their
constituents. Others argued that they
shouiu not proceed to nominate an indie
pendent ticket till they had made the propo-
sition to the people by calling another state
convention. An exception was conceded by
all in the case of Colorado. where the state
convention instructed its delegates to be
governed by the views and actions of Senator
Teller. While this action gave the Colorado
delegates final jurisdiction as to their
course, there was a hitch because Senator
Ieller mad been requested not to be present,
owing TO the desire of his associates to make
him their presidential candidate.
1t was stated in the conference that there
were about 100 other delegates in the CON
vention who wanted to cooperate with the
silver men, but who did not believe in
openly boiling, and that they would CO.
operate in the independent movement on
the plan of resubmission to the people.
1t is expected that the address will be
signed by about twenty-five or thirty dele
gates. After discussing the issue as to the
form OF proceedings and other minor differ
ences. 1t was decided not to make public
the official declarations of the silver men
till tomorrow. The leaders will meantime
draft a declaration for bimetallism that will
meet the views of all and at the same time
outline an agreed statement in Justification
OF those who withdrew from the convention.
During the conference all those delegates
who had withdrawn from the convention
took off their badges. These badges and
the delegate tickets were taken up by pass
ing around the hat and ordered returned to
the national committeeman or the sergeant
alarms OF the convention. There was then
reference again to this day being the ami
Versary Of the battle of Waterloo. ]
During the informal talk the work in both
the subcommittee and the full mi
on resolutions, as well as the action of the
convention, were reviewed. There was re- !
greet that Senator Carter, the retiring chair
man of the national committee, had not
withdrawn. There was also m on the
three alternates going into the Utah dele
cation and filling it up. 1t was stated that
Mr.. Matthews, while remaining in the con-
%vention, announced that Montana could not
be carried on a gold plank.
RETURNS HIS CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. o. j. Salisbury, who has been a men,
Der of the national committee from Utah
and had just been reelected, announced
that he had declined to serve, and returned
his credentials. He is a gold miner and a
i~--Aer, and was one of the delegates who
walked out. Mr.. Salisbury endorsed the ac-
tion of the delegates who withdrew, but he
differed from Senator Cannon on one point
Oh eNpeuleHCy. MT. SALISBURY tnOuPnt tney
should resubmit their case to the people
before proceeding further. He said: 81 be-
lieve we, as delegates, were acting only as
agents, and that we are not here in any
independent capacity to do as we think
best after the withdrawal, without consult
ing our constituents. / do not propose to
support the nominee or the platform the re-
publican party today decided on. / regard
the financial question as paramount to pro-
lection, or any other question, and / shall
the candidate for president who is
most in accord with my convictions on the
financial question:"
Senators Mantle, Carter and Hon. T.. C.
of the Montana delegation, jointly
stated. after the convention, that their re-
fusal to walk out of the convention should
not be construed as in any manner consti-
tuting an acceptance of the terms OF the
on the financial question. They
stated that the entire delegation was
united in unalterable and unqualified Opposi-
lion to the platform adopted insofar as the
question is concerned. They disa-
greed with their colleague, Mr.. Hartman, [
only as to the extent of their authority to
act for the republicans of their state. Five 7
Of the delegation felt that they would be /
most effectively and directly discharging \
heir trust by entering their protest against I
he platform and reserying the right unto 1
themselves and the republicans they repre- /
to either accept or reDudiate the
andidate and the platform after full and
reference in such time and man Y
Ter as the party of the state of Montana
night choose to assemble, to confer and act.
hr. Hartman felt that he could properly '
Walk out OF the convention, Notwithstanding I
lis representative capacity. a
No criticism was offered by any member ,