The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-07

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 6.-The
Mckinley enthusiasts completely cap
tured the Republican state convention
today although the district delegates
eleced from the Fourth congressional
district were unpledged and are avow-
eddy Allison supporters. The Fifth
district delegates will probably be of
| the same political complexion, but the
other fourteen are bound to Mckinley
by the strongest pledges that could
be framed.
After eulogizing the American pro-
tective tariff system as advocated by
James G. Blaine and William McKin-
ley" the platform committee reported
the following:
"a delegate to the national conven-
ton is charged with a public trust,
with the execution of the public man
date. William Mckinley, of O0hio, is
the
CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE
of the state of California for the nomi-
nation for president of the United
States therefore, we endorse him Tor
such nomination, and our delegates are
hereby instructed to vote for him and
to use their best efforts to procure his
nomination"
George A. Knight, of San Francisco
charged that the Mckinley plank in the
platform was not strong enough and
offered the following substitute, which
was adopted amid enthusiastic cheer
ing:
Resolved, That the Republicans of
California, recognizing the earnest
worth and fitness of each of the dis
tinguished statesmen of their party,
whose names have been mentioned as
aspirants for the presidential nomina-
ton at st. Louis, and while pledging
in advance the electoral vote of the
golden state to the Republican nominee
whoever he may be, hereby declare that
the emphatic sentiment of California
is in favor of the nomination of that
wise and able statesman and pure and
Unsullied patriot, that true and loyal
American, that peerless
CHAMPION OF PROTECTION,
William Mckinley, of Ohio, and the
delegates from this state are hereby
directed and instructed to work and
vote for the success Of the said William
Mckinley as long as there is a reason
able prospect of his nomination"
The following amendment 10 the
platform was adopted unanimously:
I'VE commend the course of our dele
gates in congress in opposing the pro-
posed funding scheme of the Pacific
railroad companies and urge that the
latter be compelled to settle their in
debtedness in some reasonable and
businesslike way so that the govern
ment shall foreclose it's liens upon and
take possession of the properties
The convention came out squarely for
silver in the following declaration,
which was enthusiastically adopted:
FAVOR SILVER.
eve favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to
1 and the making of silver as we'll as
gold legal tender in payment of all
debts both public and private"
The following was the conventions
position regarding public schools:
We heartily recognize the right to
establish schools through private enter
prise, but we demand that none but
non-sectarian free public schools shall
receive public aid"
FOR DELEGATES AT LARGE
the following were elected on the first
ballot:
John D. sprecl1les, San Francisco:
George A. Knight, San Francisco; U.
S. Grant. jr, San Diego; L. A. Sheldon
Los Angeles. c. f. Croker and Irving |
M. Scott were nominated for presidential
electors at large. John T. Lynch was
nominated for lieutenant governor, and
then the convention adjourned sine die