The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-06-20
AGREE ON A PLANK.
VICTORY FOR THE DELEGATES FROM
THE MIDDLE WESTERN STATES.
for the Present Gold Standard
Pending an International Agree
mcnt, and for the Use of silver
Only to the Extent that the Par
ity Gun BE Maintained.


st. Louis. June 15.-Thc money plank of
the platform has been agreed upon. 1t Is
q victory for the middle West, but 1t Is per-
fectly satisfactory to the extreme East.
TIL New England contingent, headed by
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and backed
by the Plat and Quay forces IN New York
and Pennsylvania, urged rhe adoption OF a
short. emphatic declaration, asa their plank
was finally formulated at H.. conference
held last night. That plank ;s:
1--WE favor a maintenance OF the existing
| gold standard and are opposed to the free
coinage Of silver, except by international
agreement for bi-netaiiism with the leading
commercial nations Of the world"
This was to be the offer Of the East and
upon 1t they were to stand. The leaders
in the middle West statcs-Ohio. Indiana.
| Wisconsin,, Minnesota and Nebraska-were
equally strong In their insistance upon a
declaration that would not be open to the
charge Of ceuivocntion. Michigan, Iowa
and South Dakota. three of these tiers of
states, stood out against 4 declaration favor
ing in terms the present gold standard.
They rather favored something distinctively
friendly to silver, while affirming their OPP
position TO free coinage under existing cir
culnstunces. The plank agreed upon by the
Iowa delegation, this afternoon, after a
four-hour struggle, and which Is understood
to have the endorsement of Senator Allison,
fully sets forth this idea. That plank was
as follows:
I'VE favor the use of silver as currency
hut to the extent only, that Its parity with
gold. can be maintained and we favor all
%spsor fSe m Ses'sVed Of to the mf unitea States !9S'els
whether coin or paper, at the present stand
ard-the tandard of the most enlightened
nations OF the earth.
The leaders In the middle west submitted
a plank to Senator Lodge and other eastern
men to-day as a substitute for the plank
prepared by them yesterday and has been
accepted by them as completely satisfac-
6ght over the financial plank.
Senator-Elect Foraker, who is the chair
man Of the resolutions committee, Will pre-
sent 1t to the resolutions committee. This
Is the resolution:
The Republican party Is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enactment
Of the law providing for the resumption of
specie payments in 1879; since then every
dollar has been as good as gold. We are
unalterably opposed to any measure calcu-
lated to debase our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are, therefore,
opposed to the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver except by international agree
agreement can be obtained, the existing
gold standard should be preserved. We
favor the use Of silver as currency. but to
the extent only that Its parity with gold
can be maintained, and we favor all meas
ures designed to maintain inviolably the
money of the United States, whether coin
or paper"
A conference was held between Messrs.
Platt. Lodge. Merriam, Quay and Foraker
at which it Is said the financial plank was
agreed upon.
1t is understood that the project of throw
ng the vice presidential nomination to MOI.
ton despite his wishes was preached. Mr..
Foraker went directly to Mr.. Hanna's
room when he came down and was closeted
there at a late hour. 1t Is further under
stood that Mr.. Foraker presented for con-
slderation q financial plank which reads
about as follows:
1--WE favor bimetallism only If a national
agreement recognizing that as q standard
can be obtained from the leading CONNER
cial countries. Otherwise We favor the
present standard of value"
The latest estimate of the division of the
states on the financial question Is given to
the Associated Press from the leaders In
the various movements and has been SUBJ
mitted to them in tabulated form and ap-
proved. The results are as follows:
For gold STANDARD with the word gold"
in the plank: New York, r.; Tennessee. "a;
Connecticut, IL; Delaware, 6; Wisconsin.
"a; Maine, -; Maryland, 10: Massachusetts,.
80; Minnesota, 1s; New Hampshire, s; New
Jersey, 20; Pennsylvania, "a; Rhode Island,
s; Vermont, s; Washington, 8; total, $50.
For silver, Gree coinage: Colorado, 8; Idaho.
6; Montana \: Nevada, 6; South Dakota, 8;
Utah, 6; i,ming, 6; Arizona, g.; New
Mexico, 6: (llahoma, 6; Indian Territory,
2; total, CO.
Against free coinage of silver, but with
out mentioning gold: Alabama %. Cali
fornia 10. Georgia 2G. Kansas 20, Kentucky
26. Louisiana 16, Michigan %, Mississippi
10, Nebraska 1G, Ohio As. Oregon g.. South
Carolina 10. Texas 30, West Virginia II;
total 3O4.
Doubtful states: North Carolina %.
Probably silver: District of Columbia 2.
Probably gold: Alaska 2. Illinois 4S, In
ent standard;') total 1874.