Evening journal., 1896-06-13

m, nj, oned. and in this respect it Is more
acceptable to the gold men. II will also
declare that the Republicans are against
the dobasement OF the currency and are
therefore in favor of the present gold
standard.
The Republican party will be given
credit for having brought about the re-
sumption act which has also maintained
every dollar at a parity, whether coin or
pnper and that the standard Of money
should be- as It always has been and is now,
equnl TO that Of the most enlightened ma
tions of the world Those declarations
embody the wishes OF the friends of Major
Mckinley, and the men who are new here
approve them.
II the resolution should be changed, 1t
will be by the committe on resolutions or
the convention itself. but this is not Ike
ly. because It contains all that Is asked for
except by the most oxtreme gold men. who
want a straight single gold standard dec
laration and nothing more. There Is
some opposition to the reference to an In
tcrnational agreement but those who Go
sire that language inserted in the resolu
tlon say that the party should not place
Itself in opposition te the coinage Of silver
under an international agreement IL such
an arrangement could be made, but the
party is not to bo pledged TO bring about
such an agreement which Is a contention
OF some Of tho delegations.
IL is Followed by those who have OK
amlned the proposed financial resolution
that It will meet every demand that can
be made by the eastern men and that it
will be Incorporated into the platform
when adopted
Adjusting tho Contests.
The Kellogg delegates at large from
Louisiana wero seated by the Republican
national committee. Two of the delegates
seated are for Mckinley and two for Reed.
In the First Louisiana district the dele-
CATION composed OF OK Governor Warmoth
and Mr.. Cohen was given seats by the na-
tional committee. They ere for Mckinley
and holong to the sugar planter faction.
The dispute from tho Third Louisiana
district was settled by the Republican
committee by giving each Of the parties to
/ the contest half scat In the convention.
/ Both delegations are McKinleyites.
| O'Noal and Harper Reed delegates,
were seated from the Fourth Louisiana
| district and Donnelly and Green, Mckin-
/ ley men, from the Fifth, and Brooks ana
johnson, Mckinley delegates, from the
| Sixth.
The contest in the Second Louisiana
| district was between A. Il. Wlmberly and
/ Richard Simms, contestees and Morris
/ Marks and Lucen Como, contestants.
| Wimberly and Simms were seated They
are Mckinley men. The contestants wero
for Reed.
The Delaware contest was then taken
up. Thoro are six delegates at large from
( this state and no district delegates, tbs
| ontiro state being embraced in one con
| rressiunal district. One Of the delegations
claiming to be the regular one, Is headed
by ok Senator Anthony Higgins and The
other by Hon. J. E Addioks. The contest
has aroused much interest on account OF
the prominence OF the leaders, and th'
sharp contest which has ragged between
them for years as we'll as tho cause OF th'
evonts OF the campaign which has resulted
IN the present contest.
The Higgins delegation was composed
OF the following persons: EN- Senator An
thony Higgins. John Piling. p. 7. Car
Isle, g. H. Hail. Hiram Reedy and 9. p
Swain. and the Addicks delegation OF Hon
Edward Addicks, Daniel f. stewart. J
F Allen, II. r. Burton, A. B. Come
aud Caleb r. Layton.
Mr. Higgins presented the main argu
ment on behalf of his delegation, main
taining tho regularity Of the proceeding
IN the case of the delegation and the II
regularity of the other convention. He as
serted that OF 100 delegates In Mr.. Ad
dicks convention % were chosen by II
regular and dishonorable means The
we're from the city Of Wilmington, and
having been elected through bribery, h
contended that they were not flt represent
atives of the people of that city.
Calls Him a Political bandit.
Gas between Republicans" continue
Mr. Higgins, "this might not be prope
matter for discussion, but J. Edward Al
dicks is no Republican. He is politics
bandit and has no place here nor in an
other decent political society"
As proof OF this assertion he charge
Addicks with defeating the election OF
United States senator--a contest whic
I he had prosecuted into the senate itse
by conspiring with Democrats and Popl
lists in that body Mr.. Addioks had r
more right here than would have eith'
Senator Hill, Senator German, Senate
Vest OF any other Democratic leader.
Mr. Addicks, speaking for himself, sa
he had been Republican since the da.
Q OF Lincoln, for whom he had vcted. OF
0 that he had been Republican voter
, Delaware for 10 years. II made Anthor
! Higgins senator. and / whipped hin
b hence these tears, exclaimed MIR. A
3 dicks. He had, he said, become tired
. the sneers cast upon him and had unde
Z taken 20 make an appeal to the people
Z be elected delegate to the national ooDVe
3 tion, intending If defeated, to retire fro
politics. He had succeeded and was be
to appeal TO have his cause sustained.
: The committee then went into executi
k session. and several members Of the col
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