The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-05-21
OUT AND OUT SILVER
IDAHO DELEG aTEs TO ST. LOUIS
KNOW THEIR MINDS.
senator Dubois and His Friends
We're In supreme Control
ut PocpfeIIo.

+ Pocatello, Idaho, May l6-The republi-
can state convention is thing of the
past Senator Dubois friends have made
every point that they set out to secure.
and he is placed at the head of the dele
cation to the national convention that
viii work In absolutely unquestioned har
mony with him in the fight for silver.
The convention was called to order
shortly before noon. A. A. Crane was put
In nomination for temporary chairman by
the Dubois men. They felt the honor was
due to Crane because of attacks made
upon him. The opposition nominated $.
B. Kingsbury The vote resulted 1870 to
6S in Cranes favor. +. w. Smith was
made chairman of the committee on per-
manent organization and order of busi-
ness, c. j. Bassett on credentials and
Willis Sweet on resolutions.
1t was late when the convention re-
assembled after dinner. Lyttleton Price
was made permanent chairman, c. c.
Chase permanent secretary. The report
of the credentials committee showed a
large attendance from the south, but the
north was mostly represented by proxies.
Willis Sweet had the IL votes of Idaho
county. He and H. H. Bangs had Latah's
20. II. V. Crozier had a proxy from Lat
ah, but It was Cancelled by wire. He
then got a Lemhi proxy, but he kept very
quiet in the convention. w. c. Forcsman
had all the Nez Perce proxies. A. A.
Crane and C. NJ. King all of Kootenai and
A b. Campbell c. w. Beae and H..
The Platform.
Grant all of Shoshone, except one, w. b.
Heyburr holding the proxy of c. T. To-
zier.
r. When the resolutions committee report
ed Hepburn offered an unprovlsional, EN-
phatic silver plank in place OF that in
dorsing Dubois. After debate it was vot-
ed down, 1s6 20 SO. Stewart offered an ad-
ditonal plank, pledging the delegates to
SUPPORT the nominee of the st. Louis con-
vention. 1t was lost, 1893 to 56. The OPP
ponents of Dubois Endorsement wanted
the platform divided. but the convention
voted down the proposition. This put
many in "A bad position, and they declined
to vote. the platform being adopted by a
vote of 1913 to T.
Tho resolutions support blmetallism.
protection and reciprocity. The financial
plank is as follows:
Whereas, The republican national con
vention of 1888 declared in favor of gold
| and silver as the standard money of the
United States and condemned the action
| of the democratic party for its efforts In
attempting to demonetize silver; and
Whereas, The republican national con.
ventlon of 1892 substantially reiterated the
declaration of 1888, and whereas, the ques
ton of crystalizing into law the utter
ances of the last two conventions named
and every utterance heretofore made by
the republican party in this state recently
arose in the United States senate; and
Whereas, Senators Henry NJ. Teller
Carter, Mantle, Dubois and Frank Can
non demanded the enforcement of the
said platform and utterances, under con
dltions known to ALL therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That we heartily lndorse th'
action of Senator Dubois in joining will
his associates named in the fearless posi-
ton named, in behalf of free coinage OF
silver and protection to American indus
try, and reciprocity, one and inseparabe
and be It further
Resolved, That acting under the neces
sity Of the trade conditions of our coast
we earnestly present to our fellow repub
licans of the coast the fact that grea
commercial possibilities are within th'
grasp Of the people Of the United Stats
If we can but utilize the markets of China
and Japan, which now open their doors t.
us and which we can fully control /
placed in position to accept the onl.
money with which they have to pur
chase our products. This new condition
strengthens our demand for the resolution
that the United States Independent of an,
other nation on earth Immediately re
| instate silver IN all of it's rights mower
| and nriNflpRae the ratio
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