Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-19

their connection with the national O.
gsniza,ion. Tomorrow win witness th
dramatic severance Of the party ties b
the men O! Colorado. Utnh, Idaho, w,
oning, Montana and Nevada, aud b
Senator Pcttigrew OF South Dakota
The scene ~ ihe room Of The commit,e
on resolutions when in a short but earn
est speech the announcement Of th'
inevitable was made Is described A. a
oace dramatic and pathetic.
senator Cannon appeal 10 The conn
miuee not 70 drive from the party those
who had fought for e and loved it, was
made with tear aimmed eyes and voice
trembling with emotion
Senator Dubois gave clearly, bur With
dclibcrahon. she reasons which made a
bolt certain, and Senator Teller made
the announcement which everyone am
ticipated
Even those who stood ia opposition
10 thc silver senators on the committee
recognized the unsel6sh motives, based
on honest convictions, which dictated
their course.
Tomorr.w's roll call on adopting the
majority report Of the resolutions com
mitiee viii witness the departure Of the
delegates who viii follow Senator Tel.
Ter lead, Senator Teller will be recog-
ni1ed for his statement Of the reasons
which compel him and his associates to
sever their connection with the party
He viii be followed, IN All probability,
by the entire Colorado delegation, by
the Utah delegation with the exception
of Senator Brown, Mr. Mccormick and |
Isaac Trumbo by the entire idaho dele
cation, and by at least Representative
Hartman of the Montana delegation,
with senators Carter and Mantle sin /
wavenng bar who viii probably accom-
pany them.
The severance Of relations will be !
open and manly, IN the face Of the pub
lie
The announcement of what the re-
publican delegates felt must be done.
was received today with the greatest
consideration by their associates IN the
committee on resolutions, Senator
lodge 81 Massachusetts, declaring that
had free coinage plank been adopted
he and his associates would have taken
the same course, and following his
statement to this effect with a warm
eulogy on the honesty and integrity of
the silver states delegates,
Senator Brown, Mr.. Mccormick and
Isaac Trumbo viii remain in the con-
venuon Lindsay Rogers and Joseph
A. Saith of Logan, will take the va
Gated places as alternates.
l. NJ Earl. who holds proxy as al
ternate for Thomas Kearns, will decline
70 use st. and Utah will therefore be rep
resented Ia the convention after the de-
par,ure of the delegation by Brown,
Mccormick, Trumbo, Rogers and Smith.
The entire Idaho delegation will leave
As they have nominated no National
committeeman, 81 will remain for the
convention TO name him.
The scene attending the withdrawal
Of che free coinage republicans promises
20 be as dramatic as the scene in the
committee on resolutions today when
their intention was announced IL will !
fall 20 me lot OF Senators Teller. Cannon .
and Dubois 10 make he statement of the {
reasons for their severance OF relations s
with the republican party upon The {
platform which will be adopted. Z
With most Of the men Of National ,
repute Ga the convention Senator Teller
Is on terms OF intimate relations hip
Hi. grea, ability. his long experience In 2
National councils. ard bis high sense of p
integrity are By an of them conceded
Senator Dubois has shown himself S
during his career in both house and v
senate 20 be one Of the ablest ct the a
western members, and Senator Cannon. c
curing the short time IN which he has d
been Ia national public lie. has inside Il
friends in the republican party by the I,
score There is nothing bat universal b
regret expressed, even By those opposed y
on the financial question 10 these gen h
ilemen over the attitude which they feel o
themselves compelled 10 assume IN b.
order that they may represent their con n
.fituents, and may act Ia consistency Ct
With the course which they have steadi- n
y pursued IN advocacy of free coinage, Fl
nd what they consider 70 be the inter al
.ste Of the whole COUNTRY II