The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29

egates at large and two alternates to
the convention at St. Louis met at 12:45
Wednesday afternoon.
A. p. Barnes, of Worcester county,
was unanimously selected as tempo
rary chairman. In short address he
mentioned the names of Mckinley and
Reed, the first name being cheered by
vast majority by the auditors, while
hir. Reeds name was also moderately
applauded. Seve1-tenths OF the del
egates, it was noticed, wore Mckinley
badges.
The platform adopted declares be-
lief in the gold standard upon which
TO base our circulating medium and op-
position to free and unlimited coinage
Of silver until an international agree
n1ent of the important commercial
countries of the world shall give silver
4 larger use.
George L. Wellington, James A. Gary,
Robert Z. Graham and William L. Mails
ter were elected delegates-at-large No
instructions were given.
Ohio Prohibitionists for Silver.
Findlay, O., April 23.-The morning
session of the prohibition state con-
vcntion assembled promptly at nine
O'Clock Wednesday and. after making
temporary organization permanent,
occupied the time discussing the tinan-
cial plank in the platform as reported
by the committee on resolutions. The
free silver men were successful, and
the convention declared in favor of free
coinage at ratio of sixteen to one.
The platform declares in favor of an
| income tax, woman suffrage, govern
nient control of railroads and telegraph,
and maintains that import duties
should be levied only as a means of
securing equitable commercial rela-
tons with other nations.
In the afternoon a state ticket was
nominated, headed by Alvin Crabtree,
| of Springfield, for secretary of state.
G. w. Ball, of Knox county, and j. w.
Penfield, of Willoughby. were named
for electors at large. Nine delegates at
large and nine alternates were elected
to the national convention at Pittsburgh,
| after which the convention at six
o'clock adjourned sine die.
Iowa Populists Meet.
Des Moines, Ia, April 23-The popu-
| list state convention was held here
Wednesday. 1t elected so delegates to
the national convention in ST. Louis
July %. The delegates were instructed
to join with the silver convention at St.
Louis. Resolutions were adopted al
most identical with the Omaha plat
form. About 500 delegates We're pres
ent. The delegates at large were named
as follows: j. B. Weaver, A. w. Weeks,
G. r. Fisle, j. e. Anderson, A. w. Rick
er. Twenty-four district delegates
were also elected.
A resolution was adopted instructins
the delegates "to secure the union OF
all reform forces on a common plat
form founded on the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Omaha PLATFORM" with
the initiative and referendum added.
Tennessee for Mckinley.
Nashville, Tenn, April 23.-The re-
publican state convention met in the
state capitol Wednesday and elected
delegates for the state at large to the
national convention and nominated
candidates for the court of chancery
appeals. The resolutions instruct for
Mckinley; indorse Hon. II. Clay Evans
for vice-president; protest against free
silver; indorse the Tennessee centen-
NAL exposition and condemn the guber-
material steal in Tennessee in 1894. Hon.
H. Clay Evans, Col. e. j. Sanford, Hon.
James Jeffreys and Hon. Ernest Cold
well were elected delegates at large.
Declare for Free Silver
Montgomery, Ala, April %. = The
democratic state convention on Wedpes-
day adopted platform for the free
coinage of silver at sixteen to one and
instructed the delegates to Chicago to
vote as unit on that and all other
questions. President Cleveland was
Endorsed on everything except finance.
The convention nominated Joseph E,
Johnston for governor.
Quay in the Field.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 24-Thc re-
publican state convention was called
to order in the opera house at 1880
o'clock by Frank Willing Leach, Of
Philadelphia, chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee of the state committee
Ex-State Treasurer HI. X. Boyer, of
Philadelphia, was the temporary chair
man, and Gen. Amos III. Alylen, of Lam
caster, was selected to preside perma-
nently.
Following are the main points of the
PLATFORM:
1.-THE time has come when the state
which has so long and faithfully led the
republican column may justly and prof.
erly submit it's own preference for the
republican nomination for the presidency.
In the presentation of Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay. the republicans not alone Of
Pennsylvania but of the entire union, will
recognize one of their foremost leaders