Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-15
PLEDGED TO FOLLOW TELLER
Colorado Delegation Placed Under the sena-
tors Direct Charge,
PLATFORM DECLARES FOR FREE SILVER
Pueblo Convention Ignores woicott
and Insists thnt the Financial
Issue Must Take Precedence
over Everything ELSE.

PUEBLO, Colo, May 14.-Senator Teller
was tonight made by unanimous voice Of the
| state convention leader of the delegation
and the arbiter of Coloradu's course at the
st. Louis convention. No other instructions
were issued to the delegates. Senator VOL
colts name was not mentioned. and his
telegram declining to be a delegate let his
| supporters out of an awkward position and
had much to do with the decidedly tedious
nature of the convention. No mention of
bolt is made was one suggested in any
way.
Soon after 2 o'clock Chairman How
bert of the state committee called the
nearly 500 delegates TO order and the state
convention was formally opened. After the
reading Of the call the following communica-
tion was read from Senator Wolcott
NEW YORK, May IA, 1S96.-Hon. ]. F.
| Sanders, Pueblo, Colo: | very grateful
to all my good friends in Colorado for their
unsolicited desire to send me to the national
convention, and for their kindness to me in
the past | understand there is opposition
to clCctng me as delegate. | am too good
republican to wish to create any division
in my party in Colorado. and am too much
| concerned for the success of bimetallism and
the great principles of the republican party
to do so under any circumstances there
| fore decline TO permit my name to be con-
sidered by the convention in electing dele
| gates, Il. o. WOLCOTT."
PLEADS FOR BIMETALLIsM.
Dr. John T. Gross of Trinidad was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman on the
suggestion of A. NJ. Stevenson of Denver,
| delegate to st. Louis from the First congress
sonal district. In taking the chair he ar
raigned the democratic party for its inca
pacity he appealed to the convention to be
! firm for bimetallism and protection and to
remain with the many of the land and not
| the few. In conclusion he SAil-anl the
sentiment cheered to the echo-"Let
us send delegates to st. Louis who believe
that bimetall!em stands head and shoulders
| above every other issue in the coming cam
pagn and by all means let us send Henry
M. Teller at the head of the delegation
Frank ID. Smith of Arapahoe county was
chosen temporary secretary. A credentials
| committee of one delegate from each
county was chosen. There were contests
in Arapahoe and Kowa counties.
recess was taken to p M and then
| extended to 1870 p. m.
At 1880 the credentials committee was stll
| considering the Arapahoe county contest and
| 1t not until S;15 that the convention
was called to order. 1t then decided to
select committees on rules, order of business
and resolutions regardless CT the credentials,
and this was done AT 945 the committee
on credentials made its report, seating the
delegates named by the county convention.
The temporary organization was made per-
manent and then the convention voted down
| q MOuOn 10 ADJOURN ana Selllcu ltsSk u
| wait for the report of the resolutions COM
mittee. with every indication of a long wait
| and fight at the end of il.
| 1t was II 15 before the comm ttee was
ready to report. Its deliberations were held
| Le.:nl closed doors, but 1t may be said that
the PRINCIPAL bone of contention was Sem
| ator WOlcott. The resolutions as passed
| are lengthy, but in them Senator Wolcott
| name is not mentioned and his course Is
| commended only insofar the republican
MT tiN,nc in
| one paragraph.
| LEADERSHIP GIVEN TO TELLER.
In the resolutions Senator Teller is made
the leader of the Colorado delegation, and
no instructions are given the delegates ex-
cept to follow his leadership. In the first
paragraph It is declared that bimetallism
of the country; that oriental competition
If the country; that Oriental competition
would render protection futile with the gold
standard. Democratic free trade and the
gold standard are declared to be the cause
of a destruction of values one-half. Bond
issues are denounced and the blame for
financial conditions is put upon democracy.
The money plank reads:
We therefore, declare that the free coin
age of silver and gold at n ratio of l6 to |
is for the time now beng Of paramount and
contTGIlng importance and the m9s pressing
| and action. The doctrine o: b!m1talism has
never been denied, and they who now deny
II are false to the party and not we who
internationai bimetallsm can only be
adopted by the United States. TO the main
tenance. of this principle, as well as to the
the full standard of the constitution, we, as
| republicans. pledge our most arduous and
persistent effort.
Restriction of immigration is favored, az
is also a discriminating duty in favor Of
American bottoms for the protection Of Amer
ican shipping. Democratic pension policy
is denounced. The state administration is
|
in most laudatory terms in the longest para
graph In the resolutions for his champion
ship of silver in congress, and he is declared
to be the "abest living exponent of the
true principle of American finance, and the
most fearless and intelligent advocate In
public life of the financial system which
will best promote the comfort and prosperity
of the whole people and the whole world"
The only instructions given are these:
That the delegates selected by this con-
vention are hereby instructed to act in har-
mony with the views of Hon. Henry NJ.
Colorado delegation In the national conven-
ton and that Senator Teller is hereby
the delegation at the St. Louis convention.
The resolutions were adopted with a shout
and balloting for the remaining three dele
gates-at-large was begun.
The remaining delegates-at-large are:
Frank Goudy, Denver; j. w, Rockefellow,
Gunn'son, and James Downing. Aspen. The
convention adjourned at 1870 a. m.
WITH M'KINLEY INSTRUCTIONS.
Washington Delegates Sent TO st.
Louis ON Sound Money Platform.
EVERETT, Wash, May 14.-The repub-
l'can state convention met today. John Il.
Garvey of Olympia was chosen temporary
chairman. Reference in his speech to Nc
Klnley was received with wild applause.
John s. Mcmillan of San Juan county was
chosen permanent chairman unanimously.
The following were nominated unanimously
as delegates to st. Louis: George ii. Emer-
son Of HoGuam. l.. w. Garner OF Gowlitz.
Andrew f. Burlegh Of King. +. c. Sullivan
Of Pierce. Albert Golden of Walla Walla.
James NJ. Gilbert Of Yakima, Harry Fair