Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-07
MCKINLEY AND HARRISON.
Two Factions 10 Wild Confusion Cheer
Tor Two Candidates.
The Indianapolis Convention Adopts
Platform aud Insiructs for
tho sN.govtrnor.

lNUiANArOLIs, May 7.-Whilo the
band played Paradise Alley AMI the
sofgeant.atarml Mount, baWlod him.
rolf holrse ordering the delegates
10 tho seats az tue Republican state
convention In Temllson hall today,
i've thousand euthusisstic Republicans
cr1 Hdvd the corridor, gallery aud foot.
Fourteen hundred aud fifteen delegates
n well ~ n vast thtong VI spectators
were discussing tho possible effect of
hhfrlson's appearance on the plat
form. IL was generally conceded thai
Mckinley wuuil carry the convention
n no sensation wHs npfuug by tho
itiend4 OF the exc dent.
At 1850 State Chairman J. X, GIW-
Icy ca led tue convention 70 order.
EN.Sucro,ary Of the Navy Thompson
was mate permanent chairman AMI
was greeted with n r0uring reception,
Despite bis ytare tho eK.soOfotafy
delivered stirring speech which dis.
Io,rd Oi the Democratic party 70 the
entire satisfaction OF tue crowd.
"lne fret thing done by the frat
Congress 10 rsemble under our grand
Go stilutl1n," snid he, twas 10 provide
Tor protection Tor our people Huc our
pt0duc b, aud Tor the continuation Of
that benigu policy tho Republican par.
w stu Couteuds for, anu, my friends,
there To- one man who Ia eminently
otter 10 SEQ that this county IL given
| protection than any other one man,
aud vino IL idcntinei above all Others
with the policy OF protection. (Wild
81. 4
sissm VI the country Tor that man, or
~ tho general demand Of the people
| tor his numinaliou--ior the nomination
Of Mex nley. (Contiuutd cheering. }
know Mckinley. | honor Mckinley.
1 anu Tor Mckinley"
1he speaker was interrupted by n
MARRIED denomination ana NJ the sub
stquuni illusions TO the Ohio man,
tb5re was renewed and prolonged mp.
/ plAuso. But when he mentioned Har.
fison's name the enthusiasm was fully
"a evident.
NJ the cOnoluilOn Of ThOmpaon'a
speech there were loud cries Of "HAfTi.
tOn," but the 0x.Pfesident did not
appear
The report Of the COMMITTEES on
credentials WAS submitted And accepted
without contest. Then Camo the read.
Ing Of tue platform anu resolutions.
When tho chairman reached the
Nick lulcy resolution, which concluded
the platform, the crowd broke into a
wild cheer which was met with yigor.
! Gus counter cries Ct Harrison" For
several moments the opposing forces
h0wled Tor their iayoriluG When the
climaX was reached aud the phrase
Objected 10 vote Tor VIM. Mckinney
Wss read the howls broke loss again.
After The gavel had Ia a MEASURE 10.
stored order, motion 10 adOpt was
put amid wild turmoil Of conflicting
cries.
Tue ayes were reinforced by yells
from the galleries anu corridors ~
were also the nays. but indications
were that tue vote was about three to
one for the resolution,
Tho platform extols Benjamin HAr.
flsOn, contrasting his naturalization
with that OF bis successor; demands q
return 10 the Republican policy OF pro-
lection anu reciprocity; iAyOrI tho use
of silver Ne CURRENCY, "but TO the ex-
tent only anu under such regulations,
ihEt its parity with gold can DO main.
tained aud In consequences, We arc Cd.
ose1 20 tree and unlimited ana indt-
prnJent coinage OF silver at a ratio OF
lBtOl0
The Mckinley resolution Is as fol.
lows: "BelieVing us We do In pro.
teotive tHTlil, the leading issue before
The people, We favor tho nomination
A. President OF tho United States, Of a
man who perfectly represents protect.
i've tarin aud the cardinal principles OF
tbs Republican party, n man who has
uoYOtBI bis llte 10 tho defense OF his
country IN WAT and peace; one who, at
seventeen fought with Hayes and
Crook anu Sheridan at AnIietam and
NJ Shenandoah, In defense or our
flag against foes within, aud
for fourteen years In Congress
oontenued against our o0untry's foes
from without, beating back the British
free trade ami RggTeaslOu which
finally, under the present Democratic
administration, Obtained possession OF
our markets and mas almost destroyed
our Industries; n man who, with the
tesiItlels Shibblloth, Protection ana
Property has challenged the Astsn.
lion OF the commercial world and won
the support OF every patriotic working
man VI our county whose life anu
work, open Ne "a book, arc Ia them
selves platform aud whose very name
IL mhklC-Ahht lOyhl AmtflcAn CltEtn,
soldier statesman anu Christian gen
tleman, William Mckinley, o. OHIO;
Eud the delegates ~ the Republican
national convention selected by this
body are directed 10 cast tntir vote lor
william Mckinney M frequently ana
o1uunuously as tuetB IL any hope Of
MS nomination"
Scarcely three minutes elapsed after
the adoption o. tne resolution before
tho convention proceeded with the
election OF delegates at large, appsr.
emily having entirely forgotten sue
entire residential situation,
The Tour candidates Tor governor 70.
ceivlug the largest vote on the fir.l
tallut Were; poxey, l4li GhnlIH, 1896;
Mount, 1856, Possy, lo2.