The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-25
Delegates at Large and Most of the
structed for the .Apostle."
WITHDRAWAL OF MR.. DAVIS
FOUND HE COULD NOT SECURE THE
FULL SUPPORT OF HIS STATE,
And sent a Telegram to the State Com
vention Retiring from the Presi-
Dental Race-Texas Republicans.

MINNEAPOLIS, March Ex-senator Davis
has withdrawn from the race for the presi-
Dental nomination and Minnesota's eight
cen delegates to the Republican national
convention will be cast for William Nc
Kinley, for the sentiment in the State is
strong for the Ohio man.
The State Republican convention held to-
day in the exposition hall. In which Harri-
son was nominated four years ago. chose
the following delegates at large: Robert G..
Evans, of Minneapolis: George Thompson.
of st. Paul; Charles E. Hendry, of Sauk
Center, and l.. p. Hunt, of Mankato.T They
were instructed to use all their influence
toward securing the nomination of William
Mckinley, who presided over the conven-
ton in 1892. The result was not attained
without a struggle. The withdrawal of the
name Of Cushman Davis, authorized by a
dispatch from the Senator at Washington,
removed the only obstacles In the way of
a complete Mckinley victory. and. by
strange chance, all but one of the delegates
chosen, c. F. Hendry. were strongly in
clined coward Davis before his withdrawal.
Aside from the election, nothing of mo-
ment transpired except the adoption of a
platform reiterating and indorsing estab-
iished Republican doctrines and containing
a strong sound money plank.
Just before the convention was called to
order this afternoon it was ANNOUNCED that
Senator Davis had wired Congressman
Tawney Withdrawing from the presidential
race. This action was dueeto the refusal
of three out of five Minnesota conventions of
yesterday to indorse his candidacy. Sena-
tor Davis's message was addressed to
Frank B. kellogg, James A.. Tawney, Hen
ny A. Castle. and C. A. Severance. 1t fol-
lows: .-H f4s
-k"I am bound to always and do most 10y
ally respect the wishes of the peop.e of
Minnesota For that reason / request that
my name be not considered In the delibera-
tions of the Minneapolis Convention. Give
all my friends my most enduring and heart
felt thanks. Minnesota Republicans should,
States undertaking the unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 4; should also de
care for a protective tariff that win en-
courage, secure and perpetuate domestic
production of everything, agricultural,
mining or manufactured, that We can pro-
duce or make. that will in consequence
cause steady. employment to be given the
American wage-earner at wages adequate
to the American standard of living; that
vrdo also pledge the Republican party to
against the competition now threatening
them from the Orient. particularly Japan;
enlarge our foreign epc 'e WITH nay.
lions which produce what we cannot pro-
i duce. 1t should also assert the policy of
the. United States as declared by James
Monroe and by every one Of our statesmen
since; declare that the people of Cuba ought
to be recognized as belligerents: declare for
military sef prepars sao s' as S Sfns Surely RSyai make axe
US able to secure peace by our manifest in
vincibility in war" ntaIl ~
b THE CONVENTIONS WORK.
1t was nearly 1 O'Clock before the conven-
ton was called to order by Chairman Tams
I,:-l.- -
before anything else was done and read Sem
ator Davis's telegram of withdrawal. there
was unbounded excitement. But it cleared
the atmosphere wonderfully. The first clash
was on the temporary craftsmanship, the two
candidates being ex-Lieutenant Governor A..
+. Rice, of Willmar, and ex-Lieutenant Gov
error Gideon s. Ives, of St. Peter. Rice won
-632 to 500. Hennepinsdivided evenly on this
vote. while Ramsey went almost solidly for
Ives. Before taking a recess, to give the
committees a chance to make up their re-
ports. the following resolutions were adopted
by a rising vote:
pronounced preference of the Republicans of
Minnesota for presidential standard bearer
in 1896 is William Mckinley. He is the en-
phatic growing choice ofothe Republican vote
throughout the, land. and. the convention ex-
poets the delegates and alternates at large
to be elected by It to-day to do all in their
power honorably from now, unit, that object
is accomplished to bring about promptly the
nomination of Mckinley for President Of the
United States"
After recess the platform was presented
and adopted. Following Is the financial
plank:
Resolved, That we favor the use of both
gold and silver to the extent to which they
can be maintained in circulation at a parity
in purchasin and ~debt-paying power; that
conditions, to the free and unlimited Coinage
of silver, for the manifest reason that IL
would destroy such parity enormously con-
tract the volume of our currency by forcing
| gold out of circulation and Immediately place
US on a silver basis. Believing also that it
is a self-evident fact that the effect of the in
ternational decentralization of silver can be
overcome only by the international remoneti-
zation of that metal. the Republican party
of Minnesota heartily fayors an international
conference for that purpose"
co TSs flour d wsrs eiee a. ;ar as to tns ST. ! Po1 y
EEvans 90 uinneanoIis. Gaorga TS"mrsan y;
ST. Paul; c.. f. Hendrix, OF Sank Center; l..
p. Hunt. of Mankato. They were elected
by reclamation amid wild cheers, the dele
gates all rising, some mounting chairs and
waving their hats. Each of the gentlemen
made speeches, pledging themselves to Nc
Richardson. Capt. A. H. Reed Burgher
Thurstenson and James Diment. The candi-
dates for electors are: At large, T. Z. Walk
Thayer; Second, Charles s. Budd: Third
James Quirk; Fourth, NJ. D.. Eddy; Fifth, c.
a. Smith: Sixth. Warren Potter: Seventh.
The delegates having been selected, the con-
vention became restless and showed signs
of breaking UP, and before the candidates
for electors had been chosen many had left
the hall. Frank Wheaton, an alternate from
Minneapolis, and a colored man, was called
on for remarks, and he made a stirring Nc
Kinley speech. When the name of the last
candidate for elector was announced half of
the delegates had gone, bur there were
enough left to adopt a vote of thanks to the
officers of the convention
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.