The herald., 1896-04-17
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
New Jersey Republicans Call
for Sound Money
AND TURN DOWN M'KINLEY
Maine Speaks Out Strongly for Her
Favorite Son
AND TURN DOWN M'KINLEY
Victory In Observation-Disclosures Roads
Take Cheap Convention Rates
Associated Press Special Wire.


publicans Of New Jersey met here in
convention this afternoon and unani
mously elected the slated candidates,
United States Senator William j. Sew
ell, Garret Hobart John Kean, Jr., and
State Chairman Franklin Murphy as
delegates at large to the ST. Louis con-
vention. with Congressman H. G. Lou
denslager, C. z. Breckenridge, Barket
Gumlners and Charles A. Reed as al
ternates. The delegates were not in
structed regarding the presidential
nomination, but the platform contained
a strong recommendation of Garret. "A.
Hobart as an available man for the
vice-presidency. The principal inter-
est in the platform centered in the
money plank, and, as was expected, the
convention adopted a resolution de-
claring for the gold standard and
against the free coinage of silver.
The platform declares for a tariff
that will afford adequate income for
the expenses Of the government and re-
establish the national prosperity: de-
mands that ''the reciprocity
treaty adopted by a Republican
administration and destroyed by the
Democrats should be restored" en-
dorses the Monroe doctrine and de-
mands more virile foreign policy and
an enlargement of the navy and the
construction of coast defenses; asserts
that "the practical sympathy Of this
nation should be extended to all peo-
pies who have been driven by oppres-
sion and wrong to take up arms in be-
half of the right of government"
The seventh section declares that the
standard of value of this country
and of the other principal commercial
nations of the world, is gold. Wages
and prices have been made and fixed
in accordance with this standard, and
the welfare of the people demands that
it shall be maintained. We regard the
agitation for the free coinage Of silver
as a serious obstacle to our country's
prosperity"
The eighth section says: Relying up
on the discretion of our delegates to
voice the preference OF the Republicans
of New Jersey in the national conyen-
tion, we refrain from hampering their
action by specific instructions; and we
pledge and devote ourselves to the
hearty support of the ticket there to be
selected. indulging at the same time
the hope that New Jersey may be rep
resented on the national ticket In the
person OF her able and distinguished
citizen, the Hon. Garret A. Hobart"
In a concluding section the conven-
tion endorses the course of the state leg
islature and Gov. Griggs, the first Re-
publican executive the. state has had
in thirty years..
REED REPUBLICANS.
PORTLAND, Me-, April 16.--with en-
thusiasm almost uneualed in the his
tory of Republican politics in this state
the convention for the nomination of
delegates to the national convention
was held here today. Enthusiasm
centered about the name Of Thomas E.
Reed, the unanimous choice Of the con-
vention as candidate for president.
Every reference to Reed called forth
demonstration. Hannibal e. Hamlin
was chosen chairman and made
speech in advocacy of protection and
honest money" Herbert NJ. Heath, OF
Augusta. chairman of the committee on
resolutions. reported platform in
which it is said that the Republicans
of Maine gladly Join with their breth-
rem in other states in presenting to
the Republicans of the nation for pro-
motion to the presidency the speaker
Of the national house OF representatives.
Reed needs no platform but the record
of his life. Under his administration.
as his public efforts conspieuously
show, would be restored that RepuDli-
can policy Of protection taught by Lin
coin and illustrated by the signal pros
perity Of the country for thirty years.
He is opposed to free and unlimited
coinage of silver except by interna-
tional agreement, and until such agree
ment can be obtained, believes the pres
ent gold standard should be maintained.
Under his administration the Republi-
can party can say with him: And when
the time comes, as it will surely come,
for us to lead this land back to the
paths OF prosperity and fame which
were trodden under Republican rule for
so many years, we shall take back with
us our ancient glory undimmed by ad-
versity; our ancient honor, unsullied by
defeat"
A DEEP. DARK PLOT
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. April 16.--It de-
veloped here tonight that there is
we'll organized plot to defeat McKin-
ley instructions in the Republican con-
vention here on April 10. The circular
sent out by the advisory committee Of
the A. p. A. denouncing Mckinley on
the grounds that he made appointments
of Roman Catholics was read in A. p.
A. lodges in this city tonight. and res
olutions were adopted denouncing Nc
Kinley. A. P. A. delegates to the state
convention instructed for Mckinley
will be asked to violate their instruc-
tions.
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
LOUISVILLE. KY. April 16.-The
Republican state convention completed
it's labors and adjourned this afternoon
after endorsing the presidential candi-
dacy Of Governor Bradley, with second
instructions for Major Mckinley;
adopting q platform declaring for the
gold standard. protection and reciproc-
ity; expressing sympathy with Cuba,
and elected four delegates from the
state at large to the st. Louis conven-
ton, with alternates and electors.
The governors friends organized the
convention and secured the endorse
ment of his presidential candidacy but
the Mckinley men forced recognition of
their idol in the instructions for del
egates and broke the Bradley slate for
delegates. If the Mckinley men had
been asked at the outset to name their
terms they would not have asked more,
for they have at all times professed ad-
n1iration for Governor Bradley and q
willingness to concede in the platform
a recommendation of his fitness for the
office of president and instructions car
rying the states vote, if the delegates
were instructed for Mckinley when
Bradleys name is withdrawn. The
liveliest fight in the convention was
that of the colored delegates to secure
representation among the national del
egates, and they won by the withdrawal
of opposing candidates. Three of the
delegates selected were on the original
Bradley slate.
The money plank is as follows: 1--WE
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