The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-08

DETROIT, May Am animated fight
over the money question was the most
striking feature of the Michigan Republic
can convention. 1t resulted in squelching
both the gold plank offered by the ma
jority and the silver plank submitted
by the minority of the resolutions COM
mittee and the substitution therefor the
money plank of the Minneapolis plat
form of 1892.
Mckinley was endorsed most unequi-
vocally and the delegates were strongly
instructed in his favor. Four delegates
at large were elected, two of them with
out contests.
As the state convention was assemb-
ling in the auditorium at noon today, it
was announced that Chauncey NJ. De-
pew was in the city. The convention
appointed a committee to invite Depew
to address. the convention. Depew was
wildly cheered.
THE conduct of affairs by the Democ-
racy," said Depew; had been character
ized by incompetency, idiocy, pighead-
edness and inability to run machinery.
There was, however, period in the his
tory of every nation. when the fool kill
Ter stops On the currency question, the
speaker asserted the second principle ne
ceSsary to the prosperity of the coun-
try is that its currency must be of the
Jest money in the world He had met
many people of the silver states. They
said they were for free silver, but they
must have protection laws, or they could
not live The Republican party would
lose no silver states, because the people
knew if they defeated Republicanism
they would lose protection, which was
breath-their life
The mention of Mckinley was cheered
with great enthusiasm. Col. o. A. James,
of Hillsdale, was made temporary chair
man.
THE DELEGATES.
1t was after o'clock when the con-
vention was again called to order. Tee
grams of greeting were read from the
California and Indiana conventions, an
nouncing instructions for Mckinley. in
both. The temporary organization was
made permanent, and the resolutions
committee was given further time, the
money plank discussion having delayed ITS
progress.
The election of delegates at large was
proceeded with and General X. A. All ger
of Detroit and Thomas O'Brien We're
unanimously chosen.
For third delegate at large there were
nominated John Duncan Of Calumet and
Perry Hannah Of Travers City. After the
vote by counties had been partially
taken, Mr.. Hannah's name was tenn
porarily'' Withdrawn, and the ballot OF
the convention went to Duncan. Marx
S. Brewer. of Pontiac, and Fred w. Gil
christ, of Alpena, were the leading con-
testants for fourth delegate at large.
Brewer won on the second vote by coun-
ties. The fight arose over
THE CURRENCY PLANK
of the platform The majority report
read by ex-Congressman Byron NJ.
Cutcheon, asserts answering fidelity to
the protective tariff principle, and IN
sists on the repeal of the present I'M
wise, un-American tariff act.
1t demands the re-enactment OF the
Mckinley law, with whatever modihca-
lions present conditions may require, and
conrmends the principle or reciprocity
1t also declares for revival Oh proteC-
ton TO ship owners TO encourage carry
ing goods in American bottoms, and eX-
presses sympathy with the cuban lnsuT-
gents in their struggle for liberty: Inc
national delegates are instructed 70
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of VIM. Mckinley so long
as his name shall be before the conven-
ton"
The financial plank was as follows;
I'VE are unyielding in our demands for
sound money. We are in favor of the use
of gold and silver and paper dollars in
our currency, all to be
MAINTAINED AT A PARITY
and to their purchasing and debt-payins
power. We are opposed to any provision
mat will invite depreciation OF any pOr-
ton of our currency, and, therefore, We
are opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver by this country under
present conditions and we believe that
such a course would destroy TIE parity
and contract the currency
S. w. Hopkins and w. II. Smith, OF the
committee, presented a minority sutistl-
tute as follows, the first twenty-five
words being quoted from the national
platform OF 1897.
s"Fhe American people, from tradition
and interest, favor bimetallism, and ithe
Republican party demands the use of 10th
gold and silver as a standard Oh money
and demands that all dollars, WneIhef OF
gold, silver or paper, shall be OF legal
tender, possessing full and equal purclas-
ing an debt-payIng power, thereby haV-
ing a parity of value and to that end We
demand a purely American SYSTEM OK
money based upon gold and silver,
WITHOUT ADVANTAGE OF EITHER
at the minis. We demand that all paper
mohey issued by the government shall: be
redeemable in gold or silver at the option
of the government.
I'VE are opposed to the retiring of the
greenbacks, the money of the people,
the saviors of the Union, the money
favored by Lincoln. We are opposed 10
the issuance of interest bearing bonds
in times of peace and We condemn 1.-THE
policy of Grover Cleveland and John. g.
Carlisle N contracting the sale of Gov
eminent bonds, thereby taxing the people
to benefit a foreign syndicate ten millions
of doliarS-the profits accrulnS 10 1t at the
expense of the people,
Several delegates supported the free
silver substitute while many of the gold
delegates were shouting time" and de-
manding a vote. After considerable con-
fusion, t. W. Chissey, of Midland, moved
to substitute the currency declaration OF
the Minneapolis platform of 1892 for both
the committee reports on the money ques-
ton. The motion
PREVAILED AMID CHEERS.
The remainder of the majority resolutions
were adopted.
Alternate delegates at large were then
chosen and J. c. Gray, of Kalaska and
Charles Flowers, of Detroit, were selected
presidential electors.
The contest for chairman of the state
central committee was between two UNI
willing candidates. both of whom had
declined the honor. They were General
R. A. Alger and Dexter NJ. Ferry, of De
troit. Mr.. Ferry, who is now in Cali
fornia, won the uncoveted honor and IT is
believed he will be induced to accept The
convention concluded shortly after 6
o'clock.
SCOTT JACKSON's CASE.
NEWPORT, KY, May 7-DulIriess
characterized the proceedings in the
Scott jackson case today Much time at
intervals was s0ent in whisDered cOns11I-