The silver lance., 1897-09-10
FOLLOWERS OF M'KINLEY.

WOlpOCt
Denver. Sept. 3.-The Mckinley Re-
publicans met In this city yesteroay 70
nominate candidate for justice OF tne
Supreme Court.
state Chairman ]. L. Hodges called |
the convention to order ana hev'
George M. barley offered prayer. a
L. Humphrey Of Ell Paso was maus
Temporary chairman, whle oenator
Drake Of Pueblo was CHOSEN tempv
rarv secretary and Edwin Pr1ce anu
Mrs Hattie Merrill assistants
There being no contests, the tempo
rarv roll call was made permanent
Committees on organization ana res
olutions were appointed.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the committee on rules ana oFaer
Of business reported Judge George W.
Allen be made permanent chairman, J.
r Drake secretary, Ed Price and Mrs
Hattie Merrill assistant secretaries.
The report was adopted without dis
sent.
Judge Allen was introduced to the
convention and made the ADDRESS OF
the day.
After the close of Judge Aliens ad-
dress the committee on resolutions
submitted the following report, whlch
was unanimously adopted:
1.-The representatives of the Republi-
cans of the state of Colorado, assem-
bled in state convention, rea firm their
aIlepiance to the principles Of the
party of Lincoln, as promulgated IN
our state and national platforms OF
1896.
1--WE congratulate the people on the
Majestic industrial march of the ma
tion already commenced under the
banners inscribed with the principles
of our national platform of 1876, vin-
dicated by victory at the polls, by
nrosDerity in our fields and workshops
and the approach of universal business
revival.
Eve unqualifiedly indorse the ad-
ministration of President Mckinley
which will pass into history as one
of the most glorious in the annals of
the Republic and we point to the pub
lie and private life of the President as
a typical product of our free institu
tions.
1--WE are emphatically in favor of
the protection of American labor and
American industries. and we exhibit
in justification of our faith the won
derful impetus given to every depart
ment of business life by the passage
of that great Republican measure, the
Dingley bill, which will raise revenue
sufficient to support the government,
prevent the issue Of Understanding
bonds, protect American labor and
maintain the national credit.
Resolved. That the Republican
party of Colorado unqualifiedly In
dorses the determinat ation of the Ma
tional Republican party to restore the
value of silver bullion and secure per
hi k,l1 ton, \, NJ n n
monetary commission to secure an in
ternational agreement That in ap-
pointing Senator Wolcott at the head
of said commission. and backing the
efforts of said commission by the
whole diplomatic power of his admin
istration, President Mckinley is en-
titled to the unanimous support of all
citizens of Colorado who desire the
restoration Of silver.
1--WE earnestly commend the efforts
of Senator WOlcott in his active prose
cutiOn of the only rational attempt
that has hitherto been made to secure
enduring bimetallism, and We de
nounce as Infamous the calumny that
has been heaped upon him by the
Democratic and Populist press.
I'VE are inalterably opposed to a
system Of civil service that builds up
ure, in almost all branches of the pub
lie service. and condemn a law as un-
American which permitted the Cleve
land administration. in the name of
civil service reform. in displacing 40
600 Republicans with partisan Demo
| Gratis, and then by presidential prOcla
nation guaranteeing them their Off
| cial positions for the remainder of
| their lives. We approve the senti-
ments of General Washington as ex-
pressed to his secretary of war when
| he declared:
"I shall not. whilst have the honor
| to administer the government. bring
| a man into any office of consequence
| knowingly whose political tenets are
| adverse to the measures which the
| general government are pursuing; for
| this. in my opinion. would be a sort of
| political suicide. That it would EN-
barrass it's movements is most Ger
| tain.'
Resolved. That we cordially wei
come to our ranks those Republicans
| who temporarily stepped outside the
party to vote for the free and unlim-
| tied coinage of silver. but who now
believe that only through the Republi-
can party can bimetallism be estab-
lished and maintained.
Resolved, That the chairman of the
Republican state central committee
and the secretary thereof be. and are
hereby constituted a committee and
are authorized and empowered as
such to fill any and all vacancies
which may occur in the state ticket
nominated by this convention to be
supported at the ensuing election
| which may occur by reason of omis-
sion to nominate. resignation, death,
irregularity or otherwise, and said
chairman and secretary are also au-
thor1zed and directed to file with the
proper officers certificate of the
same In accordance with law.
Resolved, That the convention SO.
lect the American eagle as its emblem
to designate its set of nominations,
said emblem being the same as here
tAfOIa uSsad hx. tho De-,