The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-16

Denver, Sept 15.-The state conven-
tion of the Republican party of Colo
rado was called to order at the Broad
way theatre by ]. NJ. Hodges at Il
o'clock this morning. United States
Senator Edward o. Wolcott was unan-
>Imously elected temporary chairman
Mr.. Wolcott began his speech by con-
graduating the convention that it was
not called upon to confer with any
other party as to its nominees and the
delegates need not quarrel for three
days over division of the spoils, like
hungry dogs fighting over a bone He
said the convention at Colorado Springs
showed that the price of the party
which had tried to steal the name and
organization of the Republican party
under the name of silver Republicans
was two or three places in the state
house.
Referring to the division of the sill
yer Republican party, he said that "a
political tramp named Towne was
called here from another state to tell
Colorado voters how to conduct their
convention"
He asserted that Mr. Towne had no
authority, as claimed by him, to re-
move state chairman, and stated that
the silver Republican party was first
organized in Colorado and Mr. Board
was elected state chairman for Colo
rado months before Mr.. Towne was
named as national chairman. His ar
raignment of the silver Republicans
who followed Chairman Towne was
very bitter. He was glad, ne sald'
that they had forever left the Repub-
lican party. Speaking of the Broad
convention, he said he hoped this con-
Ventfon would find some means of CO.
operation with it. Most of its mem
beFs, he said, could find all the silver
they wanted in the name Republican
The platform of the silver Repub-
Iicans presided over by Senator Teller,
Mr.. Wolcott said, was devoted largely
TO vilification of the junior senator
from Colorado. He wished to send
them the message that when they had
dug his political grave and buried him
in it, they could never place renegade
over it.
Senator Wolcott devoted some time
to a statement concerning his mission
to Europe in the interests of an inter-
national bimetallic agreement He pre-
dicted that if the Republican party re
mains in power the silver question VIII
ultimately be settled by international
agreement. Colorado, he said, mas
great resources, and the people should
learn that the policy of snarling at all
away the capital needed to develop
those resources He referred to the
Dingley law as a great measure Tor
prosperity. He paid President Mchln-
ley's war policy a high compliment. He
defended the war revenue law ana the
latest bond issue.
Speaking of the war, he said that
when International complications arose,
it was gratifying to know that people
of Anglo-Saxon blood stood together,
adding. And I notice that l don't hear
as much of Cousin Ed as l used TO-
Referring to the losses by disease IN
the war, he said there had undoubteo-
" been serious mistakes MADE put
there had been no suggestion OF DIS
honesty and no reflection upon the f'e-
publican party.
Committees were appointed and re-
cess taken until pm
THE ONLY BIMETALLISTS.
TTpon reassembling in the afternoon,
Iudoe George W. Allen of Denver was
made peruanent chairman, The COM
noittee on resolutions submitted a plat
form. which was adopted. After com
mending the administration OF Presl-
dent Mckinley, the PLATFORM says:
s.T'he Republican party is, and always
has been. a. bimetallic party. The Re
n,Ihl{cans of Colorado are earnestly de-
voted 70 the cause Of bimetallism. 1t
has no sympathy with monometallism,
80 believes that the final imposition
of a single standard upon the people
of this country would work lrreparapIe
injury. It's members oeneVe Inat tIe
proper place for Republican bimetal-
list is in the ranks of the party, and not
out of it. In the future, as in the past,
Republicans who represent Colorado at
the national capital will be found
working for the restoration of silver.
True bimetallists are necessarily be-
levers in hard money, gold and silver,
as the basis OF our natlonai clrcuia-
ton. The Democratic attempt to raise
money for our war with Spain by is
suing $3.50. 600, 600 of irredeemable legal
tender notes, not backed by a dollar of
gold or silver, would, If successful
have been the most serious blow that
could have been dealt to the cause or
silver. It was, fortunately, defeated by
votes. And when the De
mocracy had failed in this attempt at
paper imitation, that party attempted
20 defeat the passage of the bill to raise
revenue for the carrying on of the war
and to pay our soldiers and sailors.
And we congratulate the eminent
Senators Morgan, Turple
and Mantle for rising above their par
ty, and for refusing to stand by their
associates in an attempt to cripple our
in its hour of need. And we
further congratulate those earnest and
true Republicans VINO. by their efforts
and their voices, aided in securing the
passage of the Wolcott amendment to
that measure. requiring the coinage of
the silver seigniorage."
Belief in the doctrine of protection is
expressed and, endorsing the record of
Wolcott, the platform is de- 1
voted 70 the discussion of local issues. I
An effort was made by delegate !!
from Ell Paso county to introduce
resolution favoring the annexation of ,
the Philippine islands, but storm of /
protests followed the reading of this I
resolution, and there was no second to 1
his motion to adopt it.
TICKET NOMINATED.
The following ticket was then placed
Ia nomination.:
Governor. Henry r. Wolcott of Den :