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THE for the exuberant spirits of the convention to find vent, but he must ask that this be done in reasonable time. When Missouri was reached Mr. Niecringhaus, one of the delegates at large, was absent, and a ques- | tion arose as to calliog his aiternate. (,_'hnunce,v L Filley rose to speak to this | voint and was greeted with a round of applause, which indicated that his per- sonal popularity bad not been entirely destroyed by his recent political “turning | down.” The alternate, Mr. Benecke, was | found in the body of the hall and his vote was recorded. When Mr. Platt rose to castthe vote of New York Le was also greeted with lusty cheering. The full rollcall was as follows: StaTes. Louisiana. Maine Ma North Dakota OB10. ¥ A Rhode Isiand South Carolina. South Dakota. Teunessee. . Texas Yermont Virginta. Wasbiugton .. West Virgini Wisconsin chmhaEBaEn O . ee on res- olutions was recognized and reported that the platform would be ready at 8 p. M. Discussion was then commenced under the previous question, the majority and minority reports, each side being allowed twenty minutes. Mr. Fort of New Jersey ovened the dis- cussion. He said the minority of the com- mittee made their proposition; first, to open all the contested cases; second, to seat the Addicks delegftion from Dela- ware, and third, to seat the Cuney delega- tion from Texas. He opposed all the propositions. The committee on credentials had by a vote of 31 to 14 determined to accept the roll as wade up by the National Committee, with the exception of Deleware and Texas, on which the National Committee had taken no action. One hundred and sixty men, he said, had appeared before the National Committee by counsel or otherwise and had been heard—a longer time than the committee on credentials could give them unless it stayed in session for a full week. 1f they got all the time they wanted, the committee would be in session for | three months, so that the commiitee on credentials bad a right to say that the temporary roll should stand. Ithad given turee hours and a half to the Delaware case and over two hours to the Texas case. | And the committee had recommended | that the Higgins delegation be seated be- | cause the delegates headed by Addicks did not represent the Republicans of Delaware | or anywhere else. [Applause and laugh- | ter. The record before us, continued Mr. Fort, showed that Mr. Addicks entered | into a combination in Delaware, and with | four men in the Legislature united with | the Democratic party and the Democratic | Governor and agreed not to allow a United States Senator to be elected from | there. The fact of the matter 1s simply this: | A majority of the National Committee believed under the evidence that Mr. Ad- | s and bis partners in Delaware were shwaymen on the way to political for- | tune, no matter what the result. [Cheers.] | And as a rebuke to the Addicks men, and to carry out the intention which the| United States Senate tried to carry out, we seat Mr. Dupont in this convention as a | delegate from Delaware. [Loud applause.] Mr. Yerkes of Keniucky was heard | briefly on the same side. The other side of the question was sup- | ported by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, who | spoke for the minority of the committee | on credentials. He appealed to the con- vention for fairness. The American peo- | ple love fairness. He repeated that there had been no hearing on the merits of 160 contested cases. [Cheers.] ‘ ‘‘Here,” he said, speaking of the con- tested cases,*is the astonishing spectacle— in view of all the traditions of the party— of a Republican Nati Convention The chairman of the committ | and the rascal of | laughter.] N FRANCISCO ACTIVE POLITICIANS IN THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL CORRIDORS. trampling under its feet ruthlessly, re. morselessly, the doctrines of equity and | justice, to which the Republican party has pledged itself during all the years of its eventful history.” [Applause.] As to the Delaware case Mr. Hepburn | asserted that there had been no proof of any character presented or considered by the committee on credentials impugn- ing the Republicanism of Mr. Addicks, whereas Mr. Addicks himself had assured | the committee that he had voted for Abraham Lincoln and for every Demo- | cratie (correcting himself amid shouts of laughter) every Republican since. Mr. Hepburn spoke contemptuousl: some person who had denied Mr. Addicks’ Republicanism—describing him as “a little | gentleman quite voluble, he might almost | say volatile” —whose intellectual propor- | tions were in exact ratio to the geographic | Iines of bis State. [Laughter.] That gentleman was the only person who had asserted that the gation were not Republicans. termined the qualification of its represen- tatives in the convention. ‘‘People of Del- aware had not sent here to represent them Anthony Higgins, whom they had repudi- ated, who they had said should never serve them; whom they had refused to place confidence in and who, they had said, could not properly represent them or wield their power at this convention. “But the majority of the committee on | credentials asked the convention to say that Mr. Higgins should wield the power of the people of Deiaware, whether they | wished it or not. Was that Republican- ism? Whom would Mr. Higgins repre- sent? The people of Delaware, who said they would not have Mr. Higgins, or the | majority of the committee on credentials, who said that he was to have the seat?” Mr. Grosvenor of O.10 spoke in refer- ence to the Texas case, giving its history and claiming the Grant delegates (who are McK nley men) were entitled to the seats. He congratulated the last speaker— Mr. Hepburn—as being ‘‘the advocate of the biggest scoundrel who was ever on the earth,” meaning Cuney. [Cheers and laughter.] He assured the convention, in conclusion, that no harm would come to | the Republic, or to the fair fame of the Repubiican party, if this convention rele- gated to private life *‘the man of Delaware Texas.”” [Cheers and The vote was first taken on the Delaware case, those favoring Addicks voting aye, and those opposed no. The noes were de- clared to have carried, and the minority report on the Delaware case was rejected. A similar result, with even greater em- phasis, awaited the minority report as to Texas; also that portion of the minority report referring the contests back to the committee, the minority in each case be- ing overwhelmingly defeated. The major- ity report was then adopted amid cheers. General Harry Bingham of Pennsylva- nia, chairman of the commiitee on rules, read the report of the committee. The rules recommended were almost identical with those heretofore in force. Among the changes, Indian Territory was given six votes instead of two and Alaska four instead of two. The report was adopted. Mr. Grosvenor moved to adjourn till 10 o’clock to-morrow, and an equal storm of ayes and noes was raised. The chairman declared in favor of the ayes, ana at 5:07 the convention adjourned accordingly. — - TELLER’S FAREWELL. Reasons Why He is No Longer a 1 Republican. £ ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 17.—The sub- GENERAL GROSVENOR OF OHIO, THE MAN OF FIGURES. During the three months which preceded the opening of the con- vention General Grosvenor gave out, almost daily, estimates showing what Major McKinley’s strength would be in the convention. His figures were at first deemed chimerical, but as the time approached for the gathering at St. Louis the friends of the other candidates were obliged to admit the General was a political mathematician, ~ President | Addicks dele- | It was the | constituency Mr. Hepburn argued that de- | i | that the committee would be friendly to Leoking toward the Granrd Jlircase o the Platers- <G ATV S s 1 committee on resolutions met again at 9 o'clock this morning to comvlete its labors before reporting to the full com- mittee an hour later. The platform was constructed the night before, Senator-elect | Foraker, Senator Lodge snd Mr. Patter- | son remaining after the rough draft was agreed to, 1o put it into proper shape. The sub-committee promptly adopted the platform and decided 1o urge the full | committee to vote down any and all | amendments that might be offered. Shortly after 10 o’clock the full commit- | tee on resolutions met at the Lindell Hotel and went into executive session to con- sicer the proposed platform. | It was 10:30 when Chairman Foraker called the full committee to order. The | platiorm was read by paragraphs, the | agreement being that each paragraph should be voted upon separately. The | preamble was objected to and the phrase- | ology was ordered to be changed so that | the wording of the paragraph should be less obscure. Mr. Teller of Colorado then arose and stated that he proposed a minority report on the financial plank which he would vresent when that subject was reached. The remainder of the platform was, he acded, entireiy satisfactory to him. The tariff plank was agreed to unani- | mously and a strong declaration was made for a protective duty on wools and woolens. The protection of American | ship-building and the development of | American commerce was also demanded. | All of Mr. Teller’s a mendments to the financial plank were voted down. There was a pathetic scene when the financial plank was reached and Senator Teller pre- sented his minority report. It took the form of a substitute, and declared in gen- | eral terms for the free and unlimited coin- age of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. Senator Teller spoke for thirty minutes. His utterances were followed with deep interest, for all present realized that the hour had arrived when one of the found- ers of the Republican party, a man who has been conspicuous in Republican coun- sels for a third of a century, was taking a step which would separate him from his party friends. 4 Mr. Teller spoke with deep emotion and the sincerity of his purpose was so mani- fest that his words produced a deep im- pression. He spoke of hislong connection with the Republican party. It was the party of his young manhood; the party of his choice. It was the party with which he bad afliliated for thirty-five years. 1t was a party that had given him great honors and he had served it loyally. “But,” he exclaimed in a voice of deep earnestness, ‘‘the time has come when I shall be obliged to leave it if it declares for the single gold standard.” He explained in conclusion that he had not originally intended to speak at such length, but that he was carried away by the importance of his subject. It was purely a matter of conscience and princi- pie. There was no question of personal ambition involved. He might be wrong; he hoped not. Time alone could tell whether he or the framers of this plank were right. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts ex- plained that no choice was left to the com- mittee but to adopt the plank in question. He expressed his high avpreciation of Mr. Teller, and stated his belief that he was acting ' from conscientious motives, but that the Republicans had come to the parting'of the ways, and in that way part- ing from Nr. Teller and his associates, he wished to announce that they carried with them the full respect of the committee. Mr. Cleveland of Nevada asserted that with such a plank his State coutd not be kept in the Republican column, Mr. Lemon of Caliiornia said the West- ern men had come here under the belief silver. He explained his connection with the last three Republican campaigns in Oalifornia; that they had done what they could to keep the State in line; but the effect of this action would be to wipe out a Republican majority of 40,000 and make the State Democratic. Mr. Cannon of Utah, like Mr. Teller, created a profound sensation by the eara. estness of his remarks. Several times his voice was choked with emotion and he procéeded with great difficulty. He pointed out that Utah had been converted from a Democratic Territory into a Re- publican State, but that it would be irre- | trievably lost if the party were committed to the gold standard. He bitterly deplored the necessity which compelled him to leave the party of his choice, but existing circumstances left him no alternative. Mr. Mott of North Carolina asserted that | JALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1896. Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and New Mexico. Before the sense of the committee was taken on the gold plank Mr. La Folette of Wisconsin arose to a personal explana- tion. E: He drew attention to a statement made | by Teiler that himself and Mr. Gear of Iowa had performed the principal work in the preparation of the tariff law of 1890, § which had been popularly credited to Mr. McKinley, and said that while the mem- bers of the committee discharged the duties entrusted to them faithfully it was not true that any one man on earth had prepared as much of the measure as Mr. | McKinley, but that his ideas and spirit | dominated everyvthing in connection with the bill, when the sub-committees were preparing the schedules and before they were submitted to Mr. McKinley, who led in all the discussion. The same rare abil- ity enabled him also, when it was taken into the House, to pass it through that body without amendment. | Such statements as Serator Teller made, | La Folette continued, were an injustice to McKinley. They had been continually repeated, and it was time now that the country should be acquainted with the real facts connected with the formulation o A of the bill wnich bore Major McKinley’s name. impse at'the Linde|l Hotels (Gorridar, | Senators Dubois SILVER WEN WTHORAW Senator Teller and Confreres Are Republicans No Longer. CANNOT SUPPORT A GOLD PLATFORM. Dramatic Scene at a Meeting of the Committee on Resolutions. SEVERANCE OF LIFE - LONG FRIENDSHIPS, ané Caonon and Mr. Cleveland of Nevada Also Retire. UNITED PRESS HEADQUARTERS.] SOUTHERN HOTEL, r ST. LOUIS, MO., June17. | The most striking incidents of the day were not in the convention, aithough the proceedings were a trifle more animated than yesterday, but in the meeting of the committee on resolutions, where Senator Teller declared that he could no longer re- main in the R@publican ranks after the party had been committed to the single gold standard. The high personal esteem the members of the committee entertain for Mr. Teller and the heartfelt regret he so plainly showed in being compelled to sever life- long ties gave to the scene unusual in- terest. Kinley, believing s$hat gentleman was friendly to silver. He had failed to find any utterannce of McKinley’s to the con- trary. If Mr. McKinley was unfavorable to silver there was nothing in his record to show it. Before a vote was taken on Mr. Teller's 16 to 1 substitute, Mr. Darlington of Penn- sylvania arose and replied specifically to Senator Teller's declaration that the Re- publican party had fallen under the domi- nation of Lombard and Wall streets. Mr. Dubois of Idaho aiso announced that he would foilow his associates, Messrs. Teller and Cannon, in leaving the party, though he regretted that necessity compelled him to take this step. He spoke at some length of the loyaity of the extreme Western States to the Republi- can party. Each has now two Republi- cans in the Senate, but the same could not be said of many of the Eastern States, whose representatives were adopting a course that was driving the silver men from their party associates. He showed that New York was repre- sented in the Senate by two Democrats; that Indiana has two and Ohio one each. If this gold plank was adopted the Repub- lican party would, he said, lose control of the Senate and not regain it in a quarter of a century. Brewer of Michigan, following Dubois, expressed his regret that the silver men should feel compelled to take the course they had indicated. However, he for one felt that the part- ing of the roads between Senator Dubois, his associates and tbeir constituents on the one hand and the Republican party on the other had been reached when the five Republican siiver Senators told the United States Senate that no measure for the re- lief of the revenues of the Government and the protection of our industries should be permitted to be considered and passed while they were members of the Senate unless such measure carried with it a pro- vision for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. If there was anv one thing the Ameri- can people demanded it was a sufliciency of revenue upon which to support the Government. The Government could not be starved no matter what party was in power. 1f there was any one principle that the Republican party maintained must be held inviolate it was the princi- .ple upon which a protective tariff was founded, Dr. Hartman of Montana boldly an- nounced that he would not support a can- didate standing on this platform. The Republican platform of 1892 had declared for gold and silver as the standard money. This platform contained a decluration for gold only, and the silver men demanded both. The silver men stood by the party principles, and until such time as the party might return to the double standard they could not support its candidates. McKinley was an honest man and would honestly interpret the platform. The sil- ver men were not antagonizing men but principles in this struggle, and in this campaign McKinley would stand for gold alone. Mr. Fessenden of Connecticut explained why it was necessary to adopt a gold plank and expressed his regret at this difference of opinion within the party. The vote was then taken on the Teller substitute, and it was defeated—ayes 10, noes 41. Those voting in the affirmative were the delegates from Colorado, Califor- | he had gone into this campaign for Mc- nia, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Mr. La Folette then, addressing hjmself specifically to the money plank, moved to amend the last section by striking out the words, *“now in circulation,” so that it should read that ‘“‘all our silver and paper currency must be maintaived at a parity with goid,” ete. He argued, in support of his amendment, that a wrong construc- tion might be placed upon the plank as it stood. He feared it might be construed as a pledge to contract the circulating medium so that no more silver should be coined or papet currency be issued. It would hurt the Republican party in States where it ; would be hard pressed, although it would | make no difference in his own State of W isconsin. A Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts opposed the amendment. Hedid not wish to be placed in the position of encouraging any further coinage of silver by the Government. Argumentsin a similarstrain were made by Mr. Merriam of Minnesota and Mr. Patterson of Illinois. Mr. Gear of Iowa and Mr. Brewer of Michigan supported the amendment. The chairman, Mr. Fo- raker of Ohio, agreed with Mr. La Folette that the words should be stricken out and this was accordingly done. The vote on the adoption of the gola plank as amended was then ordered, and it passed—ayes 40, noes 11. The negative vote was cast by the foregoing siiver men, who favored the Teller substitute, with the addition of the member from Okla- homa. The discussion on the remainder of the platform was general but of no especial interest, and it was adopted without division, a number of the silver men hav- ing already absented themselves from the meeting. e CARTER WILL NOT BOLT. Senator Mantle May Also Stay With the Republicans. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 17.—Senator Car- ter of Montana is no longer.one of the five insurgent Senators. His associates, Senators Peller, Dubois and Cannon, made plain their positions before the resolutions committee, and what course Senators Carter and Mantle would pursue has been a matter of general interest. The former this afternoon notified the silver men that he could not go with them, and that if they bolted and left the convention and the Republican party they must do so without kim. Mr. Mantle has not yet notified his colleagues to the same effect, but will probably do so to-morrow morning. Its State Convention Declares for i the Ohio Man. | BURLINGTON, Vr., June 17.—The Re- publican State Convention was held here to-day. The address of Chairman Hall was in eulogy of McKinley and protection. The following ticket was nominated: For Governor, Josiah Grout of Derby; Lieutenant-Governor, N. W. Fisk of Tsle la Motte; Treasurer, R. F. Field of Rut- land; Secretary of State, C. W. Brownell ot Burlington, State Auditor, F. D. Hale of Lufenburg. Presidential electors were also chosen. The platform demands ‘‘a currency that - — ! VERMONT WANTS McKINLEY shall be worth 100 centis on the dollar throughout the ciyilized world.” To that extent it was dramatic, but it was more pathetic than anything *else, because it was evident Mr. Teller took this course as a matter of conscience and prin- ciple and without any other reason. This was fully understood, and it was for this reason his associates exhibited equal marks of friendship and regret. Notwithstanding that this was a family quarrel, in which two factions were ar- rayed against each other, it was char- acterized by a genuine interchange of courtesies which robbed it of all the bit- terness which usually accompaniesa party schism. Senator Frank Cannon of Utah, still in the thirties—a Republican from boyhood and deeply attached to the principles of the party—exhibited almost equal feeling at terminating his political affiliations. Notwithstanding the radical position assumed by the silver men, it is noticeable that only four—Senators Teiler, Dubois and Cannon and Mr. Cleveland of Ne- vada—announced that they would leave the party. Two others of the committee— Representative Hartman of Montana and Dr. Mott of North Carolina—stated that they were still Republicans and would stick to the party. When the convention adjourned until to-morrow, instead of taking a recess un- til 8 p. M. as it was expected to do, in order to hear the report of the committee on resolutions, which it was stated would be ready at that hour, rumors were circulated in the convention hall that this course’ had been taken because several States had threatened to bolt because of the financial plank. Investigation failed to disclose any foundation for these rumors. The vote of 545l to 359)¢, by which the con- vention, at the bidding of the credentials ‘| committee, refused to reopen any of the contested cases seitled by the National Committee, clearly showed that the Ohio leaders hddl the convention well in band, even in matters where many of the dele- gates felt a strong personal interest. The members of the committee on reso- lutions expressed much indignation to- night that in a garbled account of the platform published this morning they should bave been represented as declar- ing war against Spain by pledging the Re- publican nominee to armed intervention in Cuba. They state that the language employed in the platform simply pledges the good offices of the United States to bring about a peaceful settlement. AASH S Lt WILL LEAVE THE PARTY. No Longer Doubt About Teller and His Allies. CHICAGO, Inn, June 17.—A special from St. Louis says: Yesterday's action of the committee on resolutions deter- mined once and for all that the so-called siiver Senators and their allies in effect will leave the Republican party before the end of this week. The vote in the full committee against Dubois for cbairman was only less overwhelming than that in the sub-committee which defeated the free-silver resolutions offered by Telier. The sliver men held an important con- ference and agreed in substance on a pt: of action. Tney will submit a strong mi- nority revort from the committee on 1eso- lutions and demand that they be given time on the floor of the convention to ex- plain their views. In that time they wiil not only make a brief plea for free siiver but will announce without hesitation that they will be unable to support Major Me- Kinley or any one else not standing on such a piatform. This is exactly what the geld men wish. They want the issus drawn as plainly as possible. Senator Teller left the sub-committee on resolutions immediately after the money question was settied. He explained to a reporter, who asked him if he had bolted, that he was tired and needed rest, and, the money question being the only one in which he was interested, he had left as soon as it was settled. As to the money plank adopted, Senator Teller was asked what he would do. “Oh, I suppose I will bring the matter up again in the whole committee, when the sub-committee reports. It is rather useless, however. The whole committee 18 packed, just as the sub.committee was packed, and there is no hope of getting any other result.” . *Wiil you then take it to the floor of the convention?”" ‘“Yes, 1 presume I shall make a fight there, but there is practically no chance of onr winning it. The whole thing is agreed upon. We shall be allowed only five min- utes each for debate, and a man can’t make much of an argument in five minutes.” Returning to the subject of the money plank agreed upon by the sub-committee, Senator Teller said: “I offered several substitute planks: one was for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Another sug- gested by Mr. Fowler of Wyoming was for the free coinage of American silver with a duty on foreign. All of them, however, were beaten by the same vote of 8 to 1, by which the plank was adopted as passed.” It is believed that the little impromptu silver convention, to be held at the Idaho Leadquarters to-day or Thursday, will nominate Henry M. Teller for President of the United States, prepare a brlef platform declaring in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and then issue an address to the American people askiug the support and co-operation of all who believe that way. A committee will be appointed to confer with the leaders of the Democratic and Populist parties with a view to inducing them to accept Mr. Teller and that plat- form. The Populists, who meet in St. Louis on the 22d of July, they claim, are certain to do it. The mails and telegraph wires brought hundred of messages from Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Ari- zona, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska and other States urging the free-silver men to walk out of the convention, and W. J. Bryan of Ne- oraska, Thomas Patterson of Colorado and a score of other prominentsilver men were in conference with the silver delezates constantly. Last evening the Reed men began mak- ing overtures to the free-silver delegates, seeking to bring them into the anti-Mc- Kinley camp; but their overtures were not received with enthusiasm, and they were told that the silver men did not in- tend to vote on the nominations. Colo- rado, Utah and Idaho will not elect Na- tional Committeemen. As soon as Sen- ator Teller is out of the Republican party he will be put forward as the choice of the Western free-silver men for President. Plans are being made to bring a large number of Colorado free-silver Repub- licans to Chicago when the National Demo- cratic Convention meets, and every one will wear a Teller button. NEW TO-DAY. Who do the unscrupu- lous imitate? Ans. A successful firm. Ours is a successful firm; our plan was mnew, our methods square and our goodsand prices absolutely unmatchable. Hence a host of puny imitators, who by fraud and misrep- resentation seek to get our patronage away from us. 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