Gold Plank Controversy Amid 1896 Convention Claims
A historic dispute over the gold plank in the 1896 Republican platform surfaces in Washington notes. Senator Kohlsant, editor of the Chicago Times-Herald, questions origin with Foraker claiming the resolutions committee altered drafts prepared by McKinley allies including Hanna Payne Merriam Proctor and others. Henry Payne’s signed statement outlines drafts, meetings, and approvals leading to the adopted plank and the role of McKinley supporters in framing it.
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Hanfed
Mervlain
Proctor
Hanna
Washington
Sliver
H. ‘Tw. Kohlsant
Gkiygo Times-Herald
Foraker
MckKinley
Fem
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Payne
Henry
St. Gzenis
Myron T. Hergick
St. Louis
Siee Passavention
St. @@anns
Meicht
McKinley
Weemley
Joseph H.*manley
Maine
W. “Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Reed
Weed
Budge
Senator Spratt
New York
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Canton
Merriam
Gre
McIxin-ley
Werbaum
Redfield Proctor
Moraker
Resolutions Committee
Senator Jones Visits Chicago for Democratic Convention Talks
Senator James W. Jones of Arkansas, DNC chairman, met at Unity Building headquarters with Executive Chairman Johnson and H. Cook to discuss campaign methods and potential locations for the Democratic convention. He declined to confirm Altgeld group plans or a convention date, saying a naval committee would meet in Washington on December 22 to settle questions.
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James IW. Weones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Johnson
Sam ‘H. Cook
Ways
Ed Means
Party Organication
Unity
Chicago
Jones
Cook
Werwald
na@vival
Louisiana Democrats Nominate Ticket At Baton Rouge Convention
The Democratic state convention in Baton Rouge nominated a full ticket and endorsed the 1896 national platform. It denounces trusts and calls on the legislature and Congress to pass laws for their regulation. The platform congratulates the people on amended organic laws asserting supremacy of white civilization and the best interests of the state.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Baton House
Wegate
Congress
Nominations Split Over White Primaries Fails
In a state convention an effort to require future nominations by white primaries failed to attract a quarter of the votes. The debate highlights ongoing restrictions tied to race in political processes within the era.
Both Sides Forecast Victory in Speakership Clash
Nes Moines Dec 22 Republican lawmakers in the city focused on the speaker race. Both factions expect to win, signaling a tight contest as voting nears.
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Nes Moines
Crouse Move in Chan dos Pole-Gell Case at Front
London dispatch reports no troop movements in South Africa while General Kitchener heads to Africa. Cronje allegedly holds Lieutenant Chandos Pole-Gell as a spy. Buller’s fourthousand word message remains undisclosed. Buller’s latest casualty tally rises to 1,119 with 146 killed and 746 wounded and 227 missing.
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Buller
Colenso
State board reports reveal dire Iowa asylum conditions
Des Moines reports detail state board findings on county insane asylums showing indiscriminate confinement, lack of expert care, and irregular medical attendance. The disclosures spur legislators to push a law ending equity asylums and mandating sane inmates be kept in state institutions.
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State Board of Control
Iowa
Wood Governs Cuba Brooke's Council Resigns
Major General Leonard Wood formally took charge as governor general and accepted the resignation of General Brooke’s advisory cabinet. Cuban leaders welcomed the move as a cleansing shift while critics blamed Brooke’s administration for overbearing military rule and weak civil government. Wood tallies public support, hints at broader civil experiments in Santiago, and tours the prison with Generals Tudsow and Chaffee.
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Havana
Tle
Tudsow
Canal Commission Pact Opens Illinois and Michigan Canal
Chicago reports that at a 2nd drainage board meeting the Illinois and Michigan canal commissioners ratified a compact easing long standing obstacles to opening the canal. The canal commissioners signed, trustees approved, and completion to receive Lake Michigan waters is now projected in a week. Meanwhile other items note Wagner Palace Car Co. case, Minnesota National Guard appointments, a fatal shooting in Gillette Wy, Chicago Boer sympathy drives, and Col Charles Bryan sailing for Brazil.
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Lake Michigan
Havana Customs Appraisers Jailled Over Bribery
New York reports Havana customs appraisers arrested Wednesday reveal a continuing pattern of graft under both Spanish rule and the current administration. A Havana tobacco importer linked the arrests to a longstanding practice of bribery to clear goods, expecting reform under General Wood.
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Havana
Evening Post
Cuba
Anr
Wood
Governor Signs Segregation in Sleeping Cars Law
Atlanta December 22 Governor Candler signed a bill prohibiting sleeping car companies from supplying berths to negro passengers except in coaches designated for negroes. The measure is now law. Locally a fatal double tragedy in Hicklingham Gardiner and his wife. A railway explosion in Cincinnati kills one man and injures two others.
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Atlanta
Candler
Illinois Central R A excursion tickets for holidays
The Illinois Central Railroad Association offers holiday excursion tickets within 200 miles at one and one third round trip fare. Tickets go on sale December 23 24 25 1899 and December 31 1899 January 1 1900. Valid for return travel through January 2 1900. Regular passenger traffic details apply.
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Illinois Central R. A
Hair Work in All Its Branches by Mrs A C Thomas
Mrs A C Thomas offers hair work in all branches at 255 Galena ahrodt. Service includes custom wigs and styling with personalized fittings._client details unclear due to OCR.
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A C. Thomas
Galena Ahrodt
Holiday Excursion Tickets On Northwestern Line
Reduced fare holiday excursion tickets available at all stations on the Northwestern line and affiliated roads within 200 miles of selling stations. Valid December 23 24 25 30 31 in 1899 and January 1 1900, extended to January 2 1900. Apply to Chicago North Western Railway agents for full details.
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