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Domestic News March 31, 1896

The Daily Texarkanian

Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas

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The Republican Party's split over the financial question is widening, with Eastern gold Republicans from New England, New York, and Pennsylvania planning to oppose the nomination of McKinley or any candidate not explicitly supporting a gold standard.

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The Republican split upon the financial question continues to grow and expand. It is stated from reliable quarters that the gold Republicans of the East, of New England, New York and Pennsylvania especially, intend to fight the nomination of McKinley or any other candidate whose platform can be charged with equivocation on the financial question, or whose platform does not come out squarely for a gold standard and nothing else. This prejudice on the part of these gold Republicans is said even to extend to all the Western candidates for the nomination.

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Politics Economic

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Republican Split Financial Question Gold Standard Mckinley Nomination Eastern Republicans

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Mckinley

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Mckinley

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The Republican split upon the financial question continues to grow and expand. It is stated from reliable quarters that the gold Republicans of the East, of New England, New York and Pennsylvania especially, intend to fight the nomination of McKinley or any other candidate whose platform can be charged with equivocation on the financial question, or whose platform does not come out squarely for a gold standard and nothing else. This prejudice on the part of these gold Republicans is said even to extend to all the Western candidates for the nomination.

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