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.. a i-Rf.lrJWIUUWUia -in " i.--.'Ji:-: H U a a u R&POBLIGAM ' X i ' .; 5T.LOUiS.MO. JUNE IS06. IT. WILL SEAT 14,000. 8t. louis auditorium the Largest convention hall. How the rroceecllnit of tlm Convention Will He Handled Number of Dole . Ritt nntt National Committeemen "ltoutlne Work. T. LOUIS Is a hot city In Juno, but bo was Chicago lu 1888 land Minneapolis In 1 1892, ns Republican delogates will tes tify. Over-crowding nnd Incon venient accommo- IW5' datlonB aro more- to l'. bo dreaded during NntloAal conven tion week than hot weather. St. Louis, according to all reports, will furnish better facilities than over before have been accorded to a National convention. The-immenso now auditorium, whoro the Republican National Convention will bo held, will accommodate 14,000. There will bo 909 National delegates In the convention this year more than over before and the same numbor of alternates, Thero will bo 153 members of the National Committee present, and the real of tho vast audience will con sist mainly of "rooters" Tor tho several candidates whoso nnmoa are to bo pro Bciitcd for the highest honor In tho gift of, tho American poople. According to recent estimate, there will bo nono too much room. It Is customary to glvo to the city In which thu convention is held, the largest block of seats. St. Louis will have more seats in the auditorium than any convention city over obtained before. It haB put In a modest roqucst for 3.CO0 jsoats, and will probably receive 2,R0jf at least. Ohio and Iowa, being nenr, by and both having prominent candidates, will probably send the two largest State Delegations. Ohio, it la estimated by zealous Republicans of the Buckeye state, mny have as many ns 20,000 Republicans in St. Louia, but, of courso, only a email per cent of them will get scats in the auditorium. Timothy E, Byrnoa of Minneapolis, whohas been elected sergeant-nt-arms of th'o.convcntlon by the National Com- mlEtae. will hnvo charge of the dlstrl butlorrof tickets for admission. Each Nntlfbnal delegate and alternate will re ceive two tickets and na many moro ' as they can get. The member of tho NaUonnl Committee from each stato wllljnrake out a list of all Republicans In IHb Btate who may want to attend the proceedings, nnd tho tickets will bo distributed among tho different states, pnj&Eata. Under tho system of distri bution, which Sorgoant-at-Arms Byrno3 wllgemploy it will bo practically im possible for tho friends of any one can didate to "pnek" tho convention, hall, deaUo the fears of such an event which hate been expressed. Mr. Byrnes has nap-that, so far ub he has tho power, tho friends of all the candidates will be , treated alike. The real work of tho convention, leading op to and providing for tho Kcfnctlon of tho National tlckot, Is dotic in commlttco rooms. Spacious nccnmtnodatlonB for commlttco work !iHveboon provided In tho auditorium, and 'the newspaper facilities will bo es pecially convenient. Ajnovcl scheme is to bo put In opera- Aa.WM'PiS.NAA Tnorarrci tawrai w 1 ffiG&W8 ltnHT A THE FAMOUS WIGWAM CHICAGO. (Where Lincoln was nominated in 1SG0.) tlon in the convention hall. Each section of the hall where in dividual State delegations are seated, iwlll bo connected by telephone with 'the- chairman's dcak, that he may easily ascertain the name ot every dele gate who may claim recognition. Tho scheme, it is said, will io away with 'the usual annoyance and' worry in ?! V . T - . If .VT IWTT-J rccognizlng delegates who think they havo a duty to perform by claiming tho attention of tho convention. The telegraph facilities for dispatch ing to overy corner of the Nation the names of tho nominees will bo ample. Nino now copper wires are strung from St. Louis to Chicago nnd six from Chi cago to Now York. About fifty loops will bo run into the- Auditorium. Wearied delegates can repair for re freshment to any number of gardens nnd open-air restaurants and cafes, whoro tho best that St. Louis can offer will bo placed before them at prices that may make thom complain. But what Is tho loss of a fow hundred dol lars to an enthusiastic Republican, tired with interest in his party's wel fare, and perchance, in some instances, with Irons of his own In tho flro? Thomas II. Cnrtcr, of Montana, chair man of tho Nntlonnl Committee, will call tho convention to order. But Im portant work of tho convention will have been done by tho National Com mittee oven boforo tho delegates as semble In their scats. On tho day preceding tho convention a temporary roll of delegates has to bo formed, for manifestly no State can havo tho advnntago of another In repre sentation. Somo states will send con testing delegations, but only one sot can bo seated. It would not bo propeg, on tho other hand, to shut a stato out entirely because of contests. Each mu3t havo representation In tho organiza tion of the convention. General Clark son of tho National Committee from Iowa says there will be about 110 con- REPUBLICAN CONVENTION tested scats out ot tho 909, and thnt the nomination may really hinge upon tho results of these contests. It should not be supposed thnt the National Commlttco reserves to itaolf tho power to decide contests; that must finally bo done by tho convention itself. This much, however, the Na tional Commlttco will do, and Us ac tion mny havo an important bearing on tho result in tho convention tho National Committee will meet, and a sub-commlttco on contests will be se lected. Each mombor of tho commlttco will report to this sub-commlttco tho list of delegates from his state, and It thero bo no contests theso names will bo placed on tho temporary roll by tho secretary of tho National Committee. In states where contesting delegations havo been elected tho claims ot both sides will be heard, and the National Committeeman from tho stato will glvo his version of tho contest. The sub committee will decide and instruct the socretary which delegates are entitled to representation. .gjii -tor j-4-mtMfc Kt. itj-mr The (rtnortonro uf these derision In ' for while they are In no way binding upon the contention, tho action of the commute, basod generally 'on good and sufficient grounds, hi seldom over turned. The National Committee selects also by a majority vote tho tempornry and permanont chairman of the convention; that Is to say, .It selects a name for nach, position, to bo presented to the con vention. A bitter contest may arise within tho National Commlttco over those selections. Sometimes, ns in 1892, tho minority may withdraw their candidate, and make the selection of temporary chairman unanimous, as they did for J. Sloat Fassett. Again, as in 1884, a majority and minority re port may bo presented and tho fight brought to n head in the opening of tho convention. As tho Democratic Natlonnl Con vention In 1892, after Mr. Cleveland's friends, who controlled tho Committee on Resolutions, liad prepared a tariff plank under Mr. Cleveland's supervi sion, the convention, which afterward turned to nnd nominated Cleveland, broke away at one word from Henry Wattcrson nnd rejected tho tariff plank as presented by tho Cleveland commit tee. No better example of tho AmcrU onn principle In politics that tho sov ereign will of tho people must govern Is accorded than In a National con vention. CONKLING STOPPED TO TALK. That Incident lrovented Vf Inrinm Nom ination for tlin l'renldency. From the Minneapolis Journal: In tho political history of the state "WIndom Ton" has been written down ns a bur lesque incident. When tho campaign for tho republican nomination for president In 1880 was in progress Min nesota was an overwhelmingly en thusiastic Blalito state. Senator Conk llng's daring ambition was to defoat Blaino, and he was shrowd enough to eeo that Minnesota could not be swerved from Blaino save by springing a "favorite son." Mr. WIndom was nattered by Conkllng's suggestion and tho poison spread to his friends, with tho result that Minnesota went to Chi cago solidly instructed for WIndom. At that tlmo Minnesota only had ten dele gates to the national convention, and during the four days' balloting tho rending clerk would announce in atcn- HALL LOUIS. torlan tones, "WIndom, ten," and much of tho time tho announcement would provoke derisivo laughter. Blaine's friends always felt that if Minnesota had been loyal ho would havo been tho nominee, and In tholr estimation "WIn dom, ton," was a badgo of tricky poll tics. Tho delegation was undoubtedly sincere, but it seemed at tho time like grasping for a wlll-o'-thc-wlsp. I met an old politician yesterday, an Intlmato friond of WIndom, who said hn called on WIndom in Washington some tlmo after the pvent nnd WIndom said to rum, uiu you Know I came pretty near 'receiving tho nomination for president?" Tho visitor conceded that ho did not understand how "WIn dom, ten," was very near tho goal, and Mr. WIndom then explained. He said Postmaster General James of New York told hint that tho Grant forces had decided to go to him and have tho credit of nominating tho president, even though It was not first choice. This was thought to be better than to allow tho Blaino forces to win a 3cml vlctory In a similar manner. Mr. James said that Colliding actually left his ?eat to go over and notify the Minnesota delegation that thoy wero going: for WIndom and urge them to do tho rest, when someone halted him and advised delaying one moro ballot. He accepted the advice. This was fatal. On that one ballot the stampede to Garfield be gan and then it was too late. If tho "Grant 306" had been added to "WIn dom, ten," it would havo carried the stampede In tho WIndom Instead of the Garfield direction. An Old Loaf. The Soar family, of Ambaston, Derbyshire, England, have a curluus heirloom in the shape ot a loaf ot bread that is now over six hundred years old. Tho founders of the family, it appears, were great friends of King John. When that monarch died ho made several land grants to tho Soars. One of those, tract's, it appears, had always been conveyed with a loaf of breadalongwlththo"wtlt-' Ings," and tho deed and tho loaf aro both kept to this day as sacred relics. Bryton Early I thought you wore AT ST. going to savo so much money by re- -where he could not say a word to any signing from tho club. Minos Coyne one ot his old associates without ex Well, Just look how much I'm not plaining the' cruel embarrassments of in debt. Lite. 'his situation. He could not ask Mr. POWIf ft'PTfYN OT? 1 (HIO WHY BLAINE ENTERED THE RACE AT ELEVENTH HOUR. President Ilarrlxili Hail Greatlr Offended Mri. lllnlna mul She Forced Ilor lln bmiil to' Iletlffii ut tlie Lut Mo ment. ROBABLY THE moat sensational event thnt took place during tho national republican convention of 1892 was the entry of Blaino into tho raco at the eleventh hour and his crush ing defeat Tho Bccret of Blainc'B was only' recently ,)AJ 6. BtAINC. untimely action made public by T. C. Crawford In Les lie's Weekly. It is quite likely that if Mrs. Blaino had not become angry at the President because ho could not make an appointment which she wished made, Mr. Blaino would havo remained at his post in tho department ot state, and his name would not have been used to trail at the end of a defeat at Minneapolis. Mrs. Blaino wished her son-in-law, Col, Coppinger, to bo promoted to tho rank of brlgadler.gen cral. In this she was actuated by tho motives which would Inspire a mother to seek to advance the fortunes of a son. The President could not make tho appointment without violating the precedents qulto as strong as laws and trampling on the rights of thirty-live officers who stood between tho colonel and his desired advancement. The dif ficulty of making this appointment was conceded by Mr. Blaine, and he at tached no blame to tho President when ho refused. But Mrs. Blaino was not so considerate. Tho day following tho President's final decision Mrs. Bliine called at the White House-- This Interview between Mrs. Blaino and the President was tho beginning of tho Blnine campaign. Tho Interview wns remarkable In many ways. No President was oyer so openly defied to his face. All courtesy due to the Presi dent's high olTlco was omitted. First, Mrs. Blaine entered one of the lower reception-rooms of tho White IIouso and asked that tho President should conio down from his office to see her. This request, remarkablo from tho standpoint of etiquette, was acceded to by tho Piesident. When ho descended and entered tho room Mrs. Blaino at onco opened tho conversation by de manding imperiously that tho Presi dent should recede from his decision in tho Coppinger case. Tho President betrayed no Impa tience or temper at this request, not withstanding the manner In which tho demand was made. He had repeatedly gone over tho case with Mr. Blnine. It wns not necessary to repeat his tea sons to Mrs. Blaino Her fiery mood ' was not ono appreciative of the cold logic of the situation. Tho President's firmness and calmness did not havo a quieting effect upon Mrs. Blaine. Sho now turned upon him and charged him dlreotly with unklndness to her fam ily, cruelty in his former lnck of con sideration for tho ambition of her dead son, Walker, and with general lngrntl tudo to Mr. Blaine, whoso Influence nad placed him where he was. Tho President did not wince under this fierce attack. At the close of the fiery address of Mrs. Blaine oho an nounced to the President that sho would defeat him for his renomlnation and that sho would force Mr. Blaino to run. This dramatic announcement was followed by Mrs. Blaino herself closing tho interview, again In defiance of White House etiquette, and then leaving the room. From that moment Mr. Blaine wa3 in tho field, although he himself did not apparently understand thnt he wa3 to be forced to run. He called upon tho President soon after Mrs. Blaine had gone, and gave tho President to un derstand that ho did not sympathize with his wife in her vigorous expression of displeasure. Later on tho Blalncs went to New York. While tho secretary was thero Chauncey M. Dopew called upon him for tho purpose of learning If ho was - - vi V . " ' t ' .s " ' " ' '' ' ' -l : , li EXPOSITION HALL, MINNEAPOLIS. (Where Harrison was nominated in 1892.) a candidate. All that ho could learn camo from Mrs. Blaine. It was she who assured him that Mr. Blaine would ' runi Mr. Depew obtained nothing from Mr. Blaine upon the subject. The fact was that Mr. Blaine was in n position Depew. who had been one of his inti mate friends through many yean and who was thoroughly dovoted to his poli tical fortunes, to go ahead now and champion him as a candlate. He had withdrawn In good faith and had so in formed Mr. Dopew. Tho agitators who called at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel never succeeded in getting Mr. Blntno to say that he would be a candidate. All that thoy did succeed in wns to obtain from Mrs. Blaino assurances thnt she would see that no more letters should bo writ ten, and she also gave the leading op ponents of Mr, Harrison to understand that if Mr. Blaino was nominated he would accept. Mr. Blaino never affirmed to any one who has appeared upon the surfaco what ho would do or would not do. He was kept In a negativo attitude, and If he had been nominated undoubtedly the same influences which kept him in that position would have made him ac cept tho nomination. Mr. Depow evidently understood tho situation clearly, and saw that a nom ination coming tinder such circum stances would only result in an over whelming defeat for the party. His position was very clear. Ho had no Intimate relations with the opponents of the Harrison administration. He wns previously committed to Mr. Har rison after Mr. Blaine withdrew. Mr. flj ' A ") j-(3 :lii B'.aii ?.-r. -n m uu mi nn nre M ' IMil Ui UJJ MM .tm THE AUDITORIUM CHICAGO. (Whero Harrison was nominated in 1888.) Blaine did not ask him to change thnt attltudo, and bo Mr. Depew entrenched himself in the impregnable position of taking his old leader at his word, re specting his carefully-expressed wishes, written with due deliberation over hlB own signature. Tho situation which followed was ns unfortunate ns anything that could liavc DCCn devised by Mr. Blaine's most vigorous enemies. Tho campaign from tho start wna foreordained to fail. Its solo reason was a personal quarrel, and Its solo strength was In a union with certain opposing elements In the party. Mr. Blaine's attitude, too, fettered every one. He knew that ho was in a false position, and with his clear vision must have seen the outcome. The fact that throughout tho campaign at Min neapolis he never expressed a word to tho public, and, so far as Is known, sent no instructions to the peoplo who wero supposed to represent him, shows clearly what he must have thought of his own campaign. Tho President never nsked Mr. Blaino to write his original letter of with drawal, and never asked him to make public any further expressions of opin ion upon the subject. Tho February letter was written without the solicita tion of any member of tho administra tion family. After It was published Mr. Harrison decided to becomo a can didate, and this decision had tho tacit approval of Mr. Blaine. None of the silly or malicious BtorleB circulated in any of the antl-Blalne circles could bo traced to any member of the adminis tration. None of them sought any quarrel with Mr. Blaine. On the con trary, they strenuously sought to avoid a difference until they know it was in evitable. It Mr. Blaine had given the real rea sons to the public or to tho President ho would probably have said in hla let ter: "I go out of your Cabinet and break with you, In preference to n break with my domestic cablncL" This situation was well understood within the inner circles of the Republi can party, and was tho best explana tion of why the prominent friends of Mr. Blaine did not iUnd with him at Minneapolis. SPEECH AT CINCINNATI. Nominating Jutnog (5. HUInn for the l'renlilener, Jniif. 170. (By Robert O. Ingersoll.) Massnchusotts may bo satisfied with the loyalty of Benjamin H. Bristow; sa am I; but if any man nominated by this convention cannot carry the stato of Massachusetts, I am not satlsllcd with thiJ loyalty of that state. If the nominee of this convention can not carry tho grand old Commonwealth of Massachusetts by seventy-five thousand majority, I would advise them to sell out Faneull Hall as a Democratic head quarters. I would ndylBo them, to take from Bunker Hill that old monument of glory. Tho Republicans of tho United States demand as their leader in the great contest of 1876 a man of intelligence, a man of integrity, a man of well-known and approved political opinions. They demand a statesman; they demand a reformer after as well as before tho election. They demand a politician in tho highest, broadest and best sense a man of superb moral courage. They demand a man acquainted with public affairs with the wants of the peoplo with not only the requirements of tho r !TB in mi OH un rm iraffiigaraaHagasS hour, but with the demands ot the fu ture. They demand a man broad enough to comprehend the relations of this government to tho other nations of tho earth. They demand a man well versed In the powers, duties, and prerogatives of each and every department of this government. They demand a man who will sacredly presorvo the financial honor of the United States; ono who knows enough to know that the na tional debt must be paid through the prosperity of this people; one who knows enough to know that all the financial theories In tho world cannot redeem n single dollar; ono who knows enough to know that all the money must bo made, not by law, but by labor; one who knows enough to know rhat the peoplo of the United States have tho Industry to make tho money, and tho honor to pay It over Just ub fa3t as they make it. The Republicans of tho United States demand a man who knows that pros perity and resumption, when they como, must come together; that when thoy come, they will come hand in hand through the golden harvest fiolds; hand in hand by tho whirling spindles and tho turning wheels; hand in hand past the open furnace doors; hand In hand by tho flaming forges; hand in hand by tho chimneys filled with eager fire, greeted and grasped by the countless sons of toll. This money has to bo dug out ot the earth. You can not make It by pass ing resolutions in a political conven tion. The' Republicans of the United States want a man who knows that this gov ernment should protect every cltl.dn, at home and abroad; who knows that any government that will not defend Its defenders, and protect its protectors, Is a disgrace to tho map of the world. They demand a man who believes Ja tho eternal separation and divorce-" ment of church and school. They de mand a mnn whose political reputation Is spotlesB as a star; but thoy do not demand that their candidate shall have a certificate of moral character signed by a confederate congress. The man who has, in full, heaped and; rounded measure, all theso splendid qualifica tions is the present grand and gallant leader of tho Republican panty Jame3 G. Blaine. Gentlemen of the convention, In tho raumw of the great Republic-, the only Republic that ever existed: upon thi3 i ,uii ua un nn nn mi uw-ku-JH nt i pa i earth: in tho name of all her defenders and all of her supporters; in the name of all her soldiers living; In the name of all her soldiers dead upon the field of battle, and In the name of those who perished In the skeleton clutch of fa mine at Andersonvllle and Llbby, whoso sufferings he eo vividly remem bers. Illinois Illinois nominates for the next president of this country, that ,, prince of parliamentarians that lead er of leaders Jamea G. Blaine. 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