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.ESTAJ3LISIIED JDNE ) , 1871. ( ThAUA , MONDAY MOUING , JUNJ ) 15 , 1S9G siNGrAi oo'Y FVE CENTS.
I PLAIT DEFEAT
J Ta'k ' of' Bolting the Convention Is Now
Very Vague.
L
PECULIARITIES OF TIlE SITUATION
i JlcII1entM ( .riniIs Out ot ( lie hitter
YIgiit Aiiotg tile Ntv York
; 1)cIegsIl.M tO tlio Coit-
I tUItIl * . , I
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' ST. LOUIS , Juno I t.-"lt does not feel so
cE badly to bo bent'n as I though It would , "
remarked Iclegate at-largo Fdward Lauler-
bach this afternoon as lie stood In Thomas
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C. Piatts room and discussed 'itli NatIonal
Committeeman \VihItain A. Sutherland , .3.
Sloat F'asset and others the decision ot the
national committee on the contested seat
' cases In New York state.
The InCorinah meetIng had taken up the
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consIderttIon ot the matter to decide
#
; vhether a further contest ehould be made
before the committee on credentials In the
4
t convention. It was decided that the action
. of the national committee on the New York
contests was disastrous to Mr. Platt's
t friends. The districts in which lie was Intensely -
, tensely interested were those in the city
' of New York. lie never felt alarmed about
the contests In Brooklyn , and It appeared
that the mcii who intended to contest the
seats of the I'Iatt men abandoned them and
,
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: the Platt delegates were seated unanimously.
The greatest fight made was that in the
Twelfth district , where Cornelius N. Bliss
and S. V. IL Cruger ( anti-Piatt ) were coim
: testIng with the I'iatt delegates , hlowarih
Carroll and Thuriow Wee4 Bowes. This
was the strongest case the Piatt men presented -
sented , and yet the I'iatt delegates secureti
hut half a ote each. shared with the antI-
l'latt muien. In the other districts the amiti-
' l'Iatt men were seated with full delegate
powers-William hirookflcid and Anson 0.
McCouk , In the Thirteenth , and C. II. T.
Collis amid Robert .3. WrIght In time Fifteenth.
There was no question about the claims of
l3rooktieid anti MeCook , as Mr. Stitherianui ,
vhmo lund been fighting in Mr. PiatUs Interest -
est throughout time entIre meeting t the
committee , claimed the rIght to mnalu the
motion to seat them.
t \'imen Mr. Laumterbacii made his sage remark -
mark about the hack of bitterness In defeat ,
Mr. Platt smiled and salt ! : "Its a good
way to look at It , Lauterhachm , anti all our
defeats should be accepted In the same
spirit , " whllt' Mr. Fassett. vhmo a year ago
was outside of the breastworks , smiled acceptance -
ceptance of the theory.
It took butt a few moments to iecltie time
question of further appeal in time contests.
It was time almost unanimous theory that no
good could conic of such an appeal. antI
that it simply meant delay for time con-
ventlon. Time chaIrman of the Now York
state committee , Charles \V. Hackett , vimo
had come to tile conference , sided in this
decision by stating that he had been givemi
to understand by persons in authority that
a plan haul already been prepared by time
IdeKinley managers that would preclude any
appeal ly providing that a decisIon In any
contest made by the national committee
should be considered final. Mr. Lauter-
bach said ho had understood time same timIng.
Notbing wotmid be gained by makIng another -
. . other fight to reopen time contest.
- Mr. Sutherland , who had made a brii-
liant standjor Mr. hiatt In tbu uationai
i : committee , aiso tlimparage&1 an appeal , anti
so time New York contests arc finally dis-
hosed of.
Mr. Platt , asked for lila personal opinion
in time matter of the Twelfth district , said :
'Messrs. Bliss amiul Crumger did not have
a leg to stand upon. and the national coot-
inittee knows it. It is surprisimig that a
man of Mr. Bliss' fine sense of honor would
. 4 accept a place in the convention under such
.u circtiinstanccs. however. we got more than
: , . we were told to expect. "
, Mr. Piatt stated explicitly that time New
York delegation had mm Intention of bolting
time convemition.Ve shall , ' ' Ime said , ' 'leave
- time ball only wimemi the conventiomi ad-
' journs. "
t NO CONTESTS TO rn ItEOPENED.
It vill interest the states that imave bail
contests before tue national committee. as
- It viil also interest those viio imOpo for a
' short convention. to know that timose In
control of the convention have formulated
, a llaum whereby time numerous contests wIll
not be ocened again by time convention or
by tIme committee on contested seats. It
. has been time gemmeral opinion up to late tiuls
evening that time bug and wearIsome task
Just fiuulsiied by the national cotnnmittee svlli
t be repeated Jay the committee on credentIals
of the convention and that a delay of at
least a couple of days would exmsue. when
the tiefeated contestants and contcstecs applied -
plied for a reopening of timeir cases.
Eltimer time McKinley managers are fearful -
ful of delay or else they believe It is a
waste of time and energy to reopemi these
cases , for the edict svent forth this afternoon -
. noon that time conventioim would , by m-esolu-
. tlon , either formally accept as flimal the
report of time national commuittee on all contests -
tests decided by titenu. or woumlti instruct
' . the cotmimittea on credentials to so report.
. This imucatus that only such contests as the
Texas and Ielawaro ones shall be referred
to time convention , because such action
wotmhul make the temporary roil call a ei-
mnanetit one , wIth the exception of time two
states named. Timat time Now York delegation -
tion anti Mr. I'latt coincide with thIs course
Is one of the peculiarities of ante.commven-
r tion happenings.
: 1tt time sessicti of time national conumnittee
I last imight time vork of settling contests was
. . . . , pushed rapidly after midnight , aitimougim time
a comuimuittee sat until l o'clock a. m.
In time Twelfth Texas district , C. W. Ogden -
den amid J. Tweedy ( Allison ) were seated.
him the Thirteenth Pat Dooling and 0. T.
- ilacon dciCinley ) voro seated.
In time Alaska contest four tieiegatcs were
seated , with imalt a vote each.
QUAY TAKES A 1LNL ) .
Time vote in the Eieventh l'ennsyivania ,
h by wimleim 1)avldtthler anti B. II. itedro were
Beateti , was reconsidered , amid .3. 0. Luby
3 untl 0. IL Towimsenti vorc seated.
M& . Quay , who was a mncnubcr of the
comnimuittco by proxy from time District of
Columbia , nuoved to seat Towosenti anti time
contestecs , with lmalt a vote each. lie said
that lie (11(1 not vant time dirty linen of
- PennsylvanIa aired Imu time national canyon-
; ; tiomm. It couhti , . ime Imeld , not clmangti time
. rvstmlt , as botlt ( actions store for hint for
president , with MciCimmley as seconti eimoice.
p 1)avid Martlim , time mnemnber ( runt l'ennsyi-
L , vammiti , opposoti the motion , and cmi a roil
call time motion was carried-29 to i.
A lfl time Second VIrgInia district there was
.
, .ds L spirIted contest. .3. S.S'lso of New York
,
represemited the Recul contestants , 'vimile
M. hiowtlen represemmtetl himself amid cal-
leagues. In closing tIme case. Mr.Viu
' i Bald that there Vmus no tight agaimmat Mc-
. iClnltuy , but Ilowdemi claimneul i uas Iii
order to get himself elected. The contest-
. smuts auth commtestecs cre st'ateti , vitim lmall
a vote each. ilouvden anti SmIth arc for
McKinley and feed.
, 2 The Sixth district of Now York was thou
calieti , iii tlmls tlibtrlct liemury C. Saftcmm
1 . . smith George W. l'aimer vcro contested by
, , Bdwarui if. Sclulctmter auth hloxmry C.
) iIschuer. 130th delegations vere for Mor-
t1 toil , Time comitest haul bcen wlthuirauvum , ammul
Saftemu anti l'almner were seated without
opposItion ,
Time Seventh district of Now York ,
4. Cornelius Vancott and hugh Itoimerts ( Piati )
, ; t ivert ) contesteil by Martin II. hicaly and A.
Cole ( anti Piatt ) . 'I'hme latter lmatl lit ) PaPers
- muiti a request was made by MmStmthmerjanti
to liostpomme. but objection vas nhmnie muiti
IL
anti John .3. CollIns , vcro seated , iii tIme
Ill8trict
contested by Iiowumdr Carroll anti TimurIou'
W'ecihlarnes ) ( lmlatt.Tho ) antl.l'latt case
( Continued on Seconut Page. )
.t.tiiSlS ( ) t' C0N'i'IS1' llClSiUNS.
% 'im' tlire : ieiii.-- ; ; Mcii Se'tmred
4.tt 'I'hnmi of I lie ( ) , ( ) .
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-An nmmaiysis of time
work of time mmational committee iii regard to
the 168 contests which verc origimmally filed
with It simows timat 13G eases were acted emi ,
501110 of the original number having beemm
ahamutiommed , wlmlle several , notably those of
Delaware and a portion of time Texas dde-
gatioti , were referred to the convention.
In litany cases both contestants and colt-
testecs % vcro understood to be McKInley
Immen , notably In all of time Mississippi and
Sotmtim Carollmma districts and from certain
districts front Temunessee , Virginia atmti else-
where. Of the 136 claimants rejected by
the comumittee sixty-two were arowcti McKinley -
Kinley mcii. Time Imnircssion wlmich lure-
vailed during time consideratIon of these
eases , that time committee was deciding a
large majority of time cases in favor of Mc-
Kiimley. doubtless grew out of the fact timat
iii umearly all of the mutates where there were
a laige numnher of contests , both time cout-
testnmmta amid time contestees were avowed
McKlmmley mcmi , and as a natural resumit
moore McKlmmley men svcre necessarily givemm
seats than were ammti-McKimmley lumen , since ,
iii so imiany of the cases contestants amid
contestees % ere , according to their own
statemnetmts , MclCimmley omen.
In Now York tlmreo districts were cotu-
tcted. coverimmg six tleiegates. Two of time
conttS decitleul in favor of time Mc-
KitmIcy tlelegates , anti in the otimer tilstriet
both deiegattoums were admItted , givlmmg each
delegate a imalf vote.
In l'etmmmsylvnnla there was a contest in
time Third mhistrict , TIme contesting tielega-
tions were both adniittetl , each delegate
having a half vote. In Delaware tue contest
was referred to time coimvention. In Virglumla
thieve were cotmtcstamits In the Second. Timirti
and ilghmth districts. In the Third and
Eigimtim time contests \vcre wltimtirawmm amid In
time Secotmul dIstrict both delegates vere ati-
omitted , each ticiegato being glvemi a half
vote. 1mm North Carolina there was a contest -
test In tue Sixtim district. Both delegations
vere nuimnltteul , eacim delegation witim half a
vote. In South Cartdina there was a contest
itt eaclm of time districts ntmti as to time dole-
gates-nt-large covering eighteen votes. ihotlm
time contestants amid eommtestees were MelCin-
Icy ilium , time contests turmuing on differences
betwcemm local factions. All of time contests
were decided in favor of time Webster fac-
tiomm. In Georgia there were contests In
three of thci districts and as to two of time
ticiegates-at-large , all of wlmiclu were tleclded
1mm fmuvor of the McKInley delegates. In
Florida there were contests imu the two dis-
trlcts anti as to tue two delegates-at-large.
Time MelCltuiey delegates were accepted in
time Second district , also delegates-at-large ,
time McKinley delegates in time First thistriet
being rejected. In Alabama there were' contests -
tests iii the First , Timirul , Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth , Sevemitim , Fighmtiu and Ninth districts
anti time delegates-at-large. Time Flftlm amid
Nimutlm districts vet e mlecitleul against time
McKinley merm time otlmers seated were Mc-
lCinley nuen. Iii California there were contests -
tests in time Third anti Fourtim districts , irntii
of which vere decitluni in favor of time Mc-
lCiimley men. In Mississippi timero wem-e con-
teats iii time seven districts anti as to time
delegatesatlarge. . All were avowed Mc-
Kitmicy omen , tue fight being hetveetu local
factions. Tile 11111 faction \'as stmccessfuil ,
except In the Second , Third and Sixtim dlit-
tricts.
Iii Loimisiana there \vere contests in the
First , Second , Tlmird , Fotmrth , FIfth amuui Sixth
districts. the McKinley delegates bcitmg sue-
ccssful , except In the Fourth district , wimere
time tieclsion was against the McKinley deic. .
gates. In Texas there were contcsts in every
tiistrlct amid as to time delegates-at-large.
None of time delegates-at-large were placed
upon time teumuporary roll. In ten of time mBa-
tricts time contests were decided in favor of
time MclCiniey delegates. whIle In the rc-
malning , the Seveumtim , Tenth anti Twelftim ,
time decision was agaimmat the McKinley ulcie-
gates.
In Kentucky there was but one contest ,
the Fifth. wimicim was decideti In favor of tue
McKinley delegates. In Tennessee there
were comutests itt the Sixth and Nlntim tils-
tricts , contestants and contcstces being Mc-
ICInley muen Itt one district , wiulic in the
other. time Sixth. tito anti-McKinley contestants -
ants were seated.
In Arizona there was a contest as to the
silver delegates-at-large , all belmmg atimnittel (
wltlm a half vote to each. The comutcst in
Alaska was ticcided in the same manner. itt
South Carohlmma. Louisiana anti Texas there
uero organizations commonly known as time
'iiIy rimltes , ' ' cialtning seats In time conven-
tion. but iii all of these cases time committee
tiecided tlmat time organizations were Irrcguiar
and could not ho recognized.
'I'll I N1CS 'I'll EY AC'l'fll ) hIONliS'I'l %
1"rI..iid fit ilt'ICiimIe 'l'mmi1.M oil liii.
Nit ti ommiti C.uuui liii t Ice Iecisiomms.
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-lIon. .3. II. Hahn ,
the Ohio member of time national committee ,
speaking of time contests , said : 'SIt has
ieen apparent for at least two months thmat
Govcrmmor McKinley would be nomnimmated
either by acciatmuation or on tito first ballot.
It was nt timottgimt , however , that be would
have simch a large number of uncontested
delegates. The roil as made up by the na-
tlonai commIttee will very largely increase
his vote itt the conventiotu. Timese contested -
tested cases were settled witimotmt reference -
once to who time delegates favoreti for pros-
Ideumt anti the coumumitteum , as time records
will muimow , seated time delegates that were
electoti itt regular comuventlons which were
caileul by time regular Imarty orgummtizatloums
In time ro.pective congressional districts.
"I thimmk every nueinber of time communulttee
will bear me otmt In tlmis. In mmuy opinioti if
a vote were taken at thIs timmue , McKInley
wotmitl have front 610 to 075 votes , It may
exceed time imiglmer ulgimrc ; It will not fall
beiow time lower. From convermuatiorm withm
delegates over time country I leant timat they
regard McKinley's mmomltmation as sure anmi
timey predict that he vIll receive the
electoral Vote In mnammy states heretofore ro-
garticul as safely democratic.
' .1 believe timat time comnmitteo on creden-
tiais mmuade imp from every state reluresenteul
will seat time delegates practically as made
mum by time national conmmittce. There nuay
ho three or more exceptiomus. I want to cia-
idiasizo the fact that tue mnemmubormu or time
natltmnat committee in these contests votcti
front an unbiased anti tmmmprejudiceti statmti-
Imoild. McKinley already inul a imiajorlty of
time votes. exclumsive of contebts , anti eveum
If the conimnittee had been so Inehlmmed , timero
would have Imeri no temmmptauion to vote for
MeKimmhcy mcmi not legally elected. "
MAY I'AS OS CIVIJi SBIIVICE ,
iu.munrtiit . ( tuestinli i.iuihie to ito iti-
* rod tiecul from Nuv York ,
ST. LOUiS , Jimmie 14.-The commmuitteo on
platformn may have to wrestle wIth aim lot-
Iortant qimeation imen Abraham Grtmber of
New York lurosents this proposeti plank :
"Time repubiicamu luarty tiemanmis that public
oihlciais be thorotmgimly quahifleti to performmm
time servIces requlretl of them ; that civil
services examinations be cotmductcui only
by imucum who , ( tom experience , kmtow time
dtmties to be perfornicul by , or vork requireti
of , iersomma imohillng otiicet anti tlmat tlucstions
ammketl of appllcammtmm ito emily such as tlircctiy
Concern time service to bum performnctl. '
It Is expect-ul title piaumic Is a shrewd
imiovo to draw time conventitmmm into time civil I
hem-vIce eotmtrovcuiy now ott tim Now York
state amid u'huleiu immvoivemm state cotmstItu
tlommal poInts anti time aluimolmmtmcnt of sixty
or mmmore olliclals to curry out time vrovlsions
of time new ilqtior law. Time convention vlll 1
tmmmtioumbtcthly refiwo to Imavo tummy part In m
the matter mmrmd tiechitmu to expi cs Itself on
time qucuuiitun , I
New York still Intends to Interfere In u
tilt ) plmttorlmm mumalulmug by lrmsisting that mint
ommly shall the " cm d "gold" be umseti , but
that the tleciaratlotm shah be for PaYnucmmt
of mmatloimal obligations 1mm "gold of time
anui stamidarti of value antI Ilmmtn".s as ( Imat
how in use. " Mr. Lautcibacit s'Iil Iroioso ) m
iimii ut commutmuitice. ;
. ' New York delegate ciosa to the well. I
sprIng of InIormuallon , said tonight : 'uir.
l.auteibaeh vill introtitmee tItle sImply to C m
imleabe 'aIi Street 0)011 iii , wIll , when
imm essctL withdraw It , and tbeu chalet ito
has made a concesaion. " l
SILVER NEIN IN A QUANDARY
Certainty of' Defeat Leaves Them at a Loss
for Puturo Plans.
WILL MAKE A FIGhT FOR WilliE METAL
.tftor liei tug liOn ten iii ( 'otuitimit tee until
Cii im-eli I I iut 'i'1143 -i II i.Iiei )
ii'uie tIit' Mi , t br to time
I'eolle.
ST. LOUiS , Juno 11.-Timore have beemi
maim ) ' surmises as to shat time silver omen
will do vimen silver is knocketi otmt by time
big majority 1mm tIme convention. Time silver
mItch iii the commvetmtion vIii flghmt for free silVer -
Ver in tIme luiatformn colnnmittee. If beaten
timero tIme- will tIght for It in the convemutlomm
anti will oiuiuos any Platform that is against
free coinage. anti aumy mmmii wimo Is nomimmateti
impbn suclm a piatformmi. If beaten In time
convetition , as timey expect to be , they will
take the case back to their people and let
thenm decide what timey wish to tio-wimetlmer
timey will vote tIme republican ticket , organize
a timird Party or stay front the Polls.
Thu is is tIme cotmrse tlmat sas tiecitheul umpomu
in the several conferemmces iteltl itt Washington -
ton between Settator Teller of Coloratlo ,
Mantle of Mommtana , Itmbols of Itinimo ammd
Camimuomm of Utah , amid lteprecemmtntivo hart-
mmmcmi of Montana , anti timis is tue cotmrso
ss-hiclm u-ill most likely be agreed upomm Momm-
day at a commferemmce of slIver mnemm. together
wIth Selmator Carter anti others now in St.
Lotus. Sommator Mammtle arriveul irommm Moo-
tamia today. whither imo wemmt upon a imumrrietl
tl iim after leavimig W'am'hltmgtom. , lie himows
time scmmtitmuemuts of hmi constitiments amid wimat
ime says mutay be ( leIelldeui ) upon as eximresshng
tlmeir views.
"n } declaration uhicIm time reptmhhican
party mnal < es ztgalumst time free coimmage of all-
ver , " said lie , 'xmutmat miccessariiy be distaste-
fui to the silver nuen amuth all time talk of at-
telmtitimmg to conciliate them by offering themu
a ditty oil vooh ammul otlmc'r westctmu lurodumeta
is htmmmubug , for time simple reason that there
are emlotigim westermm repumbllcaim senators to
conmpeh a jtmmut recognition of every westermi
interest lIm any vrotcctlvo tarIff leglalatlon
wimichi may b lmereafter Proposeti. Time sint-
Pie fact Is timat time eastermu Interests which
have been In time Past anti ate now nmost
clammuornus for a Protective tariff will In all
probability be emmtirciy tiepemmtlemut tmpolm the
free silver repmmhiicamm votes of time vest in
orier to be able to secure it. "
\Vimoii asked lf time Indiana idatfornu
\VCtlld ie acceptable tt ) the silver men , Semu-
ator Mantle saiti It wotmlti not be by any
Imicans.Ve tb nat believe In waiting
for an international agreement , ' ' salti imc.
" \Ve do not thInk stmcim a timing Is possi-
ide. "
" \VIII time silver nuen bolt ? ' ' was asked.
VIhL NOT \VALK OUT.
"Not in the sense timat you seem to
think. I do not believe any silver mutamu
swill walk out of time convention. Vo are
going iimto this convention upon time tleclara-
tion made by time repubiicamm party In Its
last piatformn , wimich was the -last of the
utterances of the party upon the financial
qtmestiomu. Timat phatfarnu declareti that time
republican larty , front tradition amid inter-
eat , was itt favor of gold anti silver as
standard money , " lie comutlntmetl.
. ,
WIll you stand by time republican platform -
form ? "
Semiator Mantle rephieth : "I do not be-
hlevo timat time delegates from any of time
so-called silver states camu , tinder the in-
structicims which timey have receivetl , support -
port a gold plank or a goitl statmdartl can-
didato. "
' \\'imat will be time next step after the
convention wimetm you are beaten ? "
" \Ve wIll relegate time whole matter back
to time repuithicans of our states anti new
conventIons will be called and tit imcopie
can say what their policy will be"
, ,
' ili Senator 'l'elier walk out ? "
'I think Ito will take the cotmm-sc , I have
outhlmmed. We have talked matters over imm
\Vasimimmgton-Semtators Tehier , Dubois anti
Cannon anti hlartmnamm atud Inyseif-and we
believe that timis is the best course to lur-
sue.Sc viii have another conference hero
Mommday , wimich vIil also be attentlemi by
Senator Carter anti other silver delegates.
\Ve , of cotmrse , will be governed sontewhat
by circtmmnstanccs. but from present Indica-
tietms timi-s polIcy svill be followed. "
Senator ii. M. Teller of Colorado anti
Mrs. Teller imavo arrlveti front Waslmington.
Semtater Teller was asketi about his recetmt
statements in Washimmgton amid Cincinnati ,
but he declined to he interviewed any ftmr-
timer. lie said he would stand by what
lie imati said , bitt that there haul been more
Published titan lie had stated. lie Insisted
ito wotilti not commsider anything connected
vitii time convention until Monday anti that
hue wouiti not be immtervlewed or Itt any man-
tier express himself until that time. Time
senator anti Mrs. Teller are stopping 1mm
time suburbs with friends. Senator Teller
said ho would not comne Into the city and
take any part until Mommtlay , vlmemu Colorado
anti otimer silver delegates will hold meet-
lnas.
TELLIt OUT OF' SIGHT.
Senator Teller was anxIously Immqtmlreti
after at McKinley imeatiqumarters anti else-
whiere last mmigimt , but muono could reacjm hint
amtd imis intimate friends said he would not
imarticipato until after time sliver conference
vim Montlay. It is expecteti that an umiti-
matuni to time McKimuiey managers will be
nmatlc Monday night. Some of the silver
macmm are cimargitmg timat concessions are be-
immg nuatlo to the uhtra-golti uttantiarti macmm
frotum New England , Now York anti other
eastern states regarthiess of time sentiunent
of western states. Judging froumu time In-
thispositlon of time sliver leather tonlgimt , lie
Is commtenuplatlmmg somume radical actlomt in time
evermt that time conmmitteu on remtoltmtlons
reports in favor of time gohmi stantlarti. lie
wlil muot express himself Iii advance of simeit
actioum , but his immtlmate frientis assort that
ito woimlti itot sanctiomu a cormubination of
time extreme silver men wIth time extreme
gold miucti to defeat a plank that voimltl leatu
towamtl silver lit amu' degree. It has been
asserted that such a conmblnatlon might be
made , bimt It lit understood that Mr , Teller
would not , in case of conflict hetweemm time I
extreme gold men anti thosu less ratilcahly I
immchineui in favor of timat metal , take time
sitle of either , but stand squarely ( or a
declaratIon for time free coinage of silver.
lie Is understood to Imold thmat time silver
men cammnot afforti to combine whim any facI I
lion to defeat either 1mm the Interest of the I
other.
Semuator Itmboimu of Itlaimo amid hiepresenta-
tivo ilartumuatm of Montana Joirmcd Senator
Toiler tommight. _ _ _ _ _
1'ito I'OS.i m.s V ( ) it ( ; 0 Li ) I'l.t x m s.
Comm fi'remiotof Stmme * ioIi'gii ( iuun. * lie-
NimliN iii ii iet'iimi.t , , , , ,
ST. LOUIS. Jimmie 1I.-Timcro was a coxm-
feronco tomtlglut at time Soutlierum lmotel , at
wimiehi time following states wore represented :
Malmme. New lianmpsimlre , Vermont , Commnectl-
cut. Massachusetts , Itimodo Islammd , New York , m
Pennsylvania , Tennessee , Illinois , ? uiinne-
ota anti \'Isconslmt. 'fimo question of a
inanclal plank In time Platform was dlscimased I
stmd the following was agreed upomm as sat-
sfactory and wili ho vresentetl to the coin-
nittee on resolutions :
'Ve favor time mmualmmtenance of the exIstIng I
old mutandarti amuci are oppusetl to time free J
coinage of silver except by Intermmatlonal
igreemnent for hilnuetallismmm sultim time leading
otutimierclal mmatlorms of time woriti , '
Time macn irm time coimferenco vere timoso who
Vill probably represent theIr states lmu lii- ,
oimumlttee Oh resoluttomus ,
l'rt'dIeIs a itimi $ t'HMlom ; ,
ST. LOUIS , June 14-\ ' . B , RIley of ICen.
ucky. wimo Lisa been selected as the first
sslstant secretary 1mm time temporary or-
anizatlon , said tonight a nomnirmaflomi could
tot be reached before Timurmutlay , and tht4
ho commvention would last through Vrlda- ,
wlng to the tact there will be no nlimt es a
dons omm Tuesday. Vetlnesday or Titum-aday ,
lie ball havimig been ivcn for ober purs
oses ott those nights , 1
Altl i ) M'iClbI1. ltt4lQt-.tIt'I't.lLs.
I mmformmn I lou ( II cm , Omut , fromim I liii I
Slumir. ' , . .t iuoiit tIic 5U1 imimt hum.
ST. LOUIS , June 1 1-WhIle time imeatl-
quarters of some , rtat have not been
crowded. as is usual the case two days
betome thin convention assembles , this has
been a big ( lay at hue rooms of the Oimio
tlolcgatiomi , known a MolClmmley Iieauiqtmir-
ters. Some of the 01mb district delegates
anti Mr. hianita are 'oa tiumty there all time
time , whmile Ielegntes-at-Largo Forakcr ,
ilmimuhitmell amid Grosvemtor anti some thistrirt
( iciegates arc mit vIsIting othmcr state dole-
gatiomms anti leaders ,
VImemt lion. Charles W. Fairbanks , the
temumporary cimairmnami arrlvcti this mornimig
from Immthlanapohis. tr. hlanna anti others
hail a lomig conference with liimti over time
keynote speech anti later this keynote
speecim was suhmmnlttod to a conference of
time McKInley Ieatlerse It lit unuierstooti that
tue keynote sicechm will be iii time line of
tIme Inthiana platform , which specially do-
clam-cs oppositIon to the free anti intiepemiul-
emit coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to 1.
1.At
At McKlmiloy hueatiquartors there is still
time fimrtltetest confidence In the favorite
imavimmg 633 votes on the tim-st ballot of a
total of 918 , imut there Is hot any fixed
slate for time nomination for vice vrcsiulemmt
or tummy tmltlimuattmmn ohm the currency Imiank.
There is mme trouble about time vhatfornt
except nit thin divergent vievs of time east
for gold anti tIme West for siiter , wimlle
Miclmigamm , Intilauma anti 01mb , witim other
middle states , wamut time eastermm ltiea cx-
htresseti 1mm the currency piamik witimotmt time
worti "gold' ' In time phraseology of time tiec-
lam-atinut for a sIngle stmmndarti. As Semmator-
elect Foraker will be lIrossed for the chair-
tmtanslmlp of time cotumttlttee ott resohumti mis
it is expected timatho 'uvlli ummiiCe time flgimt.
for a declaration for 1ttmn mmtalntenance of
time hmrcaemtt statuuiard , " v'lmicht mmtenns a simm-
gb or gold standard , without time use of time
word "gohtl" before the worth "stamutiard. "
hly time use of tue ward "goiti" It Is as-
sertetl that tIme caruuImain cry of 'golui-
bmmgs" woulti lme usei itt a lurejumuhlclal imuami-
tier dtmrlng time eattvtmss. Not only delegates.
but also republican tandldatea for congress
amid others frommi Ohio , Indiana , Michigan
ammd other states calleti ott Foraker anti
liammtta today to say that us Positive fl doe-
laratiomu am possible was uammted wltimout
the imse of time wotd "gold , " which was
offensive to imuany wanting to support i-c-
hmubhicamu state ammd distrl t tickets , as weii
as tIme national ticket.
Messrs. Foraiuer , Ilotuna anti otlmer leaders
InsIst that it it Is the will of the comnmtuittee
on resoititiotis and later of the comtventlon
to imisert time votti "gold standarti" that
McICimtley's friends . would not oppose it.
This Is time Itmiport of the reply mrmatio to nil
viio have bcemm solieltouS in their lnquirlea
Ott this all-absorbing tepic aroimnd McKin-
Icy's heatlqimartcrS. Last' week was a "goltI'
week lucre , btmt there Ia a vigorous effort
today to imavo time presetit week's agitation
result itm the gold Idea under the muammue of
'lmonest mnommey" or a "s6utimi currency. "
Willie tIme southern diegatca are divided
on time technical phraseol6g' of time currency
plank , time western tielogates are expected
to go with time middle spites In the comut-
nuittee ott resolutions.
EXPECT A MINORITY ItEPOhiT.
At McKInley 1meadtuartcrs they expect a
mtuinority report from time sliver members of
the resolutIons committee. The managers
arc for this reason the more solicitous to
get aa mtmany as possible to sign tue maJority -
Jority mep rt and to Sa.o a financial plank
qn whicim there can b general concurrence ,
excemut from the silver exgetnists. ( The Mc-
ICinley mcmi amtIcuate ) no trouble in agroe-
log on th other tekolmtipns. which will ia-
elude Foraker's lndktmeut of time Cleveland
atiminlstration Otm eVaI cOtmns.
The McKinley mnanaer had calls today
from unsuccessful cofltestanta who thought
the national comnmiiittco had not decldcth cor-
rectly. To lion. William Id. Hahn , time Ohio
member of the nttiorial conimnttee , anti
Jumtlge A. C. Thomapson. the prospective Ohio
meumber of the commIttee on credentials ,
these cases were referred. Habit and
Thompson have imad cimarge of this work for
McKinley. Judge Thonipson of Portamoutim ,
0. , has been at Washington for months lookIng -
Ing after the vIce pr sitlemmcy. Time vice
presidency is announced at McKinley imeati-
qtlarters to be in doubt , owittg to tIme coma-
plications In New York. It seems lmnpossi-
ble to select amiy onp from that state as yet.
No word can be had from Speaker Reed or
lila frietids that ho wIll accept. anti time Mc-
Klmuloy muten say they cannot nominate ammy
otto with amiy doubts as to his acceptattce.
Governor Bulkiey and Senator Hawley of
Connecticttt are boim unentioncui , anti tlmere
Is imo doubt about the McKittley tmien regard-
log Fettator hawley with great favor If lila
state will comae out fpr. hirmu. Govermuor
Brown of Rhode Island dnd others are proml-
neatly mncntlomued. iobart of New Jersey is
luelmug aggressively presaed , bitt ito Is considered -
ered a suburban re ldeut of New York , anti
that militates somnu aalnst bitmi. If any one
sitoulml be taken frpni tlu south for second
place , It woimid be no doubt II. Clay Evans
of Temmnessee , but the sentiment around McKinley -
Kinley headquarters 19 for a rummning mate
from time east and for a moan of imatiotial rep-
utation. Reeti , if he will accept , if not , tIme
best man from the east -
,
umnosl'lJmts i'OuItlx INTO s'r. i.oUms.
Nosy York ConrIJutlmut a hil Cronil
to thiS t41toi
ST. LOUIS , Jumne 14-Jolmmi B. MIllimot-
lanmi of New York , 'witim 150 McKinley
aiuoimters front Govcrrnir Morton's anti
Thomas C. Piatt's state , arrived tonight ,
preceded by a bammti of music anti wearing
elaborate McKImmle badges. They marcimetl
tip to time same hotel where Mr. l'Iatt was
stopping and Into time corritlor. where they
were received with cimeers by ZuicKimmley
people amid hisses and groans by Mortomt
adherents.'lmen Mr. ? ulliliuoiiand imati
quartered his people he said : "Tue story
that we wore tielayed because we huatl mmot
paId our carfare is ummtrue. Wa are mieariy
400 strommg , amid wo represent a signeti ieti- )
tlomm whIch vo briig with its of over 17.000
voters of Now Yorc , vJto believe McKlmmiey
l time true repremmtatlve of time people. "
Later Mr. MiIhiuohanc ) visited Mr. Ilniuna.
it was noticeable , bowflver. he showed little
Interest In tiuh auess of Corumehius hihlas
In the New York contcat anti diti not call
an Mr. Bliss. it ; A.aa slulti in thIs conooc-
Llotu thmat imp to inlulplghuf. Bliss and Kiumger
Intl botim tiecitieti ! tIma , tholr total of one
rote should ho cast oct the first ballot for
io'ernor Mortomt , 1121.14 reduces McKinley's
rote 1mm the New Y3urk delegation to only
teven , where flmIo r11t1 been formerly
-
-
laimcd.
lit A 1'.t ittlii.
SVI.d ii u silzi y . 11mm I t to r t lie
AlYmuir. .
ST. LOUiS , June 1.--A monster McKInley
Imaratlo , that hits been trangeu1 for W'edtmes-
lay night , Is iatenti dt9 be time largest otte
at time klzmti that imawtpvr , beetm seen. Tlio
parade , wimiehm will wove at 8 o'clock
% 't'ednesday evenIng wUl be reviewed b
nromnlmmcmmt muon ffwIt1 be baIcom' of time
outlmeriu imotci , Itwill ho Iii twelve dlvi-
uiorms. ummuder time ( hirtciQn of General Jammtes
? . howe of ICentour. , 'IKy. in time parade
will ho clubs , many of them uolforzmieul , ( remit
very state and turrltpry. and all time repub-
leans in St. Loqimt imnya beemu Invited to
lake part. General howe. as grammul mar-
dual , imas ammnoumuceda staff for the parade ,
nciudiumg E , .3 , MUr. _ . Columbus , 0. , au-
utant general , eight assistamut adjutant geml-
urals anti a lame number of niules , inoludimmg
Iittx l'raclmt , Ortugomm ; ii , .3. Clevoiamtul , Arl- l
: ona ; C. N. Akremm , Arizona ; Charles F.
cott. Kansas ; James M. i'erkina , College
Ieaguo club , and W. F. Collins , Liumeoln ,
eb. I
I
it Imod-'s ( 'a iud Idmi ( it for Scm-coil l'huittt' . I
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-Ex-Govermmor Russel
Irowmi of Rhoe Iiumid , whose pictures I
tiorn the corrliiors imp a caudldato for the
'ice lmresldemmtlal nominatIon , has arrived. I
ix-Governor Llppltt of Itlmode Islammti Is also
antlitlate toe second place ott time tIcket.
Vitim lime camididary of Governor Hawley
mid Governor hiulkicy of Connecticut , being
Ulto actively pushi , IL In frequently oh-
erveti that ie smaller eaffm ; ttates are
uoking up in preshdemutiai conventions , c
.
STRUCCLE COIES ON SILVER
rinancinl Plank of the Platform Not a
Foregone Conclusion ,
M'K'N1E ' 'S ' NOMINATION APPEARS CERTAIN
IuiIti Fentuire of I lit , St. lnuihs Comu-
OuutIuuLVhIi 1k' tIlt. l'IgIt Over
3ioiii _ ' ) , time lt. siuit hiehmug 'tet
1mm luubt ,
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-Speclal ( Telegramn. )
-Timis Is time fifth repubiicamu national coti-
vemttioti tlmat I have attemuicti as au actively
imiteresteth spectator , anti time most immm-
Pressive tact vorth mmotimmg Is time commipara-
tive tanmemmess ammtl lack of excitimmg immcltiemmt.
Meltimuley's mmomtiinntlott beimmg a foregomme
commehimsion , tite mitost Potemmtiai factor for
drawing time multitude is vrnetically cilia-
hinted , Thttt rcmnalnlttg bommo of commtention
Is the mmuommey plamule of the plattormtt.'hlle
every clear-imeatied irnhltlclamm concedes tlmat
a atratiuhle on tIme muoney question votiiti be
impolitic amid cowartlly , sonic very promnl-
mmemmt leathers appear anxious to avoid a positive -
tive expresslomu in favor of time existing
gold standard. Most prommilmmemmt ammuong these
Is Gemueral Foraker , wlmo told mae thIs after-
noc : timat OhIo is not yet ready to drop bi-
mutetallisnu , amid shmile he was willing to tie-
dare agalmist time free amid unhlmuiltetl colmi-
age of silver he did not ( leetmu It prumulemut
to declare for gold , even timottglm , as every-
hotly knows , time existimmg standarti lit goltl.
Cotmgressntem hietmderson and hlepbtmmmi of
Iova also expressed that vIew , altlmotmgim
Semiator Gear favors a flatfooted tieclara-
tloti for time golti stantiarti. Time Nebrasica
( k'legatiotm Is also divided , ammtl vimIio it Is
a imnit against 16 to 1 coimmage , Semite
of time mumemubers woimlti 111cc to hedge by ut-
darIng aim a ratio to be fixed by Imttermma-
' ! tr ! agreemtmemmt.
it is hot safe to vredlct what the conu-
imtittee emi resolutions will do ilmually and
iii atty event the battle Over silver will be
fought out on the floor of the comuvcmutiomm.
F : . IlOSE\'ATEhi.
.
HmmuI.tmcA is mNmtm.t'I' 1"tvomt.
.
.th1 limivi , I lit' l'eriumn mmcii t Ciuiiiiiumnmi
II ilil .lmtmI- ut I he 11 I itor
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-Spcclal ( Telegratn.- )
Natiommai comma Itteetnan , Thurstomm ; commIttee -
tee emu credentials , Cowin ; emu platform anti
resohtmtlomus , Jammscn ; on permanent orgatuiza-
tioti , Thtmninucl ; on umatiommal vIce resident ,
Kennard ; to mmotify the mtomninecs of comuvemi-
tlomi , Bessler ; on rules and proccdtmre ,
Wetherel I.
Time Nebraska delegates to the national republican -
publican convention mnct at t o'clock this
afternoon anti perfected their organizatiomt
anti selected commtmnltteeimten of the state to
serve otm the national committees. The list
given is time result.
John L. Webster , chairman of tue delega-
tiomi , presided , anti lii the absence of Secre-
tar ) ' Bobbins. Chancy htIgg of Beatrice
acted in hula stead. Semuator Timurstotm was
re-entlorsed for national committeetnati ,
Gcnral Covimi was idaced impon tIme ha-
portaut committee on credentials , to which
will be referred time large number of atm-
tlcipated contests ; on the all Imnportaumt
committee on platform anti reselutiomus. Peter
Jansen , Nohraslca'a outspoken sound money
man , was umamed and instructed for "soummtl
mnomley. " The committee Is unanimoua that
a clear and explicIt declaration for sound
ntoney , be Inserted iii the natIonal platform.
declarIng against time free and unlitnlteti
coinage of sliver at 10 to 1. Time Indiana
platforni on the money question was favored
as the nearest expression of the sentlmnemut
of the party. Thunutnel of Grand Isiamuti
was cimosemu member of the committee op
permatment organization and Tom ICenmuard
of LIncoln otto of the 'ice presidents of
time national committee. To notify the
nomuirmees of time convention. Bressier was
named and Wctherell was placed on tIme
comnniittee en rules and procedure. Time
action of the comnmnitteo was imarniomuious In
Its varIous aelections.
'FICKE'tS FOR NEBRASKANS.
No Nebraslcmin neeti absent himself from
St. Lotus for want of a ticket to the convention -
vention on Tuestiny. Timcre will be enough
and plenty to spare. Semmator Thurstomi alone
wIll have tile dIstribution of seventy , due
him as national committeeman , delegate anti
porniantjmmt chairman. Eacim of the thirty-
two delegates amid alternates hiatt three admissions -
missions for hmi friends for each daily sea-
slomi of tile convention. As time real work of
time conventIon does not take place until
Wednesday. or possibly Thursday , there is
sufliciemut time for all vimo amtt to avail
timemumsolves of time opportunity. Delegates
from Nebraska wIll macct In time mnormiings at
their lmeadquarters Imi tue Southmern for the
tiistributlon of tickets.
Tue delegatIon arrived on time special hIm-
Itetl Missouri Pacific Sunday morning anti
at. once took possession of Its imeadquarters
In the Southern hotel In room 16 , Placed
at ita disposal by Senator Tburstotm. The
quarters are near Iowa and Massachusetts ,
amid are pleasantly located.
Iii the distribution of convention imonors
overythImig is cornIng Nebraska's way. It
Is settled timat Thuraton will be lernuammenl
cimairinan of time comivention , anti wIll see-
onti MelCimuley's nomination In a speech.
whicit time senator says wIll be the effort of
his life. Mumt Dotmghmcrty will be imommoreti as
one of time temmuporary secretarIes of time comm
volition s'iien It mmueots Tuesday. Eiewemm of
time doorkeepers anti assistamut sergeants at-
aroma wIll be Nebrasicans , among wimom are
johiock of I'lattsmaoutim , Herb Leavltt of
Ommmahma , Charles Itlgg , henti doorkeeper. Beatrice -
atrico , and II. Gillespie of Limucolmi. There
is only omme proxy 1mm time delegation , timat of
Jenkins , vice Camden .3. Garlouu' .
SOME ALillADY ThERE ,
Nebraska people are hocking In. hluuh
LIndsay imeauied time Limmcohn McKInley club.
Oilier Nebraskamms about tIme imotels are :
Etiward Itosewater , Joseph MIllard anti
tlaughmtcr. Mrs. Thurston. Mrs. Cowlmi , Dan
hiommlmi. (3 , S. Elgutter. Omaha ; F. N. Day ,
lavitl City ; B. T. Wemutervelt , Goring ; L.
I _ , . Austin , E. li Law , Lincoln. At h'latts-
imuoutit two belated Utah delegates , W. S.
McCornmlck anti Thomas Kearns , were
picked up ammd brought safely to St. Louis
on time delegates' train. The gallammtry of
tIme delegation was mnmstalneti by lieu. Jima i
Walsh of louglns by lila presentlmmg Mrs.
Timuraton and Mrs. Cowln with boumqueta. t
_ _ _ _ SC.E.
% -imnhti NEmImtASlCA is IX't'EmtiS'VED ,
lmivornlule to omie Ai'tJ.mm omm tit
Siur lie-el iuidietry.
ST. LOUiS , June 14.-Nebraska , CalifornIa
anti Utaim vIll urge the adoptIon of a dechar-
ation lit favor of encouraging the beet sugar
industry. National Comniltteemmman M. II
DeYoummg of CalIfornia says lie expects timla
iiropositiomm to receive time support of all limit
states where cereals are produced because
time beet imudustry will give a crop vaylng
50 an acre. wimoro corn anti wheat pay only
15 to $ iO. Last year California juroduced
10,000.000 poUntis of beet sugar. Time follow-
lug Is a thu-aft of the piamik to be proposct :
"Time practIcability of successfully glow- I
lug sugar beets thmrougimout the United States
maying beemm clearly mlemmionstrateti , we be-
love time expamtsioa of this Inuiustry wIll I
natertally add to the wealth of our tanners
mud Increase time value of our farming lands. I
itii Wit timerefor favor such a uneammuro as I
ivili Imicrease the lroductlomu of tlomnutatle mmii-
ar up to time himumi of producing all of the C
I25.000,000 now sent to foreIgn countrIes Iii u
maynuent for tlmls indIspensable article. We I
utivocato muflicient protectIon to develop a c
iatiommal sugar immulustry. r
Vo favor atlequate protectIon to any new
mitlustry which will help our agricultural c
: luss ; for instance , a national sugar Indus.
ry. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ II
loiluIi , i U riler I mm 'l'i'zis ,
CAIdw'flLr , Tex. , June 14.-At 'l'unis , ten
muilemt from here. Jesse Masse ) ' mind J. P.
'lmunce , both white , vere murdered haiti
might about ti o'clock by unknowmi partIes.
dtissey rcceivctl tuveaty-two buckshot unti 0
Thanco tweiye. C
AS 'l'O 'Vl'il I'ltlSIlHN'l'hAl. llOOiS.
SiuceuulimI I.um * Cuuiut'eriiiiig tIme Suiesj
Iuf Vuirh.uui. t'mtmulhhiite' . ,
ST. LOI.'lS , June 14.-Time vice lresithe
boommi stood still this afteritoon amiti
time development of a hrntcti wire
spommulence between Plait amuui other ru
lican lentiers amid Govermuor Levi 1' .
'tIme inuport of time nmessage was to
coitsent to itlace lmis minute lit %
tue vice presidency. Cimaumnecy ? .i. I
was mmot a luirty to the urgency call ! u
steatl , Mr. hepew ) aIti : "W'imy , ( lou
Mortomm't Idea of lmavlng mite presen
nanme for time luresidcntial imomnimmation ,
tiiotmgh I fomesaw defeat , was to have mite
demnotistrato , aye , anti say to the comivemi-
110mm. that Ito sns miot amid oumlti hot be a
eammtiimiate for vice presitlemut. ' '
That Mr. l'latt hits forsaken all imope in
the lreaitiemutial boommi of Mr. Mnrtomi is
Perfectly npparemit.'imemi asiceti this after-
1100mm if lie hmatl ammy hopes , lie saimi tersely :
"Mr. Morton's nammto will be ltrcsemmtetl to time
conveumtlomi. ' '
There vas a ruttier ctmrremit that the Nev
York delegatitmmm woniti prcsemit time minute of
General liemijamuimi 1. Trnci'y for vIce pres-
idemmt , amid that time amuti-organlzntlomi PeOlle
would Itresemit tito mmnmne of Cormmehius llllss
nmtui ask for Mr. Platt's support. To both
of these rtmmmitmrs Mr. l'httt said tonight : "All
bummmcomtube. If Govermmor Mortomm will not
accept tue second idace ott time ticket thou
New York state has no camitildate. "
it i.tiit lntimmuated that sottrn of the Ohio
PeoPle were not at all averse to Mr. Mortnti
being ( hue tail of tue .ticket , bumt it was also
said very plaInly that he eoimitl get ito lmehp
front Mr. Ilmtmmna.
Cormtelius N. hihiss saul tomilght : "I alit
not. amimi at ito tinto have been a canthitiate
for time vice iircslthemmtlal muommulnatiomi. I nut
aware that kimuui frlentis imave mmicmitiomteui my
miammue iii that coiitiectiomi dtmrlmug time Inst few
days. There has beeui mmiore or less 2meu a-
paper talk of mite , but I repeat , I ama not a
camtdidate. "
Tue distinctive portion of the gossip was
a temitioiicy amtiommg time supporters of MelCin-
icy to throw the vice presidemmey to some
mmiamtvito mmmigitt be seiceteth by the opposi-
tiomi. TIme effect of this turtu in thme talk imaui
time effect of Itmcreamtimtg to somuto extent time
Interest in Mr. Dhmugley of ? uialtue because of
ills close relatlnmmsimii ) to Mr. beth. Time at-
tlttmde of Mr. Piatt is bciieveti to lrecltt1e
time possibility of his umaving a cotmtrolhimmg in-
fitmemice iii throwing time itommuimiatlon to New
York , evt'mm If he simoultl imave atty desire to
fIgure itt that capacity. Semuator Allison's
supporters being western mcmi , as Is Guy-
erlior McKinley a westermi umian , the advisa-
bihith' of giving the seconti ninco to otto of
imis supporters itt time case of time mtommiimta-
tion of McKinley is generally argued. Time
agitators of the Dingley utunvemnemit recall itt
his imitercst time fact that he is Mm. MeKimu-
hey's republican successor as ehmairutuan at
thme commutmiittce ott ways and mmmeatms , amiti
urge that , aside from being frommu time cx-
treme east anti a stanch supporter of Mr.
Itceul , his owmt itmalities are sticli as to mmualce
hultut a strong possibility for second itlace.
Mr. Hobart's canmilmlacy was also sumaC-
what improvcti by the ummumiouticemnemit ttiat a
large number of the New York delegates
\vere zealously supporting him. as wn Mr.
Evans' cammdldacy by the arrival of the \Vla-
consin thelegation. Mr. Evans is a native of
WIsconsin , ammti many memmibers of that dehtu-
gation began nit earnest canvass 1mm his but-
half as soon as they arrived.
s'mmnmtti SENA'I'Oit ( tL'.tY 'l'.iSD' .
I'rohnll , ' Admit ( 'real 1imr II tiolu Cumim-
mim-iit . % iimomu.r Cmmniiimi t.it.
ST. LOUIS , June 14.-Senator Qumay's ntti-
tude In -couveItion contituueshte subject
of no small degree of speculation. When
asked whether his name would be itresented
as a presidential candimlate , the senator replied -
plied that tue matter haul not been definitely
determined , bitt that itotmhui probably de-
penti upomi the wishes of time friemids of other
candidates. Quay is In a somewhat em-
barrasslng positiomm. lie has for sonic time
realized tile certainty imi his opinion of Mc-
iCinley's nomination , anti has advised that
time other candidates acquiesce in the itt-
evitable anti retire from tIme commteat.
Previous to arriving at this conchimsiomi lie
haul entered into an agreememut with time
friends of other cantlitiates to remain In
hue race. They are now ulisposeti to ) iolti
iiimn to his ngrcememmt. Hence lie fhmmths
iministuif iuesitatlmtg between lila own lnchina-
tion to get out of time way of the MclCimuley
maovemottt anti a desire to conmlily with time
wishes of Imis co-workers.
A prommminent macmimer of time natlomual cam-
nuittee asserted tonight that Quay was still
urging upon other canmiimlatcs the nuivisa-
blhlty of allowing the McKinley nomination
to be made by ncciamatiomt , and that faiilm-tg
to secure their acquiescence , ho would probably -
ably , wiuett l'emmnsylvania was reaclieti In
the roll call , retire front the contest amid
throw h'cnmusylvammia to the Ohio camididate ,
Time fm'iemitis of other candidates are still
quite determimued to contlntme their candidates -
dates lit the race to tile finish.
Mr. hiatt , as the representative of Gay-
ernor Morton is especIally persistent Itt
urging this cottrae. Ills reason for thIs is
lila desire to secure a roll call , for time purpose -
pose of putting time New York thelegatiomi on
record. lie , however , thecided to abide imy
time decision of time national conuntittee iii
uiisposlmug of tile New York contests. amid
not to make amuy factious opposition. Ciiam-
lucius of otimer candidates coimicideti in tlmo
desirability of mu roll ( 'all for tito purpose of
beitig able to locate their friends.
MIt. It EEl ) mtI'sciNe Foit h'i.ACH.
Ilooiuu Of flit' Mmiii friutum 3ltuhime C.rmv-
I 1mw at sit. Ltiilit.
ST. LOUIS , Jumuo I 1.-Today time Reed
Itootu was gIven time first impetus it lisa
had dtmrlng tue aumte-commventlomm days. Time
arrival of time Maine amumi Massachusetts dde-
gatloim , witim glittering badges amId waving
banners , gave time first real appearance of
itectl'mt candIdacy that has beemm seen. Scuma-
tar Lotigo of Massachusetts , wimo is to place
Reed In nomination , has beconme time recog-
nizeul leader of time heed forces , amid sInce
Imis arrival has iueemi tryimmg to gatimer tIme
scattereti Reed : mmcn amId retrieve tue loseit
that imltve occumrretl In tIme past few 'lays. '
Mr. Lodge imas visited several of the antI-
MeiCimuley leaders , caiIitmg upomi Mr. I'i'
Mr. Quay anti mnenubt'rs of the Iowa tielegum.
lion. Cimairmmmaim Llttlc'Ihiml of tIme MaIne dole-
gatlon. vimo t'iil probably second ltt'eti's
uiomlnatlomm , hiatt been actively at work ( or
Lime big slmeaicer. Time Reed lmeaultlumarters
uro formally olmemueti anti tonIght time delega-
Lion Imati U mncetlng , Iii which steps Vcre
taken toward pressing tIme canditincy witim
ill possible shoed. Time Massacimtmsetts dole-
atlon held a omectimig. anti time coummt of the
1tlegatlon ruimowed liceti was a favorite. anti
eimator Lodge announced after the mmmcci.
log. that there were tlmirty sollui deiegates
ram' liectI , Time delegatIons from Maine
mmmd Mamtsacimusetts tire not tahkhmig of aumy
uecommul choice for presIdent , nor of a candi-
late for vice president.
lUV GOVhlitNOIt lmhtAiiiiy viirs.
% , . .lim lii .tC'OJI I S.-eoumi Rimice. it I I ' .Ymis
iitetmimi moo tiumim ,
FRANICFOIIT , ICy. , Juno 11.-Governor
IIm'tmthiey anti party left for St. Louis this
uvelilmug. Time actIon of the govermtor 1mm m
mttemmdlimg thin colmveiltlomu Is construed to
nean timid hut name vIli go before time na-
Iommai convention. 1) . Eiilutt Kelly , who
vas secretary of the state convention wiuiclm
nstructed for Bradley ( or ilresidezmt and
vimo accommtpauiietl Governor iiraullc'y to St.
oimls , miaiml to an Assoclatt'cl Imress re-
torter : "Governor Ilrauhiey has asurec1
Ito that ho does not mieslro seconul place
in time ticket , btmt If time nonlnatlomm for S
'Ice iurCHldeflt gods to thio saumtim it ahmoulmi
to temmuieretl to Kentucky's governor. ( iov- I
rmuor hiratllcy , u'ltit limo Kentucky people ,
epresemitmu the cmmlmimmatimug point of hmummiami I
reatness , anti lila well known s'Iows om time
urrency vommld serve to strengthmotm time i
Icket mmhoimlui a milan wiioso stand on time
IsUC is miot as strong as Bradley's be umeut-
mated for presIdent. Bradley broke tile C
cud soutim last tail , anti as tuiciCImmioyit
umunimmg aisle time omtco south south would
t ) permamientiy aimatterod thIs fall. I ho-
Ievo tlmat If llratiley Is tenticred tue sot'-
mmd place by acciacttlou ho would cc ,
apt it. "
ON TIlE CONVENTION EVE
Scene at St. Louis Preseiiting a Glittering
Array of Statcsinell ,
TALKING OF A VERY ShORT SESSION
Xu'lirn.1ii't , luTurts I it lli'lu oh t of '
het'lmsrmil Iuuii for hoot Sugar likely
C.uuimii ii I iire Of ( lie
Pii.iit.
ST. LOUIS , Jimtto 14.-Wimemi time repumb.
hicatu mmatiommni comivemmtiomi Is enhIeti to orties
Out Tuesday it will he foumitmi that time lure.
himaimmarics have beemm looked after with cx-
ceptiotmal timorotigimmiemus. Tlmere will be no
obstacles in time Way of imiumneuhiately begimm.
miimmg time work for wimicit the comiventiomi has
beemi called , ammtl present imuhlcatlomms are that
thto mmlcetimig vIhl stat be of iiimratiomi ,
Time comivemi t loll immtl I . ' II I be I mm coummpleti
reaulimmess. Time states are expecteul to hays
thmeir recommilmmeuluttlomms for cotmtmnitti'e places
iii rcntlimmcss by tommmorrow mtIlmt. Time tin-
tiommal commimmtittcc' imas emmtirc'ly commclutieti the
consideration of ( lie umutumsuahly lomig list oi
Coiltemtts. amid it is believed lu3' thmoso vima
have givemi attentIon to time subject that
tills vot-k viIi be fouittl to imav lcemi SI
well domme tltnt commiparatively little will be
left for the commtmnlttctu out crotlcntials ,
Necessarily titere imas hmeemi mm formmmni con.
sitheratiomu of the declaration of h'riimciiulcs
tipomi Wimleit ( hue party will mmmmtiue its appea' '
to time country , but It viii itt' fotmmui that
timis bramuch of time sork has hceii by nc
mmteamts mmeglecteml. There lice hemt a very
general exchnmugo of views umpemu tlmiit imu'
portamut htoimit anti mmmumch ( mIme looklmug te
t ime immmrmmton izatiomm auth cmyst oh izmttlomi ol
view's. whieh : it Is beileveul Iil render ii
possible for tlmt' piatformn commmmmmittce to react
a conciusloti witim comupmtratively little delay.
Selectiumi hmas leeti mmmntle of th'c temnporar3
clmairmnami anti other olilcers of time temmmporar3
orgammizatioum , aimmi a programmm limit bi'eti lIme.
tically nree'i umpomi ftr time mmermttamuemtt or-
ganizatinti with Seumator Tlmmmrotomm of No.
braska for mresitiimtg omhicer of time comivemi ,
hot ) . \'t'imemi omte atitis to th'tmse accomuuplisit.
imiettts time tact timat time iwesltlemmtiai miotmiimmc
hiatt practically beemi mtnmmmeul , it umuimat he comu'
cetlu'ti that time convcmitiomm has aupamemitly a
commmparmitiveiy easy anti itrief task before it
Obstacles mimay be emmcoumtmtereti hnmt ams ye
comparatively few of tltemn are tliscernlble.
AS TO TIlE TIME.
Time length of time time eonvcnticmt simahl sit
vili , 1mm all lrobabihlt3' , 1)0 thetermumimued
largely by the luau of procceuiltmgs which
simail be arranged by time comntmmittee on crc-
dentials. If ( lila comnmmiittue miiiommltl elect t
reopen all time comitosts for seats In time comi-
vetition and to mmuake an orIgimmai investlga.
tlon of the varloits tmimcstiottll wimichu timeso
( hhsiutteS cover the mtc'ttlemtucmtt wotmid ho
iuttmcii helnycd.
Time contests lmuvolvo time rigimt to 158 seata
anti cover a witie range of comttmou-ersy. 1mm-
cltmdlmmg tile contparative validity of ninny
rival larty ergamuizatiomm , state ammd tiistrlct
aim ti I mivol V I mug mutticim of lies t , ul imersommal
1 % ah y , race rejit lice atid 'a'tlo ah jealousy ,
to say muotiilmmg of qtmustiolms or prnceetilmug Ia
rival conventions , anti vvemm of mmmetimnds eta-
ployctl at the polls. There are stacks of
papers that titight be examimteui imi almost
every case. The PrePommulcrnmmce of opinion
is that the crculentinl eomnmmtittee s'ili tiot
deem it necessary to go into many of the
contes's iii detail , but that ott time con-
tmaryilp erdict of time natiommal coumimnitto
wIll be practically accepted as final , In s
large majority of the contest cases.
The committee spent four days , anti a
large Part of mis mnany nigimts lii sifting tmo
facts itt tii'Se cases atith heariitg arguments
by either time principals or their counsel.
The meetinu of time umatiommal cotimmnlttee was
caiieui earlier titan tmstmal in order that tills
work ntiglmt be tione with mutore titan the
ordinary timorougimness for tue facilitation of
time progress of tue convention's work ,
Time comnmmtlttce also departed from the
usual practice imu imenm'lmmg each case , as a
boiiy. and muot itt deiegatimmg time task to sub-
conunulttces. It Is hellevad timis course will
have a strong imtlitmetmco iim commncrmtilng tito
verdict itt nil cases In tue eomnmltteo to
whichi time conventIon simall formally assign
time task of Inquiring lmito the qimahificatlon
of its imtemnbers.
Ott time otimer hand , there will be strong
iressumre on time part of time delegations
whose claims imave bcelm auhversely passed
upon. to have time controversies reinvesti.
gamed. The defeated tielegates generally
regarti the creleutlaia committee In the
light of a cotmrt of appeals , amttl iii litany
cases they vill immslst upomi a hearIng. In
exceptional instances thIs m'oqtmest wIll probably -
ably be granted , and the commmtittce will
imnanimnouisly take up cases lute timat of Dela-
\'are , vbeme both sides to time contest were
thenleul seats. or lIke that of Arlzoumtt , where
time miantes of t'otlm parties vere placed upon
time roll , anti each delegate awartied only
half a 'ote.
In sommue Instances it is imnthcrstood miD pres-
simre wIll be broimgiit to bear to secure a reopening -
opening of cases amid New York Is ammo of
these , 1mm tlmat state 1)0th ) luartics to time dis.
ptmte wIll abitlo by time decision of the nit-
tional committee. It Is even simggestctI that
a propositlomm may be imiatie Iii the converm-
tIon to muualco time temporary roll
permanent in all hut exceptional cases ,
wimlehi would of coumrtu' , If aulopteui , relieve
the comnmnhttce oO cretlentialmu of the greater
part of Its labor ammtl nuatemlaily expedite
time work.
Tlmu work of time comanuittee emi resolutions
is cxpu'cteui to be simnrp , btmt mmot imrotractetl ,
it now appears that titere will be little or no
thifficimity In agreeluui-i tmioli ) aumy of time Idamiks
of time pltttfermti except that relating to tU.
financial policy of time imImrt.
AS TO TIlE NOMiNEH.
'VItim ' the selection of a mann to head the
ti'ket ito comniuletely ellmmulnateti from the
realm of spccimintion , time tinamucial question
imas ahitiost completely monopohizeul time at-
temitlomu of iiCii 1mm lmotol corridors , no less
thsamu in time retirt'tl aimartmnemmtmu of time party
managers ever uiimmeo they begamm to comigra.
gate imere at time beginnimig of limo past week.
Timimu quiestioti is still ( 'lnimmmiumg time greater
utimame of commsimieratloii and will comitimmue to
lmoiti its iuiace in time fromut mammk or specumla-
tiomu amid tiellimeratlon ummttll it is fIlially set-
tied l' the eommvemttlon ltsteit. Tire problemna
lreaent themselves ; tIme first , how munch to
do for silver ; time second , imout' little to do for
goitl. Around these iuestlomms mammge time
specumiatiomi tmmtti time Interest of nil. These
hues of policy will be presemiteui to tIme comn-
mnItteo ( ifl resolutions as mneetlmmg time differ-
emit shadeit of opinion of the delegates , These
are :
FIrst. to deciaro In explicit tem'sns for time
gold stsmmtlarul.
Secotiul , to take a positive uutamtd ( or thmo
free coimtnge of silver at time ratio of 10 to 1 ,
intiepemtuivuit of tlmo course of all other na-
tiomms.
'rimirti. to practically tieciaro for gold and
mtgaimmuut amuy further recognitioum to sliver
timaui time itrosent lavs give , CXCeImt impomu In-
termuimtionni agreement. bitt wltlmout mnentioo-
ing in terms time goltl stanmiard anti with a
few words of encouragement to the frIends
at sliver.
The contest will be prIncIpally hetwee
dma advocates of the first anti mueconti propo.
cltions , umtd. as It now appears , time oimtcommuo
teill lue a compromise between tlmeso , wimicis
mioans , of course , that time platform wIll be
thmnost all that time gold p001)10 wIll tie.
nammti. Time extremne gold forces will lie led
time Now York amid Massachusetts dele.
ationmu , secommdeti strongly by oilier eastern
unul western ( iclegates. Time advocates of
IIi extreme declaratlomi of sliver are confined
murgely to time tieegatioms ; from time Inter.
muountiuimi states , with some support ( rota
imo maititile states and possibly a few scat.
ering tiolegates front other sections ,
'l'Imeir roprt'seuitatIomm Iii time committee will
10 larger timan in time comtventiomm , but neither
ummihicient to obtain moore timami It respectful
mearing. They are expecleti to announce
lmat ho conPl-omise ! whatever will be ac.
eit.uiuie , to them , anti by timis prmmcttcahly
limmilloate timembelves from tIme york on
ito platform.
\'tIhi this femutilre of time silver qilestiomi
t'mnoveul fromuu time thehiberations of time corn-
rmititt' it is not believed they wlii hut greatly
rolumm rul
One question remaining unsettled Is that