The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-20

Cleveland, June 19.-The opening
session of the eighth annual conveu-
ton of Republican clubs adjourned at
1 p. m. today until 10 a. m. tomorrow,
after disposing of all preliminary and
routine matters.
There were no developments in the
convention indicating the contest be-
tween those wearing yellow and white
badges, and representing respectively
the gold and silver standards. But in
the committee rooms, at the Arcade
hotel and elsewhere the fight con-
tinued.
The committee on credentials had
considerable amusement over the
South Carolina contest The commit
tee on league work, rules and order OF
business had nothing unusual
The committee on time and place
selected Milwaukee as the place for the
next national convention and referred
the selection of the date for the next
national convention to the executive
board with instructions to select any
date after that Of the national Re-
publican convention. The postpone
ment of the time to a date subsequent
to that of the national convention OF
next year, was for the purpose Of
avoiding any such contest on resOlu-
lions as that which is now confronting
the delegates of the clubs.
Much Agitation.
There was a movement today to
conclude the work with the banquet
tomorrow night, but the agitation be-
fore the committee on resolutions
during the afternoon and evening de-
veloped such differences that it is not
likely the convention will close before
The 6p1co~a from the
and south want to get away Friday.
As it is known Governor Mckinley
cannot get here before Friday morn
ing there is a general desire to wait
for him till that time, and some charge
that his friends are seeking to prOlOng
the session so as to have a big Mckin-
ley day on Friday. Others charge that
the efforts to expedite business so as
to conclude tomorrow night were in
tended to give the delegates an OPP
portunity to leave before Mckinley'S
arrival The presidential boOms have
been looked after as carefully today
as ever.
The Iowa delegates keep open house
for Allison, and the HOLSTERS are
quietly keeping Harrison in mind,
while the New England delegates use
the Blaine tactics for Reed. Mark \.
Hanna, who is close to Mckinley, has
been keeping open house at his man
sion all the week. Today Mr.. Hanna
gave a dinner at the Union league, at
which Major Osborn, a relative OF Nc
Kinley; Governor Nelson, Merriam,
Brown and Powell Clayton, Moses p.
Handy, Senators Patton, of Michigan.
Clark, of Wyoming, Carter, of Mon
tana. ThurStOn, of Nebraska, Dubois,
of Idaho, Warner Miller, of New York,
and others were guests. While Mr..
Hanna always believed Mckinley 10 be
the man of destiny, he says he was
never SO hopeful for the champion of
protection as he is at this convention.
owing to the expressions for his favor
lite from other states.
Nc. Can StraddIe.
He does not think the silver ques-
ton will embarrass the prOtectiOnist.
1t was conceded early today that the
two leading league offices would be
divided between the gold and the sill
Yer men by making General Meal
pine, of New York, president. and
John Byrnes, of Denver. secretary, but
tonight it is proposed to refer the Sc
lection of a secretary to the eXecu-
tive board. 1t is claimed that \. 3.
Humphreys was first selected by the
executive board and afterwards Sc
lected by the annual convention. The
silver men think the New York dele
CATION, after feeling confident of Nc
Alpine'S election, are seeking to avoid
having an uItra-silver man Tor Sec
rotary.
The feature of the day has been the
silver fight before the committee on
resolutions. The committee organized
at D. m. with Congressman J. 3.
Robinson of Pennsylvania. as chair
man, and II. G. Knowles, of Delaware,
as secretary. The organization was
against the silverites. but the latter
were not discouraged and opened up
the fight from the start. The COM
mittee was in open session till after
6 o'clock when, on motion OF Con-
gresham Tawney, of Minnesota, it
adjourned until S p. m, for an eXecu-
tive session. at which time a sub-cOm-
mittee of nine was to be announced
by Chairman Robinson and time given
to the silver men and others for a
hearing. The resolution of the silver
men was offered. and the opponents
of free silver, through Mr.. Hunter, of
Missouri, offered the financial plank
of 1892, also the recent Ohio plank
adopted at GAINESVILLE last month
ThurstOn At 1t.
The compromise resolution attract
ing most attention was presented by
Senator-elect Thurston, Of Nebraska,
as follows:
Eve approve the declaration of the
that the American people from tradi-
ton and interest favor bimetallism
and the Republican party demands the
use of both gold and silver as a
standard money, with such restrictions
and under such provisions to be de-
termined, as viii secure the mainten-
ance of the parity of values of the
two metals so the purchasing or debt
paying power of the dollar, whether
cold m. naTdr shall ha
all times equal. and refer the action
for a more specific declaration TO the
next Republican convention. which
alone has the power to bind the party
or make platforms and declare prin-
ciples-
Two Reports Probable.
There was no discussion of the tarin
or any other issues in the COMMITTEES