New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
GETTING READY FOR THE CONVENTION.
pppr-e1JcAN LEADERS COMPLETING ARRANGE
ursTs FOR THE COMING CoNTEsT-THEY
ALL LIKE ST LOUIS.

MESTS FOR THE COMING CONTESI-ihbi
ALL LIKE ST LOUIS.
Vow that ST Louis has been selected as the place
,or holding the next National Convention. poll
s,. IN over the country are busly engaged in
.,ssing ALI their energies upon this city and pre-
nar,ng for the battle Of next year. Joseph H. Man.
lev chairman OF the Republican Executive Commit
tee of the National Committee, was In the city
Yesterday W. H. Hahn, also member OF the
t,xacutive Committee of the National Committee
"a lanes Clarkson a member of the same COM
ro,,,ee spent the day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Hahn. who comes from ONO ana Is MchiiIeS
man is 1ubant the selection OF Of LOUIS MI
Msney and Mr. Clarkson are not so well pleased
,or ,bav wanted the convention to go TO Chicago
although they voted first for San Francisco ana
would have been satisfied had the convention gone
there
Colonel Swords. Of Iowa. sergeant-at-arms or the
Rspubican National Committee. started hurriedly
for St Louis on Friday He has gone there with
q commission from Mr.. Clarkson and MI Nancy
N sneaee rooms for the delegations from Iowa and
Maine He will also look after quarters for Con-
nscticut and other New England States with which
Mr. Alanley is interested. There was q conference
81 the hotel yesterday between Mr. Maniey MT
1'larkson and Mr.. Hahn. It was not or ponticai
signiacance owing 10 the fact that the gentlemen
who attended II are of widely divergent views upon
the best candidate for the Presidential nomination
Mr. Hahn favors Mckinley, Mr. Manley Is MI
Reeds adviser and friend. and Mr.. Clarkson is well
Iowa Their meeting was simply 10 complete ar
ranrements for the meeting of the National con-
vention next year. as all OF them are members OF
,bs Executive Committee of the Republican Ma
tional Committee that will have the convention in
charge.
Mr. Hahn said yesterday, in speaking OF NC Nm
lsv's cha noes There Is no truth IN uispatcn SEM
oi5t from 81 Louis that the Nick inley people had ~
an cooked and prined To go 10 ST Louis, ana had
CONS engaged ahead. We are satisfied WIN 81.
louis and worked for that city to a certain eX-
.enf hui we had no idea where the convention was
going we had rooms engaged ahead IN every city
nat was named as q contestant Tor the hohoi oI
Entertaining the convention. When 81 LOUIS was
fnally chosen we simply closed with the people
Win whom we had reserved rooms Ne VIII go 10
s. Louis with a srong delegation and VIII expect
10 zee Mckinley nominated. 49,,
Mr. Manley expects to be here for TWO or three
DAYS hut he has nothing 10 say. he expressed
Ssaopointnlent that San Francisco had not secured
the convention, but added that ST Louis Wouiu pe
a GOOD civ and that IL was perfectly Tree IRON
psTtiaIty concerning candidates. MI Ciarkson also
Il iked in the same vein. He SAID that Ie o..
delegation had acted nobly In stanaine pg Lg he
prornise and lie felt that plenty OF rooms "ouau oe
FOUND FOR the visiting Delegations liner, ,he s,t
good deal OF gossip around the hotei ABOUT tne
uaon and some facts concerning 81 b1 h o,bar
reciteG When Chauncey L. Filley ana inc 0 Pne
members of the ST Louis delegation Ieturneu tT
Washington after having secured Ihe coIiN
for ST Louis they were met by Ex-Governor rran