New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-19
REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE HALLf.
xr,p1y ALI, THE DELEGATES on THE
GROUND READY FOR BUSINESS.
SILVER MEN BOUND TO MAKE TRouBLE-GEN-
ERAL MALPTN. OF NETWORK. SLATED
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEiBUNE.I


FOR PRESIDENT.
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TIIBUNE1
Cleveland June ls-The majority a. delegates are
here ard the fight is Those Of the delegates
not get on the field are coming late tonight or
early tomorrow morning. but when the conveh-
ton is called 10 order ut 10 a. r tomorrow every
delegate VIII BE- in his seat. Notwithstanding the
efforts tina, have beer made by Eastern ana
southern Republicans to keep the silver cues
,ion entirely ont OF the convention late develop
mems show that It will not down entirely, hui
II brought up II viii be thro;ted and defeated.
silver IS doomed. say the southern and Eastern
delegates. and the more sensible OF the western
delegates think II advisable TO keep hands on
Senator Thomas II Carter. OF Montana. chair
man Of the National Republican Committee. was
one of the late arrivals. He says that there seems
to be no need Of any resolutions being adopted
The League has been assuming TO make platforms
for the party stand upon. II II Is decided u pass
resolutions the silver question. the Senator said
he should certainly take hand In the scrImmagc
and represent his to the best o. his ability
but he would not make any aggressive move. IL
is no. a part OF the Leagues woSk to pass resolu-
tons the Senator thinks. but II The fight l. bound
to come he stands for silver.
Senator y T. Dubois. OF Idaho. l. not con
servatlve as Carter. II am here to represent my
State" the Senator said and propose to max"
a fight for free silver There is no other question
before TIE people to-day. II the Republican party
wants Il save the Western States ard save Itself
from defeat IL must declare for free silver.
StradGlc will not do" TIE Senator denied the
statement attributed to him in the East that he
was going L read the riot act to the convention
All ne said. nc declared that no stradi!e was
wanted.
on the other hand such men as James n
blanchard OF Newly York. declare emphatcaIy thdt
the tariff Is the only question now before IN. OPP
and silver will any figure at all
The question Of the presidency is All but settled
All Indications poin; the election OF General Me-
Alpin Of New-York. and there seems to he no
stopping the boom. The South. the East ara part
Of the West are for him Tonight the Tennessee
delcgatio arrived on a special train. carrying H.
clay Evans and large de ceatio'' OF SoutnerneIs.
The train bore such inscriptions as SOLD south
Breakers" THE solid South l. Rrok n" ara wee
President From Tennessee. the last quo alton IS
signincanf Tor Evans mas been mentioned as a
Presidential possibility. but he now saws mat ne
will rot accep, ihe office and IT, for McAlpin.
Another significant fact today vas the win
drawal from the presidential race or president
Wooimansoe Of the ohio Lcague which leaves
the field practically open to McApir. un,oss som.
one ese steps in suddenly. Ohio vii support
Goodnow. OF Minneapolis. II ~ - ~ the n'li ~ II
be declines. which he says be VII 10. many ONO
ans viii vote FOR McApn. Ex-Govornor Biown. OF
Rhode IslaId. ~ already on hand. sad p" u proMi-
ncntly spoken o. a candidate for vice-pTesidcnt