Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-10
The National Committee Getting
Down to Work on the
Contest Cases.
A NEW FINANCIAL PLANK
Trouble Being Experienced In
Securing Quarters for Color
cd Delegates.
LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS

arrival, this morning, OF Mark Hanna
and party of lieutenants, the assembly
at noon, of the national committee fol
the purpose of adjudicating contests
and preparing the temporary roll oi
preliminaries, may be regarded as hav.
ing commenced. Arrivals on the late
trains, last night, and early this morn
ing, are very numerous. Despite the
assurance of the citizens committee
that arrangements had been made for
ample accommodations, at the COM
mand Of the colored delegates, the
national committee will be requested
TO look into the situation, and appoint
subcommittee, with instructions to
report not later than noon, tomorrow.
While most OF the national committee
men are chary of expressing them
selvels in advance of the meeting, the
impression is abroad that that body
may refuse to take cognizance OF the
matter, on tie ground that it is out Of
Its province, and belongs exclusively
to the jurisdiction of the local COM
mittee. In this event, Judge Long, Of
Of Floride, will submit resolution
setting forth that, inasmuch as it is
evident that some delegates cannot Sc
cure accommodation in st. Louis, it
Is both necessary and desirable that
the convention be held in another city.
This, it is thought. will have the effect OF
forcing settlement quickly.
A signed statement, given the United
Press, last night, by national commit
teeman NJ. H. de Young, of San Fran
cisco, In which he declared that, while
the California delegates were instruct
ed for the free coinage of silver, they
would not bolt the convention in the
event of the gold standard element be-
ing supreme, is the leading topic of
discussion this morning. The stand
taken by the Californians is endorsed
by Senator Shoup, of Idaho, who gave
it cut fat-footed that, while his dele
cation is purely free silver, it would
submit to the dicision of the conven-
ton. 1t is notlceshle, this morning,
that delegates now on the ground from
Mississippi and Louisiana, who, at
home, are supposed 10 be ardent free
ehSOihVes oio loihiuS 'Sou1u AAoueJ
and Mckinley" Delegate Rentfro, OF
Texas, OF the silly Whites" who has
a contest on his hands, is also loudly
prtcIeimiDg that the seated delegates
from his state, no matter which fac
lion, Will be- found voting for the Ohio
maa and d elean-cut declaration of
sound money.
David Marin, OF Philadelphia, the
anti Quay leader, and member of the
national committee, registered at the
Planners at II O'Clock, and went over
10 the headquarters at the Southern
hotel. En- route, he expressed the
opinion that the platform would de-
clare for sound money, without strad-
die or equivocation.
The first session of the national COM
mittae lasted less than an hour. Chair
man Carter called the members to or
der at is, in the club room OF the
Southern hotel. At the roll-call, the
Indian Territory alone failed TO re-
spond. Senator Gear responded as
proxy for James s. Clarkson, of Iowa,
from whom telegram was received,
saying that he had been taken i'll at
Philadelphia. while en- route, and might
not be able to get here at any stage of
the proceedings.
A motion to take up the question of
Territorial representation. was ruled |
out by the chair, on the ground that
the Territories must be reached in |
pfoper order. 1t was then decided TO
take up contests, beginning with
Alabama this afternoon, and a
recess was taken until 2 p
IN. AS the committeeman were
Mr, Manley announced
that he hsd received large number Of
dispatches urging that on account Of
lack Of courtesy accorded to the
colored delegates, the convention be
held elsew here. He added that while
he could not speak for other hotels, he
" as authorized by the manager of the
Southern to say that he would carry
out his contract by receiving and en-
tertainirg each and every delegate
" no had reserved Accommodations in
his h, use. no matter what ais color.
Each member of the national com
mi.tee, as we'll as leading delegates on
the ground, were furnished this after
noon with suggested monetary plank |
for the platform drawn up by Richard !
C. Kerens. IL reads as follows;
1--WE believe our money should
not be inferior to the money of the
most enlightened nations of the earth,
and are naalterably opposed to every
scheme which threatens to debase and
depreciate our present monetary
standard. We fayoF a reasonable nse
OF silver as currency, bat such use
should be to the extent, aud only under
such well defined regulations that lis
parity with gold az currency can be
easily aud sfficiently maintained. As
consistent bi-blmetal'ists, we oppose
the coinage of silver at ratio OF IS to
!, as the measure is fraught with cer-
tain disaslaf 10 all commercial inter-
esis, and wnuld be destructive to the
Interests Of the wage garner, and iu
the absence OF an International agree
menf, Rtfe to lead to silver monomet-
allism."
New YoRK, NJ r., June lo.--Hon.
T. g. Plat. Charles w. Hackett,
chairman Of the republican state COM
nittee; Congressman Renj. B O'Dell
and Louis F. Payne, left this city Tor