The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

ST. LOUIS. June 1a.-Every train to-
day brought delegates to attend the Re-
publican national convention. Among
the prominent people to arrive to-day
was Ex-Governor Foraker and party, Of
Ohio. Governor Foraker will place Mai.
Mckinley in nomination before the con-
vention. He WAS immediately driven
to the ST. Nicholas and had breakfast
with Governor Bushnell of Ohio, and sew
eral companions who arrived at 7:12 q.
m. in special car.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. who is to pomi.
nate Levi P. Morton, came in his private
car.
Gov. Daniel 81. Hastings and party, of
Pennsylvania, came in later.
The probable procedure in the con-
vension will result In series of inter
esting sessions each day fran the OPEN
ing on Tuesday until adjournment on
Saturday or later. Those familiar with
the situation think 1t not improbable
that the convention may be continued
beyond the week. 1t will be called to
order at IL o'clock on Tuesday by
Chairman Carter. The day will be con-
sumeo In tho reading Of the call of the
roll, installing OF temporary officers and
the appointment of committees on per.
manent organization and order of bust
ness, on resolutions and credentials.
On Tuesday the report Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order OF business will be presented
and acted upon and the permanent
officers will take charge of the conven-
ton. The permanent chairman will be
Hon. John M. Thurston, of Nebraska,
and the temporary chairman O. w.
Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Whether the important money cues.
tion will be precipitated before the con-
vention before the report Ia received
from the committee on resolutions is
questionable but regardless, Of any rule
which may be adopted, the tension of
this question IL so great that the dis
cussion Is liable to be precIpitated at
any time and Ia threatened by some Sill
YER men.
1t Is hardly to be expected that the
report OF the committee on creden sials
can be prepared and presented to the
convention before Thursday night or
Friday morning If the contests are con-
aidered as thoroughly as by the national
committee. There are 1853 contests and
II 10 doubtful II the committee on Gre
dentials can pass upon the question,
giving any reasonable attention to the
facts, short OF three days and three
nights, unless the rule of the national
committee be adopted The report of
the committee Ia liable to precipltate
the most lively convention scene wit
messed In recent years.
Next will come the report Of the con-.
mite on resolution. This committee
will have clear sailing until the cur
rency question Is reached. On that
question, in the committee and later
in the convention, interest will be in
tense and the orstorical efforts pro-
nounced.
A member OF the national committee
discussing the probable length of the
convention said:
"Consldering the whole situation, It
Ia difflcult to see how the report OF the
committee on credentials and the COM
mittee on resolutions can be disposed OF
before midnight on Friday by the con-
vention; therefore, according to the
natural order of things the presentation
OF candidates will not occur until Sat-
urday morning. Owing to the interest
taken in the money question the con-
vention will scarcely defer action on the
platform until after the nomination of
the candidate.
ut Is we'll known that when the