The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-13

Special Dispatch to the Intcllisencer.
ST. LOUIS, Nc, June l2.-old timers
about conventions. especially the vet
erau scrlbes. sigh for an old time con-
yention with q row on, at least for one
with some of the spice OF uncertainty
IN it. a repetition OF 1850 or even 1854
would Just III the desired bill. on the
personal side there has never been any
thing in a Republican way so lamely
harmonious Us this in n quarter Of
century.
This may account for some OF the
snake stories that are going of on the
wires. n it were not for the money
plank Of the platform and the interest
in second place. which is beginning to
show itself there would not be an inch
Of news day for all the newspapers,
and even the money plank Is not ex-
citing anybody but the mining camp
silver men. Everybody knows that
there Is to be sound money plank
and those who cannot word It to suit
their respective tastes will take 1t
sweetened to suit the conventions
taste.
But the mining camp men, they that
dwell out in tho brush all alone. they
are suorting. They say that they will
show the gold bugs and the straddle-
bugs a bolt OF the dimensions Of sixty
votes, that means half as many cleo
toral votes. The party can stand
that better than to so wrong and be
whipped in the bargain.
Some of these boiling votes cannot
be held with anything less than l6 to
! declaration, which Is. OF course, out Of
the question, and don't believe that
there Will be loss OF thirty electoral
votes ! have had talks with two very
important men from the disturbed area,
and they say some suggestive things.
Says one: "Give US the gold standard
straight. We have some other interests
than silver, and out our way some OF US
want to know whether We are to have
consideration for those interests or
whether every interest is to be held
back for the silver deduction. We have
wool, lead. cattle and timber, and we
threatened that II shah not come until
the country bows down TO silver. My
state Is gone to the Republican party on
the silver issue, and there Is nothing TO
be gained by listening to our silver
powers. Put In the gold knife, and put
Il in deep. want to see the Republican
marty Independent Of such states as
mine. Then such states may get some
sense"
The other man talked much In the
same vein, and added: Our people
are not such fools as they seem. hut
our senator's are, and they carry the
state In their pockets. Down the whole
crowd and DO hanged to them"
do not give the names of these men
because they object to It for obvious
reasons. They spoke with Intense feel
ing.
Unless Reed will accept second place.
which his friends say cannot be forced
on him. my guess Is that the honor will
20 to New York or New Jersey. It viii
10 to New York II It he possible to bring
that state to anything like agreement
on n man.
To-day Mr.. Platt said he would not
consider the matter, being still deter
mined that New York shall have first
place. He said this with q straight
face. Nevertheless he Is thinking
about II and at the right time II asked
to name q man he could lind one TO his
liking. II the honor goes 10 New Jer-
sey. Hobart, national committeeman,
and prospective senator, will be the
choice. He told me this afternoon that
he does not wish to 90 on the ticket
nn1 thinks New York should furnish
the man.
In no case will yorr cousin, Henry
Clay Evans. OF Tennessee, be drafted.
HIS candidacy Is based on the il!msy
claim that he broke the solid south.
II the convention is looking for the
real breaker II will ind him in Nathan
Con, Of West Virginia. by the way,
Evans Is quoted Rs saying that West
Virginia may be held in the Republican
column by the grace OF God and steve
ElIlns' money"
/ am mistaken II no gets any con-
EilerntlOn from thr mOuntninecr dele
cation, nor do think that he and his
friends rnn trap West Virginia Into a
R0lIi south caucus on the vice prcsI-
DENTAL question. This scheme II being
nurscd. The frivolous contests for fed
crai pap only that com" up from The
cotton states spoil the beauty OF that
picture.
By tho way. sec before tho national
committee some OF the same faces saw
nj Minneapolis four years ago before
the committee on credentials. The same
old contests from the Fnmc old states
and districts and probably. II the com
mittrc dIl exact justice, some OF IN"
districts would go unr"pr"Erntcd. which
would not be national calamity. A
Nlssisalppinn'F seat is contested 10y his
uncle Of the Earne name down 10 the
InitIalq The natiOnnl committee has
rot tired Of boing tri3"d WIN RHd "
determined t1 havc the temporary roll
cali completed In time. on motion or
West Virglnla's member tn" riot net
was read this morning. and since lh"n
tho mon who nTc supposed Ia Hn""z"
when Mr. Plat takes Huur have qulei"I
down. Beginnlng with tomorrow In"
committee viii 20 on calling up cnH"s
In their order and " the parties be not
trldy the cases viii bG decided without
nearing II IN thought that tho parties
10 tho contests VIII TAX" n" hint
There is n growing Impression ihnt
AfrFk Hanna will cDnS"It IN take The
rFairmnnahfp Of the national commit
,n". which hr can hHv" Tor tho taking
Ills inclination r. against The fob. but
tE" marty inclination EcrmH strong ANA
rrpwlnl; stronger In hts direction. Ham
ri hns The vim and yiroL and il lH
Tclt that no man could do mof" 70 Icad
% victory.
Tho Indications nrc that Annicy'n
little statement, In which he said that