Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-17
THURSTON PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
At LEAST ONE MORE DAY.


ST. Louis, Juno l7.-A chilling
rain began NJ o'clock this morning
aud the socDni day Of the great 10.
publican convention promises TO DO
very disagfocablo. Flags aud bunting
are hanging limp and tue spirits OF tho
dolcgnios oorruBuondingly depressed.
There IL little Interest FOL, by the great
mass Of thu delegates now that Nc.
klnley'a nomination iB certain aad tue
platform se,tloi except perhaps "a to
lev technical points Of putaseology IN
which comparatively few are much
Interested. There has been no 30.
splfing ofa,ory ana tue street parAdss
pallei upon the taste. The consist
over the vioo.proiiIcucy will probably
put llio Into the convention a. soon 90
the nomination Tor President has been
made. The fight liss butwoen Gsrrot
A. Hobart OF New Jersey ana Morton
OF Nav YORK. Tue drit SCENE
10 DO toward Morton 10 spite
OF the protests OF tho Anti.P
faction In New YORK headed
by Miller, aud OF Mark Hanru. How.
ever, tile situation may uhanpu very
rapidly IA either direction after the
convention Effects its permanent or.
gauiENiion anu settles down to busi-
nee,
lLe weather. n u continues dis.
agreeable, viii likely shorten tho con.
Venilon, as tho delegates nte already
leitlng tired ana anxious 10 get away.
Two uHys ago II seemed certain that
the convention would not adjourn be.
fore Friday night. Now, while 10 IL
practically Impossible to get through
with au much business as tuCfo is, there
istnlK OF adjournment t0nlgnt. IL IL
probable that the emu viii b8 reached
tomorrow, THIS may Interfere with the
plane Tor the huge concentration In
honor OF Mckinley that had been pro.
ltotrd.
Brns' bands last night and the heat
Indoors hrpi q most OF delegates In the
streets until late hour and they were
late In getting out this morning.
The committee Ou resolutions which
remained in session until TOUR O'CLOCK
this morning, ana tho committee on
credentials were at work again a. ten
O'Clock, the hour ret for this convention
TO meet. Tho preamble ana several
Ilanke Of the plAg Ofn agreed upon by
tue subcommittee and telographed 10
tho country last night, viii BIO adopted
by The iull committee, but the iudiCa-
lions sTs that the report Uau not be rub.
mItted 10 tho convention until alter. ,
noon.
The work going on behind the
scenes In no way affected the az tenu. !
anco Ia the convention hall. Clouds |
lowering over tbo city threatened |
storm, but tho crowds, bands anu clubs |
siTelmed into tue hall anu spread /
themselves over The wilderness oisesgf. |
The delegRtes' seats IN the pfc mad |
been carefully tioketsd since yesterday |
and slsils marked the location Of dele
gations. This prevented much 0f tho
confusion End disorder manifested
on the i1Or yesterday. The delegates |
ana alternntes muvtu 10 their places
without demonstration, aud bands VA
the CELERY played n iuailadn Of quick.
steps No the convention sseuiUlUd.
Senator Lodge, member Of the tesolu.
tl1ns committee, elDOwUu his way M
Toe aisle for hual conference win his
New England friends, but no other
members OF that committee were
IN the hall, Tho leEuefs as u Tul0 we're
late In htIiving. The music was In.
tplfiBg anu tne scene was one ot life
AMI animation. Inc busy penOllprs ut
The press were hard a. work. Dark
faces IN the delegations shOwol the
geographical map VI tha county With
our recourse tJ rho delegation Ht8is,
some OF the Clloted delegates are meg.
nliceut specimens 0f manhood anu
attract muuh attention. Here aud
mere m northern delegation was a
ewGTthy iacU.
Among the notable col0god men In
tho convention were eX'COngres'mau
smnlls, the laniOue negro pilOtoi South
GatOlina, whose services 10 the Union
navy IN tho daye VI the war were TO-
Gently REQ gnzed by COugGest; also
John Nj. LaugHl0n o. Virginia, Two
distinguished sons u General Grant,
Col. Fred Grant OF New York. VINO
was minister 60 Auaula, anu u, =.
Grant vi San Diego, Cal, sat siuo Dy
tida IN the spAu0 reserved ior guusIs.
AZ lO!.6 toe band struck up a med
icy ui patriotic airs which was received
with cheers anu plauuits by the packed
galleries. BulHted leaders moved down
iuto their places. PiRlt and Gov.
bushnell Of ONO came In together.
The Ilogu Statesman JOsllei ex-senator !
Warner Miller ~ he passed, Dut NO