The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15

the delegation on the credentials COM
mittee and Edward LauteTback on the
committee on resolutions. The delega-
ton will probab bly, frame an cut and
out gold plank about in the language
indicated in an interview with Mr..
Lauterback in these dispatches two
days ago.
DELAWARE.
The Delaware delegation is in the
air. The Addicks and the Higgins
people will wait for the determination
of the contest before they take any
steps toward effecting an organization.
RHODE ISLAND.
Rhode Island delegation reached
town today bearing banners gorgeous
ly decorated and inscribed with mot
toes declaring for single gold stand
ard. A banner on which was painted
the likeness of Thomas 3. Reed was
also carried.
Rhode Island is for Reed and gold
is the way C. H. Rowland, editor of
the Providence News, who came with
the delegation, expressed it. Our /
eight delegates will vote for Thomas
B. Reed until nomination shall have
been announced" he continued. 1--WE
have no second choice. We want no
sound money talk in the platform, but
sold, straight, square as a die-goid.
We want gold standard written in
the platform"
NEW MEXICO.
The members of the New Mexico
delegation arrived tonight and estab-
lished themselves at the Rosiere hotel.
A meeting was held behind closed
doors and some routine matters dis
posed Of Pedro Pero was elected
chairman and the selection of national
committeeman and members of the
committee on credentials and perma-
nent organization was postponed until
tomorrow.
The New Mexico delegates are unan-
imousiy for Mckinley and protection
for wool industries and free silver re-
ceives very little support from them.
ILLINOIS.
Only a few delegates from Illinois
are here. At present it is understood
that Ex-Governor Fifer will be the
chairman DR.. 7. n. Jameson member
of the national committee and Robert
Patterson of the Chicago Tribune mem
Der of the committee on platform and
resolutions. Beyond this, delegates
now here have made no speculation
TEXAS.
The Texas delegation meets at 1890
tomorrow and there is every probable
ity of a fight that may be carried be-
fore the convention AS the delega-
ton now stands the majority are for
Mckinley and the remainder divided
between Allison and Reed. The fight
in the delegation is between the
friends of the national committeeman,
y. W. Quincy, and those who oppose
his reelection.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The North Carolina delegates arrived
tonight. Senator Pritchard will prob
ably be chairman of the delegation or
will go on the committee on resolu-
ttons. Senator ,Priitchard said that the
Republicans of North Carolina were for
protection and bimetallisn.
In the senate Mr.. Pritchard always
votes for silver.
G. ]. Harris says he is for sound
money!, and thinks the delegation will
| favor a moderate plank against silver
MISSOURI
Tho Missouri delegation, with head
quarters at two hotels, were jubiiant
over the alleged success of its own
heads tonight. The delegates have
! agreed to meet at the rooms of the fac
| ton controlled by National Committee
man Kerens tomorrow at II o'clock,
and the Filley adherents will attempt
] to outnoint their adversaries. At the
| F7illey headquarters tonight there was
! iubi,ation.
Mr.. Filley had Mr. Hanna out driv-
! ing today" said one of Mr.. Filley 9
| lieUtenants, land later Mr.. Hanna in
| vited Mr. Filley to call and they had a
| conference at the Mckinley headquar-
| T-,;I int DO
| that their champion has won the day
! and that the Filrey delegates will have
/ the best end in the convention.
A the KerenS headquarters there was
an equally sure feeling that William
Warmer would be chairman of the state
delegation and r. G. Kerens. the pres
! emit national committeeman, would sue
coed himself The meeting promises to
be am exceedingly interesting one.
NEW JERSEY.
New Jerseys delegation will meet at
noon tomorrow to name their conven-
ton committee representatives. The
state will present the name of Carrot
A. Hobart, of their state, for vice
president, and hope to secure the vote
of several southern and western states
John F. Fort, who is to nominate Ho-
bart, said tonight: IF we are given
the nomination it will take New Jersey
out of the doubtful states"
Maine-Joseph Manley was severely
criticised at a meeting of the Maine
delegation to-day. Some of the dele.
gates even went so far as to intimate
that it would be for the good of the Re
publican party in Maine to select a new
national mmitteeman. This was
brought about by the action of MIR
Maniey in announcing upon his arrival
i,, ttaf Nv MnL( nj
not be defeated for the nomination
The meeting was behind closed doors
and it was decided by the members o.
the delegation that nothing should be
said as to the effort to displace Mr.
Marley as committeeman. G. E. Little
field, chairman of the delegation, ad
mitted that some of the delegates hat
INDUCED in some acrimonious criticism
of Mr.. Manley for the course he pur
sued in regard to giving UP Mr.. Reed.
fight.
In answer 20 the question as to tbs
liability of deposing Mr.. Manley, Mr.
Littlefield replied: II am free to say
that Mr. Manley was ilarshly criticised
for the course he adopted. However
we decided that 1T would be best not t.
say anything outside the delegation
upon this subject. At least we decided
not to say anything for the present
P. NJ. Sewall member of the Main,
delegation, said that while it was tru.
some of the delegates had harshly crit
cised Mr.. Mantey there was no dangeI
that he would be deposed.
The delegation selected its chairman
national commit eeman and for tn
committees in the convention fort
night ago, including Chairman C. f
Littlefield; national commit teegnan
Joseph Manley; resolutions and plat
form, Amos T. Allen.
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