The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-12
REpFIELD PROCTOR.

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Monday. They are expected on
special trains with brass bands and han
ners and propose to wake the dead when
they get here. The Blaine club of Cincin-
natl with GOD rooters for Mckinley will
come on n decorated train Sunday night.
A second special train will bring 5D
members of the Lincoln club of the same
place. senator Foraker and the Cincin-
natl end of the delegation Will come ON
this train. The Lincoln club of Toledo
will also arrive sunday night with 800
shouters for Mckinley. Most of the Ohio
delegation will come on this train. Among
them will he James B. Garfield and Webb
Hayes, sons of former presidents.
Governor Bushnell aud STAFF
The Tippecanoc club of Cleveland with
700 shoutcrs will arrive either sunday
night or Monday morning. The Buckeye
club of Columbus, O., with Governor
Bushnell and staff and many delegates
will arrive sunday night. The Topeka
Flambeau club. with their red paint and
lights. will In here Monday. The Mckin-
lev clubs of Evansville, Ind; Detroit,
MINNEAPOLIS, Chicago and Leavenworth,
Kan, will arrive sunday night.
| The Marquette club of Chicago will get in
| Monday morning and the Americus club OF
.Pittshurv will arrive either sunday night
| or Monday morning so thar the town
| will be full of howling marchers by Mon.
day noon Great preparations are being
made to receive the delegations and clubs
| as they arrive and lively time may he
| expected Monday. All the talk about
| chairman of the national committee for
| the campaign results in one conclusion
| that the Hon Marcus A. Hanna will be
| selected if he will consent TO take the
place
| One Thing at II Time.
| When asked about it Thursday Mr..
| Hanna said one thing at time was
| enough for him and he was not going into
the campaign before the convention was
over He added that after going through
| a preliminary canvass he was not anxious
| to take n campaign on his hands. IL mas
been about definitely settled that &. w.
Fairbanks of Indiana will be the tempor'
ary chairman of the convention. Posi-
bly some other man might be selected later,
but the fact that Fairbanks has been
the choice Of Mckinley very nearly settles
it, as Ii does about everything else in this
convention. No determination has yet
been reached as to the permanent chair
man, although senator Proctor is still be-
ing talked of for the place. Mr.. Proctor
saws he has no desire for It, but will ac
| cent IL If he is requested to- The impres
sion seems to be that the permanent
| chairman will bc selected from the east.
silver Men Ready to Bolt.
When Senators Teller and Dubois com,
the free silver Republicans will formulate
their plans. Their future action depends
| entirely on Teller. In the free silver
iunta are Senator Teller, Dubois, Carter
and Cameron. There appears To he nt
doubt that the bolt has been agreed upor
| i'm advance Of the convention saction. Ih'
only question to be determined IL wha
| form IL shall take. Ii may be an indc
pendent convention called 10 meet after th'
Republican convention adJourns. FREE
silver Republicans have accepted the state
, ment made by senator Teller in an inter
view "Wednesday from Washington tha
! Boies would be the Democratic candidate
and that Populists would indorsc him as
cue. Teller and the other free silver he
publicans. IL is believed. are ready TO ac
cept Boies
settling Contests.
Chairman Carter was prompt In cal
the national Republican committee To ol
; der at 10 O'Clock Thursday notwithstan,
ing the absence of fully half OF the men
bers. The days work was begun with IN
hearing in the cases of the California COZ
test. beginning with that OF the Ihir
, district. The claimants in this case wer
on the one side G. w Belshaw aud
B Parker. and on the other by Denise
and Hochhemcr. Congressman liilbor
appeared for Belshaw and Parker. IN
9 contest In the Fourth district, includin
the greater part of the city OF san trn'
cisco. was wagcd by Mcssrs w. W. Mon
que and Samtel NJ. Shortridge against
, s. Spear and II | Kowalsky, who claim'
/. to be regularly selected delegates Spe'
q and Kowalsky are Mckinley mcn wnl
: | Montague and Shortridge are said To
for Allison. spear and kowaisky we
seated.
The contest from the Fifth kentuc.
Il district, including the city OF l.ouisviil
y | resulted In seating Todd aud Sapp, u
= Mckinley delegates.