The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-11
Big Delegations Will Soon
Be On Their Way.
Special Trains For OhiO'S
Mckinley Sh0uters.
Probable Currency Declaration Dis
cussed on All Sides.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June II. None OF the
large delegations have arrived in.the city
yet. The delegates now In the city are
those who have come ahead of the state
delegations to arrange matters for the
delegations from States where there may
be contests. BY Saturday or Sunday,
night, the Hill delegation will arrive.
New York is expected Sunday night, as
are also Ohio and Pennsylvania. Illinois
will be here Monday. They are expected
on special trains, with brass bands and
banners and propose to wake the dead
when they get here. The Blaine Club of
Cincinnati with 600 rooters for Mckinley
will come on decorated train Sunday
night.
A second special train will bring 6O0
members of the Lincoln Club of the snme
place. Senator Foraker and the Cincin-
natl end OF the delegation will come on
this tram. 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 be James
A. Garfield and Webb Hayes, sons OF
former Presidents. Ths Tippecanoe Club
either Sunday night or Monoay morning.
The Buckeye Club of Columbus, Ohio.
with Governor Bushnell and STAFF and
many delegates will arrive Sunday night.
The Topeka Flambeau Club, with their
red paint and light, will be here Monday.
The Mckinley clubs of Evansville, Ind,
Detroit, Mich., Minneapolis, Chicago and
Leavenworth, Kan., will arrive Sunday
night.
The Marquette Club of chicago will get
in Monday morning, and the Americus
Club Of Pittsburg will arrive either Sum
day night or Monday morning, so that
the town will be full of howling marchcrs
are being made to receive the delegations
and clubs as they arrive, and lively
time may be expected Monday.
Henry Cabot Lodge, who is talked Of
for chairman of the committee on plat
form and resolutions, has telegraphed to
Murray Crane, the national committee
man from Massachusetts,, to rally the
friends OF the gold standard. Mr.. Lodge
said no evasion would he tolerated, and
that straddle would BE- disgraceful. He
said that the Indiana platform, which has
been popular in certain circles in the past
few days, would not be acceptable. The
Indiana platform, he says, declares for the
best money known to the world. and
pronounces emphatically against the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at the
ratio of is to /. 1t has been suggested to
amend this declaration by striking out
the words sat ratio of 16 to l." SO that
the paragraph would read "unalterabIy
opposed to the free and unlimited COIN
age OF Bilver.n
1t was argued that IL the words "at
ratio OF 16 to ~ were kept in the plat
form. it might be construed to mean that
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coinage of silver at some other ratio.
There has been SO much talk about this
Indiana platform that the suspicion gain
ed ground that the Mckinley people were
in favor OF 1t. Nothing definite or au-
thoritative, however, can be had from
those supposed to represent Mckinley.
The supporters of the Ohio man from the
East declare that Nick ;nley.is in favor of
the gold standard. The supporters of
Mckinley from the West insist that be 10
in favor OF the largest use OF silver con.
sistent with the maintenance of the parity
of the two metals.
Mr.. Hanna, who could settle the uncer-
tainty in few moments, declines to
speak. There Is no doubt that the dis
pute will be taken into the convention.
1t cannot be settled In the committee.
John II. Tanner, candidate FIR governor
of Illinois, on the Republican ticket,
has thrown Gown the gauntlet to the free
silver Repu bllcans. In an interview with
reporter, he declared emphatically for
the gold standard and said that the plat
form to be adopted by this convention
should not hold out the slightest hope
for the silver Republicans.
Senator John III. Gear of Iowa does not
believe the Republican platform will de-
clare for gold. He said: "AlIison will
be placed in nomination before the con-
vention, and to say the least, will put up
good fight. Every solitary man in Iowa
Is for Allison"
be the result il the Republicans should
pose anything about II. l should not like
to see my opinion on that point in print.
GOT course no man can tell just exactly
what Will happen, but am confident
that Mckinley will not bo nominated
on the first ballot, and IL is no foregone
conclusion that he will be nominated at
all. As to the animation for vice-presi-
dent, / have formed no definite opinion.
However, 1 think some one from the East
will be selected
Senator Proctor OF Vermont says he has
no desire for the permanent chairman
ship. He would prefer that some young
er man should be honored with tbel dis
tinguished position.
Mr.. Fairbanks OF Indiana is stili pop
ular favorite for the permanent char and
1t is not unlikely that the Mckinley reo-
pie will ultimately yield their object ions
to Fesscnden for the temporary chair
mnnship, and that he will be selected py
the national committee.
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