Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-06-17

who are not delegates to the convention. Among these will be the members of the national committee. Above the heads of the guests will be the band gallery, and stretching around the four sides of the hall will be galleries, pitched at sharp angle, from which thousands of men and women will look with intense interest on the gath ering below
 Many faces made familiar by newspaper portraiture will be ill evidence on the floor. There will be the grizzled countenance of the "easy boss' of New York, ex-Senator Platt. Near him wifi be the loose jointed Warner Miller of Herkimer, whom Ingalls of Kansas once pictured in the United States senate as an elephant walking a tight rope Anc.i.tsef New York's "big four is Chauncey Depew, the ever cheer full president of the New York Central He will have in his pocket d speech plac- ing in nomination Governor Morton of New York. Another speechmaker con- spicuous on the floor will be ex- Governor Foraker of Ohio, known to tine paragraph CTS as Fire Alarm" Foraker He will name Mckinley if everything goes according to present plans. Ohio's governor, MT. Bush nell, will be another figure not so familiar
 Missouri s high priest, Chauncey L Fil- ley, will look from the floor with some amusement at his enemy, Dick Kerens seated with the national committed Kcrens beat Filley for membership in the commit tee four years ago, and Filley has rctaliated by refusing to let Kerens come as dele gate to the convention.
 Philetus Sawyer, who retired recently from the United States senate, will head Wisconsin's delegation, and with him will be his old colleague, John c. Spooner.
 The silver haired, vitriol tongued Ingalls, will be with the Kansas delegation. San Francisco's famous editor De Young, so long q follower of Blaine, will be among the Mckinley shouters. There will be many of the old Blaine crowd, but their in- terests will be divided. James S. Clarkson of Iowa, that industrious promoter of booms, will be for Allison. Joe Manley Of Maine will be upholding Tom Reeds in terests.
 Some of Harrison s old friends and sup porters will be scattered through the hall John c. New of the Indianapolis Journal and his son Harry will be on hand, ready to take up Bens oause at any minute if he will only say the word. Proctor of Yer mont will be at the head of his delegation, but he is Q convert to MeKinleyism. Chan dler of New Hampshire will be on hand, uncertain under lis states instructions whether he is for Reed or Mckinley. Then there will be Aldrich of Rhode Island and Lodge of Massachusetts and Kellogg of Louisiana, that warhorse of reconstruction days and Teller of Colorado, who won t play if silver is neglected, and a great many more whose names are linked with the recent history of the Republican party.
 The preliminary organization of con vention is usually cut and dried The ma tional committee names temporary officers and reports them to the convention, which ratifies the selection. But there was a memorable exception to that rule 12 years ago Then the anti-Blaine men deter mined to test their strengthin the conyen- tion by moving to reject the committees choice for temporary chairman, Powell Clayton, and to name John t. Lynch Of Mississippi in his place. Lynch was elect ed, but the anti Blaine crowd went to pieces :a.fse: that that, ;s;is: Blaine nas noi- mated.