The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-15

would be for the good Of the cause of
RepubliCanism In Maine to select u new
national committeeman.
may have to wrestle with
an Important question when Abraham
Grubcr, OF New York, presents this pro-
posed plank: The Republican party de-
mands that public officials be thor
Oughly qualified to perform the services
required of them: that civil service e1-
nminatlOns be conducted only by men
who, from experience, know the duties
to be performed by, or the work re-
qulred OF, the person holding the.ofice'
and that the questions asked OF appli-
cants be only such as directly concern
the service 10 be performed"
John p. Milholland, OF New York,
with $50 Mckinley shouters from Gov
eru0r MOrtun's and Thomas c. Platts
state arrived in st. Louis tonight, pre-
Ceded by Il band Of music and wearing
elaborate Mckinley badges. They
marched up to the hotel, where Sfr.
Platt was stopping and into the corri-
d0rs, where they were received with
cheers by the Mckinley people and
Kisses and groans by the Morton ad-
herents.
There was q conference tonight at
INC oOulntFl llWltlf 1t NulNAA NAAN ANi-
lowing states were represented: Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, COnnecti-
cut. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. New
York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Illinois.
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The ques-
tlon OF financial plank IN the platform
was discussed and the following was
agreed upon as satisfactory and VIII
be presented TO the committee on reso-
lutions: I'VE favor the maintenance
OF the existing gold STANDARD and are
opposed TO the free coinage OF silver
except by international agreement for
b-metallsm with the leading CONNER
clal nations Of the world
W. l.. Riley. Of Kentucky. VINO mas
been selected as the first assistant sec
rotary In the temporary organization
said tonight. nomination cUAd not hf
reached before Thursday, and that the
convention would last through Friday
owing to the fact that there VIII be no
night sessions on Tues DAY, Wednesday
or Thurzday. the hail being given up for
other purposes on thosa nights.
The Reed men are jubilant late to-
night over the results OF q cotored
mass meeting held this afternoon at
which representatives from Florida,
Alabama and South Carolina. declared
for Mr.. Reed. and practically Withdrew
their names from the Mckinley column.
uprOar and confusion prevailed In the
downtown streets OF ST Louis at mid
night tonight. Bands Of every variety
paraded tn streets, followed by shout
ing. enthusiastic Republican clubs from
almost every state IN the union. They
played every sort OF tune, or tried to,
from "Whitc Wings" to classic selec.
tlons from the operas. They marched
and cOunter-marChed from hotel TO
hotel. During the afternoon volunteer
corps or the Salvation army added ma
terially 70 the volume Of uproarious and
dIscordant melody. To use a steamboat
phrase they had on n "fuN bead Of
steam" But with all the wild hurrah
and confusion. there was no lawlessncss
or disorder OF serious character. The
local police had little more to do In the
discharge OF their duties than they have
on ordinary Sundays gone by.
a monster Mckinley parade that has
been arranged for wednesday night is
Intended to be the largest demonstration
Of the kind that has ever been seen. The
parade. which will move at o'clock
Wednesday evening will be reviewed by
prominent men from the balcony of the
Southern hotel. II will be in twelve
divisions, under the direction Of General
James c. Howe. OF KentOn, o. In the
paTade will be clubs. many of them unl-
formed. from every state and territory
and ali the Republicans In St Louis
have been invited 10 take pprt
Illinois Republicans who have been IN
the city for several days past canvass
ing the probability OF securing the re-
moYal OF the headquarters OF the ma
tional committee from New, York to
Chicago, expect to begin systematic
work this week. They have been walt
ing for the various state delegations to
select the members Of the new national
committee and this will be completed
tomorrow. Then the IlllnOisans Will
address their argument TO the members.