The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-17
Had Been Effected

F, tory of his party, now 81 years old;
lGen. Walker. of Virginia, who succeed
ed to s.Stonewall'' Jackson's command;
Powell Clayton, the old Republican war
horse of Arkansas; the genial Hobart,
| of New Jersey, and Evans, of TenDes-
see, both aspirants for theNice-Presl-
dency; Gen. Russell A .Alger, OF Mlchi-
gan, who was an aspirant for the noml-
nation in the bitter struggle of 1888;
Kerens, Patterson, Tanner, Bulkeley
and a host of others.
Altogether it was magnificent body
OF men, but many of the notable figures
of the past were sadly missed. Conll-
| ling, Frye and Hale, Cameron, pictur-
esque BILLY Malone, Ingersoll, Har-
low, Plumb and Garfield were not
there.
The sentiment regarding the Vice
Presidential nomination rapidly crys-
talized to-day when it became definite
| lv known that Governor Morton, Of
| New York, had expressed willingness
to accept, if the nomination came TO
him with any sort of unanimity. 1t
| seems almost as reasonably certain
| now that the ticket will be Mckinley
and Morton as that the platform will
| be a conservative declaration in favor
OF the maintenace of the gold standard
as long as the present eenditions pre-
vail
The committees were hard at WORK
| as soon as the convention adjourned,
| The shock of battle which took place
| in the committee rooms will thunder
and reyerberate on the floor of the con-
yention tomorrow. The action of the
| committee on credentials in deciding
| in favor of the findings of the Natio-
al committee, save in two instances, it
is believed, will make the convention
brief, and many now believe that final
adjournment will be reached Thurs
day. The indications are that the sen
sational climax will come tomorrow
when the report of the resolutions
committee is presented. The adoption
of the platform is assured by a large
majority, but the radical silver men
/ are expected to carry the fight to the
last ditch.
/ Despite the general feeling that the
ticket will be Mckinley and Morton
| Governor Morton's name will not go
on the ticket without the most vehe-
ment protest of the anti-Platt faction
| in New York State. Headed by Warner
Miller, the leaders are bending their
energies to prevent Morton Il
nomination for Vice-President
| This breach in the delegation
between the Miller faction was
intensified to-day, when a telegram
from Morton to Platt was received sig
nifying his acceptance of the Vice
Presidential standard If he failed in
1he Presidential race.
1 4 4I,a II g.
usual hustle and commotion followed
as the delegates and audience settled
into their seats and Chairman Thomas
declared the Republican Presidential
convention of 1896 open for the bust
ness before it. He said:
s'The convention will be in order
Gentlemen not delegates or alternates
will retire from the space in front OF
the chair. Gentlemen in the aisles will
vacate them, acquire seats and cease
conversation. All persons in the aisles
will promptly retire, such persons are
requested promptly to retire. Their
presence standing in the aisles will
obstruct the proceedings of the con
yention."
| After a pause, a number of delegates
still remaining standing, Chairman
Carter resumed his duty of calling the
body to order. "Sergeant-at-arms will
see that the aisles are promptly
cleared"
/ When all were seated, Mr.. Carter
made the following explanation:
Gentlemen of the convention, owing
to the fact that a concert was held
in this auditorium last night. the
cards designating the places of the
respective States and Territories be-
came somewhat disarranged. This de-
feet will be remedied during the re-
cess which is to follow this session of
the convention so that hereafter seats
will be provided at properly desig-
mated places for each State and Terri
tory. The convention will be in order
and the chaplain will offer prayer"
Rev. Rabbi Sale then came upon the