The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-18
POINTS FROM ST. LOUIS
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
 FORENOON DOINGS.

The Shifting of Seats-The Band Played
 SOutherners Warmed Up When "Dixle"
 Was Played-The Resolutions Committee
 at Work During the Session-The Perma-
 nent Organization WoriS-Senator Thurs
 tons Speech-Arouses Wild Enthusiasm
 Adjourned Until Afternoon.
 St, Louis, Mo-, June 17.--At 10 a. m, to-day, the hour for assembling, there were 2,000 delegates and spectators in the hall, There was great confusion, owing to the renumbering of the seats and much scolding and talking gener- ally. The Maine delegates hove in sight first, strong in their fight for Reed.
 They have seats directly in front of the chairman's platform, and they marched in at 9:SO o'clock with beaming faces. They know they have done their full share to force a gold platform on the Ohio syndicate, even if they fail to secure the nomination of their can didate, Speaker Reed.
 The same scenes of confusion in find ing seats and in betting the hordes of employees out of the way that marked the opening of the convention yester- | day were repeated this morning. It was $40 o'clock when Temporary Chair man Fairbanks entered the hall. The seats Of the delegates were shifted around again this morning, and New York was put away back in the rear, in the center section. The delegates from Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska and New Jersey were placed between the platform and the delegates from New York. The latter kicked, of course, when they got to the hall and discover q q the change, but it was then too late ,o do anything. The Ohio delegates, who had the front left-hand section yesterday, were moved back two rows of seats only, and North Carolina placed in front of them. Indiana, Mis- souri and Illinois, three of the big Me- Kinley states, were placed in choice locations this morning. and it was evi- dent that the influence of Boss Hanna had been extended even to the arrange ment of the seats for the delegates in the Convention hall.
 The New York delegates came in a go-as-you please fashion. The band kept playing.
 Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania was one of the noted men present. At 1010 o'clock no more than half of | the delegates were in their seats. The oIo An fyr,1iI, | but Not Goodby," for fifteen minutes, while the silver men from the west were coming in. When Abe Greuber | and Fred Gibbs appeared at the head l of detachment of the New York dele gation the band struck up "The Side | walks of New York; During the long I wait Warner Miller, General Collis | General McCook and other delegates | from New York who have been fighting | Morton tooth and nail. went over and | had a conference with Governor Hast 1 ings of Pennsylvania The leaders oi l the New York kickers are determined
 that Governor Morton shall not be | honored by this convention If an at
 tempt is made to nominate him for vice
 president they will fight it.
 | By 10:20 o'clock half the seats in the
 galleries were filled, and most of the
 delegates were seated. Colonel Fred D Grant of New York occupied a seat 1T
 the box of the national committee di-
 rectly behind the chairman's platform The band played Dixie" at 10:2
 o'clock and the southern delegates ap' | plauded.
 Chairman Fairbanks called the con.
 vention to order at 1925.
 pr. Williams implored on this grea'
 historic organization" the blessing O. | the God of Washington and Lincoln.
 He prayed a blessing on the delegates
 as "the successors of our noble fath
 CTS" and that they might acquit them