The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-18
The PARADE CAME oEE.
A Thunder Storm Bothered the mckinley


Observation-Disclosures Gossip.
ST. Louis, Juno 17.-The Mckinley
parade tonight. though bothered by a
storm came off eventually. There was q
| large crowd and an abundance of red
fire, good mus ic and numerous banners.
Mckinley pictures, cheers and en-
thusiasin were abundant.
| Manlsy said tonight that the Eastern
Republicans scored great victory in
forcing the convention to accept and de-
clare for the maintenance of the gold
sgandafd. The delegates from the New
England States, New York. New Jersey
fenn sylvania, and it should be said to
their credit, from some Of the extreme
Northwestern state demanded that the
m oney question should be met squarely,
and the issue presented fairly and honest
ly to the people. Mr.. Lodge of Masschu-
setts led the fight with his usual earnest
| ness and yigor. He is entitled to great
credit for the able manner in which he
handled the contests. The party has
| taken stand, no matter what the result
may be, but in this case to be right, will
be popular.
This Young Mems Republican club of
Baltimore were always great friends of
Mr.. Blaine, and in this campaign have
been earnest supporters of Mr. Reed.
Manley made special effort to obtain
tickets OF admission to the convention
hall for the CLUB, and in appreciation Of
him serenadesat the St. Nicholas to-
| night.
| LIZ was reported tonight that word had
| gone out from Mckinley Headquarters
that Hobert had been agreed upon as the
| Ohio mans running mate. While tho
people close to Hanna denied that this
| was fact, it Was noticeable that many
of the Mckinley people in different dele
cations, notably Illinois, who had hither-
to been reticenJ concerning second place
on the ticket were advocating the New
Jersey mans claims. The friends of
Henry Clay Evans were emphatic in their
declarations that the Mckinley managers
would express no preference. An Eastern
politician, who has gauged the pulse of
many delegations at 10. 30 p. m. said: 1t
looks to me that Gen. Hobert is in fair
way to receive the nomination for the
| Vice Presidency"
! Senator Carter of Montana has notified
the silver men that if they bolted and left
the convention and the republican party,
| they must do SO without him. Senator
Mantle has not yet notified his silver as.
sociates to the Same effect, but will
probably do SO tomorrow.
IN CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
No Disposition Shown to Reopen the
Contests
| ST. Louis, June 1.-THE credentials
committee was about to take vote on
the question Of adopting the remainder
of the temporary roll as prepared by the
national committee when MIR. McCamant
Of Oregon made vi gorous appeal for q
hearing Of the contest between the Fill
| ley and Kerens factions in Missouri. TAX
ing the ground that 1t differed from all
other contests, and to ignore it
would jeopardize the prospect of Repub-
lican success in Missouri.
| Mr.. Knight of California, where there
is % contest, opposed the hearing OF any
| further cases.
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa moved
to take up the contests on the delegates
at large from Louisiana, the ninth dis
trict Of Texas and the Fifth district of
Georgia. An interminable debate fol-
lowed. The motion was Lost on a viva
| voce vote.
4 A roll call on the original resolution to
adopt the temporary roll as the perma-
nent one resulted-ayes 81, nays IL.
| All further contests were put off.
Chairman Fort was authorized to re-
port to the convention at 2 p. M, that the
temporary roll prepared by the national
committee, be adopted as the permanent
roll and that the names of the Higgins
| delegates and Delaware and the Grant
delegates from Texas be added to the
roll. The committee adjourned at 1870
p. III. Congressman Hepburn of Iowa
announced athat he would make minor
| ity report in favor of giving other con-
| tests hearing.
| Wasn't the Right Platform.
| ST. Louis, June l7.--Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge says that the alleged text OF
the platform as published in themorning
papers, with the exception of the fnan-
cial plank, which was given out by the
committee, was hodge-podQe and did
not correctly quote the platform.
"The publication, said Mr.. Lodge,
CONSISTED of raw material submitted to
us and from which we constructed the
to have been simply pasted together.
Naturally many subjects treated upon
were referred to, but in no sense can the
publication be said to be the platform
constructed by the sub committee on res
olutions."
Mckinley Greatly Interested.
Canton, June IAN enthusiastic
gathering discussed the convention bulle-
thus received today at McKinley's resi-
denoe. The report of the resolutions
committee was received by McKinlay
with satisfaction. There was some talk
as to the time when the nomination
would be made, but all Mr.. 5MoKinley
would say was that ST. Louis ought to
have the convention at least three days.
In the course of the afternoon McKin-
leys mother came from her own home
to visit her son. She is 81 years old. The
afternoon train from the west brought
several persons who had been attending
the convention. The reports of the situa-
sion greatly Interested Mckinley.
Didn't Want to Spoil Their Show.
St. Louis, June Ex-senator Thurston
said tonight: The intimation that a
night session of the convention was not
desired by tho powers in control was