Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

Louis during the convention will be thrown
into bad company.
There are more than 200 houses register
ed at the bureau, besides hotels and halls.
Daily others are registered, while requests
for accommodations of small parties OF
visitors elso continue to come in.
The Globe Democrat Tepubiicam prints
the following this morning:
The suggestion has been made In
formally to members of the republican
national committee that Archbishop Kahn
be invited to offer the prayer at the open
ing Of the convention. 1t is customary to
nave a prayer at the opening of each day S
proceedings. Representatives of different
denominations are selected The argument
that is being used with the national COM
mitteemen is that the archbishop is the
head OF the Catholic Church for a large
section of the country; that this is his
home, and that 1t would be a graceful
thing for the representatives of the repub-
lican party to do so.'
Topics UppermOst.
The list of vice presidential candidates
has been largely speculative. Governor
Hobart of New Jersey has the active sup
port of many of the eastern delegates, as
also has Senator Proctor of Vermont. H.
Clay Evans of Tennessee Will be named by
the Tennessee delegation, while L. S. Grant
of California will have the support of some
OF the delegates from the far west.
p H. Lannen, editor of the Salt Lake
National Committeeman Salisbury of Utah.
Ecth of them are for free silver.S~ill ad-
vocate plank of that character for the
platform.
1T would be FOLLY for any one man to
say what the convention will do on the
money question: said Afr. Lannen to a
representative of the Associated Press.
But L am confident that il will not declare
for a single gold standard Neither do |
think the platform will declare for free sill
yer. l am not pretending 10 say what the
convention will or viii not do, but it is my
honest opinion that the money plank will
be OF character that the free silver men
of the party can stand ON it,
Mr.. De Young and Mr.. Salisbury, who
were both present while Mr.. Lannen was
talking, concurred in what he said.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas is here and
favors single gold standard platform.
+. A Webster, who is at the head of a
Contested delegation from South Carolina,
arrived today. The opposing delegation
will be led by f. NJ. Bray yton, national com
mitteeman from that state.
Mckinley for the Gold Standard
Ex-Congressman Thompson, manager
pro TEN of the Mckinley forces, has set at
rest what will be the vital plank in the
platform upon which Mr. Mckinley expects
to stand.
What will be McKinleys platform on
the financial question:" asked a reporter of
Mr. Thornton
1t Will be for the single gold standard
pure ani simple he promptly renled
And to be explicit" continued the Oh!oan,
Il VIII add that the financial platform of
MI Mch lnley always has been the antithe-
Sis Of what is known as 16 to / silverfsm
and so it Will be through this campaign"
AS the members Of the national commit
tee begin to come IN for the meeting to-
morrow interest increases in the probable
selections for temporary and permanent
officers. The permanent chairman will not
be selected until after Mark Hanna arrives.
which Will be wednesday. The GOSSIP as
to temporary presiding officer points to
Senator John NJ. Thurston Of Nebraska
The south and west, il is arg.ed must be
noticed in this way. Thurston is the choice
OF many Of the southern delegates, and 5
he is a westerner, he Will, therefore, serve
as crumb Of comfort to both sections