Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-09
BEFORE The BATTLE, MOTHER
Mckinley Henchmen Are Already
Very Much in Evidence at
st. Louis.
MANAGER HANNA WILL SOON Be THERE
Pre-Convention Discussion of Money
Metal Question-Will the Repub-
licans Declare for Gold or At
tempt Straddle?

St. Louis, June 9.-No solution of the
puzzling question, What shall be done
with the negro delegates to the Republi-
can convention? has been reached. The
proprietors of the leading hotels deny
that they have refused to entertain col
ored men, but say that their rooms are
all "engaged," and that they can not ac-
commodate negroes.
'These men, having trouble in getting
rooms for colored delegates, Lave only
themselves to blame," said S. M. Ken
nard, president of the Business men's
league, to-day.
"When we got the convention, we
pledged ourselves to take care of the col
those who waited till the last minute will
have to take what they can get. White
men can notget accommodations now."
PRETENDED SILVER MEN.
P.H Lannan, of the Salt Lake Tribune,
arrived to-day in company with National
Committeeman Salisbury, of Utah. Both
are for free silver.
SIT would be folly for any one man to
say what the convention will do on the
money question:" said Mr.. Lannan. "But
I am confident it will not declare for the
single gold standard. Neither do l think
the platform will declare for free silver,
1 am not pretending to say what the con
vention will or will not do, but it is my
honest opinion that the money plank will
be of such character that the free sill
yer men of the party can stand on it,"
M. H. DeYoung and Mr.. Salisbury,
who we're present while Mr.. Lannan was
talking, concurred in what he said.
The list of vice presidential candidates
has been largely speculative. Gov.
Hobart, of New Jersey, has secured the
active support of many eastern delegates,
as also has Senator Proctor, of Vermont.
Fl. Clay Evans will be named by the
Tennessee delegation.
U. s. Grant, of California, will have the
support of some delegates from the far
west.
NO CONCESSIONS TO SILVER MEN.
Cy. Leland, of Kansas, national commit
teeman, said: mckinley is for sound
money-gold, if you please, and whatever
silver is needed. He is as much opposed
to this 16 to heresy as he is to free
trade"
"Then there will be no concessions made
to silver men from the west, Dubois,
Teller and Carter?"
"None whatever. Those fellows Will
take what we give them, and, If they don't
like it, they may bolt. In fact expect to
see some of them bolt. We can easily do
without them, with New York and New
Jersey, and we've got cinch on those
states and Connecticut too"
FOR SINGLE GOLD STANDARD.
Ex.Oongressman Thompson, manager
pro tenn of the Mckinley forces, was
asked to-day: "What will be McKinley's
platform on the financial question:"
"It will be for the single gold standard,
pure and simple" he promptly answered,
land to be explicit" he continued, "1will
add that the financial platform of Nc
Kinley always has been the antithesis of
what is known as 16 to silverism, and
so it will be through this campaign"
WAITING FOR BOSS HANNA.
The permanent chairman will not be
selected until after Mark Hanna arrives
on Wednesday. Gossip as to the tempo
rary presiding officer points to Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska,
HANNA EN- ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS.
Cleveland-M. A. Hanna left this after
noon in private car for St. Louis, ac-
companied by Senator Redtield Proctor,
Abner Mckinley, Gen. Osborn, of Boston,
a cousin Of ex Gov. Mckinley, aud others.