Evening journal., 1896-06-12


yer and in another section against silver.
1t is quite apparent that there is deter
| miDation to make the platform for the
single gold standard, but there Is desire
to avoid declaration emphatic in these
words ys it is believed that it would be
| offensive to some sections of the country
and particularly several states in the Mis-
sissippi valley. All expectancy Of form
ing a financial plank which would be sat
isfactory to Teller and his followers from
the silver producing states has been long
abandoned. Silver men so pronounced
as these have also abandoned any idea, IL
they ever had one, that stradde of any
| kind could be framed which they could
construe for any possible use against
! straight 10 to l declaration of the Demo
cratic convention.
Other features Of the platform are also
under discussion, especially the tariff
| plank. While declaring for the American
| system of protection, it is quite probable
that the Ohio platform will be closely fola
/ lowed. At lenst that has been the talk
among the Mckinley leaders whenever
i the tariff plank has been mentioned The
deficiency in revenues will be declared at.
| tributable TO the inefficient tariff, and il
! is said the financial difficulties, neeessitat-
ing the issue Of bonds, win be declared
due to the failure of the Democratic party
to provide sufficient revenue to meet the
current expenses of the government.
The Condition of the Country.
1t is also expected that the platform on
this subject Will review at some length
the conditions of the country, and the de-
preston, the financial disturbances and
everything Of that character will be at
tributed TO Democratic control of the
country
1t is understood to be part of the pro
gramme to have the leaders Of the various
delegations confer and agree upon plat
form SO that committee on resolutions
moy be solicited which will report plat
form that viii not preciptate fight on
the floor Of the convention hall between
those who favor an antisilyer declaration.
A fight from the silver men cannot ap-
parontly we'll be avoided. The other por.
tions Of the platform will largely follow
past declarations Of the party. The main
interest centers upon the currency plank,
and next in order of importance is she tar
iff, and these are the only themes that
have thus far been discussed
Making Up the Roll.
The national committee is busy adjust
ing the contests and making up the tenn.
porary roll. The Long delegation, repre-
senting the state of Florida at large, were
seated. They are Mckinley men.
The two district contests from Florida
were disposed of next Mr. Gunby appear
ing for the contestants, who in those cases
were Morton men, while the contestees
were for Mckinley. In the First district
E. G. Weeks and Armstrong Purdue were
the contestants and NJ S White an J. N.
McCoombs the contestants, and In the |
Second, Dennis Egan and /. L. Purcell !
were the contestants and b. w. Archibald |
and W. c. Robinson the contestants. The |
roll call resulted in the seating OF White /
and McCoomhs the Morton delegates. The 1
vote was 90 TO 20. Egan and Purcell were
seated in the Second district
The Ninth Georgia district contestants |
decided in favor OF A. J. Spence and ]. |
b. CASTOR, Mckinley delegates
In this case the contestants, Blodgett
and Smith, based their objections on the
fact that the chairman OF the regular con.
vention. himself contested delegate, ap-
pointed committee on credentials to pass
on his case.
The Mississippi contests next engaged
the attention of the committee. In this
state the entire state delegation. including
the delegates at large and the dele
gates from the seven districts, ia contested.
The claimants for the seats OF delegate at
large were on the en- side James Hill, J.
). Burton A. MI Lea and N. H. Lamp. |
ton and on the other N. A Anderson. W.
y. Sorsbye, v. A. Alcorn and w. Il.
Mask.
The contests arc the result of the old
quarrel between Hin and Lynch, both be.
ing headed by colored men. These two fac
tions Of the Republican party in Missis.
sippi separated in the convention of 1892. |
but afterward harmonized, Hill having
majority of 10 In the consolidated com.
mittee. That committee called the state
convention early in 1896.
1t was arranged that delegates to the
state convention should be admitted to
the hall by tickets. Lynch objected to the
use Of tickets, and, refusing to accept
them, failed to obtain admission to the
hall and organized another convention
1t Is claimed that both sets Of delegates
are for Mckinley.
The committee decided without divi.
sion, on motion by Mr.. Wilson of Della
ware, to seat the Hill delegates
Fairbanks For Temporary Chairman.
The national Republican committee has
decided TO proceed to the selection Of tenn
porary officers for the national conven
tion, including chairman, at O'Clock to-
Tho motion was made by Mr.. |
Payne of Wisconsin, who first named 10 |
o'clock today as the hour, Ex-senator
Carey OF Wyoming objected to this time
on the ground that there had been no op- |
portunity afforded to the committeeman !
to canvass the question and, that there was
no occasion for. haste. W
1t has been practically decided by ma.
iority Of the committee that Hon. Charles
W. Fairbanks shall be given the place OF
temporary chairman. and a telegram has {
been sont him notifying him OF the proba-
lhlity of his selection. It hes also been |
to Mr. fuiibanks that he deal
almost exclusively witt the financial ques
ticn In his opening speech. 1t is pnder b
stood that he win ecquiesce in this sug c