The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-16

speech in which he spurned the leadership
Of q man who had declared that Mckinley
was unit for the presidency. and moved to
pew chairmans i1 ~ Of aHs the e deIesation. There
were hot words on both sides. Thurlow
Weed Barnes denounced the Herkimer
Morton. as a traitor The anti-Platt fac
ton polled seventeen out or the seventy
votes in the delegation voting. and Mr..
Platt was reelected chairman. In the Mis-
souri, delegation Chauncey j. Filey. who
for many years had been the Missouri rep
resentative on the national committee was
defeated and Richard kerens was selected.
This is the outcome OF a long struggle Tor
supremacy.
continues Indifferent. Opinion does not
seem TO crystalline. The talk of Hobart OF
New Jersey, Lippitt, of Rhode Island. and
ss 10 oI e rsgss goss There
a strong belief early I'm the day that per-
haps the New York delegation could agree
on some one who would be satisfactory to
both factions. and there was renewed dis
cussion of Governor Morton and ex-Secre-
tary OF the Navy Tracy, but wnen the rae
tions declared war TO the hilt all idea OF
New York furnishing the tail of the ticket
was abandoned. Although the Maine dele
cation is not advertising the fact. IL Is al
of Ex-Governor Cie-ves. Representative
Dingley. OF Maine, who was spoken OF, does
not covet the honor. There is still linger-
Ing hope among a vast number of the dele
gates that Speaker Reed viii be nominated
by a spontaneous outburst IN the conven-
tion. and, II he Is they do not believe that
could I'm 1854 or Hendricks or Thurman
could when they were placed on the Demo-
cratic tickets in 1884 and 1888. respectively.
Tonight the streets were brilliantly illu-
minated, and monster Mckinley demon
stration was made.
The populace had ics inning tonight with
enough or the spectacular red fire, march
Ing, music, uniforms. banners, Transparent
cies and insane cheering TO satiate the
N -
every hotel lobby and before the head
quarters OF States and candidates the deaf
enIng changes were blown upon Hail to
Georgia" while the streets leading to the
big hotels had but little elbow room left
Tor pedestrians bent o& errands other
Chauncey I. Fiuey. the white-bearded
leader OF Missouri Republicans. furnished
OF the night. For although rejected by his
State delegation to-day Filley retains a
strong hold upon the popular affections of
St Louis. IL to-night's demonstration An
his honor be any criterion There had been
arranged several days ago for tonight a
parade of the local Republican organiza-
tons for the delectatton OF visitors. The
procession materialized with an abundance
OF marchers in the ranks and 1t also be-
came tribute to Filley. Three thousand
ing slaves tipped with. four-foot-square
Autographs of Mr.. Filleys features, sur
mounted by his famous shovel hat. Filley
himself was In the parade, standing I'm a
barouche drawn by white horses, bowling
continually and waving the hat along the
miles OF march. On the Southern Hotel s
balcony where Reeds followers congre-
gate, was given ovation to the Filley
turnout while IL passed because reports that
Filley was bolting with brace of dele
gates 10 Reed placed him high in the af-
fectfons OF the New Englanders. THESE
Now Englanders. or that part of them at
tached to the delegations OF Maine. Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island. organized an
fmpromptu demonstration to divert the
crowds from the big Mckinley meeting at
Exposition Hall. They formed a small pro-
cession. headed by one Of the most per-
sistent bands In town. and, after a march
around entertained the people In front or
balcony by members OF the delegation, who
extolled the record of Names favorite son.