San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-16
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Platt Is selected as chairman of tie
New York delegation.
New Mexico Democrats endorse
Bland and free silver coinage.
Austin city council again postpone
action on the waterworks middle.
The colored delegates at st. Louis
meet and declare for gold standard.
Villas thinks that there is to be no
bolt at Chicago unless it is a silverite
bolt.
The free silver states can not agree
bolt.
The fight in the New York delega-
ton shows only 50 votes remaining to
Morton.
The women suffragiSts of the coun-
try want their plank i'm the st. Louis
platform.
Lodge. of Massachusetts, is certain
Louis platform.
The craftsmanship of the National
committee is in Hanna's hands, if he
will take it,.
Foraker says that the platform will
be strongly protective, but not the old
Mckinley law.
Matters remain without change at
st. Louis, and all is speculation as to
the financial plank.
All sorts of rumors as to vice-presi-
dent are afiOat, and Morton is said to
have consented to run.
The various delegations have been
busy selecting their state committee
men for presentation.
The Texas delegation is split into
three pieces and are likely to continue
so.
Texas selects Web Flanagan as COM
mitteeman on platform and resolu-
tons; Kone. of Palestine, on creden-
tials; Goree on permanent organiZa-
ton.
There will be no attempt to select
National committeeman from Texas
until credentials committee report.
The Western middle states and the
far west agree on a financial plank,
but the east wants gold.
The seabord states are working for
strong shipping plank in the plat
form.
Illinois delegates resolve that pro-
lection and reciprocity should be the
campaign watchwOrds.
Chauncey Depew talks to the ladies
in the Southern hotel and predicts the
defeat of democracy.
Reeds managers predict that his
chances have greatly improved since
the convention met.
EX-Gov. Bushnell. of Ohio. is leader
of the Ohio delegation; KurtZ, nation
al committeeman.
Sneed, prominent st. Louis business
man stabbed to death in the criminal
court room. Murderer unknown.
Dick and Allen Moore and Henry
Rose Jailed at Paris for the murder of
Dock Graham. in the Indian Terri
tory.
Clark demands money of President
Wyckoff, of the Amsterdam bank,
n. ", and being refused shoots him
and then himself. Both are uncon-
sciOus.
Ellen J. Foster. the Republican
campaignist, is in st. Louis, ready to
take work for the party.
Austin crop reports state that 60
per cent of the corn crop is destroyed
by drouth and storm.
The A. z. A. at st. Louis are very
moderate in their demands. and do
not oppose Mckinley.
A supposed corpse, that of Ida Bas-
sett, l. T., perspires in its coffin, and
burial is postponed.
University regents meet tomorrow,
when the election of university presi-
dent will come up.
Senator Mat Quay will be Pennsyl-
vania's member of the National COM
mittee.
Carlisle testifies before the bond in
veStigatiOn committee at Washing
ton.
Mckinley, as yet, is not engrossed
with reports from st. Louis and goes
driving with his wife.
There is not going to be any wide
differences over the financial plank
when it is drafted.
A Mckinley mass meeting was held
last night in the exposition building.
st. Louis Republicans, three thou
sand strong, parade for the benefit of
the Republican hosts.
Sound money Democrats complain
that the free silver Denis have cap
tured the party because the sound
money contingent provided no funds
for the campaign.
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