The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-11
FIRST BALLOT.
Will Secure the NOmina-
tiOn Of Mckinley.
Manley Thinks the Ohioan Is
Certain of Victory.
Has No Hope of Securing the Nomi-
nation OF Speaker Reed.

st. Louis, June 11.-Mr. Manley of
Maine safd yesterday afternoon: I'm
my judgment, the convention will nomi-
nate Mckinley on the first ballot for the
presidency. II Is useless TO attempt 10
deny that this will be the result. The
action Of the national committee In its
overwhelming vote on the Alabama case
rettles conclusively how the respective
states, which the members Of the COM
mittee represent, will vote In the con-
vention. Mr.. Reeds name will be pre-
scnted to the convention, and voted
for, and / am authorized to say that
under-no conditions circumstances
can he or will he accept the nomination
for Woe president, IL 1t should be rendered
TO him. The great majority of New
England delegates Will be loyal TO Mr..
Reed, but the convention 10 Tor Cover
nor Mckinley, and Will nominate him."
While the declaration of Mr.. Manley
contained nothing that has not been
looked for. yet IT caused a fiutter Of ex-
citement when ii was known that the
manager of Mr.. Reed had announced
that there was not further hope among
the leaders OF the forces Of the man from
Maine. Other supporters of Mr.. Reed
said that the declaration would cost Mr..
Reed at least half of the votes that
would have been cast for him had moth
ing of the kind been said, and several
OF Reeds supporters asserted that the
declaration of Mr.. Manley ought TO be
followed by a statement from Reed that
his name would not be presented. so
that those who were yet under obliga-
tions TO vote for him would be released.
Ii was said that in the face of certain
admitted defeat, delegates could not be
expected to vote for Reed, and that
probably all of New Hampshire's votes.
all of Rhode Islands and all but one in
Connecticut would be east for Mckinley.
even IL Reeds name was presented.
There are some delegations from the
south which will take similar action.
1t was also stated that the declaration
of Mr.. Manley would weaken the other
candidates, as Il would be sure to in
fuence the wavering to vote for Nc
Kinley Senator Gear, who is represent
ing Iowa on the national committee.
said that Notwithstanding the declara-
ton OF Mr. Manley, Senator Allison's
name would be presented to the conven-
tion and voted for. w. A. Sutherland.
member of the national committee from
New York, and who is the only prom
inent representative of Governor Nor
toms in st. Louis, said: Governor Nor
toms name will be presented to the con-
vention, and we hope to nominate him"
Several weeks ago the officers of the
Tippecanoe club, under the direction of
M. A. Hanna, made a $4,000 contract with
Thomas +. Miller. proprietor OF the st.
James hotel, to take care or q certain
number OF delegates for five days dur
ing the convention. The club officers
then wrote TO certain southern delega-
tions that rooms had been engaged for
them at the st. James. When Mr.. Miller
learned that tffe-e -eieb intended TO fill the
rooms with negroes, he objected. IF
permit you to bring negroes here" he
said. "all my help will leave 1t will put
me in a most embarrassing predica-
ment".
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. Hanna from
Cleveland yesterday, he was told what
had occurred. II am sorry for Mr..
Miller" said Mr.. Hanna TO his agent,
but he signed contract, and unless he
lives up 70 IT he will find himself involved
in most unpleasant legal complication"
When the hotel man was notified of
this he made the following written reply:
81 cannot entertain the colored delegates
in our main dining room, or under the
contract with your club"
AS all the leading hotels are crowded,
the Tippecanoe club is in uuandary as
TO what it will do with the colored dele
gates, whom II promised to care for.
Mr. Hanna said he felt very sorry for
the Business Mems league, which prom
ised the national committee there would
be no color line drawn, THE league has
done everything in its power to prevent
thia trouble - be added "and 7 do pot
consider il in any way to blame"
Mr.. Hanna's emissaries also rented
the big exposition building for use dur
ing the convention. 1t was suggested
chat cots be placed In ii for the use OF the