The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-16

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red fire, music, uniforms, banners, trans
parencies and cheering to satiate the
most expectant. o neyery corner, in
every hotel lobby and before headquar-
tiers of states and candidates were 10
be heard Hail to the Chief and
Marching Through Georgia" while the
streets leading to the big hotels had but
little elbow room left for pedestrians
bent on errands or sightseeing. Chaun-
cey ]. iliey, the white-bearded leader of
the Missouri Republicans, furnished the
most unique and impressive spectacle
| of the night. Although rejected by the
state delegation today he retains a
strong hold upon the popular affections
of Saint Louis people, If tonight'S dem
onstrations in his honor be criterion,
There had been arranged several days
ago, for tonight, parade of local Re
publican organizations for the delecta-
1 ton of visitors. The procession mate
! rialiZed and became a tribute TO Ffney.
| Three thousand men were in line. nearly
all carrying slaves tipped with four
| foot square Autograph portraits of Fill
ley. Fiiley himself was in the parade,
standing in barouche drawn by white
horses, bowling and waving his hat
along the ten miles OF march. The
Southern hotel balcony, where Reeds
followers congregated, gave an ovation
to Filley's turnout as IL passed, because
reports that Fiiley was boHting with a
brace o. delegates TO Reed, placed him
high in the affections of New England.
A number OF those attached to the del
egat.ons OF Maine, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island, organized an impromptu
demonstration to divert the crowds
from the big Mckinley meeting at Ex-
position hail. They formed small
procession. headed by one OF the most
persistent bands in town. and after
march around town entertained the
people in front of the Southern hotel
with Oratory from the balconies by mem
bers OF the delegations, who extolled the
record of Names favorite son. Each
Of the states attached 10 ist banners
the legend: "Solid as gold for Reed:
Solid as Reed for Cold which mas been
adopted as the Reed slogan
Another ceT,ter of interest was in a
square near tie EiaE.ters ho.a. where
the HAZE club of CriIcinnad had eI~n:-
ted hand stand aid furnished son
cert Of several hours Duration.
A number of the colored delegates to
the convention and their friends had a
mass meeting in the First Baptist
church tonight. The only interesting
thing lone was to adopt unanimously
q resolution that coiored delegates were |
for a gold standard plank in the plat |
form and would not vote for a candi- |
date who did not represent such a sen |
tment.
St. Louis, Mo, June 15-On the eve
OF the convention there is no change at |
"a fnL Tsr,Ns !
the platform talk, and that is limited to |
the financial plank.
The nomination of Mckinley before
the first ballot is completed is still
claimed with confidence, but il - con
ceded that Chie vii get to cast he- -
woes solid bece-e ne ally shows ;..e
necessary 90. II 3 believed, however,
by the Mckinley men, that the nomi-
nation viii be made unanimous before
the result is announced.
There has been no aggressive canvass
ing among the state delegations for &C
cessiOns None could be secured with
out going into the territory Of other
candidates already pledged or instruct
ed. While holding all in line. the Nc
Kinley list was increased by the action |
on the contests OF the national COM
mittee for the temporary roll Today
IS was increased at the meeting OF state
especially in New York and
Kentucky. so that the Mckinley men
have raised their figures from $40 TO co
and they consider it a solid vote.
The only trouble around Mckinley
headquarters is on the wording OF the
financial plank. There is no differ
anee OF opinion on any OF the other
resolutions. So far as the agitation %
oday Is concerned, IL has had a drift |
owards The existing gold standard" ;
mons McKinley's Ohio friends and II l
: generally believed THAI the word |
gold" viii go into the platform So i
strong has been this tendency that some :
we're wanting a modification OF the key
tote speech OF Temporary Chairman
Fairbanks, as IL was understood that
le did not do so under a god standard
Keynote. but that he expressed the idea
I the Indiana platform and the con-
ervative declaration heretofore known
o meet with favor with Mr.. Hanna and
ther Ohio delegates.
Before l O'Clock the hotel Hobbies were
deserted Everybody seemed to have 4
etired- The older newspaper men who I
sd attended national conventions for :
quarter OF century united in saying
hat they had never seen anything Ike
on The even Of a national convention.
he Reed. Quay. Pistt and other mea q
Fit they could not break the Mckinley {
mes and ne Mckinley men knew thay [
ad more votes thzn were needed There y
J 50 much q the hippodrome q every
ning that even early closing IL <bse.F- c
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