The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-06-25
CONVENTION NOTES.
By an Independent Observer at
st. Louis.

SENTINEL Correspondence.
The convention was emphatically
an Ohio convention. The delegates
only wanted to know what Mckinley
wanted, and looked to Mark Hanna
and General Grosvenor for orders.
While the headquarters of the other
candidates were deserted the McKin-
ley headquarters, presided over by
Hanna, Grosvenor, Hahn, Dick and
Smith, were crowded continually, and
in the convention it was the same.
Ohio people were in evidence every
where. Hooking county was repre-
sented by lion. L. D. Vickers, FIN.
McCay, John F. White, L. Yerges,
and our former townsman, A. Baird.
These gentlemen seemed to have con-
troll of one of the entrances TO the
convention hall as their Introduction
or card seemed to secure admission
to any one, and all the credentials an
applicant for admission needed was a
Mckinley badge and a good pair OF
lungs.
The most impressive scene of the
convention was the withdrawal of
the Western Delegates. They had
arranged with great care to make
their Withdrawal as effective as pos
sible, and they succeeded in making
it very dramatic. There was much
sympathy expressed for Senator Tel
Ter, who, however, late in his
Judgment, is conceded to be honest
in his opinions. Not so much sympa-
thy was expressed for Delegate Can
non, who undertook to deity the con-
vention and was promptly called
down by Gen. Grosvenor.
Of all the presentation speeches
Senator elect Foraker's received the
most applause. Chauncy M. Depew
made good speech presenting Nor
ton but failed to stir up any cnthusi-
asm for his candidate, although De-
pew himself was heartily applauded.
The principal fight iu the conven-
ton was upon the financial plank of
the platform. There were some del
egates who favored a compromise
plank but neither the extreme gold
advocates nor the extreme silverites
would support this. They wanted an
explicit declaration, and when they
got it the silverites withdrew, al
though the gold plank was adopted
by a vote of about six to one.
1 think st. Louis has had the last
national convention it will have for
years to come. They have not suffi-
cient hotel accommodations for ma
tional convention and don't seem to
know how to treat people.
The Mckinley parade on Wednes.
day night was almost spoiled by street
ears and transfer wagons. 1 saw the
ranks of the Blaine Club of Cincin-
natl broken through at least dozen
times by street cars and once one of
the club was knocked down and barely
escaped being killed. Such thing
| would not be permitted in any other
city in the country.
The delegates and visitors from
this section all went by the popular
3. & o. S. w. route, by way of
Cincinnati, and have only good words
for the management of the road. Our
trains were all on time and enough
cars furnished to accommodate pas.
sengers. recommend it to all who
desire comfort and safety in travel
| ing. Col. Chesbrough, the general
passenger agent, seems man for the
place, and the care taken and COM
fort afforded the travelling public
make the road one of the most popu-
lar on this continent.
The people of the Hooking Valley,
going East or West. make time, save
money, and have safety and comfort
on the Baltimore & Southwestern.
Go to Athens, and thence the wide
continent is open to you. ~