Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-19

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Il Louis. June 14.-When the national
republican convention Ii called to order
on Tuesday 1t will be found that the pre-
linninaries have been }qoked after WIN
exceptional thorouE0ness. There VIII pc
no obstacles in the way OF Immediately
beginning the work for which n the n,a con-
indications are that the meeting Will not
be Of long duration.
The states are expected to have their
for committee plans IN
readiness xtomorrow night. The ma
tionnl committee has entirely eo con. 1one
the consideration of the unusually long
list Of contests, and 1t is believed by
those Who have given attention to the
subtect that their work will be found
10 have been done so well that compare
tlyeIJ little will be left for the commit
feo on credentials. Necessarily there has
beeh no formal consideration of the de-
GIoration OF principles upon which the
131ry will make It's appeal to the coun-
nv but 1t will be found that this branch
of the work has been by no means neg
leeted. There has been very general
yaxchange of Views upon this important
Haint and much done looking to the har-
'fhonious capitalization of views, when
It lS believed will render 1t possible Tor
thu platform committee to reach con-
sclusfon with comparatively little delay
The length of time the convention
largely by the plan of proceedings which
shall be determined upon by the commit
tee on credentials. If this committee
should elect to reopen all contests for
seats in the convention and to make an
original investigation of the various ques-
tons which the disputes cover, the pro-
ceedings will be much delayed. the pre-
ponderance of opinion Is that the creden-
tials committee will not deem 1t neces-
sary to go into many of the contests in
detail.
on the other hand, there will be strong
pressure on the part of the delegations
whose names have been adversely passed
upon to have the controversies reinvesti-
gated. The defeated delegates generally
regard the credentials committee in the
light of a court of appeals, and in many
cases will insist on a hearing Excep-
tional instances to this request will prob
ably be granted and the committee will
unanimously take up cases like that of
Delaware, where both sides to the contest
were denied seats, or like that of Arizona,
where the names of both parties were
placed upon the roll and each delegate
awarded only half vote.
The contest in the committee on reso-
,utions will be sharp and protracted. AS
1t now appears there will be little or no
difficulty in agreeing upon any of the
planks of the platform except that relat-
ing to the final policy of the party. With
ticket so completely eliminated from the
realm of speculation the final question
has almost entirely monopolized the at
tention of the party men in the hotel cor
ridors no less than in the retired apart
ments of the party managers ever since
they began to congregate here. This
question is still claiming the greater
share of consideration and will continue
to hold its place in the front rank of
speculation and elaboration until it is
finally settled by the convention. Two
problems present themselves. The first
Is, how much to do for silver; the second,
how little to do for gold. Around these
questions range the speculation and the
interest of all. These lines of policy will
be presented to the committee on resolu-
lions. upon meeting the different opinions
of delegates. These are: First, to de-
clare In explicit terms for the gold stand
ard second, to take a positive stand for
the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to Independent of the course of all
other nations; third, to practically 1e-
clare for gold and against any further
recognition to silver than the present
laws give, except upon international
agreement, but without mentioning In
terms the gold standard, and with a few
words of encouragement to the friends
of silver.
The contest will be practically between
propositions, and, as it now appears,
the outcome will be a compromise be-
tween these, which means of course that
the platform will be almost all that the
gold men win demand. The extreme gold
forces will be led by the New York aud
Massachusetts, delegations, seconded
strongly by other eastern and Mississippi
valley delegates.
The advocates of an extreme declara-
ton for silver are confined largely TO
the delegations from the inter-mountain
states, with some support from the Pa
cific coast and possibly a few scattering
delegates from other sections Their
representation in the committee will e
larger than In the convention. but in
neither sufficient to obtain more than
respectful hearing. They are expected
to announce that no compromise what
ever will be acceptable to them and to
thus practically eliminate themselves
from the work of the platform. With
this feature of the silver question re-
moved from the deliberations of the COM
mittee, Ii is not believed its deliberations
will be greatly prolonged.
one important question remaining I'M
settled is that of the selection of vie
presidential candidate. Next to the fl
nancial plank, the filling of this place on
the ticket has engaged the greatest share
OF the speculative attention during the
Weeh' Jul apparently opinion has not
been so well canvassed upon this
subject as upon others. The names of
candidates have been suggested, includ-
ing Hobart of New Jersey Governor
Morton and General Tracey of New York.
Governor Buckley and Senator Hawley
of Connecticut. Governor Hastings of
Pennsylvania, Representative Dlngiey of
Maine. II: Clay Evans of Tennessee and
Hon. M. H. De Young of California, ex-
Governor Lippett. Ex-Governor Brown of
Rhode Island and General McAlpine of
New York.