The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-10
CONVENTION GOSSIP.
C0l0red Delegate Row Is Bringing
Out Much Discussion.
Question OF - Silver Bolt Being Con-
sidcrcd by Politicians at ST. Louis.

puzzIing question has been reached, as
TO what shall be done with the negro
delegates to the national convention.
The proprietors of the leading hotels
deny that they have refused 10 entertain
colored men. but say their rooms are all
Engaged" and that they cannot accom-
modate the negroes, much as they might
wish 10 do SO. A large number OF ma
tional committeeman have arrived. but
they are reticent about giving theiI
Views regarding the treatment of the
negroes by the st. Louis hotel and board
Ing house keepers.
National Committeeman James Hill
of Mississippi, negro. thought he had
secured rooms at Hursts hotel, but
when he returned there Monday even
ing from the headquarters OF the Mer-
chants Republican league. he was in
formed that the clerk had made mis-
take In assigning him room. every room
I'm the hotel having been previously en-
gagged Hill took I'm the situation at once.
lie quietly paid his bill ard took street
car for the home of William Il. Dye. He
Is still there, and will continue to make
that place hts headquarters.
Those men who are having trouble In
getting rooms for colored delegates have
only themselves 10 blame" said s. M.
Kennard. president OF the business
Mems league. when we got the conven-
tion, we pledged ourselves to take care
of the colored men, and we are going 10
do it, But those who waited until the
last minute will have TO take what they
can get, so long as II is clean and good.
White men cannot get accommodations
at the hotels now. They are all filed up
for convention week. But we will take
care OF the colored men, as we said we
would
James Gov, secretary OF the Business
Mems league, denies emph9ically that
the negroes are being Disseminated
against He says that Committeeman
Hill OF Mississippi had no right to COM
plain that he could not find hotel accom-. I.
modations. A letter had been written to
him more than a month ago, telling him
that unless early application was made
all the rooms at the hotels would be
taken. In this letter the Business Mems
league offered TO engage rooms for Hill
and the Mississippi delegation. He did
not reply to this. Furthermore" con-
tinued Mr.. Cox. "Mr. Hill has not been
to see us since he came TO the city. If he
will come here, we will find him good
rooms and board. All this talk about the
color line is nonsense. We made the
promise to take care of the colored dele
gates, and will do 1t. If they refuse to
come and let us know they desire lodg-
ingsy then the fault is not ours. IL
+. II. Lannen. editor of the Salt Lake
Tribune. arrived yesterday, in company
with National Committeeman Salisbury
of Utah. Both of them are for free sill
Yer. and will advocate a plank of that
character for the platform. ut will be
folly for any one man to say what the
convention Will do on the money ques-
tion," said Mr.. Lannen. but am con-
fident it will not declare for a single
gold standard. Neither do / think the
platform will declare for free silver. /
am not pretending TO say what the con-
vention will or will not do, but Ii is my
honest opinion that the money plans
will be of a character that the free sill
Yer men of the party can stand on H."
Mr.. De Young and Mr.. Salisbury, who
were both present while Mr.. Lannen
was talking, concurred in what he said.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas is here,
and favors a single gold standard plat
form.
The list Of vice presidential candi-
dates has been largely speculative.
Governor Hobart of New Jersey has tho
active support of many of the eastern
delegates, as also has Senator Proctor
OF Vermont. H Clay Evans OF Ten
nessee viii be named by the Tennessee
delegation. while u. S. Grant of Cali
fornia Will have the support of some of
the delegates from the far west.
Governor Bradley of Kentucky Is not
lost sight Of "In the very improbable
event OF there being more than one ballot
for the first place said A. j. Loring OF
kentucky. "Governor Bradley Will still
be supported for the presidential nomi'
nation. He has already announced thaI
he would not take second place but no
loyal Republican will refuse to obey the
command of his party"
John j. McCullagh, editor of The Globe
Democrat. said Reed can have the
vice presidency without asking for 1T.
1t is his If he will only quit refusing II.
-has-all along maintalpea=that ne
wants first place or none, But still
consider IL quite possible that he may
accept second place. IL not Reed could
not begin to predict probable nominee"
Allison will get very nice vote on
the first ballot" says Colonel McCullagh.
IL think his vote VIII DC the larBeSt mex
to Mckinley. but / regard the Iowa SEN
ator as practically out of the race. can
not conceive how he can get place on
the national ticket"
w. $. Manning of Albany, who is fun
Of Mckinley enthusiasm, says: Major
Mckinley will win on the first ballot.
Three -fourths OF the convention vote
will go to him. The only question left
is the choice OF vice president. IL Reed
persists in "a refusal. some time will have
10 be taken In celebrating this point.
Feed is unmlstakably the choice of the
rarity and he should think well before
refusing II. When his party calls for
him. he should respond"
"who will the candidate DC IL Reed re-
fuses?"
We'll, II ought TO be southern man.
hut hardly believe one from that Sec
tion will be able g. secure II"
Politicians. great and small, black and
white. and all the intermediate shades
of complexion from all over the Union
are swarming into this city. For the last
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