Evening star., 1896-06-17

ley'S nOmlnaCOn, was demonstrated iaSt
night in manner that ought to be highly
gratifying to the Maine mans friends.
This affection Of the people for the big fell
lev from Maine wss evtnccd at every street
corner and In EVERY hotel where his pic
tre was pafaded and his name shouted
Tie feature Of Ske applause which struck
one most forsibiy was its evident sincerity.
There was nofssin the chorus Of greeting
to him different from the perfunctory
shouts that went up for Mckinley. In point
of numbers the Reed boomers on the streets
fully equaleds- the McKinleyites, and the
close observer would have instantly de-
tected the difference In tho quality OF the
adulation for the two candidates.
The admirers Of Thomas B. Reed paraded
the streets last night, burning Greek fire
and shouting for their favorite. The parade
was composed chiefly of the members OF
the Merchants League and the Junior
League clubs of st. Louis, and 1t was the
members Of these organizations who led
In the shouting for the Maine statesman.
The parade was not attended by any ex-
citement until 1t reached the Southern
Hotel, the headquarters of the Reed boom
,ers. The crowd of the Mckinley rooters
were encountered on the street and the
Reed people offered to fight their way TO
the hotel door. The Merchants League
Club. the former hot bed of McKinleyisnh,
which has within a day been converted into
a Reed vfgwam. was the gathering places
for the marchers. The Merchants League
members were there In force. and several
OF them were kept busy distributing badges
bearing the words II am for 7. B. Reed"
Others were looking after the details OF
uniforms and equipments. The line was
formed on Locust street, and the Chicago
Blaine Club. sixty strong. was given the
position at the head Of the column. Then
came the Merchants League Club. the Reed
chlba from Maine, Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island and New Hampshire. and last, but
not least IN size or Importance, came the
marching corps Of the Junior Republican
League. headed by its large drum corps
The entire procession was under the mar
shalshtp Of Governor C1eaves Of Maine who
was accompanied by hts staff and escorted
by Col L. A. Phillips. Lieut.. Col Reagan,
Asfjt. Theo. F. Berryhil and Assistant At,jt.
F. L. Jones Of the Merchants' League Club.
The parade went down Locust street to
Eth, and turned south to Olive. They
swept past the headquarters Of the Ohio
Republican League. in the Exposition build
ing. and on toward the business portion Of
the city.
As the parade crossed Broadway 1T mar
rowiy missed & collision with the end Of
column OF Allison rooters. who were max
ing tour Of the streets. When 4th street
was reached the column turned south and
pa ssed the Planters.
The crowd at this hotel checred the march,
ers. The procession went its way to the
Southern. where it knew that it would be
well received by the Reed contingent. At
ho
the chorus Of shouting. and swelled into a
magnificent oVAtion. The entire affair was
a handsome and heartfelt compliment to
the Maine candidate, and such a one as was
| not given to any other one of McKinley's
opponents. N. O. NJ.
FOR SECOND PLACE.
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Fight Befwe<n the New York Fac
tions Over Merton.
Special From q STAFF Correspondent
ST. LOUIS. June 1.-THE fight between
the two New York, factions over the vice
presidency is bitten Mr.. Hanna has been
drawn into ii and a situation almost as
enbarrsss ssing for him as was that over the
word gold in the platform has developed.
P1att is Hanna.s evil genius. The slender,
cynical shadow of the New York man IS
Ohio manager. When it was known Mon
day that MIR. Hanna had informed Platt
and his associates that II they could agree
upon a candidate for the vice presidency
the OHIO people would support him, and
also that the use of the word gold had
been agreed upon, there was a feeling of
relief and a general belief that things
would run on smoothly thenceforward
In announcing this concession on the
part of Mr.. Hanna these dispatches sug-
sested that there might be string to the
promse that he might construe an agree
ment to mean unanimous agreement
among the New York people.
Thlc has turned out to be the case Mr.
Hanna's declaration yesterday that he and
the Ohio delegation preferred Hobart was
the reputation Of his promise, and he is
| now opposing Morton in obedience to the
w.shes OF DepeW and the other of Mr..
Hanna's friends from the empire state.
Mr. Depew is violent in his opposition to
| the selection Of Morton His efforts
| brought out the declination from Morton.
| which was given out for publication sor,a
| days ago.
Now the wires are being kept not between
| here and New York, ana the hardest sort
| OF work Is being done by both factions.
| 1Idtl iS eHoedVOrlnS TO compel Morton to
accept the nomination. Depew is insisting
| that he mEst adhere to his declfnation
| Every possible influence is being brought
to bear on the governor by both factions.
P1att seems to have the better pull and
1t Is understood that he is authorized tn
state thet Mr. Morton will not decline tn
serve II nominated. The pressure Ia so
great, however, that Morton may AGAIN
| charge his mind and put In another declin-
| alton at critical moment
The fact that Hanna joins Depew in Oh
| posing his nominat tfon may influence hin,
| Depew is denouncing Platt and his schemes
in no measured bitterness. He is omen and
public in his denunciation, and threatens
| to refuse to make the speech nomina atine
Merton fos the presidency unless it is
definitely known that he will not under anv
! circumstances accept the second place
Hanna has been compelled to take sides
| IN the fight more openly than he had in
tended or was desirable, and again the
situation is presented Of Hanna and Platt
| in an active struggle.
Platt insists that Morton will be nominal.
ed, IN spite Of Hanna, and Depew and the
Mckinley people are insisting that tbe
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