Arizona republican., 1896-06-25
RETURNING POLITICIANS Delegates Are Back from
 St.LOuis. Opinions of Colonels ChriSty
 and McCord. The Latter Affirms that the Silver Question Is of But Minor
 importance.

The uel0SdueS lrOm AiiLoud Io lhO St. Louis convention are again in Ari- zona, save only Cleveland, who has business in Kansas City, Ford, who will stop for a few days in St. Louis, and Akers, who stays to undergo med ical treatment for a disorder of long standing.
 Of the Phoenix representatives, Messrs. McCord and Christy returned yesterday morning. The former has some interest in the suit of the terri tory against himself for usurpation of the office of citizen member of the board of control and states he has in formation that he case viii be tried by Judge Baker today.
 Col. McCord went to St. Louis in the interest of Mckinley and for McKin- ley he is still. He stated to Repub- 1ican reporter that the Arizona Nc Kinley delegation was warmly received by Hanna and the Ohio mans packers. No one had trouble in securing hotel accommodations at reasonable prices and the food and the treatment gen erally were all that could have been de- sired. The great convention hall was a structure admirably arranged for the purpose and the speakers could be heard distinctly in all parts of the building, a feature decidedly in con- trast with the convention halls at Chi cago and Minneapolis.
 Was the convention as enthusiastic as those preceding? Well, about as much so. Of course there was not that strain that usually attends such conventions, but after the report of the credentials committee it was plain to see that only one candidate was in the running. It all depended on the credentials committee. If the con- tests had gone otherwise than they did perhaps Mckinley might not have been the nominee. We were granted half the representation and the Christy crowd was given half When the re- port of the committee was voted on they voted against accepting the re- port and we voted for it. That shows you how they stood. We all voted for the silver plank introduced by Teller and we all voted for Mckinley, but then we were away down on the list and Mckinley had more than a major 1ty long before the territories were reached. It was an affecting and no- table scene when Teller and his men shook hands with the chairman and left the building, but the culmtnation of the excitement was when the name Of Mckinley came out in the nomina- tions. Why, the people cheered for a half an hour.'
 Then was queried, Colonel, what do you think the Republicans of Ari- zona should do this fall concerning the gold plank of the platform? Should they eat their own words in the con- ventfons that are to be held?"
 "No," was replied, T believe the Re publicans of Arizona can be for free silver and yet for Mckinley. The worst thing they can do is to get of into the Democratic and Populist par ties. If they do, then statehood is de. layed for four years, and statehood, ] deem far more important than silver and of far more interest to us. Nc. Kinley and protection will mean pros. perity for us and statehood. Silver is a subordinate issue. Anyway it shoulj be appreciated that if we could have free silver coinage, all the other ma tions of the earth would proceed tc dump their silver on US for coinage ant would take away our gold in payment leaving us practically single silvel standard