Arizona republican., 1896-06-11
Main Issue Discussed
 at St. Louis.
Mckinley Wins the First of the
 Contests.
Mark Hanna Is On the Ground National Committee in
 -- @ Session.

ST. LOUIS, June 10.-Marcus A. Hanna and w. A. Hahn of Ohio have arrived. The Mckinley headquarters at once because the busy portion of the Southern hotel.
 The National committee of the Re- publican party, which begins its meet ings today for the purpose of deciding, tentatively at least, the various con tests for seats in the convention, ex- poets to go thoroughly into the merits of all cases presented. The National committee will probably be engaged upon contests the greater part of the week.
 The Mckinley men have decided upon c. w. Fairbanks of Indiana for temporary chairman, but many mem bers of the National committee are urging Samuel Fessenden of Connecti- cut. Fessenden will not be satisfac- tory to the Mckinley leaders, and if the National committee should name him it might precipitate contest in the convention. It is possible, how ever, that everything will be adjusted in the committee.
 The trouble about colored delegates seems settled. Chairman Carter has received numerous telegrams from all over the country calling for the re- moval of the convention if the colored men do not receive fair treatment.
 The following was given out today by Richard Kerens, member of the National committee from Missouri. More importance attaches to it than to the various proposed blanks on ac- count of Kerens' visit to Major Mo Kinley at Canton, although Kerens would not have it understood the pro- posed plank had the sanction of Me Kinley and gave no intimation to that effect.
 we believe our money should not be inferior to the money of the most enlightened nations of the earth and are unalterably opposed to every scheme that threatens to debase or de- preciate our present money standard; we favor a reasonable use of silver as currency, but such use should be to the extent only and under such we'll de-
 
 gold as currency can be easily and eff ficiently maintained. As consistent bimetallists we are opposed to the inde- pendent free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l as measure fraught with certain disaster to all commercial interests, destructive to the interests of the wage earner and, in the absence of an international agreement, sure to lead to silver monometallism."
 The Republican National committee met today and proceeded at once to settle contests. A motion to seat the Mosely Alabama delegation was de- feated by vote of 3S to 6. Bnckley (McKinley) delegation, was then seated without opposition. It was a decided Mckinley victory.
 Senator ThurstOn, a member of the National Republican committee from Nebraska and delegate to the conven- tion, was among the early arrivals to- day. He wore the Mckinley and Ho- bart badge. Ut is pretty well under stood," said the senator, "I am for Nc Kinley for the first place, and with his nomination assured, as it is, we want an eastern man as his running mate, and I believe Hobart to be the avail able man. We want to keep New Jer- sey in the Republican ranks, now we have it there. Furthermore, Hobart is strong in New York" Thurston said he believed the Indiana declara- tion would form a model upon which the money declaration would be based.