Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-06-11
VANGUARDS MOVE
Republican Leaders Beginning To
Arrive at ST. Louis.
MKINLEY'S. OHIO MEN DUE TO-DAY
National Committee To Meet To-mor-
row and Consider Contests-Washins
ton Reporters Enroute-Many Visi-
tors Will Sleep in Cars.

ton Reporters Enroute-Many Nisi-
tors Will Sleep in Cars.
st. Louis, June 9.-The national re-
publican committee will meet at the
Southern hotel tomorrow and decide
upon the temporary organization of
the convention and go over the con-
tests. Ex-Congressman Thompson of
Ohio, having in charge the contests of
Mckinley delegates from various
states, announces that there are con-
tests in the following states, and he
expresses confidence that the commit
tee will recognize the claims of the
McKinleyites as the regularly elected
delegates: Ala abama-Four delegates
at-large; first, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth dis
tricts, making twenty delegates in all
California-The third and fourth dis
tricts, four delegates Delaware-SiX
delegates-at-large. Florida-Four dele
gates-at-large; first and second dis
tricts, eight delegates. Georgia-Four
delegates large; first, ninth and
eleventh districts, ten delegates. Ken
tucky-First district, two delegates.
Oul hiltS d lNa- ltil SNs
first, second, third and fourth districts,
twelve delegates. Mississippi-Four
delegates-at-large; first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh dis
tricts eighteen delegates. New York
Sixth, eighth, NINTH twelfth thir-
teenth and fifteenth districts, twelve
delegates North Carolina-Eighth
district, two delegates. Pennsyl-
vania - Third district, two dele
gates. South Carolina-Four dele
gates-at-large; first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh dis
tricts, eighteen delegates. Tennessee
Sixth and ninth districts, four dele
gates. Texas-Four deleeutes-at-large,
and every one of the thirteen districts,
thirty delegates. Virginia-second
and third districts, four delegates.
Arizona, six delegates.
Temporary Chairman at st Louis.
New Haven, Conn, June ct is re-
ported that Samuel Fessenden of this
state will be temporary chairman of
the St Louis convention. He left for
st. Louis last night.
Correspondents Due Tonight.
The Washington correspondents of
the principal daily papers throughout
the country, who left Washington for
the republican national convention
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. are
scheduled to arrive here this evening
at o'clock. They travel luXuriously
on a special train of Pullman cars
About 100 are in the party. Delayed
by the continuance of congress, an
other contingent of the leading corre-
spondents, inclu ling the convention
staff of the United Press, will leave
Washington tomorrow afternoon via
the Chesapeake & Ohio and will reach
st. Louis on Friday. Both parties will
return together after the convention
ends.
Many VIII Sleep in Railway Coaches.
Whatever sleep a large number of
political men are to get during their
convention sojourn here will be en-
joyed in the railroad cars which bring
them to this city. Arrangements have
been made by the Terminal Railroad
association to store 500 passenger cars
In different places in st. Louis in the
latter part of this and all of next week
More than 200 of these coaches, all of
which are sleepers, will be converted
into temporary hotels. Spaces are be-
ing reserved for them, and locations
conducive to comfort have been select
ed. 1t has been decided by the Ter
minal association to allow each of it's
twenty tenant lines the storage of ten
occupied sleeping cars. This arrange
ment will provide lodging places for at
least 1000 persons within five minutes
walk of the convention hall
The Arrivals.
The morning trains arriving here to-
day brought few arrivals of promi-
nence. Chairman Manley of Maine and
James S. Clarkson of Iowa are schcd-
uled to reach here tonight. Ex-Gov
Foraker of Oh 10, who is to present Nc
kinley's name to the convention, will
not be in ST. Louis until next Sunday
or Monday. lie will be escorted in a
special car by the Blaine club of Column
bus, Mr. Hanna and the Ohio contin-
gent OF Mckinley workers are due this
morning.
M'kiNLEY ON FIRST ROLL CALL.
Then Platform Against Free Silver Is
Nathan Franks Convention Forecast.