The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
No Candidate YET
St. Louis Convention Adjourns
Until Ten O'clock This
Morning.
SCENES IN The GREAT HALL
Presentation Of GaVels at the Opening
Exercises-Reports Of Various
Committees AddickS Dele
gates Turned DoWn--Applause for
Tom Platt and Other Leaders.
Teller Will Not Support a Gold
Plank.

St. Louis, June 1.-THE most striking
incidents of the day We're not in the
convention. although the proceedings
We're a trifie more animated than yes
terday, but In the rooms of the COM
mittee on resolutions. where Senator
Teller declared that he could no longer
remain in the Republican ranks after
it had been committed to the single
gold standard. The high personal es-
TEEN the members of the committee en-
tertained for Mr.. Teller and the hear
felt regret he so painfully showed In
being compelled to sever lifelong ties
gave to the scene unusual interest. To
that extent It was dramatic. but 1t was
more pathetic than anything else, be-
cause it was evident Mr. Teller took
this course as matter OF conscience
and principle and without any other
reason. This was fully understood and
it was for this reason his associates ex-
hbited equal marks of friendship and
regret Notwithstanding that this was
a family quarrel in which two factions
were arrayed against each other, 1t was
characterized by genuine interchange
of courtesies which robbed it of all the
bitterness which usually accompanies
a party schism. Senator Frank Can
non, of Utah, still in the thirtieth-a
Republican from boyhood and deeply
attached to the principles Of the party
exhibited almost equal feeling at the
termina ton Of his political affiliations.
Notwithstanding the radical position
assumed by the silver men, 1t Is no.
ticeable that only four senators-Tel-
Ter, Dubois and Cannon and MIR, Cleve-
land Of MOntana--announced that they
would leave the party. Two other men,
bers Of the committee, Representative
Hartman, of Montana. and DR.. Mott,
of North Carolina, stated that they
were still Republicans and would stick
to the party. When the convention ad-
journed till tomorrow instead of taking
a recess until p. m., as 1t was expected
to do, in order to hear the report of the
committee on resolutions, which 1t was
stated would be ready by that hour,
rumors were circulated in the conven-
| tiun hall that this course had been
taken because several states had
threatened to bolt because of the finan-
cial plank. investigation failed to dis
close any foundation for these rumors.
The vote of 545h to 3b9ia by which the
convention at the bidding Of the Gre
| dentials committee refused TO reopen
| any contested cases settled by the ma
| tional committee clearly showed that
| the Ohio leaders had the convention
| well in hand, even in matters where
| many of the delegates felt a strong per-
| sonal interest.
Members of the committee on reso-
lutions expressed much indignation to-
night that in cabled account of the
| platform published this morning they
should have been represented as de-
claring war against Spain BY pl.dgins
the Republican nominee to armed Inter
vention in Cuba. They state that the
language employed in the platform
simply pledges the good offices OF the
United States to bring about a peace.
full settlement.
A MCKINLEY PARADE.
The big Mckinley parade tonight
though delayed by a thunderstorm