Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-06-18
M'klNLEY a WILMER.

he National Committee Decides Contests
In His Favor, and Tom Reed Throws Up
the SPonge-The Apostle of Protection
VIII be Nominated tho First Ballot,
ssna Probably by Acclamaiion-Joe Man
ley's Statement.
ST. Louis, June 11.-Tie meeting OF
The Republican national committee to
decide the contests for seats in the ma
tiona1 conventio absorbed the general
interest in affairs pertaining to the
convention yesterday. There were no
important arrivals, except members of
this committee. and they were SO con-
cerned with the proceedings of the
committee that they declined gener-
all to give attention to other ques-
tions.
The proceedings were of a harmoni.
Gus character, and while there was
evidence that there was genuine feel
ing in behalf of the various candi-
dates. this feeling did not at any time
take on a personally aggressive form.
The entire days session was given
up to the Ala bama contests, which in
volved the seats of the four delegates
at-large and all of the nine districts
except the second, making % seats
that were in dispute. The contests
the third and fifth districts, in which
hearings were postponed on account
OF the absence of either contestants
ar contestees.
The points at issue in the sixth and
eighth districts were settled outside of
the committee and the contest in both
instances withdrawn. The issue was
presented to the committee in all other
cases.
OF the 10 delegates whose cases were
decided either by vote CT the commit
tee or by withdrawal, 16 are for Nc
Kinley and two for Reed for president.
There was no division upon any of
the contests except that made in the
case of the delegates-at-large, and this
was overwhelmingly in favor of the
the Vaughn, or Mckinley delegates,
and against the Moseley, or anti-Mc-
Kinlev men.
Manager ManIey Manfully Accepts the
Situation.
ST.. LOUIS, June 11.-William Nc
Kinley, of Ohio, will be the nominee
OF the Republican national conven-
ton for president. He will, no doubt,
be nominated on first ballot. The apos-
tie of protection will receive an ova-
ton second only to that which was
rendered to Grant in 1865 and again in
1872. Whatever opposition may have
existed heretofore to the Ohio man
has dissolved in thin air. and the anti
Mckinley men are running to cover as
fast as the eXigencies of the situation
will permit. All doubt of the person.
atty of the presidential candidate was
removed, when, Immediately after the
ad tournament of the national committee
last evening, Joseph III. ManIey of
Maine, threw down his hand. From
noon until shutdown Manley sat quietly
in the committee room in the Southern
hotel and took stock of the Mckinley
boom. When a test vote was taken
on the Alabama contest and the re-
suit was announced. the friend and
champion of tom" Reed expressed
no emotion save for a faint smile
which illumined his countenance for a
brief moment. Manley had been pre-
pared for the inevitable and accepted
it calmly. Later he called for stem
ographer and di ctated this statement:
In my judgment, the convention
will nominate Gov. Mckinley on the
first ballot for the presidency. It is
useless to attempt to deny that this
will be the result
1.-The action of the national COM
mittee in its overwhelming vote on the
Alabama case settles conclusively how
the respective states which the men,
bers of the committee represent will
vote in the convention.
'.Mr. Reeds name will be presented
to the convention and he will be voted
for, and am authorized to say that
under no conditions or circumstances
can he or will he accept the nominal
tion for vice-president, if it should be
rendered him.
THE great majority of the New En-
gland delegates will be loyal to NIr.
Reed, but it is evident that the con-
vention is for Gov. Mckinley and will
nominate him.
lSigned. 81. II. MANLEY."