The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08
The Wrecked City Ready for
the Great Convention.
None Of the Campaign Managers Yet
on the Ground.
Talks with the Lieutenanss as to
the Press biIstf~s and Po~sIbfif-
ai~s-Everything seems te fasor
Mckinley and = sound Money
Platform


fully tive times as many Newspaper coFEe-
spcnden;s in 81 Louis who have come TO
the national convention as politicians A
bakers dozen of political ne wa sisEeulins-
tors arrived last week and to8ay's trains
breaghf in az many more. while all told
less than hasf dozen polittclsns OF na-
iicnai rsrute have psf ia Al appearance.
Il i rot expected there viii BE- mich real
activity n political way until fhs arrival
% d. A. Hanna, Major Mckinlsy'S man
ager. with his forces. He IS expected Tues
day. as = also the Hon. T. c. Plat who
s. coming 70 look after the interests Of
Levi y. Morton. X is also said that ex-
Cos. Gear. ~ Iowa. wtl pBt IN al appear
ance before the middle of the week with
corps OF assistants TO engage in the pre-
llminary skiTmlsh ia behalf OF Senator
William =. Allison The biil-posting bri-
gade for The Hawkaye state candidate was
here today. ard as a result hthogr&ph poF-
traits OF senator Allison have been hung
In shcp windows and posted upon the dead
walls Of the town.
The national committeeman viii all De
here before the close Of the week. With
them vii come scores % delegates, espe-
ciaily those having contests. and horde
of camp followers In the way of citizens
who desire 10 serve the state. or rather
party. IN the capacity OF assistant door.
keepers and other useful and nsce ssarT po-
sitions about the convention hall. Then.
too. the crowd in the hotels Rgli be aug
rnentsd 70 a considerable extent hy states
men and patriots from the national cap
iaL
All arrangements for handling the CON
vsntlon have been completed. All the hos
teirles and boarding houses have laid IN
their supplies Of food and prepared their
extra rooms. The street railway CON-
panles have. BY working forces OF men
night and day. repaired the damage
wrought BY the tornado sufficiently 70 en-
able them 70 handle the crowds OF people
that are expected 70 come. The convsn-
tion hall has had the finishing touches and
WI he dedicated with pomp and ceremony
this week. II fact ST. Louis in spite os
the fact that a fortnight ago a storm
swept a hole a nile and a half wide
through her center from the western Inn
iis 20 the river. is ready to comfortably
accommodate and handle the scores OF
thousands OF visitors who II Is expect
"a ALI attend the convention.
None % the managers % the Repabu-
can presidential candidates have as yet ar
rived. Mckinley has number OF Neutsn-
ants here, however who are busy prepar-
irg the way for the ONO canaidate's man
axer. Marcus A. Hanna. The latest arriv-
ai - Congressman A G. Thompson, OF
ohio. who. Wifh Gen Grosyeuor. xEil
= ~
delegates before the national committee
As yet Dat two national committee men
have arrived. They are G. w nm. Of
Tennessee. snd J. g. Leng. OF Florida
Roth are avowed Mckinley men. judge
Thompson. who II looked uron as me only
Mckinley Spokesman as yet ia the field.
said he Nas certain there would be bat one
ballot fer the naming OF a presidential
nominee. Re also said the Hon Thomas
r.. Reed would not accept the vice nresl-
Dental nomination. He was quite as posi-
tive 90 this as he was that Mckinley would
be nominated on the first ballet
IN regard 70 the platform &c had this TO
SAY.
1T will - a sound money platform. II
viii - a platform that viii y, acceptable
20 the Republicans East and West whsIa
some % the delegates may "a away dis
satisfied ar net having been able 20 word
it tuSt they desired vet IL wiil be a plat
form they can support"
In making thls statement yutSe Thoynp-
son sat3 ~ 81 NOT wfsh 20 - understood
"a attempting 60 dictate sentiment 20 the
delegates ~ 20 the rsrtv as whole He
was merely speaking from tho knowis1ga
he bad ~ the nistsnruss adopted al the va
rious state conventions
When sskesf a. 20 who he thought would
n named foT the second ulaCe on tha
ticket he sai8 be Rad heard 10 ore talked
of hy the Mckinley men. Regarding fhe
contests he said hs ha8 80 i8ea how mary
would BE hreuEht before the national com
n8itiee A week aSo there we're sixtv-sever1
contests Invoking the rights of rs dele
gates frcna the states % Aiahauaa- Caiifar-
ria. Delaware. Florida. Cseorxss. Kentucky.
Louisiana. Mississippi Norfh Carolina.
Pennsylvania, South Carolina. Tennessee.
Texas aaf Arizona Many of these con-
tests he believed wouiA hs anatrah.x set
tied Or atauaeuef before TIE meeting OF
tha natleFal committee.
Another 81 fhe Mckinley force @ala IN
references 20 the Platform thar II would
make a ssuare issue vita the Is 20 Demo
cnats. II wonld read 50 as 90 admit % 70
4auhle INTERPRETATION u would ~ Tor a
sold Standard
q W Hda - the natioral committee.
sass the delegates from Tennessee we're
sluavely FOR single Sn3d standard ana for
Mckinley. TIE Te1uessee 8elsEaftan wEH
present the name II ~ Claw Evans fo-
ire xtce pTt st3enry~ ~ eafA. and wfg 40
az ia rs power 70 securs q victory for
hiEA"