New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10
CONVENTION CITY GOSSIP.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND POLITICAL
DRIFT IN st. LOUIS.

MKrNLEY.s NAME ovERsHADOws ALI. AND HIS
PICTURES AND CAMPAIGN BUTTONS ARE
Observation-Disclosures AT TIE
HALL FOR THE GREAT ASSEMBLY
OF THE NATIONS REPrBLlCANs
St Louis, June 9-"There Will be one rollcall
IN the convention and that will result in the
nomination Of Major Mckinley" said Judge A.
6 Thompson, Of Ohio, at the Mckinley head
qrarters last evening IT. truth. the fact that
there is more than candidate seems to be
lost sight u on all sides. and about the only
points Of contention who Will get second
place and what the platform will say IN finance.
Judge Thompson's quoted statement was in re-
ply 10 an interview with Mr. Filley. Of this city.
printed in evening paper, wherein he SAID
that rolcall must be completed before a
nomination could be made. and proposed an In
formal ballot
Il am familiar" added Judge Thompson,
with the mode OF procedure In National Con-
ventions. and have never in my life heard Of
such a thing as al informal tallot. Mr.. Filley
IS as sincere for Mckinley as We are but he
should remember that do not control the
action Of the delegates. If some State like
Pennsylvania. South Carolina or Texas is
reached. and some delegate sees that Mckinley
has already received votes sufficient to nomi-
nate him. who is TO say that a delegate has not
the right to move that Major Mckinley be notni-
mated by acclamation2 II was done at Mime
apois four years ago. When Texas was reached
II was evident that Harrison had votes enough
~ nominate. and the vote made unanimous
80 one objected to it. and no one proposed an
informal ballot
VIEWS OF AN ENERGETIC NDw-YORKER.
,1c In
Ming. Of Albany. ~ Y. who is chock-full OF
Mckinley enthusiasm.
Major Mckinley will win the first ballot"
said M Manning. "Three-rour1hs OF the con-
vention vote will go to him. The only question
left Is the choice of Vice President. II Reed per-
sists in a refusal some time will have to be
taken in celebrating this point. Reed is unme
takably the choice of the party. and he should
think well before refusing II. When his party
calls for him he should respond"
"Who will the candidate be II Reed refuses?"
well it ought to be Southern man. but
hardly believe one from that section will be able
to secure IT, II. Clay Evans should properly get
the place. but he cannot get IT, feel sure. The
Indiana people are shouting for McAlpin and the
Jerseyites want Hobart but cannot see that he
has any claims This nomna ton is an open one.
and will be the only Interesting thing about the
convention"
"Will there be no fight the money plank"
why. no. The Republican party is for gold.
and that's all there Is to 1t. Besides that is not
the main issue The tariff is what the party will
make its fight
Mckinley is d gold man. There is not line In
his speeches that can be construed favorable to
free silver | heard him make his first speech at
Niles Ohio when he opened the campaign there in
1891 and he was opposed to silver then This let
ter they are making so much fuss about says that
he is in favor OF silver when at parity with
gold. and so Is everybody. bat II cannot be kept
at parity with gold. and that Is the end Of it,"
sOUTHERNERS FOR SECOND PLACE.
National Committeeman George w. Hill. Of Ten
nessee said yesterday: I'VE will make fight for
H. Clay Evans for second place. Tennessee and
delegates from Texas and six from Kentucky. l
believe the South will rally to his support he Is
immensely popular. and Is a good compromise
candidate for all sections"
Governor Bradley OF Kentucky. is not lost sight
Of I'm the very improbable event OF there being
more than one ballot for the first place." said A.
j. Loring Of Kentucky. Governor Bradley will
still be supported for the Presidential nomination
He has already announced that he would not take
second place but no loyal Republican will refuse
to obey the commands of his party"
Joseph b. McCullagh. Editor Of THE Globe
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