The record-union., 1896-06-09
Doors of All Hotels Barred Against
Colored Men.
McKinley's Adherents Insist That
Their FavOrite Will Receive the
Nomination on the First Ballot,
and That the Only Points of Cor
tention Will be the Second Place
and What the Platform Will Say
ON Finance.

ST. LOUIS, June S-The cornplica-
tion which arose over hotel accommo-
dations for negro delegates deepened
to-day The warmest expression on
the matter came from National Com
miteeman George W. Hill of Tennes-
see, who has sought in vain for rooms
for the Tennessee delegates. Unless
quarters are provided Immediately"
said Col. Hill, - shall telegraph the
colored members of the Tennessee dele
cation to stay at home. ! do not in
tend that they shall come to st. Louis
and either go hungry or eat in place
in which they would not stable a horse
at home
Judge Long, National Committeeman
from Florida, said: Il am thoroughly
oisgusted with the whole matter.
have spent all day in looking for rooms
for the colored delegates, and have met
no success. The doors of all the hotels
are barred against them. Mr. Hill from
Mississippi told me to-day that he
actually went hungry during the fore
noon. The local committee promised
US quarters for colored delegates, but
there are none. Unless this whole mat
ter is remedied by next Wednesday,
the facts will be presented to them
and motion made to adjourn the con-
yention to some other city"
James Hill, National Committeeman
from Mississippi, arrived in ST. Louis a
day ago, and was busy all day finding
headquarters for his delegation. So
far no suitable quarters have been
found. when st. Louis was asking
tring it here. The local committee,
promised that no color-Iine would be
drawn. We are looking to the local
Committee to see that that pledge is
fulfilled"
The Secretary of the Business Mems
League says that Mississippis delega-
ton did not apply for quarters Until al
the leading hotels had contracted their
rooms He says further that every
promise of the league will be fulfilled
Five weeks ago rooms were engaged at
the Mona House." said the Secretary of
the league, for the Mississippi dele
cation. After the storm, however, a
letter was received from the Secretary
of the delegation saying: Understand
your city is destroyed and the conven-
tion will be removed to Chicago. Please
release US The proprietor Of the Mona
House wrote back denying the reports,
but has received no reply from J. L.
Barr of the Mississippi delegation He
has, therefore, contracted to furnish
rooms for the H. L. McGregor contest
ing delegation from Texas The Ten
nessee delegation had made no specific
arrangements, and are receiving the
reward Of tardiness. However they
will all be cared for, the convention
viii be held in st. Louis, and every
promise fulfilled"
National Committeeman Leland of
Kansas arrived to-day He says Kan
sas will have a full delegation for Me-
kinley. Besides, there are 10000 Nc
h!nley soldiers in Kansas" he added
Applications for accommodations were
received from Alaska to-day. The dele
gates will be in st. Louis on the 18th.
a splendid bust picture of the Ohio
statesman now graces all the show
windows of downtown shops and
stores. and Mckinley button vendors
do a thriving trade. Hon. William
Gaittree. a national delegate at large
from Ohio, has this matter under his
care, and is doing it proudly. McKin-
ley pictures and literature are scattered
broadcast, and the order for the McKin-
ley ribbon Will be conferred upon the
general public on Monday next.
The gavel for the Temporary Chair
mans use was made from the timbers
of a secession convention hall by a sol
der of the Confederacy. That ac-
cepted for the use of the Permanent
Chairman will have even greater his
tcrical interest. The Gavel is an excel
~
II Bartels OF Carthage, H.. who Sc
lected the wood, a hickory log, taken
from the log cabin occupied by Presi-
dent Lincoln at New Salem in 1882
There are panels on either side which
are filled in with inscribed plates OF
gold and silver. The donor is under
stood to be a bimetallist, as he showed
no discrimination in the ornamentatior
Of the mallet.
There will be but one roll call in the
convention, and that will result in the
nomination of Mckinley" were tho
words of Judge a. c. Thompson of Ohio
at Mckinley headquarters this evening
In truth, the fact that there is more
than one candidate seems to he lost
sight Of on all sides. and about the only
points of contention are who will get
second place and what the platform
will say on finance.
Judge Thompson's quoted statement
was in reply to an interview with Mr.
Viller of this city, printed in an even
ing paper, wherein he stated that {. rol
call must be completed before ncmi-
nation could be made.
Il am familiar added Judge ThomO-
son, with the mode Of procedure in ma
tional conventions, and / have neves
in my life heard of such thing as al
informal ballot. r. when some State
like Pennsylvania. South Carolina ol
Texas is reached. anG some delegate
sees that Mckinley has already re-
ceived votes sufficient to nominate him
who is to say that a delegate has no
the right to move thaS Major Mckinley
be nominated by acclamation? 1t wa:
done at Minneapolis four years ago
When Texas was reached 1T was evi
dent that Harrison had votes enough