Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
DURATION OF THE CONVENTION.
Might Remain I'm Session Until the
Following Week.

Might Remain I'm Session Until the
Following Week.
ST. LOUIS, June 13-The probable pro-
cedure IN the convention will result in a
series Of interesting sessions each day from
the opening, Tuesday, until adjournment.
Saturday or later. Those familiar with the
situation think It not improbable that the
convention may continue beyond the week
1t will be called to order al II O'Clock Tues
day by Chairman Carter. The day will be
Consumed in the reading of the call of the
roll, Installing of temporary officers, and
the appointment OF committees on perma-
nent organization and order of business, on
resolutions and credentials. 1t is not known
whether Chairman Carter Will make any
remarks in opening the convention or not.
Ii is safe to say, however, that the tenn
porary chairman he presents to the conven-
ton will make the best speech Of which he
is capable. The varied proceedings of dis
cGssion, and the session which will follow
in the evening, will probably be interspersed
with oratory. On Wednesday the report of
the committee on permanent organization
and order of business will probably be pre-
sented and acted upon, and the permanent
officers Will take charge of the convention.
The permanent chairman Will be John NJ.
Thurston of Nebraska, and the temporary
chairman c. w. Fairbanks of Indiana.
1t is safe to say that pending receipt of
the report of the committee on credentials,
the session of Wednesday and Thursday
and possibly Friday will be devoted to gen.
eral convention business, interspersed with
oratorical efforts by famous orators of the
republican party in attendance.
At all Of the sessions it is probable reso-
lutions will be received and referred to the
committee on resolutions with or without
reading or debate as the convention may
direct.
The Money Question.
Whether the important money question
will be precipitated before the convention
before the report is received from the COM
mittee on resolutions is questionable, but
regardless of any rule which may be adopt
ed the tension on this question is SO great
that the discussion is liable to be precipi-
tated at any time and is threatened by
some silver men.
1t is hardly to be expected that the report
OF the committee on credentials can be pre-
pared and presented to the convention be-
fore Thursday night or Friday morning IL
the contests are considered as thoroughly
as by the national committee There are
16S contests, and it Is doubtful If the COM
mittee on credentials can pass upon the
question giving any reasonable attention to
the facts short Of three days and three
nights. unless the rule Of the national com
mittee should be adopted. The report of
the committee is liable to precipitate the
most lively convention scene witnessed in
recent years. ---
Next will probably come the report of the
committee on resolutions This committee
will have clear sailing until the currenrv
question is reached. On that question in
this committee and later in the convention
interest will be intense, and the oratorfcal
effects pronounced.
Probable Length Of the Convention.
A member Of the national committee. dis
cussing the probable length of the conyen-
ton, said:
considering the whole situation, 1t IS
difficult to see how the repor: of the COM
mittee on credentials and the committee on
resolutions can be disposed of before mid
night on Friday by the convention; there
fore, according to the natural order of
things, the presentation of candidates will
not occur until Saturday morning. Owing
to the interest taken in the money question
the convention will scarcely defer action
on the platform until after the nomina t1o.,
of the candidate. 1t is well known that
when the nomination of the candidate
takes place the convention rapidly disin-
tegrates. and the gold standard men who
seem to predomlnate in the convention will
not take chances on leaving the silver men
In possession when the platform is to he
passed upon. This result might obtain.
or, indeed. any result might be expected if
the adoption of the platform should he
deferred until after the nomination of the
candidate. No one can predict what the
platform would be in such an event.