The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-15
REPRESENTATIVES, ON COM
MITTEES CHOSEN.
Members Retieent Regarding the
lIanley Matter.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAS
PASSED ON ALL CONTESTS.

Most of PIatt's Delegates From New York
Are Seated and He Processes Himself
Satisfied-An Talk of Boiling Has
Ceased--various Vice Presidential
Booms Observation-Disclosures With Sem
ator Teller on the Platform Question
Massachusetts Delegation Arrives.
st Louis. June 14-St. Louis now looks
like convention city. 1t has hung out
its bunting in profusion to bid welcome
to the big Republican gathering.
All four leading candidates, Mckinley,
Reed, Morton and Allison, have head
quarters at the Southern hotel. McKin-
ley's headquarters are DESIGNATED by an al
legorical representation Of Protection.
1t represents in the foreground five fe-
male figures, fat and florid, one of them
standing and holding aloft in one hand
the stripes and starry shield, labeled
Protection" and holding in the other
hand naked sword on which she leans.
The other females are squatting around
in rather ungraceful attitudes, ore ap-
pearing to be seated on a Texas steer,
which looks as if it would like to get
up ON its feet, but was too heavily laden
to do So.
In the background of the picture is a
W lid prairie with no sign of life or hu-
man habitation. In the Ohio headquar-
ters on the first floor corridor where Mark
Hanna presides, there is a graceful array
Every one OF the big crowd of visitors
constantly passing in and out is made
welcome to a Mckinley badge.
The Maine people have made the finest
display in behalf of the man of their
choice. Their headquarters are in the
parlors of the Southern, magnificent
suite of rooms elaborately decorated with
ri-colored bunting, festooned from the
chandeliers. Banners bearing the seal
of the state and other flags have been
utilized. The most imposing effect is
made on the outside of the building.
trace bears the words Reed Headquar-
ters." AT each end Reed" appears in
incandescent electric lights, which at
night throw brilliant glare upon
banner suspended across the street con-
tanning fairly good picture Of the
speaker and the inscription "For Pres
dent, Thomas B. Reed. "
The largest room on the parlor floor
is used as the Morton headquarters. The
walls and ceilings are profusely draped
with bunting and at one end of the
room is hung the portrait of Mr.. Nor
ton.
Down stairs on the office floor another
room is fitted up for those attached to
the political fortunes of Senator Allison.
The Allison boom is not developing the
proportions expected of it the special
convention trains scheduled to start
from Iowa with the Allison boomers
have been countermanded. One was
expected to bring 1000 Allison rooters
from Des Moines alone.
In the spacious and decorated halls,
corridors and public rooms of the South
ern, the friends and adherents Of the
several Presiden tial candidates meet as
on neutral ground without the slight
est exhibition of political animosity. On
the two opposite sides of the square hall.
which forms the landing of the parlor
floor, are displayed counterfeit present.
ments of Mckinley and Reed, Gigantic
heads and faces.
10 some Intervening columns are at
taohed photographs of Senator Quay.
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Planters hotel. The Senator's picture
hangs on the pillars and staircases there.
The row OF incandescent lamps kept con-
stantly alight shows at the head of the
staircase to the parlor floor, the name
Of Matthew Stanley Quay" The head
quarters consist of a suite OF rooms In
one Of which stands on an easel, a
handsome oil painting of himself.
The rush of incoming delegates today
has been continuous. Though their in
creased nu mpers added largely to the
volume of sound, no change Is indicted
in the trend of sentiment 1t still
ran strongly for Mckinley for first place,
and with no very marked choice for Sec
ond place.
The members of the national commit
tee are pluming themselves upon their
success in disposing of the immense mass
of work thrust upon them without hold
ing Sunday session. The committee
disposed of 1853 cases, only remitting to
the convention for settlement the dele
gates-at-large from Mississippi, Delaware
and Texas, and the delegates from two
New York districts and one California
district.
The number of cases was so great as
one of the members of the commi ttee
admitted, that it was physical impossi-
bility to give all careful judicial oonsid-
Grafton. Many were decided almost at
haphszard. a very large proportion of
the cases will be fought over again be-
fore the committee on credentials when
the convention Is organized and may de-
lay the nomination till late in the week.
None of the several hundred Plstt-Mor-
ton men went to bed last night until the
national committee had disposed Of the
New York contests. Mr.. Platt himself
retired ut H. His friends displayed a
feyerish interest in the outcome and were
unwilling to leave the neighborhood of
the national committees headquarters