Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-18
ONLY ONE BALLOT.
FRIENDS CT M'KINLEY ARE FEELING
VERY HAPPY.


That Consequently IL Nil ho
Necessary to Take But one BAL
Iof-Confercnces Mt Mchinie'
Headquarters.
st. Louis. June l4.-While the heau-
quarters Of some states have not peen
crowded as usually is the case two DAYS
before the convention assemblies, TINS was
; a big day at the rooms of the Ohio delesa-
! ton known as Mckinley headquarters
Some of the Ohio district delegates and Mr.
I Hanna are on duty there all me tllhe'
while Large Foraker bush-
nell and Grosvenor and some uIstF4ct uc4e
gates are visiting other state ueleSa'oho
ana leaders. When Hon. Fairbanks tne
temporary chairman. arrived this morning
from indianapolis. Mr.. Hanna and others
had a lon. conference With him over lac
keynote speech aud later on this si'eech
was submitted TO u conference OF the NC
Kinley leaders. Ii is understood that the
keynote speech will be IN the line OF the
Indiana platform, which specially declares
opposition TO the free and independent coin-
age of silver AT the ratio or 10 10 /.
Al Mckinley headquarters there Is sun
the utmost confidence in the favorlte having
633 votes OH the first ballot OF a total or
9lS, but there is not any liked slate Tor
the nomination for vice-president or any
ultimatum ON the currency plank. There
Is no trouble about the platform. except on
the divergent views OF the East for gold
and the West for silver, while Michigan,
Indiana and even Ohio, with other middle
states, want the Eastern idea expressed In
he currency plank without the word gold
In the phraseo.oyy of the declaration for 4
single standard. As Senator-elcct Foraker
will be pressed for the craftsmanship OF the
committee on resolutions. Ii Is said that
he will make the fight for a declaration
for the maintenance of the present stand
ard" which means q single or gold stand
ard without the use of the word gold
before the word standard. BY the use of
the word gold" il is claimed that the
campaign cry OF gold bugs" would be
used in a prejudiciel manner during the
canvas. Not only delegates but also Re-
publican candidates for congress and Others
from Ohio and Michigan and other middle
states called on Foraker and Hanna today
to say that as positive declaration as pos
sible was wanted without the use Of the
word gold" which was offensive TO many
wanting to support republican state and
district tickets as well as the national
ticket.
Messrs. Foraker and Hanna and other
committee on resolutions and later OF the
leaders insist that if il is the will Of the
convention TO insert the words gold
standard" that Mckinley's friends would
not oppose II. This is the import Of the
reply TO all who have to-day been solicitions
In their inquiries on this all-absorbing top
lc around Mckinley headquarters. Last
week was a gold week here. but there
Is a vigorous effort to-day 10 have the pres
ent weeks agitation result In the gold idea
under the names Of honest money or a
;. sound currency
! While the southern delegates are divided
on the technical phraseology of the currency
plank, the western delegates are expected
m OF with tho pnfIIla Stn-ac In tIa ocy,
mittee on resolutions. AT the Mckinley
headquarters they expect q minority report
from the silver members OF the committee
on resolutions. The managers are for this
reason the more solicitious 10 get as many
as possible TO sign the majority report and
TO have a financial plank on which there
ean be general concurrence, excepting silver
extremists. The Mckinley men anticipate
no trouble in agreeing on the other reso-
lutions, which will include Foraker's in
dictment Of the Cleveland administration
on several counts.
II Mckinley managers had calls to-day
from unsuccessful contestants, who thought
the national had not decided cor
rectly. To Hon. William NJ. Hahn. the Ohio
member of the national committee. and
Judge A. G. Thompson, the prospective Ohio
member or the committee on credentials,
the eases were referred. Hahn and Thomp-
son have had charge of this work for Me-
Nihley. Judge thompson, or Portsmouth,,
o., has been at Washington for months
looking after the Mckinley contests.
! The yice-presidency is announced at Nc
hinley headquarters TO be IN doubt. Owing
TO the complications in New York, il seems
impossible 10 select any one from the state
as yet. Next comes New England In tn.
course OF geographical as well as other CON
siderations. No word can be had from
Speaker Reed or his friends that he would
accept and the Mckinley men say they can
not nominate any one with any doubt exist
ing as TO his acceptance. Gov. Buckley
and Senator Hawley of Connecticut, are
both mentioned. and here is no doubt
about the Mckinley men regarding Senator
Hawley with great favor If his state will
come out for him. Gov. Brown Of Rhode
Island. and others are pr, miuently men
toned. Hobart of New Jersey. Is being az
gressively pressed, but he is considered a
suburban resident of New York and that
initiates some against him. IL any one
should be taken from the south for second
place, 1t will no doubt be III. Clay Evans Of
tennessee, but the sentiment around Nc
kinley headquarters is for a running mate
from the east and for a man OF national
reputation-Reed, IL he Will accept; if not
then next best man from the east.