The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-06-19
CONVENTION WAITS
Resolutions and Credentials Com
mittees Reports Tardy.
WILL BE READY THIS AFTERNOON
Nominations May Not BE Reached Before
To-morrOw-HObart and Evans
the FavOrites for the
Vice-Presidency.

St. Louis, June 17.-At the opening
Of the second days session of the elev-
enth national republican convention
this morning every indication pointed
to delay until late this afternoon
over the report of the resolutions and
credentials committees. The sub-com-
mittee of the former committee will
report at 10 o'clock, and the full COM
mittee may be ready to present the
platform to the convention early this
afternoon. The main features have
been agreed upon and, outside of a
weak protest which the silver men will
make on the floor of the convention,
there will be nothing in the way to
prevent the speedy adoption of the
platform. Just how clear sailing the
report of the committee on credentials
will have is not so certain. Several of
the contests may be fought out in the
convention. Prophesying is risky
profession in connection with body
which has already undergone so many
lightning changes as have come over
this convention, but it looks now as if
the nominations would not be reached
before tomorrow, at the earliest.
The Vice-Presidency.
1t is the programme of the Mckinley
managers not to have any extended de-
bate on the financial question and if
Mr. Teller is the only speaker the pre-
vious question on the adoption of the
resolution will probably be ordered as
soon as Mr.. Teller finishes his speech.
According to this programme it is not
impossible, the Mckinley men say, to
adopt the platform and nominate both
candidates before tomorrow night.
Gov. Morton out of the way, the contest
for the presidency narrows down
to Mr.. Hobart of New Jersey and Mr..
Evans of Tennessee. At McKinley's
headquarters it was stated this morn
ing that either of these men will be
satisfactory and the vote of Ohio will
probably be divided between them.
Novel Advertising Schemes.
Fakirs and peddlers are in evidence
again this morning on the outskirts of
the crowd. Canes of American tin and
canes with McKinley's head in tin
found fast sale, and badges, flags and
emblems are more numerous than all
others, and there are some unique Nc
Kinley advertisements on view. One
was a tall, gaunt man, unshaven,
dressed in rags like tramp and carry
ing a tattered umbrella and wearing a
banner with this motto: ''Look out
for hard times and cold days if Mex.
gets left" Another object lesson was
two sandwich men who tramped
beat around the square, one attired in
elegance, bearing a placard: 1.-The
workman under the Mckinley BILL
The other was in disreputable rags,
gaunt and starved looking. and repre-
sented 1.-The workman under the Will
son bill"
Quay's Expected Course.
1t is reported, upon what appears to
be good authority, this morning that
Senator Quay has at last definitely set
tied upon his course of action in the
convention. According to the report
he will allow himself to be placed in
nomination, but after his vote shall
have been cast he will, as chairman of
the Pennsylvania delegation, rise and
change the vote for himself to McKin-
ley. McKinley's friends, however, say
that their candidate will have received
sufficient votes to insure his nomina-
ton before the Pennsylvania delega-
tion is reached on the roll call.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.