The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

81. LOllS, Mo- june lo'- -Si 'AS wv
OF the tenth national convention OF the
Republican party, St. Louis resembles
bride decked for the coming OF her
IIeEe lord. The buildings flame with
buntlngs. and windows are adorned
with pictures OF the various candidates,
the air beats with the pulsatlng Of mar
tlal music as paradIng clubs go sweep
inE by. the streets surge with people
borne along in resIstless streams while
the hotel corridors are choked with
jOstlIng, pushing mass Of humanity. 1t
Is estimated 5000 strangers arc in
town tonight. The Southern and Plant
ers hotels, where the headquarters OF
the principal delegations are located,
were thrunEed to the doors all day.
Bands played In the rotundas Ind kept
the crowds that pushed their way up
and down thu broad marble stlircasrS,
until they seemed to Creak under their
burdens, in u good humOr while dele
cations met and leaders conferred be-
hind closed doors as to the final details.
The most remarkable feature about
the convention 90 far has been the ab-
sence NJ bad blood among the partisans
OF the various candidates. The triumph
OF Mckinley has been so complete thus
far that his friends can AFFORD TO b.
magnanlmOus. and his opponents can
do nothing but ncquiescc In the ascer-
taIned will OF the majority. The parti-
sans OF Reed, Quay, Morton ana All
son still wear their buttons ana are
as stHunch as ever in their laynlty, put
they realize the hOpclessncss OF making
shTiekIng or offensive demonstrations
in favor OF their champion. and the
managers OF the anti-MckInley cnndi-
dates have practically sheathed thelr
swords This does not mean that they
have abandoned the field with the eN-
ception OF Governor Brudley. OF Ken
tucky, who dropped out last night
Wlll 60 Down with COIors Flying.
The names OF the other candidates
will be presented and voted for and Will
probably poll full strength. Indeed, the
Reed men to-day have lnbOred assidu-
ously to rally their followers TO the last
man. They have appealed 10 hiH
friends to go down with colors lying.
So. too, will the followers OF Morton.
Allison and Quay. hut no one ventures
10 suggest the possibility OF Mcklnleys
defeat. The real struggle that Is going
ON Ia over the financial plank in the
platform. Around II all interest ccnters.
BEYOND the disputes In the various dele
cations over the supremacy OF men ana
factions, Il Il almost the sole subject at
pleas and countcr-pleas. II Is the real
battle ground. In phrase and word II
Is oil Important.
I'pon the tariff. and upon all other
questions there is substantial unity. but
the differences upon II are as wide as
the continent. Free silver md gold are
as IrreconcilIable as the poles, and the
radical silver men are prepared 10 STAKE
their all upon the Issue. Knowing thry
cannot succeed they are even now form
uIating the manifesto that Will sever
their allegiance 90 the Republican
marty. Hut these radical silver men are
largely outnumhcrcd. Headed by S'n-
at0r Teller. OF Colorado. they hnv" only
mustered five states ana perhaps one
territory less than nifty delegates IN aIl'
out OF n total OF over 800.
The real struggle Is between those In
favor OF a gold declaration Tor the main
trnRnce OF gold standard except
through an international agreement.
Rnd those whose frlcndllncSs To silVrt'
nlthouEh opposed to free coinage.
makes them seek to avoid specific en-
Jorgrment Of the gold standard, The
rrsnlt OF the meeting OF the various
state delegations to-day demOnstratrd
pmphatically that the convention VIII
not dodge the Issue nor cquirochte III
Language. Twenty-elght states, com
prIsinE the territory east Of III" MissiS-
sinni and almost the south, elected
mainbers OF the resolutions committee
and instructed them to vote for Iold
declaration
The BATTLE for Gold.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Or
egon and Washington also took strong
ground for gold. In Indiana Genera
Lew Wallace was chosen member "i
the resolutions committee, after he had
declared that he would not stand on
the Indiana plank. and bhat the utter.
nnrcs for the maintenance OF the gold
standard could not be made too strong
for him. Minnesota with her eighteen
Notrg Instructed Ex-Governor MtrrlaW
10 insist upon declaration Of I'M gold
standard Michigan ana several ui thr
nort tyyastcrn states, notably Iowa and
the DakntaE. and several ~ IN" south.
prn states, GcJrgln, Mississippi una
Louisiana, announced their opposition
10 free coinage, but did not favor tnp
radical declaration In favor oi the golu
standard. Iowa was particularly 80
lIElltlNt UIlil liiAlfA AlAAN - fA'ffAiN N'@'
the northwest into the Democratic camp
In case the Chicago convention pro-
nounced later for silver TlSc eastern
delegates are OvcrIOycd at the outcome
nnd believe that the result Of tu-day'S
action removes the last uncertainty ~
10 the character NJ the financial plank.
Tho cXact language ~ the plank has
not vet been drawn. Nlnrk Hanna, u
and To whom all are agreed belongs the
distinction Of being tn dominating
newer In the convention, has had many
blanks presented to hun, hut all mean
practically the same thing. tho mnintr-
nance u the gold standard until an IN,
trrnntlunai agreement can be r"nchrd
and unnltcrablc opposition to free coin
age.
COUPLED with these declarations viii
BE- undoubtedly n declaration In favor
or such use NJ silver az llS' needs pI
commerce demand but not beyond IN"
p0lut whore the ma'nicnnnc" ot the
nnrIty would be ENDANGERED.
Srunt t1r-"lrCt Foraker. Of OHIO. who
f. tn Do chairman NJ the committee On
resolutions has prepared rough drnii
Of y plutfnrm covering most OF ihn
Nibicrts 10 hr presented and this VIII
furnish the basis FOR the work Ot con-
atructlng the platform
The selection by IN" various state del