The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-17
rHE cONrENu0N IS OPENED.
The Iirst Day Very Monotonous-A Gold
Plank Practically Assured.


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81 i-'Dl'' june -'' '''' ""' %
session of the eleventh. National kcpuhli-
On, Convention which ou-ned shortlv
.t g..
'o'" '' .", ''' ~. -
nc I'l i',7- ...t',-..t 80
va. va ~, 3" .'f',..l ,s,
, c.. .,,', l,,.t,,,.,,'.,',... Monotone
yb,lb cb@,sctl, .zeJ the ex,erior of he
building. There was am immense as-
ssrnhlaec a great waving of fans in
torr,d heat an hour or $50 of prepared
srafof-v. the de.ivcfance of which failcd
10 reach more than onc-ffth OF the vast
audience aud prompt adjournment 10
await tho reports Of the Committees on
Credentials and Platform.
The Credentials Committee early made
manifest purpose 10 pass most of the
night ian fl discussion OF the Delaware
ard Texas eases. which We're specifically
referred TO their adjudication by the
National Committee
In each of these cases the delegates
at-lnfga bad been excluded. the Ma
tional Committee tcing unwilling "a decide
between the coutenaine factions. I'm the
Delaware case Senator Thurstons open
6enunciation of Mr.. Addicks complicated
matters In The Texas contest was in
xoI,,a The legitimacy of the new Lily
vbife rpo,ement which is pcrplexing Re
,',,l,Ii,.,, ,,.,..ui,affous in the south The
-. - ~. ,,,,r,ittco ina setting apart
~. ho,,rs and "a baif Tonight for the
consis1rafirn IN ttc.e eases Is taken as
-. f,,,,i,,tfo,, ,H.t 30 will condue its at
,.nti,n to matters specifically referred
90 a. AMI l.t tbe other contestants stand
- '' 80 ~, 3d.. N-ationol Committee.
WILL GEL NO'-D
Prcphesyins IS a risky profession IN
connection with "a body which has already
undergone 50 many lightning changes as
have come over the course OF tnis con
N,huon' put .'''a ','''a 'l .o,. T., Id no
5','',,' ,-,,... l.,''i ,ro,,s cseos and tbe fow
.i,...,',, ,lis,r,o, ,sse in Now York. cali
-,,i -. thor states which have
49,, .., -. r.,..r,.1 to -,e credentials
committee hv .he National Committee.
oo'''','' 1 ,,' ~, s,,..r,in,. omnibus reso-
i,.,to,, a. o5c,.t tbe temporary roll as the
,..,',,, ...... ia an otbar contests such
,i., ir ,do,t.d will of course. elicit
i''l J.. -. ,,,.,, diseattenad CON
Auo"s "pi -, ,t.,,, ,,1I have
1'7v'.i..o' ".'. ~ a. ~ tbe convention
spoAesln," "u '''. - tn air tbctr
'"'s " ~, ,-...,4
hiei'"i,r'a "n III. l-l,.-l .~,,,,,,,.o5 i,s
"o tt,', - 49, ana ala moi
laooio "o'.'''- - ,el,,t,rs of tbe
leinill 'i'e l,.,C1 b~,.i a.. lister 10 its
sunni "a +Na'''-.'', ,,,,l1,,btc5fx ,,o,e
"eiiDoi 's'o,''' ,,l,-.ti,e- nm anvtbinc
Nas,S nv -,,.,tcr.I,is Committee.
sa.u So'V.o -. .''. ~ ,,,.,i, ~ tbese commit
AsiuS i'o'l ..'..'..,t .'terte1 IN force Levi
tecs ino i"o' .',,r,,, of t,u IA
i. morton Nl'V '"9 1o.'''i' 80. Ne ,,a,,, has
the Mchln,es ~ ~ l.l,,,.n,tio, for
even beeh i"ll DSlo- ttA ~ ,t. So hos
the higher once " WIZ .,,.te, r'bo
nominated MN '',S. ','rc,,,l,, ,'er,os6
facts III thlS lio . ''0, ,,',,..,.,
seem 10 DC aDO"' d" ~ 'o''o"s
HANNA AND Mol'lON'
Ccrtoin New York Republicans mot
\. ,.S,,..,..r M piafD have repeatedly visit
- ~ Ii~,,ra,s headouarters to-day to
'St.-t. ~ eent1eman's co-operatlon IN
Srjnging about the nomination Of Gov.
Morton. , 49,.
Mr.. Hanna IN turn pueS,lo''gt ,os -. 49,
gentlemen as 10 theiI hN0MI0er u ~ -,
nor Morton Is intentions ne - ''r,''
10 the Governors tel,siah 10 ~ -",' .,ated