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They did. however. state to members Of
the committee afterward that they would
all stand by Senator Teller, and If they
were defeated In the convention they would
declare themselves out Of the party and
do the best they could for their people
hereafter.
Members Of the committee who came out
o. the rooms said they had never witnessed
such touching scenes in politics.
Some of the silver men shed tears while
speaking: Senator Cannon wept, crying
aloud as he pleaded for Utah. No funeral
could be SO sad to him. They loved the
party that was about to smite them and
cast them out.
Senator Dubois was the most vehement in
his utterances as to the result. He showed
TO emotion, but was aercely defiant.
Senator Teller was cooi throughout the
debate.
ENTHUSIAST FOR REED,
Popularity Of the Mnfne C1ndithfe
shown at 81. Louis.
Special from StGff Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, June tI-The great popular
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would menace the permanency of free in
stitutions. endanger the safety of Ameri-
can society lessen the opportunities
of American labor.
The abolition of sectionaIism-eyery
star in the American flag shining for the
honor and welfare and happiness of every
commonwealth and all the people. A
deathless loyalty to all that Is true and
American and a patriotism eternal as the
stars"
Punctuated With Cheers.
The punctuation of almost every SEN
tence of his address was a period Of yells,
rounded of with fringe of manual ap-
plause and stamping. Mr.. Thurston Is a
slender. dark-fao ed. black-mustached, spec
tacled, scholarly looking man, but he
Wields voice keyed for the stump that
sent every word ringing to the farthest
corner Of the galleries
No point Of his speech was lost upon the
assembly. but that which provoked thu
most enthusiastic uproar was the state
ment that he had presided over the con-
vention which nominated the last repubn-
can President, and was now addressing
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Ex-senator Ingalls,, now a reporter, keen
ly scans the audience with his eyes, search
ing for inspiration for sketches.
Senator Lodge arises to ask for further
time for the committee on resolutions, and
gets 1t. There is an awkward pause for
five minutes, and then Senator Wellington
Of Maryland asks unanimous consent that
the committee on rules be allowed to re-
port out Of order.
'T object" cried a dozen men.
Senator Sewell Of New Jersey meets the
same fate with q similar request.
This looks like delay, and people are
asking each other where the trouble lies.
Mr.. Seweil makes motion to receive the
report Of the committee on permanent Or
ganizatfon out Of order.
A storm Of ayes carries it The noes come
from the silver delegates' portion Of the
hall.
White the report Of the committee on
permanent organization Is being read the
convention keeps good order until the
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support of his resolutions, becoming quite
animated as he warmed up in the course
of his remarks. He had scarcely begun
when the members of the press, who lined
the hall outside the room in which the COM
mittee was meeting. were invited to a more
distant section Of the hotel. The excuse was
made that the committee wanted the use
of the hallway for afr, but the fact that the
Colorado Senator'S voice penetrated the
wall and was plainly heard on the outside
was accepted as the real. reason for the
eviction Of the press.
AS the Senator progressed he was warmly
app}auded by his followers. He spoke
Vehemently tn opposition to the gold stand
ard plank, declaring his belief In taking
this course that the party was departing
from its vaunted position of defender of
the rights Of the people, and putting Itself
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restraint such as has not disturbed the
minds OF politicians during any recent time
II the story Of this convention behind the
closed doors OF the council rooms could be
told In all its details 1t would exceed In
interest and excitement the story Of the
noisy national conventions Of recent years
The bitterness is intense, personal en-
mites have been started, the spirit of re-
sentiment and revenge has been aroused.
and men heretofore associated with each
other have ceased 10 speak. 1t has been
like struggle between doctors of religion
over an article of faith which is to affect
the religious teachings of the world. There
Is the shadow of the stake and the cross
OF the martyrs in II.
But all this has been kept under cover
Only indistinct sounds of the contention
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Kinley fight upon his shoulders. Surely he
has honors enough in securing first place
for his Candidate"
At the Ohio headquarters up to 9:3O O. clock
no definite answer has been given to Mr..
Miller or Cornelius Bliss as to their psopo-
sitton to secure aid in their fight against
MIR. Morton. and they were getting rather
uneasy. Mr.. Nilholland. however. said that
there vaS no doubt that there would be
assistance lent by the friends of Mckinley
in the west to those-tn the east who had
assisted them, but this view was not car
ried out by interviews with Mckinley ad-
herents In other states.
The Morton people this morning figure
their vote on the vice presidential posi-
tion for Morton as follows:
New York, SO; Connecticut, II; Delaware,
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name OF Senator Thurston Is mentioned,
when his friends, and there seem to be q
lot of them, applaud his name
He Is the FIRST man to receive anything
Like an ovation today.
Mr. Fairbanks declares the report adopt
ed On viva voce vote, and a clearly de-
fined Hiss Is heard from those who opposed
the motion
Ex-Congressman Mudd of MARYLAND
makes Vigorous kick. but it is overruled.
and by . standing vote the report is
adopted.
Senator Thurstcn is escorted to the ros-
trum and for the first time today a genuine
wave of enthusiasm goes through. 1t lasts
Ior several minutes and seems 20 betoken
an awakening interest on the part Of the
audience in the proceedings.
Only twice during his speech does he
fall to get generous responses to his senti-
mehts. When he speaks of opening the
mints to coinage Of American metal there
IL an awkward silence. save from the silver
states. When he refers to government con-
troi OF transportation lines he gets a hard
Irost. There's not q murmur of ap-
pause but all rs amended when he closes
and the convention gives him a roussng
send off,
When. following this, the recess until p
O'Clock comes. an instance is given of the
rapidlty with which the great hall can he
emptied Of its human contents The an
dience seens to sink out of sight in Sec
uons as they disappear through the nm
Herous exits. Where but a few seconds
ago was block Of human beings is now a
coilectton Of empty chairs. You would
fhfnk their occupants had melted into Thin
air. n NJ
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The name of John NJ. Thurston of Ne
braska' to be permanent chairman, there
was an eruption of flags ard cheers from
the delegates, and another demonstration
greeted the name of u. S. Grant. jr. of
California.
The heat was becoming intcnse-damp
whiting, sunless heat, which crimpled
collars and kept the whole arena a
f1utter of gaudy fans. which had been dis
tributed throughout the hall
The reg ding of the report on permanent
organization was followed by wild and
tumultuous scene.
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland jumped to his feet
and loudly protested aParst action upon
the report. "It can be received he shout
ed. but it cannot be acted upon. Nothing
can he done III til the convention has acted
On the report of the committee on creden-
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VICTORY FOn COLD.
The Money Plank as Stronr a. Any
One Wanted.

The Money Plank as Strone ~ Any
One Wanted.
Special from a Staff Correspondeat
ST. LOUIS. June 17-When the victory
for gold came it was complete No one
has centrnded for q stronger gold plank
II an that adopted by the resolutions CON-
mittees Silver was almest voiceiess in the
committee. On the subcommittee Mr.. Tel
ler stood alone. All he accomplished was
to make the record clear and to secure an
opportunity to be publicly heard. This is
all he was there for. He tested the COM
nittee On almost every possible variation
OF propositions friendly for silver, and in
every instance the proposition was sup
ported by his cwn single vote. He sue
ceeded H the thing he most sought. IN
securing q concession Of time Ia which the
silver men might be heard
The plan decided upon by the ma5ority
was that the silver men should not be
given an opportunity to make troubIe by
talking.
Mr.. Teller awaited himself Of his position
on the platform committee to fight this
The report Of the subcommittee was de-
layed until this morning on account OF the
fghe over this proposition.
MT. Teller insisted that he must have
sufficient time for the presentation Of the
silver side Of the case to the convention or
else he would hang up the committee. de-
laying their report y ifIe the silver arg,i-
ments were made in committee, and that
everything said and done In the COMMITTEES
would be given to the press fully. He said
they would have to take their choice. He
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Has Nothing t~ Say Ab~W4 the Vice
Presidential EomtMatSOn,

RHINECLIFFE, n. Y, June 17.-Gov
Morton is watching the course Of events
at StLouis with unruffied demeanor, show
ing none Of the anxiety that nigh. be
looked for in a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination. The governor has had a
telegraph wire run into his house, over
which he receives the Associated Press dis
patches from st. Louis. which. as mis- pri-
vate secretary puts it, keeps him in touch
with the most minute details of the
workings OF the republican national con-
vention.
With an Associated Press reporter who
called upon him today Gov. Morton .:hatted
pleasantly on all topics not associated with
the convention, but became reticeat when
convention gossip was mentioned.
When the gold plank which had been
adopted fo- insertion in the platform was
spoken of the governor made no declara-
tion. but the expression of delight which lit
up his face instantly told that the plank
echoes his sentiments exactly. AS regards
his acceptance of the vice presidential NOM
ination the governor. as usual when that
subject Is broached, had nothing TO say.
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have reached the listening public. The is
sue OF the contest is too scholastic. too i'm
personal. for the Interest in IL to be MANI
Tested IN noisy disputes in the hotel cor
ridors or In marching bands or torchIight
professions with banners. The result OF
the struggle is that the gold standard has
been adopted q principle Of the repub-
as an article OF faith. and II remains for
dissenters to accept or to reject the doc
trines. Material incidents of the contest
arr that the tactic nal fght among the New
York leaders has grown that the two
factions are drawn UP In front Of each
other in the attitude OF deadly hatred.
Piatt and Depew are attacking each other
personally, and each is trying to circum-
vent every move of the other.
The hecessity under which Mr.. Hanna
was placed. though triumphant Ia every
| thing else. to yield to Lodge and Plat on
how the new article of faith should he en-
grated into the platform has provoked in
him feeling Of resentment and indigna-
ton. which, being met with a boast of VIC
tory on the other side. has established q
bitter hostility. The men not quite pre-
pared to accept the doctrine formally
adopted are aflicted with doubts and dis
content. The men. uader the leadership OF
Teller and Dubois, who have been con-
tending for the establishment of a dia-
metrically opposite principle are out of ths
party. JPN.
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that which was to name the next repub-

that which was to name the next repub-
lican President.
The delegates rose and waved their hats.
f1a gs and handkerchiefs with prolonged
cheer when Mr.. Thurston finished.
The otLer permanent officers elected were:
Secretary Col. Charles w. johnson of Min
nesota; assistant secretaries, w. f. Riley
of Kentucky, H. H. Smith of Michigan. A.
B. Humphrey of New York. A. W. Manlor
of Maryland: official stenographer. Frances
E. Burke Of Pittsburg; serseant-at-arms.
Timothy E. Byrnes of Minnesota; assist
ants to the sergeant-at-arms. George w.
Wisewen OF Wisconsin. w. w. johnson of
Maryland, W. p. Huxford of Washington.
Charles E. Stone of Illinois, G.. D. Smith
of Oklahoma. reading clerks j. H. Stone Of
Michigan. F. H. Wilson Of Missouri. John
r. Malloy of Ohio. r. s. Hatch of Indiana.
]. r. Bean Of New Jersey: also one vice
president from each state.
AS the demonstration ceased. by direc-
ton of Permanent Chairman Thurstop. a
letter was read from ]. Henry Fort, chair
n an of the committee on credentials. an
nouncing that the committee would be un-
axle to report until after noon.
TheTeupcn Gov. Bushnell Of Ohio moved
that the convention take recess until 2
O'Clock
The motion was carried with a roar. and
at 1f:23 Chairman Thurston declared the
convention in recess. The band played
yankee Doodle as the crowds made their
way out of the hall.
WHO WILL FOLLOW TELLER.
Speculation Regarding the Belt Of
the Silver Men.
Special from a STAFF Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, June ia member of the
Platform committee just from the confer
ence room says that Mr.. Teller announced
In the conference that he intended to bolt
the convention.
The gold men are coming to realize that
Teller Dubois. Cannon. Mantle and their
followers are going to bolt. While there
has been no official announcement on the
subject. friends of the silver leaders have
whispered that the bolt is coming. until
at last the gold men have come to believe
It,
a statement by one Of the silver Senators.
who Is not going to bolt, that he knows
that Teller and part of the Colorado dele
CATION: Dubois and all the Idaho delega-
ton; Cannon and part of the Utah delega-
tan; Mantle and part of the Montana dele-
cation and a few others will bolt Is ac-
cepted by the gold men as accurate infor-
nation. 1t is said that Carter VIII not go
out.
Many stories concerning the subject Of a
bolt are in circulation today.
1t Is said that the silve. men reached a
conclusion at a me citing this morning But
meeting was held. This conclusion had
been reached for some time.
1t was said that they had hired hall for
another convention. This IL not accurate.
No doubt If they go out people interested
in the silver cause may get up demon
stration and they might be called on to
speak.
Some private individual may have hired
hall, but the silver leaders have not.
SHAPING THE PLANKS.
Evening star., 1896-06-17
Our Advertising Columns.

Read the advertising columns
of The Star carefully. They are
an invaluable guide to the
buyer. You will find the an
nouncements of all the success
full business houses and will miss
the fake concerns and habitual
bankrupts. You won't find the
latter. Reputable advertisers
dislike being found in their
company.
Evening star., 1896-06-17
CONVENTION SCENES.

Characteristic. of the Grent Gnrh-r-
Ing at st. Louis.
Special from STAFF Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, June 17.-At o o'clock this
morning the two main hotels Of st. Louis
representing the political headquarters out
side of Convention Hall would not sug-
gest to the casual observer that national
convention is being held in st. Louis.
There are no bands, no ShouterS, no pro-
cessions. There is not banner borne
aloft by an enthusiastic rooter and not
a cheer drowned the ticking of the tele-
graph instrument in the hotel office this
morning. Gone are the gay rollickers Of
yesterday; missing are the scenes Of up
roarious enthusiasm that marked the de-
parture of the boomers for Convention
Hall yesterday.
Five minutes past the meeting hour there
were not f,JO0 people in Convention Hall
There were no big men in sight. A band
at last appeared and unlimbered for ac-
ton. The first piece of music played was
a nocturne
The state delegations are beginning to
arrive now. They do not come, as Of old,
with bands and flying banners, cheers and
enthusiasm, but move In quietly and with
perfunctory step.
There has been a liberal distribution Of
free tickets this morning. and now nearly
half an hour after the hour set for the
meeting the people thus secured began
to make their appearance. They are
shingling that mansard roof like tiers of
seats in the gallery with eager faces, their
jaws aching, ready for business.
The hymn-like notes Of Maryland. Ny
Maryland" from the band now float
through the hall, but there Is not a re-
sponsive cheer from even the Maryland
delegation. Next comes Dixie" and the
claque in the galleries evidently is a home
production, for 1t applauds the air
Twenty minutes to II o'clock and Mr.
Fairbanks calls the convention to order
He surveys the scene and finds the hall
well filled. There are still few thousand
empty seats on the mansard. but the
shouters will get them when the time fol-
| the shouting arrives.
| DIR. William q. Williams of Williamsport
offers a prayer. The audience fan and
| cough and shuttle their feet and don't heal
| a word
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thought there might possibly be more in
terest and publicity In the fight il he made
it in committee than there would be in
speech made on the floor Of the convention.
J.P NJ
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6: Florida. 8; Maryland, 16: Massachusetts,
80: Michigan, %: Minnesota. Is; Nebraska,
Is; New Hampshire, 8; North Dakota. 10;
Ohio. "a; Pennsylvania, 6f; Rhode Island,
g; South Dakota. 8; Tennessee. a: Texas,
80: Indiana, 16: Wisconsin, "a; Missouri,
II: Vermont, 9; Utah, g.: Mississippi, fS.
Total. 445e
For choice 1t IS necessary to have 46O
votes, and It ts claimed that when the bal
lot is started the surprise will be great
as to Mr.. Morron's strength. But there
Is a great rortfoT Of the day IN which to
fight the battle, and MFR. Hanna is stffi the
pfvos about whom the fight swings.
When Warner Miller was asked to speak
upon Mr.. Hama's uncertain attitude, he
said
"Mr. Hanna will show his hand after
the nomination Of Mckinley has been ac-
compiished. Wait until then. We have
had several delegates telegraph to Mr.
Merton as to hts vice presidential aspira-
tons, but he has not been heard from al
yet
As the morning wore on it was evident
that all the influence that the Miller crowd
could bring to bear was used with Chaun-
cey M. Depew to get him to withdraw from
nominating Morton for President. It was
urged that 1t was perfectly evident that
Morton was In the race for Vice President
and that therefore he should withdraw
from the presidency. Mr.. Depew answered:
Mr.. Morton assured me he Is IN the
race must nominate him. according to
agreement
The announcement made just as the con-
vention was called to order, that Foraker
of Ohio would nominate Morton for the
vice presidency just as soon as the ballot
for President was finished, practically set
tied the gossip of the morning. 1t was the
plan that when the Morton motion to NOM
mate Mckinley by reclamation was made
to also include the name of Levi P Morton
for Vice President.
At 1850 1t was believed that this would
certainly be the case and it looks as If the
plan would carry, although there may be
some opposition.
Evening star., 1896-06-17
SHAPING THE PLANkS.
The Resolutions COmnfttee Consider
Ing the Platform.

ST. LOUIS, June 17.-The full commit
tee took up the platform promptly after
being called together at 1880. and pro ceed-
ed with it section by section. The pre-
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The Fight Of the New Yorker,

, AASASs
By Associated Press .
ST LOUIS, June 1.-THE complex situa.
ton of last night. In which the bitter feud
between the New York factions was the
principal factor coupled with a desire tn
put Mr.. Hanna and the MCKINLEY man.
ayers on record. continued this morning
without material change, the halt being oc-
casioned by the desire to get the presiden-
tial matter settled before launching into a
vice presidential fight. Mr. Platt was about
early, and had seen the leaders of the In
diana and Illinois delegations before a
o'clock. He was pursuing his usual tactics
Of stating his position quietly to the 1ead-
ers Of delegations. whether they were favor
able or unfayorahie to his cause. There
was, however. no disposition on his part to
make any definite statement of Mr.. Nor
tons candidacy other than to say cour-
teously: "In the event Of MFR. Morton's de-
feat on the presidential issue, it is tho,,gf1t
that Mr. Morton would accept the second
place." and he would ask for support.
Every care was taken In New York head
quarters not to in any way antagonize Mr..
Hanna or mention HIM az an enemy Of the
Morton boom for Vice President. Chair
man Haclsett Of the New York committee
said: "16r. Hanna cAnnot be expected to
enter into this fight when he has tha Mo-
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Continued on Third Page.
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Charaet e ristis.s of the GFent Gather.
Ing at st. Louis.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25

crous, reminding the hearer OF an exhorter
at a negro camp-meeting. When plea
becomes roast the hearer is inclined to
laugh.
Senator Sim pson. swarthy of face, large
of nose, and wearing a black bang hang
ing loosely down his low, sweet brow, is
an effective speaker. I think he can talk
the socks off the average man. I. II. Gore
of Texas, the 25-year-old son of Congress
man Gore of Mississippi, is good talker.
He has the misfortune to be blind. Judge
Gibbs and Milton Park of Texas are orators
of no mean order.
was also agreeably disappointed in the
personnel of the mass of the delegates.
They are largely of the agricultural classes,
are honorable representatives of the yeo-
manry of the country. I miss the swag-
ger of the Bowery. the aggressive strut OF
the Tar Fiat politician. But II see before
me men and women who work for living
under the debilitatlng sun of the summer
and amid the chilling blasts of. the cruel
winters that fall to the not unhappy lot OF
those who live on the wrong side of the
Rocky Mountains. 1 see manly men and
womanly women not ashamed of having
to toll for their daily bread and not griev-
ing because they cannot wear broadcloth
or silks. JOHN PAUL CosGRAvE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25
LEAD ERs ARE AT SEA.
But There Is Little Possibility of
the Convention Yet IndorsIng
the Democrats,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 25.-The Peoples
party convention on the third day of its
session got down to solid work and after a
stormy night session nominated Thomas
L. Watson of Georgia for Vice President.
1t turned down the committee on rules by
decisive vote this morning and gave the
nomination for Vice President prece-
dence over that of President, SO as to force
the selection of Southern Populist in
place of Sewall, whose record was strongly
attacked by members of the Maine delega-
ton.
The hall was almost as crowded as it was
during any of the sittings of the Repub-
lican convention. There was a good al
of enthusiasm displayed, though not in
favor of any special candidate. Most of
the speeches were in favor of the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Watson of Georgia, aud his
success was almost assured an hour before
he was chosen.
The sensation of the night was the with
drawal of Mr.. Bryan unless his mate, Mr..
Sewall, was named with him on the ticket.
Before the convention adjourned the pur-
port of the message from Mr.. Bryan be-
came known among the leaders. Gov
ernor Stone of Missouri, General ]. B.
Weaver and Mr.. Patterson of Denver held
a conference, but without result.
subsequently Governor Stone said he
did not believe Bryan's name would be
presented to the convention. He could
not, he said, possibly see how Bryan could
ever consider a nomination after the ac-
ton OF the convention in nominating
Watson. The leaders of the PopuIists are
all at sea, but among those who have
been contending for SewalPs nomination
the telegram brings ray of hope. for they
believe it will force the convention to re-
consider its action and indorse the
straight Democratic ticket. There APP
pears, however. to De no probability OF
this being done.