The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-12
THE CONVENTION HALL.

who are not delegates to the convention
Among these will be the members of the
national committee. Above the heads of
the guests will be the band gallery, and
stretching around the four sides of the hall
will be galleries, pitched at n sharp angle,
from which thousands of men and women
will look with intense interest on the gath
ering below.
Many faces made familiar by newspaper
portraiture will be in evidence on the floor.
There will be the grizZled countenance of
the ''easy boss' of New York, ex-senator
Platt Near him will be the loose iointed
Warner Miller of Herkimer, whom Ingalls,
of Kansas once pictured in the United
States senate as an elephant walking u
tight rope. Another of New York's "big
four" is Chauncey Depew, the ever cheer.
full president of the New York Central.
He will have in his pocket speech plac-
ing in nomination Governor Morton of
New York. Another speechmaker con-
spicuous on the floor will be Ex-Governor
Foraker Of Ohio, known to the paragraph
ers as Fire Alarm" Foraker He will name
Mckinley If everything goes according to
present plans. Ohio's governor, Mr. Bush
nell, will be another figure not so familiar.
Missouri's high priest Chauncey /. Fill
ley, will look from the floor with some
amusement at his enemy, Dick Kerens,
seated with the national committee Kerens
beat Filley for membership in the commit
tee four years ago, and Filley has retaliated
by refusing TO let Kerens come as dele
gate to the convention.
Philetus Sawyer who retired recently
from the United States senate, will head
Wisconsin's delegation, and with him will
be his old colleague, John G.. Spooner.
The silver haired, vitriol tonguod Ingalls,
will be with the Kansas delegation. San
Francisco's famous editor, De Young, so
long follower of Blaine, will be among
the Mckinley shoutcrs. There will be
many of the old Blaine crowd, but their in
terests will be divided. James $. Garrison
of Iowa, that Industrious promoter Of
booms, will be for Allison Joe Manlcy of
Maine will be upholding Tom Reeds in'
terests.
Some Of Harrison's old friends and sup
porters will be scattered through tho hall.
John G.. New Of the indianapolis Journal
and his son Harry will be ON hand, ready
to take up Bcn's cause at any minute if
he will only say the word. Proctor of Yer
mont will be at the head of his delegation,
but he is u convert TO MclKinleyism. Chan
dlcr of New Hampshire will be on hand,
uncertain under his states instructions
whether he is for Reed or Mckinley. Then
there will be Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Lodge of Massachusetts and Kellogg of
Louisiana, that warhorse of reconstruction
days, and Teller of Colorado, who won't
play If silver Is neglected, and q great
many more whose names are linked with
the recent history of the Republican party.
The preliminary organization of u con-
vention Is usually cut and dried. The ma
tional committee names temporary officers
and reports them to the convention, which
ratifles the selection. But there was
memorable exception to that rule 10 years
ago. Then the anti-Blaine men deter
mined TO test their strength in the conven-
ton by moving to reject the committees
choice for temporary chairman, Powell
Clayton, and TO name John r.. Lynch of
Mississippi in his place. Lynch was elect
cd, but the anti-Blaine crowd went to
pieces after that, and Blaine was nomi
mated.