Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-11
M'KlNLEYISM is RAMPANT
st. Louis is Rapidly Filling Up With
Republican Ple-COunter
Statesmen.
ENROLLING M'KINLEY CONTESTANTS
Fairbanks Will Be Temporary Chair
man-Thurs ston Will Succeed to the
Chair-Probably Indiana Finan-
cial Plank Be Adopted.

Chair-Probably Indiana Finan-
cial Plank Be Adopted.
St. Louis, June 11.-All the talk abou
the chairman of the national committee
for the campaign results in the conclusion
that Marcus A. Hanna will be selected i
he will take the place.
1t has been about definitely settled
that G. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, will b,
the temporary chairman of the conven
tion. He is McKinley's choice. No de
termination has yet been reached as tt
the permanent chairman.
rHuRs1oN FOR PERMANENT oHA1RmAN.
There seems to be a determination &c
make Senator Thurston, of Nebraska
permanent chairman of the convention
Thurston had expected to make the first
speech seconding the nomination of Nc.
KinleY. It is possible that even if he
should be permanent chairman he will
also make the seconding speech for Nc
Kinley.
TANNER NOT A sTRADDLER.
John R. Tanner, candidate for COVER
nor of Illinois on the Republican ticket,
has thrown down the gauntlet to the free
silver Republicans. In an interview he
declared emphatically for the gold stand
ard and said that the platform, to be
adopted by the national convention,
should not hold out the slightest hope
for silver.
CANDIDATES. FOR VICE PRESIDENCY.
Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, ar
rived in town to-day and his appearance
started afresh the talk Of his candidacy
for vice president. Evans said that he
would of course be pleased to have the
nomination, but was not losing any sleep
over the prospects of success.
Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, is also
discussed in connection with the second
place.
The sentiment in favor of Hobart, of
New Jersey, seems to be pretty strong.
DECIDING CONTESTS AT ST. LOUIS.
Chairman Carter called the national
committee to order at 10 O'Clock to-day,
Notwithstanding the absence of fully half
the members.
The days work was begun with the
hearing in the cases of the California con-
tests, beginning with the 3rd district.
The claimants in this case were, on one
side, G. M. Belshaw and W. B. Parker,
and on the other side Dennison and
Hocheimer.
Congressman Hilborn appeared for
Belshaw and Parker. He claimed that Bel
shaw and Parker were the regular nomi-
nees, their selection having been made by
the convention which resulted from the
primaries, while Dennison and Hoe
heimer were chosen by delegates selected
by appointment.
Judge Thompson, of Ohio, represented
the interests of Dennison and Hocheimer.
He said that, as there was NO district
committee in the Bird DIST io6, .ha state
committee had appointed the district
delegates.
A motion that Dennison and Hoo
heimer be placed upon the rolls pre-
vailed without division.
M'K1NLEY1TEs SEATED.
The contest in the 4th district, includ-
ing the greater part of San Francisco,
was waged by W. W. Montague and
Samuel E. Shortridge against j. s. Spear
and H. I. Kowalski, who claimed to be
the regularly selected delegates.
This contest has been very spirited
one and is claimed to have resulted in
one murder.
Spear and Kowalski are Mckinley men,
while Montague and Shortridge are said
to be for Allison. Spear and Kowalsky
we're seated.
The contest from the 5th Kentucky dis.
trict, including the city of Louisville, re-
suited in the seating of Todd and Sopp,
the Mckinley delegates.
INDIANA PLATFORM FAVORED.
There is general consensus of opinion
that the financial plank of the platform
will be very nearly identical with the
plank Of the Indiana convention, although
there is demand from some sections that
the platform should declare for an inter
national agreement and pledge the party
to take steps to bring about such an
agreement. This is the plea of some of
the western states, where it is claimed
the party might be able, by this means,
w wAA o&oAuou iAOO ooAHn6o uooiutuploh
by the Democrats.
MILWAUKEE aoLDBUG's PLANK.
Henry G. Payne, the Wisconsin men,
Der of the national committee, has pre-
pared draft of financial plank, which
has met with quite general approval. 1t
follows: 1--WE are unalterably opposed to
every measure calculated to debase our
currency or impair the credit of our
country. We are therefore opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at the ratio of Is to l, or on any other
basis, except upon an international
agreement, which shall embrace the lead
ing commercial nations of Europe. We
favor the use of as much silver as neces
sary for commercial purposes and which
is consistent with maintaining the parity
of gold and silver as circulating mediums.
The Republican party caused the enact
ment Of the law providing for the re.
sumption of specie payments in 1879. 1t
will favor all measures designed to main
tain the money of the United States,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, which is the same as that of the
most enlightened nations on earth."
Goldbug Victory In Minnesota.
q 49, hAvr1