The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-10
ST. LOUIS HOST IS SWARMING.
THE VANGUARD or THE POLITICAL
ARMY NOW ARRIVING.


Coming Conflict of the CIans-The
Mckinley Cohorts OverpOwerinls
in Numbers and Flushed With
COnddence-A Portion of the sill
verites Apt TO Bolt.
St. Louis, June 9.-Thls city is the camp
ing ground OF a great army on the eve of
battle.
The Mckinley hosts. overpowering in
numbers and confident of victory, await
the issue complacently. The outlying
camps dedicated 10 ''favorite sons" have
but the shadowy hope that something un-
f0rseen may happen to turn the tide of
battle in their favor.
The Reed men. the Allison men, and in
fact, all other than Mckinley men, re-
fuse to give roster of their pledged dele
gates and refer vaguely to breaks on the
second ballot, The Ieutenants of the Ohio
man answer this by saying that there Will
De no second ballot. There was some neb-
ul0us gossip ahoat this evening touching
combinations 10 prOlOng the contest, but
all efforts 10 resolve this 10 certainty
met with the reply: wait until after
Manley comes
one unpleasant feature that promised
TO embarrass the local committee on en-
lertalnment is happily arranged to the
satisfaction of all. The negro delegates
upon their arrival, viii find quarters pro-
vlded for them and prompt and civil at
tenton at hrst-class hotel Judge Long
of Florida and Committeeman Hin OF
Mississippi received these assurances
tonight and expressed themselves sat
lshed. These gentlemen came in advance
Of their delegation and discovered that
through some misunderstanding the col
ored delegates We're not provided for, but
are now satisfied that the local committees
viii carry ont every promise.
The prominent arrivals tonight include
Joseph II. Manley Of Maine, Senator Gear
Dakota, Senator ShOup OF Idaho, Chair
man Thomas Carter of Montana, J. 5,
Indian territory; Wright Quincy delegate
ar-large from Texas; j. r. Lynch, dele
gate-at-large from Mlssisslppli i. ID. Ri
Urddn or CallLOInla, FoWeu Gay Ton, ma
t.onal committeeman from Arkansas; w.
=. Scott of West Virginia, Isaac NJ. Pot
ter of Rhode Island and W. R. Hearst of
Chairman Manley was visited tonight
by scores of politicians, all eager TO press
claims OF various sorts, but MI. Mauley
pleaded fatigue from his long journey
and retired early. Among his callers was
eX-CongreSsman Nathan Frank Of St
Louis, who Is contesting delegate from
the Twelfth Missouri district. The de-
Cis-On of the committee IN regard TO the
claims of the delegates from TINS district
VIII decide the national committeeman
snip of Missouri in all probability. The
contesting delegations are respectively
friendly one to Chauncey l. Filley, the
other to Richard c. Kerens. There are
Jhirty-four delegates from Mssourl-n5ne-
ietn necessary ~ a NllpltSF o4A0 -AA
pledges of seventeen delegates.
among the western ueleBates VINO dIe
already on the ground and ADVOCATING the
adoption of free silver plank in the plat
form of the republican party are NJ. II.
deYoung of California and col Isaac
Trumbo of Salt Lake City, Utah.
In an interview to-day Mr.. deYoung
said: "The delegates from the silver
states are very determined in their desire
to advance the interests OF silver. Iney
want the right to have the free coinage Of
are very radical ana talk about leaving
the convention in case they tail to have
their views adopted. rms aclloh Will not
be general It is generally known tnat
Colorado, under the leadership of Senator
Teller, proposes to walk out of the con-
vention. The California delegation has
been instructed to vote for Mckinley and
the convention adopted plank in favor
of the free coinage of silver. But our del
egates do not intend 10 leave the party
nor the convention in case of the failure
Of that measure.
The silver men, especially. of Colorado,
Montana and other states where silver is
an important factor. think that If Senator
Teller should be nominated by the demo-
cratic party in Chicago there would be no
question of his Endorsement by the silver
and populist party conventions that meet
IN st. Louis on July %
become convinced that the republican
party is controlled by the lead trust and
the eastern manufacturers; The time mas
come to put the party back IN the hands
of the common people. Our fight is plain.
We are for silver first and for a duty on
lead and wool. We want lead and wool
for the west and silver for the whole coun-
"Our claim IS that the farmer who grows
the wool is entitled to the same degree of
protection that is given the manufactur-
ers of Massachusetts.
"Win you bolt in case a silver plank is
not adOpted?' was asked.
THAT is a matter for future cOnsidera-
ton. Thus far we have believed that we
could fight the matter out within our
lines h1rf If fail he
PEELED to adopt some other course 1ut
of self-protection.
Who will Utah support for the nomi-
Il imagine that the vote will be cast
for Senator Teller. Nearly all the votes
Of the silver states will go to him, 1
think"
sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes gave out the
following for publication tonight: Much
inquiry having been made relative to the
extent of the damage done 10 the conven-
tiOn hall by the cyclone, l thing it proper
to inform the public that the damage has
been entirely repaired and that the hail
is as good as it was before the storm.
Everything is in readiness for the con-
vention.
selected and they will report a the office
of the sergenat-at-arms in the auditorium
building on Monday, the 18th inst, at 10
O'Clock a. m. G. n. Wisweu of Wisconsin,
first assistant sergeant-at-arms will, un-
der the general supervision of the ser
geant-at-arms, direct the work of the en-
ployes in and around the auditorium
buildings.
mo commissions will be forwarded.
They will be handed to the appontees in
dividually at the time and place above
mentioned and on the same day the tick
cts of admission to the convention will be
issued by the sergeant-at-arms from room
No. 900 in the Odd Fellows building on Oh
i've street, between Eighth and Ninth
streets.
1T. E. Byrnes, Sergeant-at-Arms."
CONVENTION CHAIRMANSHIPS.