The evening times., 1896-06-12
HOW LONG 1T WILL LAST.
sorne Think the Convention willTake
I'D Five Days.


G, Jn,,is Mo- June ia general de-
sire obtains among delegates and officers
of the convention and more especially
among the st. Louis business men. to figure
out how iong the convention is likely TO
last. There being no oppo sition practically
to the nomination of Major Mckinley for
the Presidency, 1t was taken for granted
at first that the convention could finish
up its work in two or three days, SO as TO
adjourn not la terthan On nThursdayevenirig.
The outlook, however, Is lar from beng
promising for much speed.
There are something Ike $40 contests
to be settled, and they must all go to the
committee on credentials, and each ccn-
uestant will insist on hearing. 1t is liz.
urct. therefore, that the credentials cCm-
mittee hardly would get through It's work
in less than two days.
The national committee has but to make
temporary roll. and yet it has been in
constant session Tor two day VS. without fin
shing the work. Beside that. the contest
ants all have the right OF appeal to the
convention itself, ana they are likely to
! exercise this right TO the utmost.
LONG wINDED CONVENTIONS.
An examination OF the records OF previous
conventions shows that not enc of them
since that of i 81 9, when Ha yes and Wheel
er were nominated, has concluded its busi-
-uess before the END of the fourth day. AT
Minneapolis the convention met On Tuesday
June {, at I2:15 o clock. The roll of States
aud Territories was called and the commit
tees on permanent organization, rules and
order of business, ,credentiaisand resolutions
were announced. Thereupon, at :55
| O'Clock, after a session Of only an hour and
| tbp alipnru pI
| until IL O'Clock the next morning.
| The second day the permanent officers
| were seated and the rules adopted. The
| committee on resolutions, which had the
| platform i'll charge, was unable TO report
| and it was granted further time, so hat
after announcing the members of the ma
| tional committee the convention adiourned
until the following day. On Thursday the
| credentials committee was unable to re-
port in the norn,ns, but reported at an
| evening session.
FIGHT OVER THE PLATFORM.
At the same time the platform was sub
niitted and adopted without debate or divi-
sion. Friday mQrBing was concerned still
with contested sdats, and they had to be dis
| posed of before, the nominations could be
proceeded withs immediately after the
selection OF General Harrison had been
made unanimouss the convention adjourned
until evening, wheh Whitelaw Reid was
nominated for Vice President, and some
routine business Transacted
Much the same program will be followed
here in st. Louis, and as it took the Mime
apolis convention three days aud part of
the fourth to conclude the preliminary busi-
ness, it is believed twill be at least as long
| as that here. 45
The resolut ions committee will, of
course, sit at the same time as the creden-
tiaIs committee, and the fight over the
platform will be progressing while the con-
tests are being heard. Itis figured out that
the delegates will be in luck if they can get
a chance at the platform on Friday morn
ing, and the silver men say they not only
will make their fight in the committee, but