Evening star., 1896-06-11

resolution in the national committee in
creasing the representation of District of
Columbia to six delegates. 1t will be con-
sidered tomorrow.
Mr.. Frank B. Conger of Washington. who
is engineering the attempt to add four dele
gates to the Districts quota in this con-
veEtion. has practically given up the effort.
despairing of suct ess. Upon inquiry he
has fou-.d SO much opposition to his propo-
sition that he is inclined to believe the COM
mittee will give the application but scant
attention. n. y. M.
WILL REMAIN IN THE FIELD.
None of the Fnvorite Sons Will With
draw.
Special Frcm Staff Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Thera seems 10 be
a settled understanding that neither Reed.
Quay, Morton nor Allison will withdraw.
The Mckinley men anticipate tha. all these
names will be presented and the repre-
seEtatives of these candidates declare with
great emphasis that there will be no with
drawals.
Senator Gear said today, when his at
tention was called TO a dispatch from lows
stating that AlisoIs name was to be with
| drawn and Gear was to be presented for
Vice President, that there was no truth
whatever in the story. Allisons name
would not be withd: avn. he said. and ne
would not under any circumstances he a
candidate. for Vice President.
The New York headquarters were all dec
Grated with flags and pictures of Morton
today in anticipation of the arrival of
Platt tonight. The Reed headquarters are
to be opened on Sunday. The explanation
of the other candidates remaining i'll the
field after conccdng thu nomination of
Nc kinley is that they want to preserve
their organization in order to influence the
action of the convention on the financial
There n 10
Quay is understood here to be in favor Of
Hobart for Vice President. Mckinley's
choice, and it is not believed that either
Reed. Allison Morton has a candidate
for that place. Manley is talked of and
| no less than five New York men aspire to
| the place, leaving no choice between them
The compliment of being talked Of is ex-
tended to Geo. w. Aldrich, Hamilton Fish,
]. Sloat Fassett. E. C. McAlpin and c. N.
Bliss by the New York people. In Rhode
Island there is the rivalry between Gov
ernor Lippitt and Ex-Governor Brown. In
face of the positive declaration that neither
Reed. Allison nor Morton will accept. the
only men who are spoken of seriously with
out local rivalry and opposition, besides
Hobart. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee,
Hastings of Pennsylvania Bradley of Ken
tEcky. Senator Proctor. Senator Hawley
and NJ. H. De Young, though there are at
least twenty names mentioned ]. P. Nj.
ThurstOn to BE Permanent Chairman
Special From Staff Correspondent
u,
tor, having discouraged the proposition to
make him permanent chairman of the con-
vention, and having suggested that the
honor ought to be placed where it would do
most good, the program in that respect has
been changed. The permanent chairman
has not been positively selected but it Is
regarded as almost certain that Senator
Thurston will be the man. 1t is thought
that Proctors motive in declining was to
give the position to Thurston. Henry
Vance is spoken of. but Thurston will in
all probability. be decided on. Thurston is
to second McKinley's nomination. He has
his speech written. j. r. NJ
Well-known Candidate.
Special From STAFF Correspondent
ST. LOUIS. June 11.-Col. H. Clay Evans
of Tennessee. who is probably better known
to Washingtonians than any of the other
vice presidential candidates, arrived this
morning, and has taken his position, wait
ing for the lightning to strike 1t can be
stated authoritatively that Col. Evans will
not wage an aggressive campaign unless he
| receives the word from Maj. Mckinley He
has placed himself absolutely in the hands
of the Mckinley men. and if they decide
result gracefully and without disappoint-
ment. A complimentary vote will be given
him, however, in any event. ~ o. NJ
Silver Men Impatient.
Special From a staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS. June 1.-THE silver men here
are showing great impa tience at the de-
layed arrival Of Senators Teller and Du-
bois. They expected this evening" but
they have been locked for anxiously for
two days. Patrick H. Lannan of Utah, one
of the leading republicans of the new
state and proprietor of the Salt Lake
Tribune, said this N orning: THE conven-
ton will declare for gold. I hope. We of
Utah are for free silver at 16 to l. but it
is easy to see that We are knocked out on
that proposition. Some are talking of a
compromise. but no compromise is posi-
BILE. straddle will not save the silver
states to the republican party, but on
the other hand it would create uncertainty
In the east. On a square gold platform
the fight should be made. Then there
would be no question of republican success
in the states of the east, where sound
money means a gold basis and single
gold standard j. p NJ
Mr.. Bland nt st. Louis.
Special From Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Bland boom
crossed the orbit of the Mckinley boom at
St. Louis today. Bland, the democratic
silver champion and Missouris candidate
for the democratic presidential nominat tion
arrived at the Planters Hotel this morn
Ing, and at once the corridors of the hotel
were crowded with silver democrats. Gov,
Stone and great many other silver demo-
Gratis of Missouri called on MIR. Bland and
in the afternoon conference was held be-
tween some of the leaders, their governor
and their candidate. Bland Is seriously a
candidate. and the Missouri people seem to
be seriously for him. He has not changed
particle in appearance or In manner since
he left Congress. He expressed great salts
faction to your correspondent over the
spread of the silver sentiment. JP NJ .
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Overhead Wires.
From the Chicago TmesHe.aId
Three moro deaths from overhead elec-