The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
Equal Protection to the Farmer
and Manufacturer Must
Be Assured.
PROSPERITY WILL THEN DAWN
Samuel NJ. Shortridge, Colonel Isaac
Trumbo and Other Leaders
Express Their Views.

ST. LOUIS, No, June 9.-Interest in the
work of the National Republican Conven-
ton, which will meet here next week, is
so keen that it is expected that at least
$1,000 people from near and far will pour
into this tornadO-swept city to be at the
political hurly-burly and to see the great
manlpulators, Clarkson, Hanna, Platt and
the rest, make their moves upon the
political chessboard. Business men Of
sanguine temperament estimate the prob
able attendance at 100000, and fears are
expected lest this city of $50 600 popula-
ton may not be able to provide for them
ALL
Several hundred buildings which lay in
the path of the terrific whirlwind of little
more than a week ago are uninhabitable,
and many are being torn down for safety,
This calamity, throwing so many resi-
dents, for time at least, out of house and
home, and causing them to accept quar-
ters with friends, has cramped the hotels
and lodging facilities, and prices in down
town apartments have risen. But the
committee of arrangements say that all
corners will be housed and made welcome.
Not many delegates have yet arrived,
and the only signs of unwonied life about
the Southern Hotel and the Planters Hotel,
the lodging resorts of the political aris-
tocracy, are by reason of the presence OF
members of the National Convention and
few stragglers. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. de
Young, Colonel and Mrs. Isaac Trumbo of
Utah, Samuel NJ. Shortridge, T. P. Riordan
and Mrs. Clara Foltz, who left San Fran
cisco last Thursday evening, arrived this
morning, the gentlemen being frequently
interviewed during the day by swarm of
St. Louis representatives.
1t did not take long for the party to learn
on their arrival that the concensus of
opinion is that Mckinley will have the
next thing to wslkover, and that he is
likely to be nominated on the first ballot
The California delegation are pledged to
Mckinley, and naturally the news put the
advance guard of Californians into high
spirits. Judge Thompson of Ohio has
been here for several days studying out the
plan of battle and marshalling his forces.
This morning Joseph Smith arrived di-
rect from Mckinley headquarters from
Canton, Ohio. He reported that Major
Mckinley was in fine health and spirits,
and he added that there was no doubt that
the major would be nominated on the first
ballot.
It is understood that many of the lead
ing silver men, including Colonel Isaac
Trumbo, will oppose McKinIey's nomina-
ton and will fight strenuously for the in
PRODUCTION into the platform of is to 1
free-coinage plank. Among these is A. c.
Cleveland, the National Committeeman
and delegate-at-large from Nevada. Mr..
Cleveland remarked to-day that he did not
think that Mr.. Mckinley would receive
even one vote from the Nevada delega ton.
The delegation were strictly instructed to
work for free coinage, although that would
be unnecessary, and were not pledged for
any of the gentleman named in connection
with the Presidential nomination. Mr..
Cleveland would not admit that his dele
CATION would bolt if a gold or sound
money plank should be adopted, but he
remarked significantly that California and
Nevada would declare for silver and would
60 Democratic.
Mr.. Cleveland is evidently mistaken
with regard to California. The issue OF
protecting the farmers, wool-raising, wine
and dried fruit producers is paramount in
the Golden State, as it Is Everywhere else
outside of those States and Territories
whose sole dependence is silver mining.
so that Californians will not prove untrue
to the Republican party so long as it
stands before the people as the sturdy
champion OF protection to American in
dustries.
The indications are that the convention