The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
CHAIRMAN SELECTED
FOR CONVENTION
Fairbanks and ThurstOn Are to Preside
at st. Louis.
GUARD AGAINST HARRISON BOOM
Distribution Of the Honors at the
Coming Organization
Committee of Mckinley League Will
Look After the COlOred Delegates.

st. Louis. June S.-This city tonight
is the camping grounds 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 to "favorite sons"
have but the shadowy hope that some
thing unforeseen 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
delegates and refer vaguely to breaks
on the second ballot Lieutenants of
the Ohio man answer this by saying
there will be no second ballot. Their was
some nebulous gossip, late this evening.
touching combinations to prolong the
contest, but all efforts to resolve this
into certainty met with the reply:
"Wait until after Manley comes"
One unpleasant feature that promised
to embarrass the local committee of
entertainment is happily arranged to the
satisfaction of all. The negro delegates
upon their arrisal will find good quar-
ters provided for them and prompt and
civil attention at tirst-class hotel
Judge Long, Of Florida. and Committee
man Hill, of Mississippi, received these
assurances tonight and expressed them
selves satisfied. These gentlemen came
in advance of their delegations and
discovered that through some misun-
derstanding their colored delegates
We're not provided for, but are now sat
isfied that the local committees will
carry out every promise.
The prominent arrivals tonight in
cluded Jos II. Manley, of Maine; Senator
Gear. of Iowa; Senator Hansbrough, of
North Dakota: Senator Shoup, of
Idaho; Chairman Thomas Carter, of
Montana: j. $. Hammer. National COM
mitteeman from Indian territory:
Wright Quincy, delegate from
Texas: j. r. Lynch, delegate-at-large
from Mississippi; IT. ID. Riordan, Of
| California; Powell Clayton, National
committeeman from Arkansas; w. b.
Scott, West Virginia; Isaac NJ. Potter,
Rhode Island, and w. r. Hearst. of
California.
Chairman Manley was visited to-
night by score of politicians all eager
to press claims Of various sorts, but Mr..
Manley pleaded fatigue from his long
journey and retired early.
PROBABLE CHAIRMEN.
Cleveland, June 9.-Backed up by the
slate made by McKinleys manager,
Hon. c. W. Fairbanks. of Indianapolis
will be made temporary chairman of the
| st. Louis convention and Hon. John NJ
Thurston. of Nebraska, will be perma'
ncnt chairman.
These selections come in the nature oi
a surprise. as neither had been proni"
nently mentioned during the canvas roI
the positions 1t had been understood
that the selections would lie either Mer-
riam. Of Minnesota, who refused the
honor Il month ago: Bulkeley. of Con-
necticut; Alger. of Michigan; Evans. OF
Tennessee; Warner Miller, of New
| York, or Hastings. of Pennsylvania
with General Charles +. Grosvenor. OF
OHIO, as a possibility. These men were
all carefully considered as to their pe-
culiar fitness for the positions by Nc
| Kinley's managers, and for one reason
or another were rejected. During the
heat Of the campaign John NJ. Thurs
ton had been one Of McKinley's mos,
active supporters. At one time he wa:
mentioned as the man to make thu
nomination speech for Mckinley, ant
when Foraker was given that honor 6
deal was made whereby Thurston was
to receive ali equally high honor.
When Hon. c. w. Fairbanks was II
Cleveland three weeks ago. he was con
sidered as the proper man to preside
] over the convention during its first ar
duous deliberations. His keenness ant
sagacity as one of the first lawyers O
the Hoosier state and a leader of tn,
state Republican forces peculiarly fit
ted him for the task Another stronl
argument in his favor was that by thu!
honoring Indiana. Mckinley would b,
assured Of its unanimous support ant
effectually kill any attempt to boon
Harrison at the last moment
TO BOOM u. S. GRANT.
st. Louis June 9.-Hon. Richard c
Kerens and ex-Congressman Nathan
Frank returned from Canton, Ohio, thi
morning. where they went in respons
to an invitation from Major McKinle.
for a conference. Both gentlemen sa,
they had a pleasant visit, but decline,
to state what was discussed at the con
ference.
Judge Trumbo, OF Salt Lake, is II
charge of silver resolution which will
be presented to the committee on reso
lutions and is canvassing the situation
and securing signatures to the resolu
tion ?s fast as favorably inclined mem
bers OF the committee arrive. Part O
Californie's. delegation arrived toda
and inaugurated boom for Ulysses
Grant for the viccpresidency.
George Knight, OF San Francisco, I
with the party and will place Grant 1
nomination. 1t Is predicted by the Cali
fornian that unbounded enthusiasm
will follow the oratorical effort. whic
is sure to associate father and son an
please the Grand Army sentiment.
HANNA's CONTINGENT.
Cleveland. June 9.--Wearing the a!
of conquering host, the advance guar
of the Mckinley boom, with Manage
: NJ. A. Hanna In the lead. marched
the Union Depot at p. m. today. wher
they embarked for the st. Louis conver
tion on the Big Four flyer at lao p. n
No demonstration was made when tn
train pulled out OF the depot, which wa
: in accord with Mr. Hanna's wishes.
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