The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11

the crowd that besieged his apartment.
Prominent among the callers were Gem
eral Garrett D. Hobart, delegate at large
from New Jersey, who is regarded as a
Presidential possibility; 6. R. Man
chester, secretary of tie New York City Re-
publican Committee, and Delegate R. B.
Renfro of Texas.
A signed statement, given to the
United Press last night by National Com
mitteeman NJ. II. de Young of San Fran
CISCO in which be declared that, while the
California delegates were instructed for
the free coinage of silver, they would not
bolt the convention in the event OF the
gold standard element being supreme, was
one of the leading topics of discussion this
morning.
The stand taken by the Californian was
indorsed by Senator Shoup of Idaho, who
gave it ont fat-footed that, while his dele
cation was a free-silver one, pure and sim
pie, and would fight for a white-metal
plank in the platform, it would submit
with good grace to the will of the majority
and accept with the best possible grace
the decision of the convention. 1t was no.
ticeable that the delegates on the ground
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home are supposed to be ardent free-sil-
verites, are talking "sound money and
Mckinley"
Delegate Renfro of the Texas Lilly
Whites was also loudly proclaiming that
the seated delegates from his State, no
matter who they might be, would be found
voting for the Ohio man and clean-cut
declaration for sound money.
Among the late arrivals tonight were:
William II. Griffith, National committee
man from Arizona; General ]. G. Wilson
of Delaware (the man who captured Jeff
Davis); Hon. Anthony Higgins of Della
ware; S. NJ. Barnes, National committee
man of Oklahoma; Abner Mckinley OF
New York City, brother of Major McKin-
ley; Hon. Charles NJ. Dawes, Evanston,
Illinois.
Following are expressions of opinion on
candidates and platform declarations
gathered about the hotels:
National Committeeman Hahn of Ohio:
You can set it down as a positive fact
that Mckinley will be nominated on the
first ballot, COM mbination or no mbina-
tion. Nothing can. stop it. The people
want Mckinley and they are going to
have him."
Ex-Secretary of War Redfeld Proctor of
Vermont: 81 do not want to be Vice
President of the United States. Ny name
shall never be presented for that Office be-
fore the Republican National Convention.
Repubicanism of my State is five to one
for Mckinley. He Will surely win on the
first ballot"
James Francis Burke, assistant secre-
tary of the National Committee: "Quay's
name will be presented and will receive
sixty votes on the first ballot. Further
than that [ don't know what his course
Will be. The Vice Presidency will 90 to
Reed if he will have it. If not, [ presume
some Western man who is sound on the
money question will be the nominee. 1
do not think there viii be any bolt by the
silver wing of the party, and prospects are
bright for an overwhelming victory"
National Committeeman David Martin
of Pennsylvania: az think the platform
will be an out and out sopnd-money one.
l don't think there is any doubt about that.
We don't concede that there will be any
bolts, and 1 hardly think there will be.
AT any rate 1 do not think we have any,
thing to fear. Threatened bolts are not
worrying us inth least"
National Committeeman G. A. Hobart of
New Jersey: II am for Mckinley. Ny
first choice for second place is Thomas B.
Reed, and if he will not accept, then am
heartily in favor of some young Republi-
can for the place. AS for myself, 1 am be-
ing mentioned for the place; and while 1
am too modest to speak about my own
affairs, still my name will be presented to
the convention. 1. as we'll as the New
Jersey delegation, am for sound money
We have so declared. There will be no
bolt on the part of the Western States on
account of the money plank, which will be
for sound currency"