The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17

who are not delegates 70 the convention
Among these Will I've tie members of the
national committee Above the heads OF
the guests will he the band gallery, and
stretching around the four sides of the hall
will be galleries, pitched az "A sharp angle
from which thousands of men and women
will look with intense interest on the gath.
ering below
Many faces made familiar by newspaper
portraiture will be in evidence on the floor
There will be the grizZled countenance Of
the easy boss" Of New York ex- Senator
Plat. Near him will be the loose jointed
Warner Miller of Herkimer, whom ingalls,
of Kansas once pictured in the United
States senate as an elephant walking a
tight rope. Another of New York's "big
four" is Chauncey Depew, the ever cheer
full president of the New York Central.
He will have in his pocket a speech plac-
ing in nomination Governor Morton OF
New York. Another speechmaker con-
spicuous on the floor will be Ex-Governor
Foraker of Ohio, known to the paragraph
ers as " Fire Alarm Foraker He will name
Mckinley If everything goes according 10
present plans. Ohio's governor, Mr. Bush
nell, will be another figure not so familiar.
Missouri 5 high priest, Chauncey l. Fill
ley, Will look from the floor with some
amusement at his enemy, Dick Kerens,
seated with the national committee. Kerens
beat Filley for membership in the commit
tee four years ago, and Filley has retaliated
by refusing TO let Kerens come as n dele
gate to the convention.
Philetus Sawyer, who retired recently
from the United States senate, will head
Wisconsin's delegation, and with him will
be his old colleague, John G. Spooner
The silver haired, vitriol tongued ingalls,
will be with the Kansas delegation. San
Francisco's famous editor, De Young, so
long follower of Blaine will be among
the Mckinley shouters. There will be
many of the old Blaine crowd but their in
terests will be divided. James s Clarkson
of Iowa, that industrious promoter of
booms, will be for Allison. Joe Manley of
Maine will be upholding Tom Reeds in
terests.
Some of Harrison's old friends and sup
porters will be scattered through the hall
John G. New Of the indianapolis Journal
and his son Harry will be ON hand, ready
to take up Ben's cause at any minute if
he will only say the word. Proctor of Yer
mont will be at the head of his delegation,
but he Is "A convert To McKinleyism. Chan
der of New Hampshire will be on hand,
uncertain under his states instructions
whether he is for Reed or Mckinley Then
there will be Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Lodge of Massachusetts and Kellogg of
Louisiana, that warhorse of reconstruction
days, and Teller of Colorado, who won Z
play If silver is neglected, and great
many more whose names are linked with
the recent history of the Republican party.
The preliminary organization of n con-
vention is usually cut and dried. The ma
tional committee names temporary officers
and reports them TO the convention, which
ratifles the selection. But there was a
memorable exception TO that rule 12 years
ago. Then the Blaine men deter
mined to test their strength in the conven-
ton by moving To reject the committed s
choice for temporary chairman, Powell
Clayton, and to name John II. Lynch of
Mississippi in his place. Lynch was elect
ed, but the anti Blaine crowd went to
pieces after that, and Blaine was nomi-
mated.