San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-10
IT'S STILL M'KINLEY.
ST. LOUIS FILLING UP WITH POLL
TIOIANS FOR THE CON-
VENTI0N.
The Apostle of Protection Still in the Lead
The Financial Plank Will
Be Sound.

hotel Hobbies are full Of prominent
politicians who have come to take
part in the republican national
convention, or who are merely to
look on. Marcus Hanna and W.
A. Hahn, the Ohioans, closely in.
terested in the Mckinley boom ar
rived today and the hesdquar-
tiers of "The Apostle of Protection"
at the Southern hotel presented q
lively scene. Mr.. Hanna has
not been long enough in st. Louis
to make any statement, but he
said reports received indicate the
friends of Major Mckinley had not
in the least over-estimated his
popularity. Mr.. Hahn said assn.
RANGES had been received from
friends of other candidates that
little or no contest would be made.
He was asked what the financial
plank of the platform would be and
he said it would be such as every
republican could stand upon who
wanted the national credit sustain.
ed.
The republican national COM
mittee, which has begun it's meet
ings today for the purpose of de
Gliding, tentatively at least, upon
the various contests for seats in
the convention, expects to 60 very
thoroughly into the merits Of all
cases presented. They are Of the
opinion that the interests Of the
party will be promoted by very
careful analysis of all testimony
and by decision OF all cases upon
their merits regardless of the per-
sonal presidential preferences or
prejudices of the contestants upon
the financial question. Their de-
cision in favor of any dele
cation will only have the
effect of seating its members
for temporary organization and
their work will necessarily be
superseded by the committee on
credentials, but they hope to per-
form this task so thoroughly as to
leave comparatively little for that
committee to do.
The national committee will
probably be engaged upon the con.
tests the greater part Of the week.
The committee met at IL o'clock
with National Chairman Carter in
the chair. Consideration Of con-
tests affecting 160 seats was imme-
diately taken up.
There is something Of q contest
In the selection Of temporary
chairman. The Mckinley men
have decided upon q. w. Fair
banks, OF Indiana, but many MEM
bers of the national committee are
urging Samuel Fessendon, Of
Connecticut. Friends Of the lat
ter say he Is we'll acquainted with
republicans everywhere and has
been attending national conven-
tions 90 long that he would know
everybody Of prominence and is
also familiar with the manage
ment OF large conventions. But
Fessenden will not be satisfactory
to the Mckinley leaders and II the
National committee should name
him 1t might precipitate q contest
in the convention. 1t Is possible,
however, that everything will be
adjusted In committee.
The trouble about the colored del
egations seems to be settled. Chair
man Carter has received numerous
kilograms from all over the coun-
try calling for the removal Of the
convention II the colored men do
not receive fair treatment. The
matter will be brought up in com
mittee today and Chairman Ken
nsrd, of the local committee, will
give assurance that colored DELE
gates will be taken care Of.
A delegation called on Mr.. Han
ma today, and in response to an in
curry, they assured him that they
were very comfortably quartered.