The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-15

st. Louis, June H.-When the repub-
lican national convention is called 10
order on Tuesday 1t will be found that
the preliminaries have been looked af-
ter with exceptional thoroughness.
There will be no obstacles in the way
OF Immediately beginning the work for
which the convention has been called,
and present indications are that the
meeting will not be of long duration.
The states are expected to have their
recommendations for committee rlans
In readiness by tomorrow night. The
national committee has entirely ctn-
cluded the consideration of the Unusu-
ally long list of contests. ana 1t is
believed by those who have given at
tention to the subject that this work
will be found to have been done so
well that comparatively little will tie
left for the committee on credentials.
Necessarily there has bean 10 formal
consideration OF the declaration Of
principles upon which the party will
make its appeal to the country. but 1t
will be found that this branch If the
work has been by no means nrgle cted.
There has been very sensr1l tx-
change of views upon this important
Poihtp dtu ihuNh uOnC tDDhihS " VEt
harmonious crystallization OF views,
which. 1t Is believed, will reader 1t
possible for the platform committee to
reach a conclusion with comparatively
little delay.
The length of time the convention
shall sit will probably be de. srn.ned
largely by the plan of proc efdings
which shall be determined by ihe COM
mittee on credentials. If this commit
tee should elect to reopen Ill contests
for seats In the convention and to
make an original investigation If the
various questions which the disputes
cover. the proceedings woIid be much
delayed. The preponderLnce of opin-
ion Is that the credential committee
will not deem 1t necessary 10 go into
many of the contests in detail. On the
other hand there will be strong pres
sure on the part of the delegations
whose claims have been adversely
passed upon to have the .ontror srsies
reinvestigated. The defeated delegates
generally regard the credentials COM
mittee in the light of a court of ap-
peals, and in many cases they will in
sist upon a hearing. In exceptional In
stances this request will probably be
granted, and the committee will unan-
imously take up cases like that of Del
aware, where both sides to the contest
were denied seats, or like that of Ari-
zona, where the names of both parties
were placed upon the roll and each
delegate awarded only half vote.
The contest In the committee on
resolutions is expected to be sharp but
not protracted. AS 1t now appears.
there will be little or no difficulty in
agreeing upon any of the planks Of
the platform except that relating to
the financial policy Of the party. With
the selection Of candidate to head
the ticket so completely eliminated
from the realm Of speculation. the f.
nancial question has almost entirely
monopolized the attention of party
men in the hotel corridors no less than
in the retired apartments of the party
managers ever since they began to
congregate here. This question is stlll
claiming the greater share of cons
Grafton and will continue to hold its
place in the front rank of speculation
and deliberation until II is finally set
tied by the convention. Two prob
lens present themselves. The first is,
how much to do for silver; the second.
how little TO do for gold. Around these
QurclloHr tAt cptNdihtfph anu
the interest of ALL
These lines Of policy will be present.
ed TO the committee on resolutions upon
meeting the different shades Of opinion
Of the delegates. These are: First. to
declare in explicit terms for the gold
standard: second, to take a positive
stand for the free coinage Of silver at
the ratio Of 16 to /. independent OF the
course Of all other nations: third, 10
practically declare for gold and against
any further recognition to silver than
the present laws give. except upon In
ternational agreement, but without
mentioning in terms the gold standard
and with a few words Of encourage
ment to the friends of silver. The con-
test will be principally between the
advocates of the first and second prop
ositions and. as IL now appears, the
outcome will be compromise between
these. which means. of course. that the
platform will be almost all that the
gold men will demand. The extreme
gold forces will be led by the New York
and Massachusetts, delegations. Sec
onded strongly by other eastern and
Mississippi valley delegates
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