Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-16
counter demonstration went up on
tie part OF the gold standard men.

mediately after the adjournment OF th'
convention. At 1:42 the convention
took recess until to morrow morning
| 0. A. Hale. represents California; J
| w. Meldrum. Osegon; G. III. Sproule
| Nevada; j. s. Clark, New Mexico, IL
the committee on permanent organlza-
ton. f. IL. Short, for California; G.
IF. Turritin, Nevada, q. IL. Dodd
Oregon; T. d. Burns, New Mexico, In
the committee on rules. In the ere.
dentials committee, George A. Knight
represents California; w. n. Phillips,
Nevada ;Wallace McCammant, Cfegon ;
w. II Ii. LeweIlyn, New Mexico. In
the resolutions committee, A. u. Lam
mon represents California; A. @.
Cleveland, Nevada; G. 8. Moore, Ore
gon; Sol Luna, New Mexico.
CALIFORNIA s POSITION.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 16.--There
was call for caucus Of the Califor-
pia delegation at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, to reconsider the action on con-
test cases, but the meeting was not
held until after 2 O'Clock this after
noon. A resolution offered by john
son was adopted, declaring California
solid for silver and ins,ructing the
representative on resolutions 10 the
committee room TO work with the sill
yer men but not TO bolt the convention.
This seems to be the course that many
other states will pursue.
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CANTON, O., June 16.-Canton has
already begun decorating, in antelope
ton OF the demonstration with which
the news of Major McKinley's expected
nomination for the presidency, at st.
Louis, will be received. Cannon are
being connected by wire with the con.
yention hall, to be fred simultaneously
with the announcement of his nomina-
ton. At that signal, the fire-alarm
bells will be rurg, and whistles OF fac
tories OF this and surrounding towns
will be blown. If in the daytime, all
business, Of whatever kind, will be
suspended in Canton, and citizens.
irrespective of party, will assemble on
the square, and march to Major Nc
Kinlcy's residence and congratulate
him. Major Mckinley spent the morn.
ing at home, where he received num-
ber of newspaper men anda committee
of the association in charge of the
nominating demonstration. There
were no other callers. He received
bulletins of the progress OF affairs at
st. Louis over his private wire.
FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Special Telegran to the Optic.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 16 The OPEN
ing OF the greet convention, to-day, was
not especially noteworthy. The day Is
intensely hot, and the audience and
delegates are very restless. So much
moving about and shifting is done, as
to make it impossible to hear the
speaaers at any great distance from the
stand. The decorations of the hall are
quite pretty and tasteful, but there is
nothing very striking. The hall. while
large, Is very poor In acoustic proper
les, and could be discounted in many
places.
G.. w. Fairbanks was made temper.
ary chairman, and made an address of
entirely too much length, which was
rather indifferently received, but very
little enthusiasm being evinced. Mr..
Fairbanks is a tall, black bearded
gentleman, quite pale, but of graceful
ind forceful manner. He referred to a
,ard of notes quite frequently.
1t was noticeable that there was quite
IN area of unoccupied space in the
upper galleries, and the convention
ioes not attract the attention of out
,iders, as was expected.
Of New Mexico's delegation, the
received recognition on the
named: j. S. Clark,
member of committee on permanent
T. d. Burns, member
committee on rules; w. Fl. H.
Llewellyn, member of committee on
and Sol Luna, member of
on resolutions.
At l :42, the committees having been
named, a recess was taken until to-
morrow morning The fun will COM
nence with the report of the various
1t is the general belief
hat to- morrow g session will see the
completed, but the many
.lmost unknown complications liable
0 arise, may delay matters quite q
,ood while.