The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
BIG DAY THERE.
a Glimpse ut the Headquarters of
Mckinley.

a. Glimpse ut the Headquarters of
Mckinley.
MCKINLEY HEADQUARTERS, ST.
LOUIS, June 14-WhKe the headquar-
tiers of some states have not been
crowded. as is usually the case two
days before the convention assemblies,
this has beer a big day at the rooms of
the Ohio delegation, known as McKin-
ley headquarters. Some of the Ohio
district delegates and Mr.. Hanna are
on duty there all the time while dele
gates at large Foraker Bushnell and
GrosVeaiog' and some district delegates
are out visiting other state delegates
and leaders. When Hon. Charles w.
Fairbanks. the temporary chairman,
arrived this morning from Indianapolis,
Mr.. Hanna and others had a long con-
ference with him over the keynote
speech. and later this keynote speech
was submitted 10 a conference of the
Mckinley leaders. 1t is understood
that the keynote speech will be in. the
line of the Indiana platform, which
specially declares opposition to the
FREE AND INDEPENDENT COIN
AGE
of silver at the ratio of Is to / At Nc
Kinley headquarters there is still the
fullest confidence in the favoqite having
6S3 votes On the first ballot of a total
of 91S. but there is not amy fixed slate
for the nomination for vice-president or
any ultimatum on the currency plank.
There is no trouble about the platform
except on the divergent views of the
east for gold and the west for silver
While Michigan, Indiana, and even
Ohio, with other middle states. want
the eastern idea expressed in the cur
reney plank without the word gold
I'm the phraseology of the declaration
for single standard. AS Senator-elect
Foraker will be pressed for the chair
manship of the committee on resolu-
tions. ii is expected that he. will make
the fight for a declaration for "the
maintenance of the present standard. -
which means single or gold standard
without the use of the word god be-
fore the word standard" By the use
OF the word gold" it is claimed that
the campaign cry of gold bugs"
would be used in a prejudicial manner
during the canvass. Not only Delegates
but also Republican candidates for con-
gTeSS and others from Ohio. Indiana
Michigan and other middle states called
on Foraker and Hanna today to say that
as positive a declaration as possible
was wanted without the use of thn
word gold. which was offensive 10
msny wanting to support Republican
state and district tickets as we'll as the
national ticket
Messcs. Foraker. Hanna and other
leaders insist that if it is the viii of
the committee on resolutions and later
of the convention to insert the word
GOLD STANDARD"
that McKinley's friends would not on
pose IT.. This is the import of the re-
ply made TO all who have beer solicit
tous in their Inquiries on this allah
sorbing topic around Mckinley head
quarters. Last week was a gold"
week here, but there is very vigor-
Gus effort today 10 have the present
week s agitation result in the gold idea
under the names of honest money y
or sound currency" While the
southern delegates are divided on the
technical phraseoiogy of the currency
plank the western delegates are ex-
pected TO go with the middle states in
the committee on resolutions. AT Nc
hiniey headquarters they expect q
minority report from the silver mem
bers OF the committee on resolutions
The managers for this reason. are more
sollcltous 10 get as many as possible to
sign the majority report and to have a
financial plank on which there can be
general concurrence. except with the
silver extremists. The Mckinley men
anticipate no trouble in agreeing on
the other resolutions. which will in
clude Forakeq''s Indictment of the
CLEVELAND ADMINISTRATIONS
on several counts The Mckinley
managers had calls today from unsuc-
cessful contestants. who thought the
national committee had not decided
correctly-the Hcn. William NJ. Hahn.
the Ohio member of the national com
r1iftee. and Judge NJ c. Thompson.
the prospective Ohio member of the
committee on credentials These cases
were referred. Hahn and Thompson
have had charge of this work for Nc
kinley. Judge Thompson of Ports
mouth O., has been at Washington for
months, looking after the Mckinley
contest. The vice-presidency is an
nounced at Mckinley headquarters 10
be in doubt. owing TO the complications
in New York; ii seems impossible Ia
select anyone from that state as vet.
No word can be had from Speaker
Reed or his friends that he will ac-
cept. and the Mckinley men say they
cannot nominate anyone without
DOUBTS as TO his acceptance. Governor
Buckley and Senator Hawley of Con-