The herald., 1896-06-14
PROBABLE PROCEEDINGS
Whatevsr Else Occurs There Will Be Orstery
M Galore

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ST. LOUIS. June 13.-Ths probable
procedure in the convention will result
in series Of interesting sessions each
day from the opening on Tuesday until
adjournment on Saturday or later.
Those familiar with the situation think
1t not improbable that the convention
may continue beyond the week. 1t will
be called to order at IL o'clock on Tues
day by Chairman Carter. Tho day will
be consumed in the reading Of the call,
the installing of the temporary officers
and the appointment of committees on
permanent organization and order of
business. resolutions and credentials. 1t
is not known whether Chairman Carter
will make any remarks in opening the
convention or not. 1t Is safe to say,
however. that the temporary chairman
he presents to the convention will make
the best speech of which he is capable.
ORATORY PROMISED
The various proceedings of this ses-
sion and the session which follows in the
evening will probably be interspersed
with oratory. Tuesday the report Of the
committee on permanent organization
ana order Of business will probably be
presented and acted upon, and the per-
manent officers will take charge Of the
convention. The permanent chairman
will be Hon. John M. Thurston Of Ne
braska. and the temporary chairman
will. upon taking the gavel, undertake
to deliver the speech Of his life
It 10 safe to say that pending receipt
of the report Of the committee on Gre
dentials the sessions Of Wednesday and
Thursday and possibly Friday will be
devoted to general convention business
interpreted with oratorical efforts BY
famous orators Of the Republican party
in attendance.
THE MONEY QUESTION
At all of the sessions It is probable
that resolutions will be received and re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
with or without reading or debate as the
convention may direct. Whether an Inn
portant money question will be precdp-
itated before the report is received from
the committee on resolutions is Qtles-
tionable, but regardless Of any rule
which may be adopted, the tension on
this question is 80 great that the discus
sion IL liable to be precipitated at any
time and is threatened by some silver
men. s
1t Is hardly to be expected that the re-
port Of the committee ON credentials can
be prepared and presented to the con-
vention before Thursday night or Fri
day morning II the contests are con-
sidered as thoroughly as by the national
committee There are 1853 contested
seats. and 1t il doubtful ifthe committee
on credentials can pass upon the Ques-
tions. giving any reasonable attention
TO the facts, short OF three days and
three nights. unless the rule Of the ma
tional committee should be adopted.
Inc report Of the committee 10 liable to
precipitate the most lively convention
scene witnessed in recent years.
Next Will probably come the report of
the committee on resolutions This com
mittee Will have clear sailing until the
currency question Is reached. On that
question In the committee and later in
the convention the interest Will be In
tense ana the oratory pronounced.
SLOW PROGRESS .s.,s,.e
"A member Of the national committee
convention. said: considering the
whole situation. It il difficult to see how
the reports OF the committee on creden-
tials ana the committee on resolutions
can be disposed of before midnight on
Friday by the convention. Therefore,
according to tho natural order Of
things, the presentation Of candidates
VII! not occur until Saturday morning.
Owing to the interest taken in the
money question the convention will
scarcely defer action on the platform
until after the nomination Of the candi-
dates. 1t IL we'll known that when the
nomination of the candidates takes
PAoS sho COHVcHtlOui rapidly 0191nte-
CRATES and the gold standard men, who
seem to predominant in the convention
VIII not take chances on leaving the
silver men in possession when the plat
form II to be passed upon. This result
might obtain, or indeed any result might
De expected, II the adoption Of the plat
form should be deferred until after the
Of the candidate. No one
can predict what the platform would be
in such an event"