The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-15
MAINE MIN THERE.
Continued from First Pare
proportions in the face of the great gold
sentiment which is prevailing here.
CHAUNCEY M. DEpEw


CHAUNCEY M. DEpEw
had a conference with MIR. Platt after
hisA arrival in the city. He showed the
New York leader the telegram from Gov.
Morton announcing that under no CIR
cumstances could he be candidate for
ioe-Presidcnt. After the conference
Mr.. Platt was asked in case his oandi-
date, Gov. Morton, was not nominated
for President, If New York would pre-
sent candidate for Vice. President.
81 must decline" he said. "to discuss
that question, as have done during the
past.
MIR. Platt expressed the opinion that
the national committee would place the
Morton delegates in con test on the tenn
porary roll. He also referred to the fact
that in one district the contest against
his men had been withdrawn. He said
there was no reason for making a contest
on the other five districts.
Mr.. Depew said that there was no talk
of boiling in the New York delegation
The probable procedure in the oonyen-
tion will result In series of interesting
sessions each day from the opening.
1t is Enot improbable that the oonyen-
ton may continue beyond the week.
1t will be called to order at 10 O'Clock
on Tuesday by Chairman Carter. The
day will be consumed in the reading OF
the roll, the installing Of temporary
officers and the appointme of commit
tees on permanent organization and order
of business, on resolutions and creden-
tials. 1t is not known whether Chair
man 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. The varied proceedings of
this session and the session which Will
follow in the evening, will probably be
interspersed with oratory.
On Tuesday the report of the commit
tes on permanent organization and order
of business will probably be ented
and acted upon, and the permanent Off
GERS will take charge Of the convention.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
will be Hon. John M. Thurston of No
braska and the temporary chairman, G.
W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Both of these
gentlemen are far-famed orators, and
tho temporary chairman will, on taking
The gavel, undertake to deliver the speech
of his life. 1t is safe to say that pending
receipt of the report of the committee on
credentials the sessions of Wednesday and
Thursday and possibly Friday. will be
devoted to general convention business.
interspersed with oratorical efforts by
famous orators of the Republican party
in attendance. At all of the sessions it
is probable that resolutions will be re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
debate. as the convention may decide,
Whether the important money ques-
tion will be precipitated before the CON-
vention before the report is received
from the committee on resolutions is
questionable, but regardless of any rule
which may be adopted, the tension on
this question is SO great that the discus
sion is liable to be precipitated at any
time, and is threatened by some silver
men. Tt is hardly to be expected that
the report of the committee on creden-
tials can be prepared and presented to the
convention before Thursday night or
Friday morning, If the contests are con-
sidered as thoroughly as by the national
COMMITTEES. There are 1853 contests, and
it is doubtful if the committee on ore
dentials can pass upon the question,
giving any reasonable attention to the
facts short of three days and three nights,
unless the rule of the national commit
tee should be adopted.
The report of the committee is 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, inter est will be
intense and the oratorioal efforts pro-
nounced. A member of the national
committee, discussing the probable length
Of the convent ton, said:
Considering the whole situation, it is
difficult to see how the report of the
committee on credentials and the com
mittee on resolutions can be disposed of
before midnight ON Friday by the CON-
vention, therefore, according to the nat
ural order Of things, the presentation of
candidates will not occur until SATURDAY.
morning. On account of the interest
taken in the money question the oonyen-
tion will scarcely defer action on the
platform until after the nomination of
the candidate"
SIT is well known that when the nomi-
nation of the candidate takes place the
convention rapidly disintegrates, and
the gold standard men, who seem to
predomiiate in the convention, will not
take chances on leaving the silver men
in control when the resolution will be
passed upon.
"This result might obtain, or, indeed,
any result might be expected if the