New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
CONVENTION DRIFT
SCENES, INCIDENTS AND GOSSIP IN q
LOUIS.
TAXING HOTEL. AcCOMMODA ATOMS TO THE rrs~
CONVENTION HALL PREPARATrOys-ru
VOICE OF THE BOOMER HEARD
~ THE LAND.

CONVENTION HALL PREPARArlOys-rn
VOICE OF THE BOOMER HEARD
~ THE LAND.
ST. Louis. June ll.-Ind.cations OF what M n
the Convention City hotels is 70 be a week frvu
now IS foreshadowed by the piles Of cots and ma.
tresses which stacked up in the hals Of N
the big hotels here. II was estimated yesteriy
that already there are 200 cots piled up In the
halls Of the Southern Hotel and they are n1
coming by wagonloads Many OF the delegates IN
already growing restless the probability thai
81 Louis cannot handle the crowd 1t Is esr.
mated that between 900 and 1900 Republicans
will be here 70 see the end Of the Convention am
that the city will not be competent 10 handle ths
crowd. n'twlthstariIng the assertions by the men,
bers o. the local committee.
The hotel managers. however, say that they WI
make reputation FOR St. Louis ConventOa
city. and that all these fears needless
CONVENTION HALL ARRANGEMENTS.
sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes and several OF his ASS.
ants have decided upon the arrangements Of the d.
egaics IN the Convention Hall. The delegates aH
alternates OF whom there s2t each will be seat
q on the main floor the delegates In the centN
with spaces for the alternates each side The De-
egatlons will be seated in three rows facing he
speakers stand. North Carolina, North Dakota and
Alabama will be the delegations In front OF the
soeaker's ulatforrn New-Yo-k comes second IN the
centre row. and Missouri Is almost exactly In the
centre OF the floor The delegations are arranged 10
aphabetca, order Of the various States. beginning
with Alabama on the northwest side OF the Hoor and
running back 10 Kansas; then running from back
10 front OF the middle from Kentucky to North
Carolina, and from front back on the remaining
row. ending with Wyoming Kansas Kentucky and
Wyoming are the furthest removed from the Sss'
ora stand In round numbers there will be La
s.a,s for soectators They will be all four SIDES
in TWO continuous galleries each consisting OF ego
teen tiers and every sea; will command view o.
every part OF the building Every seat VIII De num-
| berel. ard tickets will be printed on BASIS OF ny
,ean sessions three sessions for each Of the hVs
| days OF the Convention being the estimate
FINANCIAL PLANK GOSSIP
sen,lmen, among the delegates already upon mo
grouna appears 10 be strongly crysalEing ID Ia
vor OF the financial plank promulgated oy Ma
| ,,onal Committeeman r. c. Kerens' OF 'ns s.''
| and which was given in the Cn'ed r'.'' w..
| patches Of "Wednesday Nj Kerens adm''s 'A''
| no "a No, the auth,r OF the proposed plank sns
,ha, II IL the hardiwork Of "a prominent Hepu'''
can" Taken IN connection with his recent ''s'' "
can,,n there have been suggestions that Tue o'S''
! has been submitted 70 and received inc w. ~,
| OF Major Mckinley Upon this point n0"e "a. !,
KPreus will not SATISFY 't''
lin. with their previous position that the CONVENED
| -, h, ,ba candidate should make tne ps'
,o-,, Marx Hanna and his Neuienah's oo
| % regard The topic as barred. and VIII no' ~.
! :, evan IN general!t.cs. Representative ue"s
:, -, standing OF Senators Proctor. OF 'el'"
uo,shrouqh Of North Dakota; Payne VI VS.
ain and Ex-Governor Ffer. OF NHho's o.
| chary in their advocacy OF e''" 90 IA me.
celebration in favor OF gold STANDARD -. .s..
,,, ,,ouence are beginning 10 nave ." r..s
| IT, onong the Southern delegates -
| ,,ow ~ avoiding prolonged DEBATE " ,,,anss
,,,,,o. m Resolutions. there is IAN u - IA
| ,,o,s either on Saturday or "o'' Ale
| ro,rascntat,ve from each OF me s0 " =, nacsd
cations when a plank Will be ir"ineu :, che sent.
| s.,a.o ,b. committee a. an indication Oh Wv
nan, q, the majority element OF ZIG
'' A TENNESSEE CANDIDATE ~.
Tho only notable arrival up 70 Tsnnrssss
! IT.. wos Henry Clay Evans VI .,,, Of
-.,o onnears TO be a favorite TOT ~. liked Of
Tournament chairman. and mas a'o .,s, domination
considerably for the Vice-Pres'ae'. -. ro,unds 81
| 1,,.d,,,elv upon his appearance III W. bv The
in"eus Ill ne was SURROUNDED " ,hs
| Alabama delegation. which mas ~" .,d was also
sann.r a, mckinley and Evans ' a" from
800 NTH cordiaiity by scattering w. came up
-. s,o,.. Then Mark Hanna ~ rrogresS
,h,,o the impromptu reception "a .rd bore him
| ,ockad arms with the Tennessee "
| away 10 his private quarter NcAlpin for 'ns
- n.o,, for General Edwin A. W.. "a ., satus
! x-,ce-pres,dency will be formsn. work deegatSs
| dav with the arrival OF the .roes OF ,htw
Tho white buttons. bearing 'ne III, numerous
| ",,acs" are becoming sgn'hc"" nd with W
| ~, corridor OF the Southern hoN 's,c,n NsuocS
! arrival OF each member OF the "' ucAlpln vor
| s-f.H
| I.acus another Is added oe'. ,,sv are dons
ers nre already on the gro"' q Edens, 80.
hard work for their choice '" -, IN Illinois
m.,,an,zsr ,or the Republican League ,lvin viii
vi s -, Them. General ~" o., secoua
,,,,, 81. convention with ssl Vo',' League. Of
o. ha s,,d ",f the members OF "" ',,.r,. hsrs
p 49,, NJ McA,nin is National ,rly slIry'
,oyc,bcr This we fully expect M US, ws have "
| 80. ,.o,.s shor, OF a majority. anu McAph
surances which. II carried out. wiz cr,vernor Nor
on the ticket with Mckinley lie hss,dss beins
toms stafr Adju,ant- General an ,nmand the NV
rich himself. will. II nominated
ton financial strength =, rowa said to.ottnn To
think that Allison VIII be ve'i me favore scscscs
Convention He ,h r. OF that he is n. sssS'I cn
~ ai tho supporters Of other man In case "A
to me as Il Allison would Limitation on the as1.,st
knlsy fAi isn * fS he 'D platform will be
sound money" DIAN
COLONEL. TRUMBOs rN ,....mas
Colonel Isaac Trumbo, Nauon"' authority ~
| and delegate-at-large from o'".a' 90 far on "
Tho abatement that the silver '"o ,nme II thg
ground have mapped out 20 gill not "a
are defeated In the Convehto'i v.r,,on they w
out but after the close OF ''e npiA
bolt 1ne pSn. said Colonel TTIm0Ss and take
IN IN the proceedings to the snd :,lyer mSq -
Heatsn m VIII JOIN Win a"'