The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-13
Intense Activity in The
Railroad Station.
Every Incoming Train Brings
Happy Delegates.
Depew and Foraker and Their
Nominating Speeches Arrive.


train today brought delegates and Others
who have come to attend the Repblican
National convention and the immense
waiting rooms and the midway OF the
Union station present scene of intense
activity. Among the people to arrive to-
day were Ex-Governor Foraker and party
of Ohio, who came IN on the Glover Leaf
route at 7:40 a. m. Mr.. Foraker will
place Major Mckinley in nomination be-
fore the convention. lie was Immediately
driven to the st. Nicholas and had break
fast with Governor Bushnell OF Ohio and
several companions who arrived at 6:12
a. m, in q special car.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who is to nomi-
nate Levi r. Morton, came in his private
car on the Big -Four which reached Unior
station at 1880.
Governor Daniel Hastings and party OF
Pennsylavnia, came in later, over the Van
daila and Congressman II. e. Loudenstagex
OF Pauisboro, N. j., and party arrived on
the same train. The whole town is assume
ing convention aspect as everyw here can
be seen decorations in which the red.
white and blue pictures Of Presidential
candidates predominate. In the leading
hotels the decorations are especially fine,
the different headquarters being elabo-
rately draped and tho corridors hung
with bunting and flags
Very few of the politicians who are al
ready on the ground appeared very early
at their hotels, as the late session OF the
national committee and numerous con-
ferences kept many of them up until af-
ter midnight; consequently there was lit
tie OF interest TO be heard.
The probable procedure in the conven.
tion will result In teries OF interesting
sessions each day from the opening on
IlE Qdoxy tavafn -
or later. Those familiar with the situa-
tion think II not improba BILE that tile
convention may continue beyond the
week. 1t Will be called to order ut IL
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 appointment of commit-
tees on permanent organization and order
OF business on resolutions and creSen-
tials. II 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 will present to the convention
the best speech of which he Is capa BILE.
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 committee on permanent orgnniza-,
tion and order of business, will probably
be presented and acted upon and the
permanent officers will take charge OF the
convention.
The permanent chairman will be Hon.
John M. Thurston of Nebraska and the
temporary chairman, e.. w. Fair banks OF
Indiana. Both of these gentlemen are
far famed orators and the temporary
chairman will, when he takes up the
gavel, undertake to deliver the speech OF
his life. II 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 busi-
ness lnterspersed with efforts by famous
orators. Whether tho money question
will be precipitated before the conven-
tionbefore the report Is received from
the committee on reslutIons, is ques-
tionable, but regardless OF any rule which
may be adopted, the tension on this
question is so great that the discussion is
Ia BILE to be precipitated at any time and
is threatened by some silver men.
1t is hardly to be expected that the re-
port of the committee on credentials can
be prepared and presented To the conven-
tion before Thursday night or Friday
morning. II the contests are considered as
thoroughly as by the national committee.
The report OF the committee is liable 70
precipitate the most lively convention
scene witnessed in recent years.
Next will probably come the report of
the committee on resolutions. The COM
mittee Will have clear sailing until the
currency question 10 reached. On that
question in the committee and later i'm
the convention, interest will be intense
and the oratorical efforts pronounced.
A member of the national committee,
discussing the probable length of the con-
vention said: "Consideripg the whole
situation, IL IL difficult to see how the
report OF the committee on creden-
tials and committee on resolutions can
be disposed OF before m idnight on Friday
by the convention, therefore, according
to the natural order OF things, the pres
eptatiop OF candidates Will not occur un-
til SATURDAY ;ncraing."
Ex-senator Warner Miller, delegate at
largo from New York, arrived I'm St.
Louis, today. Wfen asked what he bad
10 say regarding tho New York bolt talk.
That nod been inculged in since the arri-
val Of MIR. platt he said, "Thcrc is not a
Republican In the New York delegation
hat win bolt or walk ont OF the Rsuuhli-
can National Convention. And furt ncr.
there.is no mar in the delegation who
can. take, 1b OF the New York men out az
the convention under any pretcxt what
ever.o
Cbauncey NJ. Depow received tho sc'-
lowing telegram from Governor Morton:
"p.essu announce that l stated to ,ou
before you LETT New Yorh that vcnid
not. under my circumstances. scceDt 3
nom ination for Vice President"
Mr.. Depew will place Governor Morton
In nom ination for President.