The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-14
WHEN THEY CONVENE
What the Probable Procedure in the
Convention Will Be.
THERELL BE MUCH ORATORY
Some OF the Men VIII Make the
Speeches Of Their Lives A
Fight over the Currency
Plank Is a Certainty.

st. Louis. June ls-The probable
procedure in the convention will result
In series OF interesting sessions each
day from the opening on Tuesday until
adjournment. Those familiar with the
situation think IL not improbable that
the convention may continue beyond
the week. 1t will be called to order at
IL O'Clock on Tuesday by Chairman
Carter. The day will be consumed in
the reading OF the call. the installing
OF temporary officers and the appoint
ment OF committees on permanent or
ganization and order OF business. on
resolutions and credentials. 1t is not
known whether Chairman Carter will
make any remarks In opening the con-
vention or not. IL Is safe to soy. how
ever. 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 COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order Of business will probably be pre-
sented 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. on taking UP the gavel. undertake
to deliver the speech Of his life.
IL is safe to say that. pending the re-
ceipt Of the report OF the committee on
credentials. the sessions of Wednes-
day and Thursday and possibly Friday
will be devoted to general convention
business, interspersed with oratorlcal
efforts by famous orators. At all OF
the sessions II Is probable that resolu-
tions will be received and referred to
the committee on resolutions with OF
without reading or debate. as the con-
vention may direct. Whether the i'm
portant money question will be precipi-
tated before the report Is received from
the committee on resolutions Is Ques-
tionable, but regardless Of any rule
which may be adopted the tension on
this question Is so great that the dis
cussion Is liable to be precipltated at
any time and Is threatened by some
silver men.
1t Is hardly TO be expected that the
report of the committee on credentials
can be prepared and presented to the
convention before Thursday night or
Friday morning. 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
committee will have clear sailing until
the currency question Is reached. on
that question. In the committee and
later In the convention, interest will be
Intense and the oratorical efforts pro-
nounced.
The Michigan delegation was the
first to hold a session and elect officers.
General Russell Alger was chosen chair
man of the delegation for the session
and Mark Brewer was selected for
member of the committee on resolu-
tions. A resolution was passed direct
Ing Mr.. Brewer to use every effort to
prevent the adoption Of resolution
In the platform declaring for the free
coinage Of silver.
Congressman Nelson Dingley Of
Maine Is among the latest mentioned
for vice president. and the New Eng
land men who are for Mckinley have
been throwing out feelers to see how
he was suited.
Overtures have been received from
the East to make Senator Dodge chair
man of the committee on resolutions
and the Mckinley men want Senator
Foraker for that position. While all
deny that any financial plank has
been agreed on by McKinley's Ohio
friends. yet there is general concur
renee In the money resolution that was
given last night and which is being
largely circulated as well as discussed.
McKinir, Is 4, sure.