The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

known whether Chairman Carter VIII
VIII make any remarks In opening the
convention or not. II IL safe to say, now
ever, that the temporary chairman VIII
make the best speech of which he II ca
pable. The various proceedings OF this
session and the session which viii follow
in the evening will probably ne inter-
spersed with oratory on Wednesday the
report Of the committee on permanent or
ranfzation and order OF business VIII
probably be presented and acted upon.
and the permanent officers viii take
charge Of the convention.
TIE permanent chairman will be Sena-
tor John NJ. Thurston. OF Nebraska, snd
the temporary chairman viii upon taking
the gavei undertake TO deliver the speech
OF his life. IL is safe 90 say that. pending
the receipt OF the report or the commit
tee on credentials. the sessions or
wednesday and Thursday and possibly
Friday will he devoted 60 general ccnwen-
ton business. interspersed with oratoricai
efforts by famous orators OF the Republic
can party in attendance
AT all OF the sessions Il is probable that
resolutions viii be received and referred
70 the committee on resolutions with or
without reading or debate. as the conven-
ton may direct. Whether the important
money question viii be pfecipitated be-
fore the report IL received from the COM
mIftee on resolutions Is questionable hut.
regardless % anv rule which MAY be adopt
ed, the tension on THIS question Is 80 great
that the discussion is liable 70 be preeipi-
iated az any time. as IL threatened by
some silver men.
IL Is hardly to be expected that the re-
port Of the committee on credentials can
be prepared and presented % the eorysr-
ton before Thursday night or Friday
morning. q the contests are ceusidefe1 as
thoroughly as by the national committee.
There are iss contests. and n is doubtful
II the committee on credentials can pass
ppen the questions giving any reasonable
attention 10 the facts. snort Of inFee days
and three nights unless tire rsIie os the
nafApuaf committee snauis be adopted. The
repsrr Of the committee ~ Iiatgie - pfecspi"
tate the most lively convention scene wis-
messed ln recent years
Next viii probably come the report %
the committee on resolutions. Tbs e9sn-
rusttae wtl1 have clear sailing untst the csir-
,enev otertfsu = reached On that anes-
tf5r. IN the committee ans lstsT IN s'ss con-
vsnttop ,hs Interest vii be intense and
she arxtory prone sancef q member q
ne national committee. Discussing tne
T~sbahls length - tbe conye1tian. sAid.
ssgyanefiertng tha whole sitaation y ~
difficult 70 Sc n9w the FeFs9rsS % tns
committee on credentials ard 1he eoTu'sltt-
tee resolutions can = sfHsAaHfA - -
fore rn8tfn .ghf on FRIDAY ~ ths eouTen-
fs9-. Therefore. according 70 the nsf8aTat
order of tngagH fifc presentation ~ cahai-
asie~ wgn not eecgr antil saturday mss-ia-
frx. Cszinx ta fas interest," taken ~ fas
unanee saestlgn. fhs cDnvensson VIII
searesfv defer action gn the platform gfa-
- asser ths narnfna1sn - the Candidate
i, "a weIi kao~n that Shsn ne n9snsnaticn
AZ ms ez nasaate takes place. the conTe1-
,iau rapg8lY 9lSlnfsgfatss. snd ins Essd
esanQara usaa. wno seen 70 pFesigsrsi fl@ts
an tae ssnsenslgr. vii mex fSk< ciances
- fazz4rz enn slfxar men ir aa4Sses Esoo
vshan shs piatferrn - - be passed gfcn.
-rAs@ r~sssft rageft okyssin. -. snasesi. any
~Nq,lt rssxhs - expected. = the a9opfsofs
- fNa raafforna snps4ia be deferred nntil
ss.@r sse ron4snAt11n q re candidate No
80 Ear rreases EAat the platform WS'sA1
- rs zaea An sgeHs
,r-t4 Myrhaxau sess -&ts1u vas tne hrSt %
49, . sesslgn ard eiect offacefz- Gen.
Es+,ssnH Aassv was eosssn enAirt1Aa ~ tns
.ssssxafl1z ssr the sexs1oa. and Marx 8
- zas eeserseA FOR uasnnhsT of the
-.rnrntste~ oa reasi asloas. a resolgtiea
-. r,a3sssf directing Is. Brewer 20 ass
swa-xr ewrrs % rsrevsnf shs adopsioa % =
-saof.stson fn tke platform DECLARING Tor
shn free ec8nawe Ct silver.
sfexsrs rsr@ker. fsasnes9I. GFasveaor
aza Haana, tns Delegates ~ large fFen