The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-03

Nothing can keep Platt from being
a man Of mark In this convention. al
though IL may be his last. Everybody
IL curious to see the man who has
maintained his hold upon great party
in the greatest Of states by such un-
scrupulous methods. and to know ex-
actly how far he viii carry his rule or
ruin policy. Depew II q perennial
Joy at national conventions. and
whether he ever gets chance to nomi-
nate Morton or not he Is bound to make
hit In some way or other.
Other New Workers whose faces will
be familiar and welcome are Warner
Miller. Frank Hiscock. Cornelius n.
Bliss. Serens Z. Payne. w. H. Robert
son. w. A. Sutherland and George E.
Matthews, and you may be sure that
we will be busy pointing out Lauter-
bach. Howard Carroll. General Collins.
Lewis F. Payn. John Raines and Lemu-
el E. Quigg.
Who is the New Yorker who will
thrill the convention and make himself
the hero Of the occasion by declara-
tion of independence from Platt. Platt-
ism and boss domination. and voice
New York's participation In the de-
mand Of the nation for Mckinley as
the advance agent OF prosperity?
Pennsylvania. too. presents q dele
cation crowded with noteworthy men.
some with a past. all with present
and some with q future. Governor
Hastings, who first won national laur-
els by his speech nominating Sherman
In 1888, IL at the head, and among his
colleagues-at-large are Mr.. Elverson,
ST., Of the Philadelphia Inquirer. and
DR.. Flood. editor OF the Chautauquan.
Among the district delegates are Quay,
his sworn foes Chris Magee, David
Martin and William Finn. and his able
lieutenant. Representative Stone. be-
sides ex- Mayor Stuart, Of Philadelphia,
and half a dozen other Republicans
whose mettle has been tested in many
trays. New Jersey Is strongly off,
cered by Senator Sewell, long a fami-
liar figure In national conventions;
Garrett A. Hobart. who is strong
vice. presidential possibility; John
Kean and George Hines.
FAMOUS BUCKEYES.
Ohio, with full sense Of her respon-
sibility, on this occasion has delega-
tion splendidly endowed with brains.
judgment, dash. diplomacy and good
looks-on the whole the best all-around
delegation in the convention.
The big four Of the present year are
Senator-elect Foraker, Governor Bush
nell, General Grosyenor, and last, but
not least, the Warwick of the campaign
of 1896, Zig, brainy, astute, lovable Mark
Hanna. Along with them will be
ranged G. l.. kurtx. M. T. Herrck and
Sylvester Everett, to say nothing Of a
dozen more good men and true, worthy
representatives OF q great state and
Of an ideal candidate. Wait and see
the gallant Foraker belle the infamous
suggestions of a traitorous purpose.
! which the enemies OF Mckinley and of
Foraker alike have sowed like tares in
| the public press ever since the cam
paign begun. Watch Grosvenor shake
his shaggy head and jump at the chance
| to hit somebody with his broa dsword In
debate. Feast on Bushnell's benign
countenance and Hanna's benedictory
smile as they see the states come tumb-
ling in one after another--and the devil
, take the hindmost-tc swell the McKin-
| ley column to the proportions of un-
| animity.
Oh. you may be sure the Ohio delega-
| tion alone will be worth the price of
admission.
After this IL Is rather drop TO view
the delegations frcm the remaining
states In their alpha betlcal order. But
! You may De rewarded none the less with
sight of some men of note. Vermont.
| for instance, viii be right in front IN
the person Of Senator Redfield Proctor,
who leads the Mckinley contingent
| from New England in his own guiieless
| way. South Dakota presents Senator
Pettigrew, chastised and chastened by
| his state convention. No South Caro-
lima delegation would be complete
without coal-black Small, Of Texas.
without Quincy, both representative
Southern Republicans. Tennessee's
Henry Clay Evans IL a man Of mark
anywhere and may be reserved for
higher things Virginia has a brace Of
notable men In General James A. Wal
ker, who succeeded Stonewall Jackson
In the command Of Jackson's immortal
foot cavalry. and Colonel William
Lamb, upon whose shoulders has fell
lena rather loose fit-the mantle Of
| William Malone. Virginia has never
sent stronger delegation to a Republic
can national convention, but many will
miss Malone and Wise. Strong. too Is
Hoard and Sawyer In the van.
OUT WEST
Utah has the distinction Of being the
only state trusting both Of her senator's
with O commission to st. Louis. But
the senate Us O whole will be represent
ed. Teller not only comes from Colora-
do, but has the whole delegation but
toned UP In his pocket, with carte
blanche to do what he pleases with It,
Montana sends Carter and Mantle.
Massachusetts Lodge. New Jersey
Sewell, Maryland wellington (senator-
elect), Vermont Proctor, South Dakota.
the spanked Pettigrew, Iowa Gear,
Idaho Dubois, Pennsylvania Quay, Ohio
Foraker (senator-elect), and Nebraska
Thurston.
The house Of representatives has been
less fortunate. AS rule, the people are
president to members of congress. They
are too liable to be saturated with the
over-breathed political atmosphere Of
Washington, or to enter into combina-
tions against the peoples will.
The platform Of national conven-
tion Is often more studded with celebri-
ties than the floor. There are arrayed
party leaders who for one reason or
another have not been chosen as dele
gates, but who are interested spectators.
and in many cases have as much to do
in shaping the work as II they carried
whole state delegations under their
hats.
Some Of these influential spectators
who have been prominent platform
figures at other national Republican
conventions will be missing at st.
Louis. Notably Tom Reed, who was the
cynosure Of all eyes at Minneapolis,
will not be there. Joe Manley. how
ever will, and he will have Reeds final
word on the vice presidency. Edward
Mcpherson, the political statistician
and chair-prompter, who never missed
such a gathering. died last year. Will
liam Malone, too. has Joined the ma
jority. Ben Butterworth is practically
out Of politics. So is General George
r. Davis. A dozen more frequenters
Of national conventions who are now
missing for one reason or another
might be recalled.
But Of old timers there will be nc
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