The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-16

gave the opposing party some advantage.
IL was usual for the party In power 10 noio
Its convention first, and the other party
could have the advantage If any should
accrue to the holding of later convention
The Democratic party was compelled to
give but sixty. days notice. In the future
II might be OF great advantage to have
shorter notice than the six months notice.
as at present. Mr.. Fessenden offered res
olution directing the chairman of the COM
mittee to present to the committee on rules
and order of business a statement that IL
was the sense OF the present COMMITTEES
that the interest of the party would be ad-
vanced by authorizing the committee to
reduce II 1t desired. the time limit of no
tice from six months to sixty days.
A resolution rendering the thanks OF the
committee to Chairman Carter for the able,
impartial and dignifed manner In which
he has presided over the committee during
the deliberations. was then passed. Mr..
Carter feelingly responded. The committee
then adjourned until o'clock, which meet
ing was simply for the purpose of distrib-
II is conceded on all hands that Mr..
Hanna will be made chairman of the ma
tional committee If he viii accept. He has
not yet signified his willingness in explicit
terms. but he has said enough to convince
his friends that he will assume the duties
of the place. The selection of national
chairman is always left to the presidential
candidate Senator Gallingers name has
been mentioned in connection with the
Craftsmanship. but 1t will probably not be
Villas Won't Vote for Mckinley.
MILWAUKEE,, June Ex-senator Villas,
in an interview here. was asked: did you
see the report in a Chicago paper that you
said you would vote for Mckinley, and
that Mr.. Cleveland would also? Is it so?"
'Yes saw the statement. There is not
a word of truth In IL. / have never enter
tained such purpose. and / never heard
Mr.. Cleveland say a word that would give
the least suspicion that he had any. The
tC nd Ci an
election canard. when everything goes"
will there be bolt at Chicago, think
NO; not unless the silverites bolt.
don't concede by any means that the DEM
ocratic party is to be turned out TO folly.
When the delegates assemble at Chicago 1
hope sound counsel may prevail, and If
they do the Democratic party will pursue
its ancient path for honest. stable money"
Quay Downs Martin.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June Ex-senator Quay
had himself elected national committeeman
from Pennsylvania tonight, vice Mr. David
Martin. This is the last step of the cam
paign of determination which Mr.. Quay
has waged against the famous combine"
of which Mr.. Martin was the head and
to crush the Senator. His victory tonight
recalls the famous utterance Of Senator
German when some one asked him If he
didn't believe they would lick the old
"Oh, 1 guess not" answered Mr.. German.
"Quay taught these fellows all they
know. but he didn't teach them all he
knows"
Mckinley Passed a Quiet Day.
CANTON, o., June 15.-Governor McKin-
ley passed a very quiet day. There were
no out-of-town visitors of note and no oc-
currences to attract particular attention.
From the Associated Press reports fur
a residence a. received
the full news of the convention But 1T
was not OF nature to engross him to the
extent Of giving up morning drive OF an
hour or so with Mrs. Mckinley. Nor was
he so deeply interested as TO keep close TO
the instrument. At almost any hour ex-
cept during a little shower he could be seen
on the veranda Of his home or promenad-
ing on the pavement In front
Female Suffrage Resolution.
ST. LOUIS, June 15.-Mrs. Lille Dever-
eaux Blake and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
will present to the committee on resolu-
tiQps the following plank:
Resolved, That the Republican national
convention, assembled, hereby recommends
that Congress shall submit TO the Leglsla-
lures OF the several States propositions to
so amend the federal Constitution as to
provide the right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied nor
abridged by the United States nor by any
| State on account Of SEX"
They will ask to be heard by. the COM
| mittee and also by the convention.
Convention Notes.
Chairman William T. Harrity, OF the
Democratic national committee, Is in st.
Louis.
the name of NJ. s. Quay to. the convention,
and of the sixty-four votes Of the Key
stone State fifty-six will be for Quay and