San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-11
AT ST. LOUIS.
MONDAY WILL BE A H0WLING
MKINLEY DAY.
Every One at Sea on the Silver Question,
The Platform as Adopted Alone
Can Tell What it Will Be.

ST. LOUIS, June 1l.-None of the
large delegations have arrived in
the city yet. Those now in the
city are delegates that have come
ahead of their delegations to look
after accommodations, or to look
after contests. ,3iAgSNig
New York is expected tomorrow
night, and also Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. Illinois will be here
Monday. They are expected on
special trains with bands and with
banners and propose to wake the
dead when they get here. The
Blaine club of Cincinnati, with
600 rooters for Mckinley, will come
on a decorated train Sunday night.
A second special train will bring
500 members of the Lincoln club,
Of the same place.
Senator Foraker and the Cincin-
natl end of the delegation will
come on this train. The Lincoln
club of Toledo will also arrive
Sunday night, with 300 shouters
for Mckinley. Most of the Ohio
delegation will come on this train.
Among them will be James B.
Garfield, and Webb Hayes, sons of
former presidents. The Tippecanoe
club, Of Cleveland, with 700 howl.
ers will arrive either Sunday night
or Monday morning. The Buck
eye club of Columbus, Ohio, with
Gov. Bushnell and staff and many
delegates will arrive Sunday night.
The Topeka Flambeau club, with
their paint and lights, will arrive
on Monday. The Mckinley clubs
Of Evansville, Ind, Detroit, Mime
apolis, Chicago and Leavenworth,
Kas., will arrive Sunday night.
The Marquette club OF Chicago
will get in Monday morning, and
the Americas club of Pittsburg
will arrive either Sunday night or
Monday morning 90 that the town
will be full of bowling marchers
by Monday noon. Great prepare.
tions are being made to receive
the delegations as they arrive and
lively time may be expected
Monday.
Henry Cabot Lodge, who is
talked of for chairman Of the COM
mittee on platform and resolu-
tions, has telegraphed that no
evasion Of the currency question
would be tolerated, and straddle
would be disgrace to the party.
He said that the Indiana platform,
which has been popular In certain
circles for the past few days, would
not be acceptable. The Indiana
platform declares for the best
money obtainable, and declares
against the free coinage Of silver
at ratio of 16 to /. 1t has been
suggested to strike out the words
Sat ratio of 16 to l." so that it
will read "unalterably opposed to
the free coinage of silver" 1t is
said that il the words "l6 to 1"
were kept in, the platform might
be construed to read that the re-
publicans were in favor Of the free
coinage of silver at some other
ratio.
There has been so muck talk
about this Indiana platform that
the superstition gained ground
that the Mckinley people were in
favor Oft Nothing definite, how
ever, can be gained from those sup
posed to represent Mckinley. The
supporters of Mckinley from the
east declare Mckinley is in favor
of the gold standard. The sup
porters OF Mckinley from the west
insist that he is in favor Of the
largest use of silver possible in Or
der to maintain the parity Of the
two metals. 'lit
There is no doubt that the dis
pute will be taken into the con-
vention. 1t cannot be settled in
the committee.
John r. Tanner, candidate for
governor o. Illinois on the repub-
lican ticket, has thrown down the
gauntlet to the free silver repub-
licans. In an interview with q
reporter he declared emphatically
for the gold standard and said the
platform to to be adopted by the
convention should not hold the
slightest hope for the silvermen.
Senator Gear of Iowa does not
believe the platform will declare
for gold. When seen today he
said:
"Allison will be placed In nomi-
nation before the convention and
to say the least will put mp good
fight. Every solitary man in Iowa
is for Allison"
When asked what would be the