Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-16

The people told me that they wanted free
silver at sixteen to che But they said at
the same time, that they We're protection
lists. and they assured me that they did
not intend to give up the substance for the
shadow. In other words, there will be
other issues in this campaign besides the
money question, and the tariff is one. I
think that the western republicans will be
loyal to the ticket without regard to sill
ver." 1t has been repeatedly reported
around the hotel during the past few days,
1t was suggested to Mr.. Depew, that the
silver republicans and popul'sts would in
dorse the free silver candidate If one be
nominated III Chicago. Would not that
greatly weaken the republicans in the
west?"
II have discovered from long expert
ence," said Nh. Depew, smilnsly, that the
atmosphere which LOCALITIES around con-
vention and which is intensified by men
meeting each other constantly, is not the
sober sense of the country"
Ex-Gov. Foraker Attracts a Crowd.
Ex-Gov. Fo! aker, of Ohio, was one of
Saturday s arrivals. He IL staying at the
st. Nicholas hotel. About II o'clock he
came over to the Southern, where most of
the politicians are located From the mo-
ment of his appearance at the main en-
trance he created sensation. The loung-
ers In the great rotunda on the ground floor
at once recognized the Ohio man and
crowded about him to give cordial greet
ing. Everybody seemed to know Foraker,
and he in turn apparently knew all those
who addressed him, in most cases greet
ing them cheeringly and calling them by
name. When he alighted from the ele-
vator on the second floor and proceeded in
the direction of Mark Hanna's headquar-
tiers, the crowd around him perceptibly in
creased, and by the time he reached Mr..
Harna's room there We're nearly 200 peo-
10 t,, l.,
Gov. Bushnell, Of Ohio. They remained
closeted with Mr. Hanna for an hour or
more.
Hold Out for Hobart.
The friends of Mr. Hobart. of New Jer-
sey, do not accept as well founded the gos-
sip which practically settles the nomin-
alton for vice president in Mr.. Evans
favor. They argue that it would be folly
to select both nominees from the west
ern country. New Jersey, they say, Is
doubtful state at all times. and 1t is vitality
necessary that the republicans should
carry 1t this year. Mr.. Hobart's nomina-
tion as vice president, they claim, would
make the state safely republican next No
vember They do not doubt that Mr. Evans
will be strong candidate. but they be-
lieve that Mr.. Hobart will he an equally
powerful factor in the fight
Conference on Financial Question.
While Senator Foraker and Gov. Bush.
nell were in conference in Mr.. Hanna's
room, with that gentleman and Gen.
Grosyenor and other strong supporters of
Mckinley. Senator Proctor, of Vermont,
was sent for and soon Joined the party
1t was rumored about the hotel that the
conference had been called for the purpose
OF making some arrangement for the con-
Citation of Mr.. Plat and diyerting the
threatening condition of affairs in New
FORK state. After the conference was end
ed this rumor was emphatically denied By
one of the gentlemen present who said that
Mr.. Platt's name had not even been men
toned. 1nasmuch as Gov. Foraker is to be