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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-11
l,rIIyeport COurtc.y.

Last night was the regular meeting
night Of the bridgeport Mckinley club,
but the club resolved to adjourn and
attend Senator Thurstons meeting in
the Eighth ward. The members OF the
organization expressed themselves as
more than pleased with the Nebrask
an'J effort. The club wil meet on
Saturday night on account OF passing
over the regular meeting night. Several
entertaining speeches are on the card.
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a SENSATIONAL TURN !
Given TO itcv. Iirchfs' Mysterious Disap-
praranut--F Forgery Il Charged.

psarnnus--Forgrry Is Charged.
Special Dispatch to tho lntclligcnccr.
PARKERsBuRG. W. Va. Sept. TO-
The affairs OF Rev. a. J. llecht, who
disappeared mys,crlOusly from pyrd's
Ridge yesterday, assumed n sensation
al character To-day By the Issuing Of
two warrants, charging him with for
gerry. The first charge was mnde by
u. Il. licckwlth, who alleges his sigma
turc on a note h forged. and the second
was mnde by II. =. Muncy, who denies
his endorsement on note now In the
Second National bank, for Sl75.
In addition to tho criminal charge, n
dozen now civil suits were entered
against llccht, to-day. but there mp
prns to be nothing 10 levy on. Ills lla-
bllltlcs are increasing fast.
Tho extent Of his forgcrles Is un-
known. There In No clew 10 his where
nhouts. but strong efforts are being
made 10 locate and arrest him.
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open n single mill In the country. You
cnn open your mlntB ana coin all the
silver In tho world and unless you
work for the money you will not re.
ccive II cent OF IT.. What I want to
hear IL the music OF tho mills ns they
grind out Their products for the bencilt
or tho American wOrkingmdn, rather
than hear tho music OF tho mints
grinding out the silver for the benefit
OF tlrs foreign mine owners.
Will admit that the present hard
times are To a certain extent caused by
the FREQ silver agitation. for ns every
body knows tho worklngmcn OF tho
country are unlike the capitalist. They
need the money now.
You know IA well ms do that the
wOrklnElnCn IRE suffering more from
the oppression than any person else.
The capitalist can put his money away
ana walt for good timcSNto come and not
suffer III effects, but tho wOrklngmnn
must have his money now, for his fam
lily and for his home.
Last October happened to ho In lower
California and went over Into Mexico
ono day Just to sec the sights. AS was
passing along the street was attracted
by n jug OF fancy design In u store WIN
dow. ! went In md priced Ii. The shop
keeper told inc II would cost me nifty
cents, ] bought II nnd handed him, Il
United States half dollar. was walk
Ing out when he chilled Inc back and SUR
priscd me by handing me back forty
ilvG cents In Mexican money nnughtcr),
DO You want money like that here?
Cries OF no, no.)
An illustrations.
There IS n railroad running between a
point In Arizona and the coast 0t the
Gulf OF Mexico which passes through n
portion OF Mexico. When pay day
comes around and the pay car starts out
TO pay on the men, thuSe working on
this side Of the line are paid In United
States dollars and they get 100 cents for
every dollar they earn, but on the Mex
lean side OF tho line the company pays
on Ito men with Mexican dollars, which
It buys Mt the bnnk ut ilfty-nns cents
each. Are You willing TO accept those
conditions In this country?
The senator was listened to through
out with the closest attention by the
large audience and his address was In
terrupted frequently with cheers md
applause. He concluded with IN appeal
10 the people u vote for their party. and
nv he sat down the applause lasted for
several moments
At tho conclusion OF Senator Thurs
toms speech cries FOR Captuin Dovener
were started in the crowd md the gal
liant captain arose and offered three
cheers for Senator Thurston and three
cheers for Mckinley and Hobart and the
meeting was at nm end.
The ElkinS Cadets escorted the speak
ers to the Mcclure house. where they
gave him three rousinG cheers and broke
rlnks
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Wa,iiburn Guitars and aIuuiolims Mt Cut

The manufacturers OF Washburn
Guitars and MandolIns will change
their styles October |. They have given
US permission TO cut prices on our pres
ent stock. This applies 10 pres
ent stock only. as these instruments
are sold under contract at uniform
prices everywhere. This Is the first
times prices have ever been cut. Now
is the time to buy them.
i. ". BANNER CO..
LILO Mnrket Street
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NEW YORK, Sept lO.-The steamer
Columbia leaving London to-day. has
on board $l,0O0,OOO In gold consigned TO
Hcldnlbach. lckclhcimer & Company.
The steamship Trave from South
ampton. brought si.252 900 gold. making
the total arrived to date SlS.S6l,25
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HOUSTON, Texas. Sept. l0.-Sam
Allen. lumber dealer. has filed deed
of assignment In nine counties. LA
bIlItles. 100000; assets in lands and
mills 100000.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-To- days
statement OF the condition OF the trcns-
ury shows: Available cash balance $2l2,-
1856; gold reserve SlO1 20, 033.
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NEW YORK, Sept. lO.-Jamcs Lewis,
the comedian, long connected with
Days company, died to-day at West
Hampton. l.. /.
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ZEAL ESTATE
FOR RETo

-
NO. 1871 Chnpllnc street.
no. l2 Alley lln...,... '''''ft.,u TIA
TWO rbijns on alley In r,. ~, N
- Thirteenth street ." 80
80, lllS Maln street. rppu,. .'s't.., IA
40. daI Nam street, Rooms, ,, 4
Nc, SJi Main street. saloon ytp, ~.
fixtures. WIN OsG
No. lgl9 Chhpllnc gtrcot. r,,,,,
No. fi2 Market street "''''.su :.
No. 90 Alley iGn,.....,.,...''''''.''''a,. d
No. lHS'WnrrCn Nrcul .''''''-.., : !
RCLldCncc WOUlsdnlr '.'''r''..u,. s.
NO. lGl2 Main street. stprr r..,.,,. 1000, ~
SlhblgTtar Of German li1rk '"'''''a, i !
itrsiuunro l'lcnRHnt Valley ''"'" a
Itcsll'Trer Plenynnt VALLEY ''''','.'.. 4
No. l2f fourteenth mftrt '''''"'."l.h
NO gD2 Main street, ? rUnpiai '''''"', -,
crescent Place, i.rnuNDd hons, ''""' q
j rooms Pleasant Valley ''''''r Il
FOR SAIL: '" y
NO. y Sixteenth street, rls, ,,,,
street. ''h' u Maize
No. itgiiMcColIoch r,rrr
No. 1861 MCCOlluch wrrI
No. 81 Seventeenth strrr,
No. N2 Sixteenth street
No, co North Front stIrc,
Nos Ib9 and ~ National uo,,
Sl&NrOumrd hOrIEr p,nirt,ig
Nos. ls2 and i2.L. Market .fT.,,
Ing. '" 'u'"' anu dv.I
Lot on South Front street
1 lots McMcchcn. '"
I lots Elm Grove.
Lot WOodEdHlr.
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POLITICAL MATTERS.
An Advisory Committee Appointed by tho
Republican State Committee News OF
the Local Clubs Meeting. or the Future.

The Republican state committee has
appointed the following persons on the
advisory committee: George Wise,
chairman. Wheeling; Joseph Speidel. +.
Buchanan, Wheeling: W. II. Wolfe, Col.
W. NroOmnn, Parkersburg: d. l.. Alb
bolt, ]. l.. Caldwell, Huntington; ]. Il.
Dana. Hon. William Seymour Edwards,
Charleston; J. T. Jones. ]. J. Carter.
Sistersvlllc: T. f. Houston. Elkhorn:
John Cooper. Cooper's; EnOch Carver,
Charleston; Col. Lee Raymond, John l..
iuhl, Clarksburg: Geo. NJ. bowers. J.
Wesley Bishop. Martlnsburg: Hon. r. E.
Davis. Grafton: +. II. Hamburger, Dob
bin; Capt. G. W. Curtin. Sutton: W. T..
Crooks. Sutton: ]. Ami Martin. Francis
iecrmuns. kingwood; Prof. /. C. White.
+. NJ. Grant. MOrgnnt1wn; DR.. \. II.
kunst, Weston: Hon. 5. B. ElkIns, Elk
ms.
These persons are alro empowered TO
collect funds for the state campaign and
are the representatives OF the state com
mIttec In their several localities for that
purpose. The members from Wheeling
will collect for the state. congressional
and county committees, and are the only
persons authorized 20 do 80.
4 funny story IL told on Sixth ward
Democrat who took his boy into Dingcr'y
hat store yesterday 10 get him Il Bryan
cap before he took him over to the fair.
Mr.. Dlnger selected one from his stock
and IL lifted the boy all right md the
fond father bought II. but MS he wns
walking out of the store the little fellow
who was about five years old, saw Nc
kinley and Hobart cap on the show
case. and being attracted by the gold
letters he said he wanted one OF that
kind. His father told him they had no
gold Bryan caps. but the little fellow in
sisted on having gold letters and finished
the argument by throwing the Bryan
cap on the floor. saying ms he did So II
he couldn't have gold letters he wouldn't
wear any. He don't wear either now.
All OF which goes 10 show
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Real Estate BarQaj0S

room housc, large lot. at rrrr,....
on pike, ut II bargain. '"F'NoA
on easy terms. '' ''V t4ts
sl.0j0. ''"'" street q
~ room house on FOurtorn,h s,,s,. :,
'i;-Oo. phys y per cent ns an lnv,.t-t,."
lots I1Sl1D on South York stfr,t :, r.
rnrm nH1r Elm Grove, ~ acres. set,.
sury DulillnGA on samr. Chrar "''''
Lots at McMechen from SIS io ma.
MONEY TO LOAN,
ROLE 10 ZANE
Tclc. 6Cf. 20 Fourt,.,,It c.
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Tho National Collection Agency, .
Washington, d. c., Will dispose o. the !oF
lowing Judgments:
WEST VIRGINIA. o..
Belington Coal and Coke Co. Bciiaei'll
So IL; JOHN l.. Baker, Uluclc.d. 81 H. 4
i. Gillespie " Co., Brctz 81, j: Farrell
Norman " Co. BrooGvilIe, SO vi J.
Schultz. .GhnrlSstown, SIS Il: G, n, CEIs::
tim. Dingess. Sis 20; &. L. Benedict, "a"
DHnk, $lST CO; T. J. Baker, Fctler!raE
SIS 90: C. Rogers. Framc;0wn. 81 y; ;r H.
W. Sinner \ Son, Freed, sSl? 51:W L!l!'
Grafton.SSSI 60; Il. W. Cowan. GrcenWSs;.
NJ. Lindan. Keystone, So 10; p, 4. LySEEs
Lyons. SOS y; D. Kennedy, rcfFy,SIi::SS.
500 co.; D. Il. Payne, rceryvlllc, S.T%
Payne * Beaver, liccryvillc. SIS; ~; Z "
MheOler. HowlesNnrg. SIS q; : ,t :.
man AM & CO.. %RSS oWlcssbm mr. ~ $fSs Is. 2
Cowgcr'& Co, RowlcshurG. So: Is, ~: :; y
lass, Rnsk. sci S.: Bartlett bros'' It'P
-. KENTUCKY.
W. H., Smith. BurbourSvillr, So IS; Eoo'
or; Allen, huntsville. S"D2 81; J. {. Il, A.iSi-
Crockct,vi!lc, So %; j. Z. Stewart y ~
s SggGi9sS SIS .; Moses TMrnr "a q: L.
Craft, GHbbar'l. Sll IS; Il. T.. X j. + Fa ,n,
Glasgow, SOY 70; y. NJ. Huntington, lsoa.
vile s2bl %; Harry WcddinEiGn, i&yn.S'
Vile, SIS 70: W. s, Emmal,, Midii't,:&;siiS%:
sle2 0S:.J, u. Turner x Co, Mmnic' = y
l., G.. Bailey. Oh Springs, s$iS 81; T. 1
QuiSlcy, Pcwce Valley. AlS vi; W.,
Jones, Pittsburgh. So ii; Union toa' ~
pittShurGh. $G5 20: Matt ShrArrr. ny"
House, so 20: r. II. Brashcars. SAT- S SEe.S,
siS2 .; l.c0ford & Asher. SpFi"E G'''"'
s5Si IS.
,a!I OHIO.
Chus McRroom, Akron, Sl45 e; u c,Hs. :.
llrtc, lronton, $40 20; John MadaGSh' '''
ncy. S7O92.
IA. SEND BIDS TO IAN
The RATIONAL COLLECTION AGESCl'
80 WASHINGTON. d. c.
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NOTICE.
Dissolution Of Partnership.

Tho firm OF John Becker & CO.. jewelers.
and Opticians has been dissolved. Henry
W. Etz. retiring. Tho business will DO
continued as John Becker * Co. Thank
Ing our friends md the public In general
for the liberal patronage bestowed upon US
In the past. We hope to hive Il fair contin.
uance OF tho samo In the future.
All persons having claims against the
firm will present tho same for settlement.
and all persons knowing themselves In
dcbtcd will please call and make II settle
incnt. Respectfully,
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HOUSES And LOTS FOR SAIF

EnfT streets "e'" IL!
No; lGl Sixteenth street, lot Min ....
hne residence In Pleasant VnT.v
Nos. lS0 and 1872 Seventeenth strEr.
No. Kentucky street, I room.
NO: Kentucky street. lot YyKltj fee,
hhu residence on Virginia slrr., I,
modern convenience: price low. ."
No El2 Chupllne street, large h,.,
No. S 18th street. : rooms and r,,s.
No. lJ lTth street. S rooms and sisT,
Lot corner Main and Sixteenth size.
No. IL iiih street, ! rooms and b1,b
No. l1J ChnDline street, rootDg
No. 1918 Chapline street, rooms
Lot on Main ST., between I'd and "a =,
8 lots on North Wabash street Cd
No. s. South broadway, residence AZ,
Z. Hughes, Esq. '"
Lot 4GXl30 Ndrth York stree,
Lot No. 20 Indiana ST., rooIns r,,.-
No. q n. Wabash St, 6 rooms, chem
A fine lot In Pleasant Valley.
No. Is Vermont street. rooms; lot III,
feet: $3.50. ''N'
The Bloch property on North Xa.a s.
MONEY TO LOAN.
RlNEHART G. TA?UM,
The City Bank Building.
Telephone .is. an
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PROPOSALS.
FOR SALE.

Tho National Collection Agency, q
Washington, D. c., will dispose o. the !oI'
lowing Judgments:
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silver dollar In the United States which
bears n dato prior 20 1873, The older
men IN the audience viii attest 10 tho
fact that there was not In circulation,
until 1878. an American silver dollar.
Every one OF tho 400, 200. 900 which have
been given 10 the people for their use
has been given to them since the So
called crime OF 1879, nnd under lcgISla-
ton which pledges the faith NJ the gov
eminent to maintain It's Integrity md
which guarantees TINT tho silver dollar,
or the silver certificate. which comes
Into tho hand OF labor shall be us good
shall buy AZ much, M tho gold dollar,
laid why In the vaults OF the capitalist.
(Chcers,)
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mise between these, which means, OF
course, that the platform will I've al
most all that the gold people will de-
mand. When Hon. Charles W. Fair
banks, the temporary chairman, ar
rived yesterday morning from Indian
apolis, Mr.. Hanna and Others had a
long conference with him over the key
note speech, and latter this keynote
speech was submitted to conference
Of the Mckinley leaders 1t is under.
stood that the keynote speech will be
in the line Of the Indiana platform,
which specially declares opposition to
the free and independent coinage OF
silver at the ratio Of sixteen to one.
The predonderance Of opinion is that
the credentials committee will not
deem it necessary to 90 into many Of
the contests in detail, but that, on the
contrary, the verdict OF the national
committee will be practically accepted
as final in large majority Of the CON
test cases At Mckinley headquarters,
there Ia still the fullest confidence In
the favorite having 633 votes on the
first ballot, out Of a total Of 0lS.
Mr. Plat stated explicitly last nigh,
that the New York delegation had nc
intention Of boiling the convention on
account Of the action OF the national
committee In the New York contest
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WOMEN FIGHT.
Ono Gets Her Throat Cut and tho Othse
Her Skull Fractured.

Ono Gets Her Throat Cut and tho Othss
Her Skull Fractured.
TAvAREs, Fla, June 10. Mrs. Robert
Gresham Is dead and Mrs. Mollie
Gaines Is dying as the result OF a duel
in which they engaged near Clermont
Three months ago Mrs. Gaines was
happy bride, and Mrs. Gresham, who
was young widow, was her dearest
friend. Two weeks ago, however, this
love was changed TO hate, for MIRA
Gaines discovered that her husbands
affections had been won by Mrs. Gres-
ham. Yesterday afternoon MIRA
Gaines learned that her husband and
Mrs Gresham planned o meeting as
the latter's home. Taking her hus-
bands razor with her, the desperate
young wife went to the widows home
and found the couple together Gaines
fed, and his wife Immediately sprsnR
upon her rival, using the razor with
awful effect Mrs Gresham picked up
u hammer and defended herself as best
she could, dealing Mrs. Gaines blow
after blow on the head. Finally Mrs.
Gaines reached her rivals throat with
the razor severing the jugular vein and
causing almost instant death. Neigh
bors who came In found Mrs Gaines
unconscious by her dead rival. Ex-
animation showed that the blows from
the hammer had fractured her skull,
and her recovery is impossible. Both
women belonged to good families and
were noted for their beauty.
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THE CONVENTION HALL

harmonization and capitalization OF
views which, it is believed, will render
1t possible for the platform committee
to reach a conclusion with compare
lively little delay. The advocates OF
an extreme declaration for silver are
confined largely from the inter-moun-
tain states, with some support from
the Pacific coast and possibly a few
scattering delegates from other Sec
tons Their representatives in the
committee will be larger than in the
convention, but neither sufficient to
obtain more than respectful hearing.
They are expected to announce that no
compromise whatever will be accept
able TO them, and to thus practically
eliminate themselves from the work OF
preparing the platform. With this
feature Of the silver question removed
from the consideration Of the commit
tee, it is not believed Its deliberations
will be greatly prolonged.
The committee selected G. W. Fair
banks, the author of the Indiana cur
rency plank, for temporary chairman
and c. W. johnson, Of Minnesota, for
temporary secretary. Messrs. Riley
Smith and A. B. Humphreys, OF New
York, were chosen for assistant secre'
taries. j. II. Stone, Of Michigan; +.
II. Wilson, of Missouri; J. R. Malloy.
of Ohio; R. s Hatcher, of Indiana, and
]. r. Beam, of New FORK, were desig-
mated as reading clerks. On the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Scott, Of West Virginia,
Rabbi Samuel Sale, of st. Louis, was
chosen chaplain. A programme has
also been practically agreed upon for
the permanent organization, with Sem
ator Thurston, of Nebraska, for presid-
inc officer of the convention.
The contest in the committee ON re-
solutions is expected to be sharp, but
not protracted. As 1t now appears,
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there will be little or no difficulty in
agreeing upon any Of the planks OF
the platform except that relating to
the financial policy Of the party. This
question is still claiming the greater
share Of consideration, and will con-
tinue to hold its place In the front
rank Of speculation and elaboration
until it Is finally settled by the conven-
ton itself. These lines Of policy will be
presented to the committee on resolu-
tons: First-To declare in explicit
terms for the gold standard. Second
To take positive stand for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio OF sixteen
to one, independent Of the course OF
all other nations. Third-To practi.
cally declare for gold and against any
further recognition to silver than the
present laws give, except upon inter-
national agreement, but without men,
tioning in terms the gold standard and
with few words Of encouragement
TO the friends Of silver.
The contest will be principally be.
tween the advocates Of the first and
second propositions, and, as 1t now APP
mara tha nutcnma will be a compro-
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ST. LOUIS NOTES.
The National Committee Has Con-
cluded the Contests
THE TEMPORARY OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Mckinley said to Have cas- votes-No So
lection Yet Made Of Woe President
"A Civil Service Plank-Mon.
ster Parade Planned.

ST.. LOUIS, June 1a-When the re-
publican national convention is called
TO order tomorrow, 1t will be found
the preliminaries have been looked
after with exceptional thoroughness'
There will be no obstacles in the way
Of Immediately beginning the work
for which the convention has been
called, and present indications are that
the meeting will not DO oflong duration.
The national committee has concluded
the consideration of the unusually long
list Of contests, and II 10 believed by
those who have given attention to the
subject that this work will be found to
have been done SO we'll that compare
lively little will be left for the COM
mittee on credentials. An analysis OF
the work Of the national committee IN
regard W tine 1853 contests when were
originally filed with it shows that 1855
cases were acted on, some Of the origi-
nal number having been abandoned,
while several notably those OF Della
ware and portion Of the Texas dele
cation, were referred to the conven'
ton. In many cases, both contestants
and contestees were understood to be
Mckinley men.
Necessarily, there has been no form
81 consideration Of the declaration OF
principles upon which the party will
make its appeal to the country, but 1t
will be found that this branch OF the
work has been by no means neglected.
There has been very general ex'
change OF views upon this important
point. and much done looking 70 the
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being against him. 1--WE SHALL" he
said, leave the hall only when the
convention has adjourned.
One important question remaining
unsettled is that of the selection OF q
vice presidential candidate. Next to
the financial plank, the filling OF this
place on the ticket has engaged the
greatest share of speculative attention
during the week, but apparently
opinion has not been so well canvassed
upon this subject as upon Others. The
names of many candidates have been
suggested, including those Of Mr. Ho'
bart, OF New Jersey; Gov Morton and
Gen. Tracey, Of New York; Gov. Bulk
ley and Senator Hawley, Of Connecti-
cut; Gov. Hastings, Of Pennsylvania;
Representative Dingley, OF Maine; Hon.
II. Clay Evans, of Tennessee; Hon. W.
II. De Young, Of California; ex-Gov'
Lilpett and ex.Gov D. Russell Brown,
of Rhode Island, and Gen. McAlpin, OF
New York. Delegate Yerkes, OF Ken
lucky, received telegram from Gov.
Bradley yesterday announcing that
his name would not be presented TO
the convention.
There was conference last night at
the Southern hotel. at which the fol.
lowing states were represented; Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts Rhode Island, New
York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, llli-
nois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
question of financial plank In the
platform was discussed and the follow
ing was agreed upon as satisfactory,
and will be presented to the committee
on resolutions:
We favor the maintenance OF the existing
gold standard and are opposed TO the free colin
age Of silver except by international agree
ment for bImetallism with the leading COM
mercIal nations Of the world.
Abraham Gruber, Of New York, Is
going to present the following plank
The republican party demands that public
officials be thoroughly qualified to perform tho
services required Of them; that civil service
examinations be conducted only by men Who
from experience know the duties 70 be per-
formed BY or the work required Of the person
holding the office and that the questions asked
OF applicants be only such as directly concern
the service to be performed.
California, Nebraska and Utah will
urge the adoption Of declaration In
favor Of encouraging the beet sugar
industry.
The arrival OF the Maine and Massa'
chusetts delegations, with glittering
badges and waving banners, yester.
day, gave the first real appearance OF
Reeds candidacy that mas been seen.
The Massachusetts delegation held q
meeting and the count Of the delegates
showed Reed was favorite. Senator
Lodge announced after the meeting
that there were 80 solid delegates for
Reed.
A monster Mckinley parade that has
been arranged for Wednesday night Is
intended TO be the largest one OF the
kind that has ever been seen. 1t will
be In 10 divisions, under the direction
of Gen. James c. Howe, Of Canton, 0.