The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10
By the Tornado of Public Wrath
on the Color Question.
NEGROES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF
Hotels Say Rooms We're All Engaged
Before Colered Men Spoke.
senator John NJ. Thursfon Talked OF
for Permanent Chairman Reeds
Manager says He Would Not Ac-
cept the Vice kinley
said TO Be Thorough Gold Man.

So. Louis. June s.--Neariy all the raem-
oers Of the national committee are here.
ana others wili arrive tomorrow. The first
meetsng wiN be held tomorrow atIi clock.
Chairman Carter arrived tonight from
Washington CITY. James 5. Ciarkson the
member from Iowa. is III at Philadelphia
and cannot he at the meeting senator
Gear has his proxy. Oscar Meyer. OF New
York, has the proxy Of Joseph Simon. of
Oregon. The committee will tomorrow
take mp the contested seats and the se-
lection OF temporary chairman and oth-
er ofiices OF the convention made by the
committee.
There has been some talk today about
the selection OF Gen. Fairbanks. OF Indt-
ana. .or temporary chairman and Senator
Proctor, OF Vermont. for permanent chair
man. But there has also been movement,
on foot 10 make samuel E'essenden. msm-
Der OF the national committee from Con-
necticuf. temporary chairman. and TO Sc
lect the permanent chairman from the
West Senator Thurston. OF Nebraska.
has been mentioned for the latter place.
II is also probable that the subject OF
accommodations for the colorsd delegates
will BE considered. Chairman Carter said
tonight that the matter had been ADJUST
ed, as he believed. In a satisfactory man
ner. When he read the first statements
OF tho difficulty he stated TO a friend in
Indianapolis that II Il was found inapos-
sibls in 81. Louis 10 find accommodations
for Republicans on account Of color. il
might be necessary 10 take the convention
TO some place where men could be lodged
and fed. Mr. Carter has been Informed
that there win rot he any further difficult
~. although Il Is understood that az all
the leading hotels no quarters have been
available for colorea men, applicants be-
ing always informed that the rooms had
all been taken. and the hotels informed
the members OF the committee to-day that
for more than thirty days all the rooms
have been engaged for the convention
week
Chairman de Young, in speaking Of the
meeting tomorrow, said; The national
committee will decide upon the names OF
the temporary officers. They Will also
take UP the contests so far as settling them
for the preliminary roll. The general idea
IS now TO do away with the substitute
committee taking up each case and re-
porting TO the main committee. as has
heretofore been the custom. ] thlnk they
viii probably sit SIS a committee OF the
whole and take up every contest. In
every case al previous conventions where
sub-committees have heard the testimony
and made their reports 10 the whole COM
mIttee there has hoen an appeal. and the
whole committee had 20 30 over the testi-
mony again. For that reason. Il Is be-
Hcved. II would be best Tor the general
committee TO hear the testimony from the
beginning
Joseph H. Maniey. member of the COM
mittee from Maine. who II the manager
OF Thomas B. Reeds campaign, arrived to-
night He sad ne was not prepared TO say
how many votes Mr.. Reed would get on
the first ballot when asked II III. Reed
would aceept the vice presidential nomlns-
tlon he said: Under no circumstances will
Mr.. Reed take the nomination for the vice
presidency. He viii have the first place
on the tscket or none at all"
Politicians. great and small, black and
white and all the intermediate shades of
complexion. from all over the Union. are
swaruiing into this city tonight. For the
last week they have heen dropping IN al
odd intervals by ones and twos. bat sow
they are coming by the car load. and IL
viii be a Teek before All have arrived
Although Z - almost week until the
convention viii bt called 10 order. there
Is a vast amount OF preliminary work 20
be done. There are scores of contests 20
be argued before the national comniittse,
which meets tomorrow. and there Is much
routine work 10 be done