Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-09
OFF FOR ST. LOUIS.
Many Congressman VIII Aa.lt The
Convention.
ARRIVAL OF UTAH DELEGATES.
Mckinley said to be For Gold-No
Concessions TO tho Silver
Men OF the West.

WASHINGTON, June Cit Il ox'
pected that there will be- a very large
attendance OF members OF the House
and ssnate at the st. Louis convention.
The politicians will be leaving for 81.
Louis all through this week. General
Gfosvenor left last evening nolwith-
standing Chairman Dlngley's fesolu'
Iion TO revoke all leaves Of absence
and not to grant leaves oxcep, for H.
ncss. The maIority OF the silver mon,
including Representative Hartman,
Allen and several senators, viii no
leave here until Saturday. Senator
Teller, however, will leave Wednes.
day. The members OF the national
Republican COMMITTEES who nfo mom-
bets OF Congress will 70 today.
General Grosvenor will stop a short
time Mt his home In Ohio before going
10 81. Louis. La answer 20 the quef-
ton, "D0 you appfehond much Of n
fight on inances?" he answered that
he did not believe the committee on
resolutions will have much trouble Ia
reaching n decision."
the NOMINEE AND THE PLATFORM.
CHICAGO, June "a special 10 the
Times Herald from Washington say:
| u an interview Senator Cullom Gays
that " be goes to his home Ia Illinois
this " eek, he will stop on his way nj
Canton, OHIO, 10 see Major Mckinley.
The senator has not yet July decided
what he will DO when Congrrsa nd.
outnp, but II 10 likely he viii 70 10
Illinois, returning In about Two weeks
TO remove his family from Washington
to n cooler climate. Ho snya he In sat-
iafied that MsJor Mckinley will b.
the nominee OF the st. Louis e0nven.
ton.
senator Cullen further sAit:
For several weeks l have hAt no
doubt about the result OF the convun-
tion. l am more concerned about the
platform. / want 10 80 the party come
| out plainly for sound money.
Let ~ have no stfaudIr. Let ur
know exactly where We stand and
what We are fighting for, and then II
We lose the country will know who Il
responsible. IL does not matter No
much In this campaign VINO leads the
| Republican party as what he stands
for. am considerably concerned
about the condition OF busincss. l want
10 SEQ people settle down and got e
| work anu bring good time back sgAir
and am satisfiod that viii ntvsf IL
done 40 long Al We are at SEA on thu
money question" a.
Senator Cullom will not attend the
81. Louis convention. IL Will bs the
frat one he has missed since 1864. Iu
| this connection he saiu: "sinos the
nomination OF Lincoln 1 have attend.
ed every convention but one, anu that
was the one which gave Lincoln hi.
second nomination. Three timss |
have been chairman OF the Illlnol.
| delegation-ono at Philadelphia when
Grant got his second nomination;
one al Chicago whom Blaine wa
nominated and four years ago nj Min
eapolls. At the last convention wA'
no worn out that l practically promised
never TO bs delegate again 10 ma.
tional conventions II l could possibly
avoid Il and never TO be again chair.
man OF delegation. There Ia hard
work connected with the responsibility,
which men who have never tried ii
eau scarcely realize"
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
81. LOUIS, Mo-, June 9.-No soIu.
ton OF the puzzling question what e
be done with tho negro delegates "a
tho national convention has bsen
reached. The proptie,ors OF tho lead.
Ing hotels deny that they have refused
| TO entertain the colored men, but say
the rooms are NIL "ougaged" and they
| cannot accommodate the negroes. A
large number OF national committee
mon arrived this morning, but were
reticsnt about giving their views 10.
garding the treatment Of the negroes
efA. NJ. IL. DeYoung OF San Fran
cisco, owner aud editor OF the Chroni.
clio and q msmbcr OF the national
| committee, said II was not part OF
tho ouiy Of tho committee TO secure
hotoi accommodations for any dele.
| gates, either white or black. Ills would
| oppose any effort 10 bring the mattel
before the committee. National Com.
mittseman James Hin OF Mississippi, q
| negro, thought he had secured rooms
Mt Hurst hotel, but was informed last
night that the clerk made mistake IN
Assigning him room, every room hAy.
ing teen previously engaged.
T.. II. LANSAS's SILVER VIEWS.
PHI. Lannan OF the Salt Lake TrI.
huns arrived today in company with
| National Committeeman Salisbury OF
Utah. Both are for iree silver anu will
advocate plank OF that character In
/ the platform. "lt would DO folly fol
any one man 70 say what the conven.
ton will DO on the money question: u
said Lannan, "but 1 am confident II
| will not declare Tor single standard.
Neither do think tho platform will
declare for silver. am not pretending
to say what the convention will OF
will not do, but II Ia my honest opinion
that the money plank VIII 10 OF such a
character that the free silver men Of
the party can stand on IT,"
| De Young and Salisbury, who were
both present while LannAn was talk
Ing, c0ncurred Ia what no said.
| Powell Clayton OF Arkansas favors G
single gold standard platform.
Tue list OF vice presidential candl.
dales has been largely speculative
Governor Hobart OF New Jersey hal
secured the active support OF mauy
eastern delegates. 80 also has Senator
Proctor OF Vermont. III. Clay Evan
will be named by the renneasea dele
CATION. u. y. Grant OF California will
will have the support ofaoms delegate
from the far Wesl.