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‘John M. Thurston of Ne- braska” to be permanent chairman, there was an eruption of flags ard cheers from the delegates, and ancther demonstration greeted the name of U. S. Grant, jr., of California. ‘The heat was becoming intense—damp, wilting, sunless heat, which crimpled collars and kept the whele arena a flutter of gaudy fans, which had been dis- tributed throughout the hall. The recding of the report on permanent organization was followed by a wild and tumultuous scene. Mr. Mudd of Maryland jumped to his feet and Joudly protested agairst action upon the report. “It can be rece:ved,” he shout- ed, “but it cannot be acted upon. Nothing can be done ur til the ecnvention has acted en the report of the committee on creden- Joseph Bosler. tials. Until that committee has acted there is no convention." Mr. Fairbanks ruthlessly overruled the point of order and left Mr. Mudd angrily shouting on the floor. Suddenly the irate Marylander changed his tactics, and as Mr. Fairbanks called for a vote on the Adcption of the report, he demanded a call of the rell. His demand was seconded by Delegate Evans of Minne- sota. Mr. Fairbanks, however, called for a rising vote, snd the convention seemed to rise en masse to the call. The gallertes cheered and pandemonium reigned for a minute, as the convention realized the overwhelming defeat of the few dissenters against the Immediate adoption of the repert. Senator Sewell of New Jersey and Rep- resentative Paine of New York were desig- Rated to escort the permanent chairman to the platform. They marched down the main aisle, while the delegates jumped to their feet fluttering flags and handker- chiefs and cheering shrilly with a yell that reminded southerners of the confederacy, Mr. Fairbanks, with a plume of the na- tional tricolor pinned to the breast of kis black frock coat, meeting the trio as it ascended the steps, and grasping the Ne- braska Senator by the hand. Senator Thurston faced the arena with bis hands clasped behind him, and began to speak. He said: Chairman Tharst “Gentlemen of the happy memory of your kindness and con- fidence will abide In my grateful heart forever. My sole ambition is to meet your expectations, and I pledge myself to exercise the important powers of this lugh office with absolute justice and im- partiality. I bespeak your cordial co- eperation and support to the end that our proceedings may be orderly and dignified, as before this the deliberations of the supreme council of the republican party. “Eight years ago I had the distinguish ed aonor to preside over the convention which nominated the last republican President of the United States. Today I have the distinguished honor to preside over the convention which is to nominate the next President of the United States. This generation has had ‘ts object lesson and the doom of the democratic party is already announced. The American peo- ple will return to the republican party, be- they know that its administration will mean: “The supremacy of the Constitution of the United States. “The maintenance of the law and order. “The protection of every American citi- xen in his right to live, labor and to vote. “A vigorous foreign policy. “The enforcement of the Monroe doc- trine. “The restoration of our merchant ma- rine. “Safety under the stars and stripes on every gaa: In every port. ‘A revenue adequate for all govern- mental expenditures and the gradual ex- tinguishment of the national debt. “A curreney as sound as the government, and as untarnished as its honor, whose dollars, whether of gold, silver or paper, shall have equal purchasing and debt- paying power with the best dollars of the civilized world. protective tariff, which protects, cou- pled with reciprocity, which reciprocates, thereby securing the best markets for American products and opening of Amer- ican factories to the free coinage of Amer- ican muscle. “A pension policy just and generous to our living heroes, and to the widows and orphans of their dead comrades. “The governmental supervision and con- trol of transportation lines and rates. “The protection of the people from all unlawful combination and unjust exac- tion of aggregated capital and corporated power. An American welcome to every God- cause fearing, liberty-loving, _ Constitution-re- Specting, law-abiding, labor-seeking, de- cent man. “The exclusion of all whose birth, whose Blood, whose condition, whose practices B. Henderson. would menace the permanoncy of free In- stitutions, endanger the safety of Amert- can society or lessen the opportunities of American labor. “The abolition of sectionalism—every star In the American flag shining for the honor and welfare and happiness of every commonwealth and all the people. A deathless loyalty to all that is true and American and a patriotism eternal as the The punctuation of almost every sen- tence of his address was a period of yells, rcunded off with a fringe of manual ap- plause and stamping. Mr. Thurston ts ‘a sterder, dark-faced, black-mustached, spec- tacled, scholarly looking man, but he wields a yoice keyed for the stump that sent every word ringing to the farthest ecrner of the galleries. No point of his speech was lost upon the assembly, but that which provoked the mest enthusiastic uproar was the state- ment that he had presided over the con- vention which nominated the last repubii- can President, and was now addressing that which was to name the next repub- lican President. ‘The delegates rose and waved their hais, flegs and handkerchiefs with a prolonged cheer when Mr. Thurston finished. ‘The other permanent officers elected were: Secretary, Col. Charles W. Johnson of Min- nesota; cssistant secretaries, W. FE. Riley of Kentucky, H. H. Smitit of Michigan, A. B. Humphrey of New York, A. W. Manlor of Maryiand; official stenographer, Frances E. Burke of Pittsburg; serzeant-at-arms, Timothy E. Byrnes of Minnesota; assist- ants to the sergeant-at-arms, George W. Wisewell of Wisconsin, W. W. Johnson of Maryland, W. P. Huxford of Washington, Charles E. Stone of Mlinois, G..D. Smith of Oklahoma; reading clerks, J. H. Stone of Michigan, F. H. Wilson of Missouri, John R. Malloy of Ohio, R. S. Hatch of Indiana, J. R. Bean of New Jersey; also one vice president from each state. As the demonstration ceased, by direc- tion of Permanent Chairman Thurston, a letter was read from J. Henry Fort, chair- wan of the committee on credentials, an- ncuncing that the committee would be un- able to report unti! after noon. Thereupen Gov. Bushnell of Ohie moved that the convention take a recess until 2 o'clock. The motion was carried with a roar, and at 11:2: Chairman Thurston declared the convention in recess. The band played “Yankee Doodle” as the crowds made their way out of the hall. WHO WILL FOLLOW TELLER. Speculation Regarding the Belt ef the Silver Men. Special from a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—A member of the Platform committee just from the confer- ence room says that Mr. Teller announced in the conference that he intended to bolt the convention. The gold men are coming to realize that Teller, Dubois. Cannon, Mantte and their followers are going to bolt. While there has been no official announcement on the subject, friends of the silver leaders have whispered that the bolt is coming, until at last the gold men have come to believe it. A statement by one of the silver Senators, who is not going to bolt, that he knows that Teller and part of the Colorado dele- gation: Dubets and all the Idaho delega- tion; Cannon and part of the Utah delega- tan; Mantle and part of the Montana dele- gation and a few others will bolt is ac- cepted by the gold men as accurate infor- mation. It is said that Carter will not go out. = Many stories concerning the subject of a bolt are in circulation today. It is said that the silver men reached a conclusion at a mesting this morning. But Eo meeting was held. This conclusion had been reacked for some time. It was said that they had hired a hall for enother convention. This is not accurate. No doubt if they go out peopk interested in the silver cause may get up a demon- stration and they might be called on to speak. Some frivate individual may have hired, a hall, but the silver leaders have not. SHAPING THE PLANKS. The Resetutic: Committee Constder- tes the Platform. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—The full commit- tee took up the platform promptly after being called together at 10:30, and prozeed- ed with it section by section. The pre- James Elverson. amble yas first read and adopted, practi- éally without debate. At noen the committee had not reached the financial plank, where the contest was expected between the gold and silver men. The subcommittee reported a complete Platform. After reading it as a whole, Chairman Foraker stated that the suv- committee had given the different declara- tions the fullest consfderation during the night, and had the counsel of the best thought of the party, not only in deciding on the principles of the party, but also in the forme for expressing the same. After the report was submitted with this expression, it was decided to take it up ad seriatum for consideration. The whereas, in which the history and the mission of the party were covered was adopted with- out opposition. Then came the preamble, in which the indictment of President Cleve- lend’s administration was most strongly expressed. There was somie difference of opinion of the severity as to the language in this indictment, but Senator Foraker de- fended it very earnestly, and it was adopt- ed without any changes. The plank on the tariff was adopted as reported, including the reciprocity clause, and there was no disposition to alter the language in any of the sections until the sugar bounty question was reached. There was some objection to the form of this resolution, and some brief speeches were made in support of various proposi- tions. One of these was to amend the reso- lution by declaring for a specific duty on sugar and another for a specific declara- tion for tariff protection. None of these was accepted, and the resolution as reported and as sent cut last night by the Associated Press was adopted. ‘The proposition for an amer.dment to the resolutions came from Mr. Patterson of lllincis and Mr. Lauterbach of New York, who contended for a declaration for a specific duty. ‘They were replied to by Senator Gear of Icwa, who contended for the merit of the bounty system, saying that the main object was to protect the original producers of sugar in this country and that the bounty system was well calculated to accomplish this purpose. The committee also adopted resolutions declaring specifically for the adequate pro- tection of wool and woolens, and still an- other for the encouragement of American shipping. At 12 o'clock the financial question was taken up. Senator Teller opened the discussion by offering the varfous substitutes which ke had presented in the subcommittee and making a speech in support of them. Senator Teller Will Bolt. Senator Teller made a vigorous Speech in Our Advertising Columns, Read the advertising columns of The: Star carefully. They are an invaluable guide to the buyer. You will find the an- nouncements of all the success- ful business houses and will miss the fake concerns and habitual bankrupts. You won't find the latter. Reputable advertisers dislike being found in their company. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. support of his resolutions, becoming quite animated as he warmed up in the course of his remarks. He had scarcely begun when the members of the press, who lined the hall outside the room in which the com- mittee was meeting, were invited to a more distant section of the hotel. The excuse waa made that the vommittee wanted the use of the hallway for afr, but the fact that the Colorado Senator's voice penetrated the wall and was plainly heard on the outaide was accepted as the real-reason for the eviction of the press. As the Senator progressed he was warmly applauded by his followers. He spoke vehemently in opposition to the gold stand- ard plank, declaring his belief in taking this course that the party was departing from its vaunted position of defender of the rights of the people, and putting itself James Sullivan Clarkson, in the hands of the bond-clippers of Lom- bard and Wall streets. This policy he denounced as unAmerican, unpatriotic and opposed to all the best in- terests of aumanity. He expressed his sincere regret that such a course should be adopted—net because it affected him Personally, but because it was a step that weuld serfously affect the welfare of the pecple of the entire couatry. As for him- self, he had been a republican since the ante-bellum days. He had assisted in securing the nomination of Lincoln. Mr. Teller in the course of his remarks stated in emphatic terms that if the gold standard plank as propcsed was adopted he wquld consider it incumbent upon him to sever his connection with the conven- them. Thinking as he did upon the sub- ject, which was, of all questions, the near- est to his heart, he could not conststently continue his refations with a body which was so determined to antagentse his com victions of right and duty, and, as he be- lleved, stultify its own record. Senators Dubois of Idaho and Cannon of Utah, Meyer, Mott of North Carolina and Hepburn of Cleveland followed in a sim- far strain, also announcing their inten- tion to bolt the convention in case of the, to them, obnoxtous gold siamiard plank. Mr. Darlington of Pennsylvania repltet briefly to Senator Teller, chaliengimg the portion of the Serator’s address referring to the “dictation of Lombard street,” say- ing that was 2 poor return for the money, amounting to many milifons of dollars, which had been invested in the west by the men of the east In building railroads and in other enterprises. “We have given you our money freely,” he said, “and are surprised that you should now want to pay us in money worth only 3@ cents on the dollar.” “Colorado,” responded Mr. Teller, “has always paid her debts, and will continue to pay them. What we object to is the pay- ing of two dollars for one recetved.” He proceeded briefly to show that silver had not depreciated, but that it was gold that had increased in value. Senator mige’s Regret. Senator Lodge spoke briefly, but largely in a way personal to Senator Teller. He spoke of the esteem.in which the Colorado Senator was helt and the respect felt for him, but said that notwithstanding this feeling it was impossible to follow his tdea of financial policy. To do so would be ruin- ous to the great commercial Interests of the country. That the Colorado Senator was honest in his convictions and zealous in the'r sup- pert, no man could doubt, but that he was right did not follow. He regretted that they had come to the parting of the ways, but the parting was not the seeking of the gold standard men, and if it could not be Prevented it would have to be endured. Mr. Cannon of Utah said there was to use of the republican party making an ef- fcrt in this state this year under the mill- stcne cf a single gold standard platform. He was severe in his charges on the money power and its dominance over this con- vention. He described the depressed condition of the covntry, and especially in his siate, and gave notice that he ani others would stand by Senator Teller, who truly repre- sented them. Mr. Lemmon of California advocated the ‘Teller amendment strongly. He insisted that with the majority report as the declz ration of the party, tie plurality of 40,000 would not only be wiped out, but that the masses would become alienated from the party Indetinitely. He knew there would be hope for them im the pending canvass on the coast. Silver Amendment Beaten. The Teller silver amendment to the plat- ferm was defeated by a vote of 41 to 10. Silver Senators announce that they must declare themseives out of the party. Senator Cannon fn Fears. While Messrs. Mott and Lemmon were as vigorous as they could be in protesting against “the pressure” of the gold stand- ard, they did not state in their speeches that they would go out of the convention with Senator Teller. Richard J. Oglesby. + They did, however, state to members of the committee afterward that they would all stand .\by Senator Teller, and if they were defeated in the convention they would declare themselves out of the party and do the best they could for their people hereafter. Members of the committee who came out o: the rooms said they had never witnessed such touching scenes in politics. Some of the silver men shed tears while speaking; Senator Cannon wept, crying aloud as he pleaded for Utah. No funeral could be so sad to him. They loved the party that was about to smite them and cast them out. Senator Dubois was the most vehement in his utterances as to the result. He showed ro emotion, but was fiercely defiant, Senator Teller was cool throughout the debate. ity of Reed, even among those who are by force of circumstances advocating McKin- ley’s nomination, was demonstrated last night in a manner that ought to be highly gratifying te the Maine man’s friends. This affection of the poople for the big fel- lcw from Maine ‘was evinced at every street corner and im every hotel where his pic- ture was pataded and his name ‘shouted. ‘The feature.of.$ke Rpplause which struck one most forelbiy_was its evident sincerity. There was a no}s}in) the chorus of_ greeting ‘to him differdnf’ from the perfurictory shouts that went up for McKinley. In point of numbers the &éed boomers on the streets filly equaled. the’ MeKinleyites, and the close observer would have instantly “de- tected the difference in the quality of ‘the adulation for the two candidates. The admirers of Thomas B. Reed paraded the streets last night, burning Greek fire and shouting for their favorite. The parade was composed chiefly of the members of the Merchants’ League and the Junior League clubs of St. Louis, and it was the members of these organizations who led in the shouting for the Maine statesman. The parade was not attended by any ex- citement until it reached the Southern Hotel, the headquarters of the Reed boom- ers. The crowd of the McKinley rooters were encountered on the street and the Reed people offered to fight their way to the hotel door. The Merchants’ League Club, the former hot bed of McKinleyisth, which has within a day been converted into a Reed wigwam, was the gathering places for the marchers. The Merchants’ League members were there in force, and several of them were kept busy distributing badges bearing the words “I am for T. B. Reed.” Others. were looking after the details of uniforms and equipments, The line was } formed on Locust street, and the Chicago Blaine Club, sixty strong, was given the position at the head of column. Then came the Merchants’ League Club, the Reed cluba frem Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, and last, but not least in size or importance, came the marching corps of the Junior Republican League, headed by tts large drum corps. ‘The entire procession was under the mar- shalship of Gevernor Cleaves of Maine, who was accompanied by hts staff and escorted by Cok L. &. Phillips, Lieut. Col Ragan, Adjt. Theo. F. Berryhill and Asststent Adjt. ¥. L. Jones of the Merchants’ League Club. ‘he parade went down Locust street to Mth, and turned sauth to Olive. They swept past the headquarters of the Ohio Republican League, in the Exposition butld- ing, and on toward the business portion of the eity. As the parade crossed Broadway tt nar- rowly missed # cofliston with the end of a celumn of Alltson rooters, who were mak- ing a tour of the streets. When 4th street was reached the column turned south and passed the Planters’. The crowd at this hotel cheered the march- ers. The provession went its way to the Southern, where it knew that it would be well received by the Reed contingent. At | the Southern Hotel the Reed men took up the chorus of shouting, and swelled into a magnificent otgtiat{, The entire affair was | @ handsome and heartfelt compliment to | the Maine candidate, and such a one as. was | not given to any other one of McKinley's opponents. N.O. M. FOR! SECOND PLACE. Fight Between ihe New York Fae- tops Over Morton. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, ‘Juné 17.—The fight between the two New York, factions over the vice presidency is bitter. Mr. Hanna has been drawn into it'and a situation almost as embarressing for Itfm as was that over the word gold in;the-platform has developed. Piatt is Hanna's evil genius. The slender, cynical shadow ofthe New York man ‘s constantly failiig ‘across the path of the Ohio manager. When it was known Mon- day that Mr. Hanna had informed Platt end his associates that if they could agree upon a candidate for the vice presidency the Ohio people would support him, and also that the use of the word gold had been agreed upon, there was a feeling of relief and a general belief that things would run on smoothly thenceforward. In announcing this concession on the Part of Mr. Hanna these dispatches sug- gested that there might be a string to the { Promise: that he might construe an agree- ment to mean a unanimous agreement among the New York people. Thie has turned out to be the case. Mr. Hanna's declaration yesterday that he and the Ohio delegation preferred Hobart was the repudiation of his promise, and he is now opposing Morton in obedience to the wishes of Depew and the other of Mr. Hanna’s friends from the empire state. Mr. Depew is violent in his opposition to the sclecticn of Morton. iis efforts brought out the declination from Morton, which was given out for publication some days ago. Now the wires are being kept hot between here and New York, and the hardest sort of work is being done by. both factions. Platt ts endeavoring to compel Morton to accept the nomination. Depew is insisting that he mest adhere to his declination. Every possible influence is being brought to besr on. the governor by both factions. Platt seems to have the bettar pull, and it is understood that he is authorized to state thet Mr. Morton will not decline to serve if nominated. The pressure is so great, however, that Morton may again charge his mind and put in another declin- ation at a critical moment. The fact that Hanna Joins Depew in op- posing his nomination may influence him, Depew is denouncing Platt and his schemes in no measured bitterness. He is open and public in his denunciation, and threatens to refuss to make the speech nominating Merton. far the presidency untess it is definitely known that he will not under any circumstances accept the second place. Hanna has been compelled to take sides im the fight more openly than he had, in- tended or was desirable, and again the sttuation is presented of Hanna and Platt im an active struggle. Platt insists that Morton will be nominat- ed, in spite of Hanna, and Depew and the McKinley people are insisting that the presidential candidate should be nominat- ed before th. decision is reached. A’s to thie setond’place on the ticket, Han- na and Depew’ still stick to Hobart, and Depew says it Will'be a measure of strength in the convention bétween Hanna and Platt. los J.P. M. The Fight of the New Yorkers. By Associated Ptess > ST. LOUIS, ‘June’17.—The complex situa- tion of last night, in which the bitter feud between the New York factions was the principal factor, coupled with a desire to put Mr. Hana and the McKinley man- agers on ays gontinued this morning without material change, the halt being oc- casioned by tHe deSire to get the presiden- tial matter settled before launching into a vice presidential fight. Mr. Platt was about early, and had seen the leaders of the In- diana and Illinois delegations before 9 o'clock. He was pursuing his usual tactics of stating his position quietly to the lead- ers of delegations, whether they were favor- able or unfavorable to his cause. There ‘was;. however,. no-disposition on his part to make any definite statement of Mr. Mor- ton's candidacy other than to say cour- teously: “In the évent of Mr. Morton’s de- feat on the presidential issue, it is thought that Mr. Morton would accept the second Place,” and he would ask for support. Every care was taken in New York head- Kinley fight upon hts shoulders. Surely he has honors emough in securing first place for his Candidate.’ At the Ohie headquarters up to 9:30 o'clock no @efinite answer has been given to Mr. Miller or Cornelius Bliss as to their propo- sition to secure afd in their fight against Mr. Morton, and they were getting rather uneasy. Mr. Milholland, however, said that there was no doubt that there would be assistance lent by the friends of MeKinley in the ,west to those-in the east who had assisted-them, but this view was not -car- ried out by interviews with McKinley ad- herents in other states. The. Morton people this morning figure thelr vote on the vice presidential posi- tion for Morton as follows: “ New York, 56; Connecticut, 12; Delaware, Joseph W. Fifer. 6; Florida, 8; Maryland, 16; Massachusetts, 30; Michigan, 28; Minnesota, 18; Nebraska, 16; New Hampshtre, 8; North Dakota, 16; Ohto, 24; Pennsyfventa, 6f; Rhode Island, 8; South Dakota, 8; Tennessee, 24; Texas, 30; Indians, 16; Wisconsin, 24; Missourt, 1¥; Vermont, 8; Utah, 6; Mississippi, 18. Total, 445% For a choice it ts necessary to have 460 votes, and it ts claimed that when the bal- lot is sterted the surprise will be great as to Mr. Morton’s strength. But there igs @ great fortfom of the day in whictt to fight the battle, amd Mr. Hanna fs stiff the pivot about whom the fight swings. When Wurner Miller was. asked to speak upon Mr. Hamna’s uncertain attitude, he sald: “Mr. Hanna will show his hand after the nomination of McKinley has been ac- complished. Wait untif then. We have had several delegates telegraph to Mr. Mcrton as to hts vice presidential aspira- ttons, but he has not been heard from as yet.” As the merning wore on it was evident | that all the influence that the Miller crowd could bring to bear was used with Chaun- cey M. Depew to get him to withdraw from nominating Morton for President. It was urged that it was perfectly evident that Morton was in the race for Vice President, and that therefore he should withdraw from the presidency. Mr. Depew answered: “Mr. Morton assured me he te im the race. I must nominate him, according to agreement.” The announcement made just as the con- vention was called to order, that Foraker of Ohio would nominate Morton for the vice presidency just as soon as the ballot for President was fintshed, practically set- tled the gossip of the morning. It was the plan that when the Morton motion to nom- inate McKinley by acclamation was made to also include the name of Levi P. Morton for Vice President. At 10:50 it was believed that this would certainly be the case, and it looks as if the pian would carry, although there may be some opposition. CONVENTION SCENES. Characteristics of the Great Gather ws at St. Louis. Special from a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—At 9 o'clock this morning the two main hotels of St. Louis repregenting the political headquarters out- side of Convention Hall would not sug- gest to the casual observer that 2 national convention is being held in St. Louts. There are no bands, no shouters, no pro- cessions. ‘There is not a banner borne aloft by an enthusiastic rooter and not a cheer drowned the ticking of the tele- graph instrument in ‘the hotel office this morning. Gone are the gay rollickers of yesterday; missing are the scenes of up- roartous enthusiasm that marked the Je- parture of the boomers for Convention Hall yesterday. Five minutes past the meeting hour there were not 1,500 peopie in Convention Hall. There were no big men in sight. A band at last appeared and unlimbered for ac- tion. The first piece of music played was a nocturne. The state delegations are beginning to arrive now. They do not come, as of old, with bands and flying banners, cheers and enthusiasm, but move in quietly and with perfunctory step. There has been a liberal distribution of free tickets this morning, and now nearly half an hour after the hour set for the meeting the people thus secured began to make their appearance. They are shingling that mansard roof like tiers of seats in the gallery with eager faces, their jaws aching, ready for business. _ The hymn-lke notes of “Maryland, My Maryland,” from the band now float through the hall, but there is not a re- sponsive cheer from even the Maryland delegation. Next comes “Dixie,” and the claque in the galleries evidently is a home production, for it applauds the ain. Twenty minutes to 11 o'clock and Mr. Fairbanks cails the convention to order. He surveys the scene and finds the hall well filled. There are still a few thousand empty seats on the mansard, but the shouters will get them when the time for the shouting arrives. Dr. William G. Williams of Williamsport offers a prayer. The audience fan and cough and shuffle their feet and don’t hear @ word. Representative Dingley. Ex-Senator Ingalls, now a reporter, keen- ly scans the audience with his eyes, search- ing for inspiration for sketches. Senator Lodge arises to ask for further time for the committee on resolutions, and gets it. There is an awkward pause for five minutes, and then Senator Wellington of Maryland asks unanimous consent that the committee on rules be allowed to re- port out of order. “T object,” cried a dozen men. Senacor Sewell of New Jersey meets the same fate with @ similar request. ‘This looks Uke delay, and people are asking each other where the trouble lies. Mr. Seweil makes a motion to receive tho report of the committee om permanent or- ganization out of order. Scrator Thureton is mentioned, and there seem to be a id his name. tan to receive anything Uke an ovation today. Mr. Fcirbanks declares the report adopt- = —— viva voce vote, anda clearly de- iss 13 heard from thuse wh a mE : 10 Oppose: of Maryland makes a vigorous kick, but it is overruled, and by @ standing vote the report is adopted. Senator Thurstcn is escorted to the ros- trum and for the first time today a genuine wave of enthusiasm goes through. It lasts for several minutes and seems to betoken an awakening interest on the part of the audience in the proceedings. Only twice during his spesch does he fail to get generous responses to his senti- ments. When he speaks of opening the mints to coinage of American metal there is an awkward silence, save from the silver states. When he refers to government con- trol of transportation Ines he gets a hard “frost.” There's not a murmur of ap- Flause, but all ts zmended when he ctoscs and the convention gives him a rousing send off. ,When, fottowing thts, the recess until 2 o'clock comes, an instance is given of the rapidity with which the great hall can be emptied of its human contents. The au- dience seems to sink out of sight in sec- tions as they disappear through the nu- merous exits. Where but a few seconds ago was a bleck of hunran beings is now 4 collection of empty chairs. You would think their occupants had melted into thin air. N. O. M. VICTORY FOR GOLD. ‘The Money Plank as Stremg as Any One Wanted. Special from a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—When the victory for gold came it was complete. No one has cont-nded for @ stronger gold plank tran that adopted by the resolutions cem- mittee. Silver was almest voiceless in the committee. On the subcommittee Mr. Tel- ler stood alone, AH he accomplished was to make the record clear and to secure an opportunity to be publicly heard. This is all he was there for. He tested the com- mittee on almost every possible variation of propesitions friendly for sfiver, and in every Instance the proposition was sup- Ported by his cwn single vote. He suc- ceeded Mm the thing he most sought, in securing a concession of time in which the silver men might be heard. The plan decided upon by the majority was that the silver men should not be given an opportunity to make trouble by talking. Mr. Teller avatied hfmself of his posttton on the platform committee to fight this. The report of the subcommittee was de- layed until this morning on account of the fight over this proposition. Mr. Te'ler insisted that he must have sufficient time for the presentation of the silver side of the case to the convention or else he would hang up the committee, de- laying their report vhfle the silver argu- ments were made in committee, and that everything said and done in the committee would be given to the press fully. He said they would have to take their choice. He Gevernor Bradley. thought there might possibly be more in- terest and publicity in the.fight if he made it in committee than there would be in a speech made on the floor of the convention. J.P. M. THE UNSEEN BATTLE. ale That Has Been Waged in the Council Rooms. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 16.—The situation here is one that is difficult to describe and to give @ correct understanding of it. By most of the people here on the ground it is not fully understood. Much about it is paradoxical and utterly bewildering to the superficial observer. To those who have nothing in mind but the selection of two candidates on the ticket the situation is devoid of ex- cttement or feverish interest, for so much of that work was done before the conven- tion assembled that in a general way the result has been a foregone conclusion. But the Jack of enthusiasm and noisy demon- stration is not due entirely to the absence of uncertainty as to the nomination. The men who are merely the general followers of conventions are made conscious of some- thing unusual and oppressive in the atmos- phere, which holds them in: restraint, and they attribute it to the most apparent thing, that the nomination is beyond being influ- enced by shouting. They wait for the men of affairs, the great leaders, to give the word and to lead the shouting, but the sig- nal does not come. The leaders are otherwise engaged. They have grave considerations occupying their attention, and in this lies the real secret of the absence of the usual demonstrations. The great struggte of the convention is going on under the surface, out of sight of the badge-bearing and marching crowd, and unknown, except in a general way, to the curious spectators. The establishment of a principle is being contended for by the leading doctors of statesmanship. ‘The per- sonal equation becomes insignificant. Stlent and mighty forces are contending in a ter- rible struggle over an abstract question, on which depends the fortunes of men and the future of parties: The simple question of what individual shall be named for prefer- ment becomes a secondary consideration. So intense and absorbing is the contest that the men whose minds are occupied with it do not stop to think of the smaller details. They forget to set the bands playing and to give the signal for a cheer. The super- ficial show is not in their minds. ‘Thus the paradox is presented of the very intensity of their excitement, the great ten- ston at which all their faculties are drawn, producing a calm and almost cold aspect. ‘The coldness of the convention at its first day's session forced upon the McKinley managers, with the shock of a surprise, the realization of the fact that details affect- ing the personal interests of their candidate had been overlooked. They at once took steps to correct the error immediately after the adjournment of the convention yesterday. Mr. Hanna and a number of the McKinley leaders heid a formal conference to consider what was to be done. They decided that out of consideration for public appearances there should be some demonstration of popular enthusiasm. They realized that it was an oversight to ignore entirely the spectacular. A number of men were selected to take charge of tae matter, and to see that at today’s session there should be a suitabie display of enthusiasm. This is merely a The Str ENTHUSIASM FOR REED, quarters not to in any way antagonize Mr. Hanna or mentfon him as an enemy of the Morton boom for Vice Prestiient. Chair- Shown at St. Louis, man Hackett of the New York committee Special from = Staff Correspondent. | seit: “Mr. Hanna cannot be expected to ST. LOUIS, June 17.—TRe great popular-| enter mto this Mght when he Bas the Mo Popularity of the Maine Cundidate concessiom to the popular idea of how a 4& storm of ayes carries it The noes come | national convention should appear on the from the sitver delegates’ portion af thie | surface. While the convention is proceeding along ‘White the report of the committee on | on fixed lines, there is a feeling of im- permanent organization is being read the | mense-responsibiiity, a strain of intense convention keeps good order until the | anxiety and a bitterness of passion held in restraint such as has not disturbed the minds of politicians during ary recent time. If the story of this convention behind the closed doors of the council rooms could be ‘told in afl its detafls it would exceed tn interest and excitement the stoty of the noisy national conventions of recent years. The bitterness is intense, personal en- mities have been started, the spirit of re- sentment and revenge has been aroused, and men heretofore associated with each other have ceased to speak. It has been like a struggle between doctors of retigion over an article of faith which is to affect the religious teachings of the world. There is the shadow of the stake and the cross of the martyrs in ft. But all this has been kept under cover. Only indistinct sounds of the contention George L. Weltagton. have recched the listening public. The is- sue of the contest is too scholastic, too im- Personal, for the interest in It to be mant- fested in notsy disputes in the hotel cor- ridors or in marching bands or forchlight processions with banners. The result of the struggle is that the gold standard has been adopted as a principle of the repub- lican party and written into the platform as an article of faith, and it remains for dissenters te accept or to reject the doc- trines. Material incidents of the contest arc that the facticnal fight among the New York leaders bas grown so that the two factions are drawn up in front of each other in the attitude of deadly hatred. Platt and Depew are attacking each other Personally, and each is trying to circum vent every move of the other. The necessity under which Mr. Hanna was placed, though trtumphaat im every- thing else, to yield to Lodge and Platt on how the new article of faith should be en- @rafted into the platform has provoked in him a feeling of resentment and indigna- tion, which, being met with a boast of vic- tory on the other side, has established a bitter hostility. The men not quite pre- Pared to accept the doctrine formally adopted are afflicted with doubts and dis- content. The men, uader the leadership of Teller and Dubois, who have been con- tending for the establishment of a dia- metrically opposite principle are out of the party. J. P.M. GOV. NORTON RETICENT. Has Nothing to Say Abewt the Vice Presidential Nomimation. RHINECLIFFE, N. Y., June 17.—Gov. Morton is watching the course of events at St.Louis with unruffied demeanor, show- ing none of the anxiety that might be looked for in a candidate for the presiden- tial nomination. The governor has had a telegraph wire run into his house, over which he receives the Associated Press dis- patches from St. Louis, which, as his pri- vate secretary puts it, keeps him in touch with the “most minute deta:ls” of the workings of the republican national con- vention. With an Associated Press reporter whe called upou him today Gov. Morton ~hatted pleasantly on all topics not associated with the convention, but became reticeat when convention gossip was mentioned. When the gold plank which had been adopted for insertion im the platform was spoken of the governor made no declara- tion, but the expresston of delight which lit up his face instantly told that the plank echoes his sentiments exactly. As regards his acceptance of the vice presidential nom- ination the governor, as usual when that subject is broached, had nothing to say. THE PLATFORM. Draft of the Subcommittee on Resolw tons. The subcommittee of the committee on resolutions last, evening at St. Louts adopted the following draft of platform and put it In the hands of a typewriter for preparation for their meeting this morning, when it was expected to be further consid- ered, and some verbal amendments proba- bly made: “The republicans of the United States, assembled by their representatives in na- tional convention, appealing for the popular and historical justification of their claime to the bitter fruits of four years of demo- cratic control, as well as the matchless improvements of thirty years of republican rule, earnestly and confidently address themselves to the awakened intelligence, experience and conscience of their country- men in the following declaration of facte and principles: “For the first time since the civil war, the American people have witnessed the calamitous consequences of full and une restricted democratic control of the gove ernment. It has been a record of unpare. alleled incapacity, dishonor and disaster In the administrative management it ha@ ruthlessly sacrificed indispensable revenue, eked out ozdinary current running ex- penses with borrowed money, piled up the public debt $262,000,000 in time of peace, forced an adverse balance of trade, kept a perpetual menace hanging over the re- demption fund for pawned American credit to alien syndicates, and reversed all the measures and results of successful repub- Nean rule. “In the broad effect of its policy it has precipitated panic. blighted industry and trade with prolonged depression, closed Gen. Horace Porter. factories, reduced work and wages, halte, enterprise and crippled American produc- tion, while stimulating foreign production for the American market. Eve ation of public safety and individual inter- est demands that the government shall rescued trom the hands of those who hi shown themselves incapable of conducting it without disaster at home and dishonor abroad, and shall be restored to the party which for thirty years admintstered it with unequaled success and prosperity. Protection. “We renew and emphasize our allegiance to the policy of protection as the bulwark of American industrial independence and the foundation of American development and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign production and encourages heme industry; it puts the burden of reve- nue on f goods: it secures the Ameri- van market for the American producers; it upholds the American standard of wages for the Amert worktngmen; it puts the factory by the side of the farm, and makes 1 Continued on Third Page.