Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1896, Page 17

— THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ee oe varia Boe Cor. 11th Street, by he Eveniag Star Now er Com S. H. KAUF: PMANRe Erosee ae Few York Ofior, 49 Potter Brilding crved to subscribers In the own account, at 19 cents week, or #4 cents pcr month. Coples at the sconter 2 conts each. Ry mail—nnywhere fy the United States or Canada—postage prepald—30 cents ber month. Saterday Quinti ple Sheet Star, $1 per sear, with fercizn postaze added, $3.00. (Evtered at the Post Osice at Washington, D.C es seond-clase mall matter.) EAN mall subs ist be pafd tn advane Retes of advert ‘noon apalication -THREE SAVED BUT Scant News of the Fate of the Drum- mond Castle. SE SiRUCK A ROCK IN THE NIGHT There Was No Time to Lower the Boats. peers mea NEARLY ALL SANK fea ae ees, (Copsricht. 1996, by the Associnted Press.) KREST, France, June 18.—The detz slowly being obtained of the loss of the bound from » liner Drummond Castle spetewn to London, with 144 passer: and 1 officers and men (exclus d the Associated yesterday afternoon). The steamer was xe'ng at full speed, shortly before mid- on Tuesday, June 16, heading around from the Bay of Hiscay, and the chops of the British chan- ff Finesterre is the Island of . about twenty-six miles north- west of this port, one of a group of some of which are St. th islands, the Moiene, largest Le Conquet and Cas: Dremmond to steer a course, should have been away ovtside « Vshant, upon which island is a lght- hevse and signal station tut, for some reason not. satisfactorily plained, the m=hip headed inside of Ushant. Be- een that point and the mainiand of France is a line of islands, including Mo- lene and Le Conquet, and connected by ‘kK with each other. At diff there are rifts through which ass with Ushant and Molene, <i being about half way safety. but, be- the latter to the main- a sunken reef of rocks with deep ron t sides of it and covered in ev the lowest tides. It was this ridge that the Drummond Castle struck while going at full speed. Broke in Her Bottom. As intimate? in these dispatches yester- the steamer must have struck as ar a great rent in her bottom from to stern, thus filling all her water- compartments almost immediately send'ng her to the bottem, on the of the reef, in about three min- Ga te t stem At and other ules. The British cruiser Sybelle, which was off Ushant at the time of the dis- aster, heard the of distress and sent boats to the of those on board el, ithout avail. the saved, two men were picked up ing on wreckage by some fishermen rem the mainland, and the third, a man namei Marquardt, succeeded m_ reaching Melene Island. About ten : already been recovered off Ushant. At the time the Drummond Castle struck the sinking ve! the reef a hich southwest wind was blow- ing. and it was raining and foggy. about the worst conditions possible for ap; ing that part of the coast. Statement of a Survive: of the survivors, a statement, in which he says that Pierce had just gone to his rs when there was a ich ca’ as if shaken by a dynamite ex- This was followed by a horrible rasping sound, the noise of inrush- . the cries of the passengers, sprang from their berths in terror, e sharp words of command from the k, who ordered all hands out for lowering. But “n steamer were sO t few of the passen- ble up on deck be- e heavy rolls, 1 an awful lurch, accompanied by Some or explosions and she sank. No ardt, Marquar mad. one ter od the Drummond Castle Time for Boats. contrary to the reports of the seamen of the Drummond Castle who Were rescued, said that the steamship went down se suddenly that there was no even to launch one beat, much less and that even if a boat had been 3, the seas were running so heavy ich rapid succession, a peculiarity part of the French would have been promptly ason on that she ers, however, sui belts around then i jore were All hope of finding any more the Drummond Castle has been x which has just returned from Mo- lene Island says t the bodies of twenty- five of the victims of the wreck of the minond Castle have been washed hore at that place. They will most likely buried toda: h wreckage from the lest steamship and Molene Is hing ashore ai Ushant SOL THAMPTON, June 18—The French Hirondell, from Bordeaux teday and reports that she ship ed he tra versed the scene of the wreck of the Castle lirer Drummond tle shortly after the disasier. The captain of the Hirondelle d that the weather Tuesday night was thick and heavy, and He made Ushant at jock Wed- morning. The sea then very and fog prevented him trom obta! ing a goed view of the surroundings. He ng of any boats cr he did see a life beit floating on about twenty-five tailes norch of As life belts’ are not infrequent sights at sea, the captain paid no further attention to the matter. The French cap- tain further stated that in the weather which prevailed when the Drummond Cas- ue wrecked, it was very easy for any vessel to deviate from her course. The wa- ter immediately around Ushant average fifty fathoms in depth. i artrend ng Scenes. LONDON, June I8.—The scenes about the ces of the Castle line of steamships, in urch street toCay, were most heart- rending, and the excitement increased thi afternoon when the passenger list of the Drummond Castle was posted up. The list shows that there was an unusual propor- tion of women and children on beard the sunken vessel. ‘Throughout the day there has been a con- nt stream of inquirers, commencing early in the morning and promising to last until the Castle line's offices are closed. ery item of news is eagerly seized upon. he posting of a dispatch received from Brest, saying, in substance, that one of the survivors, a man named Marqnardt, stated that no boats had been launched, and that there was no hope of finding any more survivors of the ill-fated passenger . Was productive of many agonizing scenes. There was also excitement, though to a lesser extent, at the admiralty and co- lonial offices, where many people thronged in the hope of obtaining news in some way tinged with hope. At the colonial office it is not believed that any of the discharged Johannesburg reformers were on board. although it is ad- mitted that it is probable that some of the persons connected with recent events In the Transvaal are among the drowned pas- scngers. Efforts are being made by the admiralty department to obtain from Marquardt, the “The Ea = ching Star. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering It at this office, in person or by letter, or Posial card, Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address No. 13,508, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, only surviving passenger of the Drummoad Castle, a decailed story of the disaster. Differing Accounts. The seamen who escaped from the wreck of the Drummond Castle are named Wood and Goodbolt. They say that the weather was not foggy when the steamship struck, but that a drizzling rain was falling, and they attribute the disaster to the hazy weather,which prevented Capt. Pierce from seeing aay lights. They claim that the struck before 11 o’cloc ad not shortly before midnight, as Mar. quardt, the saved passenger, sa The seamen also assert taat Capt. Pierce and the third cfficer of the steamship were on the bridge at the time of the disaster, while Marquardt states that the captain had just gone into his cabin when the steamship struck. The survivors of the Drummond Castle are being cared for by the British consul here, who is taking their formal depositions. Wood and Good- bolt say that the last time soundings were taken on board the Drummond Castle was about two hours before she ran on the reef. Drummond Castle —_—. SILVER MEN’S PLANS What They Will Doas to the Unit Rule at Chicago, the Minortty’s Delay—Long Convention Expected. It is the purpose of the silver men at Chicago, it is ascertained on the highest authority, not to push the repeal of the two-inirds rule until it is seen that nothing can be done in the way of making nomina. tions without a majority ruie being adopted. As the adoption of a platform requires mply a majority vote, the program of the silver men is first to put through a plat- form that w!ll suit them, acd on which no- body but a white metal man can stand. When this has been done, balloting for tne nominee will probably begin, without any reference to the two-thirds rule. It will continue tor two, maybe three, days, with- out the sliver men making any effort to chang: the rule. If the nomination has been delayed at that time the gold standard men, the silver majority will then tell the minority that it does not propose that the will cf the majority. snall be thwarted, and that unless the minority sees fit to help brirg about a nomination at the famous rule will be abrogated and a majority rule substituted for it. Reasons for the Decision. This decision of the silver men, it is said, has been reached owing to several reasons. The chief one is the veneration in which the historic rule is held, and the other Is because the majority does not want to be accused of running rough-shod over the minority. It desires to give the minority all the play it wants, and a fair show to accomplish something, if it can. “When we see for certain that nothing can be doae without abolishing the two- thirds rule, we will proceed to do It," said the informant of the Star reporter, who is a delegate-ai-large from his state, and whose word is followed by many silver men. uld your plan give the gold standard We 3 portunity to work division in your that is impossible. We are solid, and cannot be separated. Then the adop- tion of a silver plank would not leave the 1 men much to work on.” According to this, then, the session cf the convention is likely to be a prolonged one?” I think so; and me to see the nominations deferred un the second week of the convention. We have no desire to force any of these gold men out of the party, unless they want to go, and that is why we are not going to run things with a rush at Chicago.” Opinion as to a Gold Bolt. it would not surprise The opinion on all sides is that the con- vention will be a lengthy and exciting one. Since the adoption of a gold plank at St. Louis, it 1s not thought there will be any bolt of the gold men. Had there been a straddle at St. Lou's, however, the shrewd- est politicians believe that Secretary Car- lisle and the gold men would have left the party as constituted, and put out a ticket with Cleveland or some other gold standard man at the head of it, on an out-and-out gold platform. They would have done this on the supposition that they could carry New York and some of the eastern states. The feeling now is that while they will not bolt, they will “lay down” on the demo- cratic nominees, either by not voting or by % the republican ticket. Of course, a number of them are expected to sup- he ticket under protest. he Tammany leaders in New York de- clare that they will support the ticket, no matter who is the nominee. Amos Cum- i Sulzer and Walsh, Tammany Con- gressmen in the House, repeatedly stated to their silver colleagues that Tammany would line up for the nominees, and would do it heartily and without reservation. We would rather support a silver demo- crat than a republ sald Representa- tive Sulzer. Whitney at the Convention. Following clcse upon the announcement of William C. Whitney that he will attend the Chicago convention is a report today, which cannot be verified, that Mr. Wh't- ney is expected in the city in a few days for a conference with leaders of the ad- ministration on the fight to be male at Chicago. A wonderful amotnt of interest has been excited here by Mr. Whitney's announce- ment and also the announcement that Si ater Gorman has changed his mind and will go to the convention. The determination of these gentlemen and the interview of Pres- ident Cleveland were so near each other in point of time that it is not to be wonder- ed that there is a good deal of comment. The general opinion as to the President's interview 13 extended to the presence cf Whitncz and Gorman at Chicagy. “It's tco late,” said a distinguished democrat today, and the remark, he sald, covered all the movements of the gold standard democrats. The idea which prevails is that Whitney and Gorman believe that the silver men will not have enough votes to nominate their candidate under the two-thirds rule, and that they will be able to accomplish something by being on hand. ———e- OING TO BOSTON. Vice President and Mra. Stevenson Will Leave This City Tomorrow. Vice President Stevenson returned this merning fr¢m Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he delivered an address before the students of the University of Alabama. He says that his trip was a pleasant one. Vice President and Mrs. Stevenson will leave tomorrow afternoon for Boston to be present, by invitation, at the dedication of the monument to John Boyle O'Reilly. The ceremonies will take place on Satur- day afternoon. Mr. Stevenson is not the crator of the occasion, but will probably make a speech. In reply to a question the Vice President sa‘d that he would be in Washington sey- eral weeks before he left for his home in Illincis. It is thought that he will stay here during the Chicago convention. ae gene For Divorce. _ Frances Willers has petitioned for di- vorce from William Willers, the papers in the case being withheld from publication. TELLER’S POSITION Mr. Skinner Think§ He Should Be Nominated at Chicago. ELECTORAL VOTES COULD POLL Result of the Failure of the Demo- crats to Do This. —_ THE PRESIDENT’S > APPEAL The position taken by Mr. Teller at St. Louts develops to the full the populist en- thusiasm for him for President. Promi- nent members of that party declare with- out reservation now that the game is in the hands of the silver men, and that they have but to unite on the Colorado Senator to put a sincere friend of silver in the White Hou: Mr. Skinner's Views. This view of the case was stated with emphasis and some detail to a representa- tive of The Star today by Congressman Skinner of North Carolina. Mr. Teller's strength is so very great,” jd Mr. Skinner, “and he ts so conspicu- ously the man for this emergency, that it will most amount to a crime if the op- portunity is permitted to pass unimproved. ‘The democrats must, ef course, take the initiative. ‘They meet before the. populists, and if they will nominate Mr. Teller on a free coinage platform the populists will in- dorse him, and bring their full vote to the polls in his support. “Would Mr. Teller be a stronger candi- date than a silver democrat?” ™M Hers Strength. “Very much stronger. He would poll nearly the whole of silver's strength in the republican party, and absolutely the whole of it in the democratic and populist partie: I consider, indeed, using round number: that he enty electoral votes stronge an any democratic bimetallist in the coun try. Let us consider the matter by stat A democratic bimetallist could, under favo: alle circumstances, hope to carry only thes states: Alabama, 11: Arkansas, 8: Florida 4; Georgia, 1%: tucky, 13; Louisiana, S: Mississipy : North Carolina, 11; South Vir- Colorado, rolina, {: Tennessee, 12: Te Montana, 3; Idaho : Utah, 3: Tn and Mlinois, 24. ‘Total, Teller would carry all thos these in addition: California, 9; Kansas. 10; Nebraska, 8: North Dakot: South Da- kota, 4; Oregon, 4: Washington, 4: Wyom- ing, 3:" Michigan, 14, and Minneso Torai, tS. Total Teller strength in e college. 265. In the face of these fizures— and [ think they'll stand the most thorough examination—I cannot for my life see how the silver men in the democratic party. who will undoubtedly control the Chicago con- vention, can fail to give us Mr. Teller as the silver candidate.” If Teller ix Not Taken. “But suppose they do fail in tha they put up a silver man evada, 2 Sup- of their “If they do,” replied Mr. Skinner will cost them dearly. I have said that their strongest man—but I don't care to express an opinion as to who he is—could not, under the most favorable circumstances, poll more than 197 electoral votes. But favor- able circumstances will nowhere exist for the democracy, {f the opportunity to nom- inate Mr. Teller is not improved. If a bi- metatlic democrat is put up at Chicago a third ticket will be forced into the field, and that will mean the destruction of the democratic perty. In three-cornered con- test it would lose Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Virg! nd be left with little else but a nam! ‘The President's Appent. “How do you view the President's ap- peal to the sound money democrats?” “I see it characterized as a ‘warning.’ That is a good name for it, and £ hope the silver men will accept it as a warning. It is a warning to them to strengthen their lines and keep a vigilant watch on the situation. They must corral their force: and if they do, and are properly alive t the demands of the hour, they'll swee this country im Novernber.” eee aries FLORIDA'S DELEGATES. Whut the Defeat otf Pasco May F The election of three silver men and five goid standard men by the Florida state convention yesterday, as delegates to Chi- «go, will occasion no surprise in either section of the party. Florida had prac- ically been given over to the gold men by their opponents up to the time of the Ken- tucky convention, as was stated in inter- views in The Star. After that convention the silver men “won out” in a number of counties, with the result that the conven- tion yesterday was close as between the factions. Congressman Sparkman is one of the dclegates-at-large. He is for a gold standard, but wants to see peace in the Cemocratic ranks. He has all along urged conservative action in his state, just such as characterized the convention, which seems to have been dominated by him and his friends. The defeat of Senators Call and Pasco for delegates-at-large is thought here to foreshadow the possible defeat of Senator Call for re-election. If he could not control the state convention, with the full power of the silver movement behind him, doubts are expressed whether he can secure re- election without that full power behind him. There are a number of persons who want to get the Senator's place. Represen- tatives Sparkman and Cooper are among the number, and Governor Mitchell is an- other aspirant. ———— GOING TO CHICAGO. nators Call and rexshadow. The Headquarters of the Democratic Silver Committee to Be Removed. ‘The removal of the headquarters of the Gemocratic silver committee from here to Chicago has been contemplated for some time, and the fact has been mentioned in The Star. The rooms of the commit- tee in this city, at the home of Senator Harris, No. 13 Ist street northeast, will be closed the last of this week, and quar- ters will then be opened in the Sherman House at Chicago. After the national convention the committee will no longer exist, but the work will be taken up by the national democratic committee, of which Senator Jones of Arkansas’ will probably be chairman. Number 13 seems to have lost its ill- cmened propensities in the matter of politics. When the democratic silver committee was selected last year and quar- ters taken at Senator Harris’ home there was a good deal of sport in the newspapers over the “No. 13.” The object of the committee was to win in the national dem- ocratic convention, and it appears to have had considerable success in bringing about the condition of affairs existing in the party. o—______ MOVEMENT OF TROOPS. Mostly Confined to Two Regiments This Year for Lack of Funds. The program for the annual movement of troops, which has been under considera- tion for several months at the War De- partment, has at last been definitely ar- ranged, and the necessary orders will go forward at once to thé department com- manders. There will be much disappoint- ment at the fact that with the exception of two companies of the 11th Infantry tho movements are confined to two regiments. It is understood that the lack of funds is the cause of the limited changes ordered. Tne 22d Infantry has been directed to change station with the 2d Infantry. The former is now distributed among Fort Keogh, Montana: Fort Yates, North Da- kota, and Fort Harrisog, Monta In- stead of taking up their station at Omaha, where the 2d Infentry is now located, these relieving troops will be placed at the new post, Fort Crook, Nebraska. The 2d Infantry upon being relieved at Omaha will be divided among the posts in the department of Dakota, to which they may be assigned by order of the com- manding general. The only other change that will be made this fiscal year is the sending of two companies of the 11th In- fantry, now at Fort Whipple, Arizona, to the new post at Little Rock, Ark., the lucky companies to be designated by the commanding general, department of Colu- rado. VENEZ UELANS INTERFERE Their Trayafavade the Disputed Terri- tory. A Party of British Surveyors Mo! ent- ed and Axwk Protect a Krom the Colonial Authorities, LONDON, June 18.—In the house of com- mcns today the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Ch. berlain, con- firmed the report that Venezuelan troops had entered the territory in dispute be- tween Venezuela and British Guiana, and had interfered with a party of British surveyors, who had asked for the support of the colonial authori! Mr. Cham- Lerlain said that the colonial office had received a telegram announcing that Ven- ezuelans had crossed the boundary and had interfered with Eritieh officials who were engaged in the werk of rveying. Replying to a question as to whether, in | uelan question before the presidential elec- tion in the United States, the government would take steps to expedite a settlement by adopting some form of arbitration, the parliamentary secretary fer the foreign office, Mr. Morgan Curgon, said that the government had taken and was still tak- ing steps in that direction, and it hoped ere lung to be able to Fay upon the ti Papers showing the nature of these si ‘The Marquis of Salisbury th's afternoon received a deputation from the Interna- tional Arbitration League, that brought hint a n-emorial signed by 3,357 officers of fe and friendly socteties, favoring a treaty of arbitration between Great Britain and the United States. The premier, in accepting the memorial, expressed cordial thy With the objeet of the sigrers, f Great aid that the government with the government of the United on the subject of arPitrating disputes whenever practicable, It was said at the State Depart at the Venezuelam iégatien today that no information had been recetved at eitner place in regard to the entrdnee of Venezue- lan troops into the territory in dissute be- tween Verezuela and British Guiana, and in view of the rempteness of the territory and the meagerness of teiegraphic facilities there, it is not considered surprising that no news of the affair has reached this city ent and from official sour: So far as is fore own here the Venezuelan near the disputed boundary is com- A of police and not of soldiers. It is eved in official circles th. lent, Nke the one which occurred in Uruan more than a year ago, will not in itself lead to a hostile clash. It serv however, to recall attention to the ever present danger of a serious outbreak that quarter and the necessity for the p! ing of relations between Venezuela and Gu ana on a more stabie and satisfactory basis. At present, notwithstanding the negotia- tions tnat have run on fitfully between the two countries for half a century, there is practically nothing to prevent the forces of either side from entering the disputed ter- ritory The State Department has brought its good offices to bear on Venezuela to pre- Vent hostile demonstrations pending the an- nouncement of the decision of the Venezue- lan boundary nmission, but, after all, the main restraining influence has been a tacit unders ween the countries involved t issues should be raised just_ now. presumed that per- haps the Venezuelans regarded the opera- tions of the British surveyors in the di: puted territory as an infringement of that understanding justifying their attitude in | suppressing the survey hey may have reached this conclusion because of fortunate experience with the bursk line, which, being run first, was afterward sought to be forced upon Venezuela as binding. CHESAP! Order Extendi & the Time for ‘Alfirmed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 18.—A tele- gram has just been received here, stating that the order of Judge Stake in the lower court had been affirmed by the court of ap- peals, extending the sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. ‘This decision caused con- siderable excitement here, as there are many holding claims against the canal in this city. The attorneys, Messrs. Benj. Richmond and W. €. Devecmond, left at noon for Annapolis, so as to get the exact ruling in the case. eos BS BANKS GAVE W. An Artificial Lake Causes a Flood and Lons of Property. CAMDEN, N. J., June 18—The banks of Alycon lake, an artificial pond at Mantua creek, a pleasure resort in Gloucester coun- ty, fifteen miles from here, gave way this morning, flooding the surrounding country and causing a loss of not less than $20,000. The banks were no#fted to be in a danger- ous condition by two farm laborers a short time before the break occurred. They mounted horses and gave the alarm, and the people living on the banks of the creek fled to places of safety. The buildings, boats and amusement booths in a pleasure park on the banks of the lake were washed away. E Y. —_.___ MR. WILSON’S PEOPLE FOR SILVER. They Are of the Free and Unlimited 16 to 1 Sort. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 18.—The sec- ond district democratic convention, which met at Davis, W. Va., yesterday, elected E. D. Talbott of Randolph county and Jno. J. Cornwell, editor of the Hampshire Review, Romney, as delegates to the Chi- cago convention. Jno. 'T. McGraw of Grafton, Wm. L. Wilson's chairman two years ago, defeated Daniel B. Lucas of Charlestown for>delegate-at-large by the vote of 114 to 104. The platform calls for the free and unlimited coinage of silver on the basis of 1G to 1, and denounces the gale of bonds in ‘time of peace, ‘The gold men were very few in the convention. Cleveland’s name was received with groans and hisses. The delegates wero instructed for free silver, but notwith- standing this Delegate McGraw is said to reflect the views of John K. Cowen, who is a uncompromising gold bug. JUNE 18 view of the extreme importance of reach- | ing a basis for the settlement of the Venez- 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. Sensational Seenes Conve in the Republican nition, Senator Teller Delivers an Earnest Speech of Protest Against the Money Plank. FORMAL MANIFESTO READ BY SENATOR CANNOW Uncertainty Still Prevails Regarding the Vice Presi- dential Candidate. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 18.—-The Conven- tion Hall promised to be very warm to Every arrangement had bccn made to keep the building as cool as pussible, but with the boiling sun beating down with intensity | ! there was every pros| of a sweltering | time. The spectators und delegetes pro- \ided themselves with fans, which were | | freely used. The program today was to adept the plat- form at the morning session, nominate the candidates for President In the afte and the Vice President in the evening, and then there wil! be a final adjourn The day broke bright and ch third and probably last day of the conven- tion. ‘Today there was an unobstructed path to the vilal work of the party chieftains, The report of the committce ou resolutions and the nomination of candidates lay di noon | rectly ahead. The McKinley leaders had arranged to push things through, and preparations had heen mad® to adopt the | platform and nomi McKinley before taking a rec much in the program to appeal to the imaginations of the advertised bolt of the silver men, and the multitudes came with bucyant step io enjoy the proceedings and yell thems hoarse when occasion dema Ives Before the hour for calling the convention to order arrived the wilderne: sin the galleries was black with the same dense crowd of people, and the vast hall roared with the dull, indescribable murmur of thousands of human voices. St. Louis, which has, until last night, given the visitors magnificent convention weather, had her stokers hard at work this morning, and the heat in the Convention Hall even before 10 o'clock became almost unbearable, and the hall promised, the day advanced, to become like the torrid room of a Turkish bath. The humidity in the atmosphere made the sweltering heat ; even more intolerable. The delegates took their places this morn- ing without ostentation. Conferring With 7. Senator Teller and his associates formed an interesting group as they stcod confer- ring with set faces. Governor Foraker, chairman of the committee on resolutions, consulted with Senator Lodge, Governor | Alger, ex-Governor Merriam and others | about the program at the head of the main aisle immediately in front of the speaker's stand. The leutenants of Hobart and Evans, the vice presidential candidates, who are pooling their issues against Mor- ton, moved about among the delegates. Their astute and active allies in the New York delegation aided them materially. ‘Warner Miller openly informed the dele- gates that if Morton’s name was presented for Vica President he should take the plat- form and speak against it. The utmost bitterness existed among the friends and foes of the New York governor, and a battle royal was promised over the nomination. Platt, Lodge, Quay and the anti-McKinley generals are at the head of the Morton movement, and about the result clung the only remaining uncertainty of the convention, At 10:20 the band struck up a lively num- ber, Mark Hanna, with his hand on the staff of the Ohio delegation, just below the platform held @ final, hurried and animated consultation with his chief Heutenants in the various delegations. When tne band ceased some one on the platform intro- duced a quartet from the McKinley Club of s ler. JTAM MeKIN PRESENTING THE MAMES OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Nebraska, and they had the temerity to ta campaign song without accom Vheir voices could no more pene- trate the sullen roar that filled the hall than it could have carried against a tor- pado howling along at the rate of 100 miles an hour. The people in the galerie 5 absolutely oblivious of the fact t of ac: himent mpaign song w in cadenzic sound waves p platform. Besides the discordant or of a dozen bands playing different S helped to drown what chance the am- tious quartet had of mak Just before the convention crder a photezrapher reared on the edge of the platform, prayer which fe ig itself heard. as called to his cameras nd during the lowed, whiic the galleries re a photograph. # to Order. to the gavei’s rap, the r prayer. The officiating . John R. Scott ef Jack- , Fla., the second colored pastor has conducted the devotional pre- Although Dr. Scott's voice was K one, £9 great was the confusion of legates and spectators 1t could pavill ° inde. a str ¥, JR. told only from the movement of the ps that he was praying. n the first opportunity fer delegates to use their voices fresh after a night's rest was afforded when Chairman Thurs- ton, without any preliminaries, plunged into business by announcing that the first thing on the program was the report of the committee on resolutions. Senator-clect Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio crowded to the front and Cimbed the steps to the stage, while the crowds sent up a shrill yell. The platform, which he be- an to read ,was with a few immaicrial amendments in its verbiage the one tele graphed throughout the country by Assouiated Press Tuesday night. Senator Foraker adjusted a pair of spec- tacles upon his soldierly face and furnish- ed for a moment the same dumb show of a man talking which the colored minister had given, until cries of ‘Louder’ and “Order” from the galleries impelled him to a stronger vocal effort. There was no opportunity in reading the platform for the strenuous fiery oratory with which the Ohio man has oftea stirred the con- ventions of the past. He wore a short black alpaca jacket, and a black string tie, and was a much less fashionable look- ing man than the delegates from New York and Massachusetts, who sat below dim, the The Platform. The platform was as follows: The republicans of the United States, as- sembled by their representatives in na- tional convention, appealing for the popu- lar and historical justification of their claims to the matchless achievements of the thirty years of republican rule, earn- estly and confidently address themselves to the awakened intelligence, experience and conscience of thelr courtrymen in the following declaration of facts and princi- ples: For the first time since the civil war the American people have witnessed the ca- lamitous consequences of fuli and unre- stricted democratic control of the govern- ment. It has been a record of unparalleled Incapacity, dishonor and disaster. In ad- ministrative managament it has ruthlessly as well as the aew one. ae j sacrificed indispensabl revenue, led an unceasing deficit, eked ordinary current expenses with bo: piled up the public debt time of peace, forced an of tr over th by #2 adver kept a perpetual menace hang © redemption fund, pawne n credit to aliea syndic and all the measures end results of suc n n rule. In the broad effet pelicy it has precipitated panic, blighted industry and trade with prolonged ae te sion, closed factorie: juced work a Mages, halted enterprise and crippl American production while stimulating for- cign production for the <“yY Amenean market Senator Teller. consideration of public safety an@ ii dividual interest demands that the gov- ernment shail be rescued from the hands who have shown themselves in- to conduct it without disaster it 1 ud dishonor abroad, and shall be to the party which for thirty j Years administered tt with unecualed s:c- cess and prosperity, and in this we heartily indorse the | the succ of the President Harrison. connec wisdom, patriotism administration of ar We r to the | our allegiance the bulwark lence y of protection a n industrial af Americ This true products and urag it puts the burden of rev oods; it secures th for the America Arnerican an working 2 side of the a clopme yolie Ameri an stan: puts the nd makes less ce e; it « on fuses gen- ift and founds the strength of all strength of each, In ius reasonable |#pplication it is just, fair and impartial, {equally opposed to foreign control and do- me monopoly, to sectional discrimina- tion and individual favor‘t'si { We the present democratic tar- iff as sectional, injurious to the public cred- | it and destructive to business enterprise. We jdemand such an equitable tariff cn foreign imports, w come into competition with Awerican pr as will not ouly furnish adequ revenue for the 1 ry ex- pe af the government, iv : nerican labor from degradation to the © level of other lar We net pieiged to any particular schedules. ‘The @wstion of rates is a 4 al question, to governed by the c ef the time an¢ the vr compromising neiple is ton and development of American lavor and inc . The country demands a right settlement and the it wants rest. Reciprocity. We believe the repeal of the recipre rrangements 1 ‘ the last publican administration was a nati lamity and we demand thelr renewa extension cn such te I equal eur trade with other remove th restrictions whichgrow obstruct the sale of Ar an products in the ports of other , secure enlarged markets for roducts of our farms, forests and fac- a reciprocity twin licen policy and go hand tic rule has reck and both must ssly Provection for what we produce; free ad- m'ssion for the necessaries of Mfe which agreements of mutu 2 open mar- kets for us in r 1 market to others. Protection builds up domesii« industry and trade and secures ovr own market for ourselves, reciprocity builds u foreign trade and finés an outlet for our surplus Sugar. We coné he present administration for not keeping faith with the sugar pre ducers of this country. The repus party favors such protection as will Iead te the production es American the sugar which the Anicrican and fer which they pay more than $10,000,000 ant Wool ana Woo To all market products—to those of the mine and the ficld, as well as to thos the shop and the factory—to hemp, to wool, the product of the great Industry of sheep husbandry, as well as to the finished we ens of the mill—we promise the most a prozection, Merchant Marine. We favor restoring the early policy of discriminating duties f: up- building of our merchant marine and the protection of our shipping in the foreien carrying trade, so that American ships—tix preduct of American labor, employed in American ship yards, sailing under the stars and stripes, and manned, officered and owred by Americans—may regain the carrying of our fcreign ¢ Money. The republican party is unreservedly for sound money. It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879; since then ever dollar has been as good as gold. We are uralterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver, except by international agrec- ment with the leading commevcial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promete, and until such agreement can be obtained, the existing goid standard must be preserved. All our silver and paper currency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures de- signed to maintain inviclably the obil, tions of the United States and all our mon- ey, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most ealigit- ened nations of the earth. Pensto miner The veterans of the Union army deserve and should receive fair treatment and gen