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4 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1896. — €ontinues. Now they have umbrellas raised, singing “Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue.” Cheering renewed, and flags have been waving in every part of the hall. Mantle on his chair, seeking rec- ognition. Carter sits behind him, frequently con- sulting with him. Chairman Thurston endeavors to restore order. Thurston says there seems to be enough delegates left to do business; Mantle did not go out, wanted recognition, caused great cheers. Cails for Mantle to come to plat- form. Quiet bei ing; says all d not ng restored. Mantle speak- egates from Montana have i in walking out; declares indorse financial felt justifie cannot approve or Senator Foraker. Mantle says Montana delegation divided: some will continue to participate and oth- ets will remain silent. Montana reserves the right to refer this platform to republicans of Montana. Man- tle concluded his speech. Utah Remains Fatthfal. Grosvenor demands to know if this con- vention shail beturned into a democratic convention. nator Brown of Utah has taken the s nd says the delegation from Utah has not holted. He says three of Utah's delegation have gone and three remain, and that the alternates will take the places of the deiegates Who are gone, and will remain loyal to the party. Senater Brown refers to the tariff and re- applause. republican party. Chairman Thurston seats the alternates in place of the bolters. Burleigh of Washington is recegnized. He piedges Utah to the Belted the Convention. The following delegates walked out: The entire d tion from Colorado, Utah, three; Pettigrew trom South Dakota, Hart- man, Montana; Cleveland and Strother Nevada. Some of the audience grew weary before he s through, and there were cries cf “Time,” which were made with counter frem H. Clay Evans. eries of encouragement to Mr. Cannon to proceed The chairman in Cannon final denu ed bs The other upon order, and until he reaches the ation, when he was interrupt- @ storm of hisses. - were cries of * vues ut him out," and approval, and it ler was restored. ene of the con- chairman imterupted Cannon’ to at the “republican. party in convention need not fear any declaration.” With this suse jumped to its feet as one ma end cheered for full five minutes. and shot ound undaunted sapproval of his decla- ne is given opportunity the names of those who are nnon star the overwhe As each name is read here is a storm of hisses and is. Cannon steps down frem the platform, and, witn Teller and the others, rts out of the hall. The convention rises to its feet and cheers as they pass down the aisle. | The audierce now strikes up the chor: ot “The Red, White and Blue,” and tie immense hall echoes with enthusiasm. ‘The insurgent silver men have disappear- ed from the hall. They have been given a retsing send off. It is five minutes before the uproar sub- seems to be enough delegates left business," cries Chairman Thurston. antle of Montana fs recognized to say tjority of the delegates from the not thought ii proper to go out onvention, but he wants to say that cannot indorse the financial plat- mas adopted. oceeds to make a silver sp i to order by Ss can al ‘ch, but Henderson of lowa. afford to be gener- ous!” cries Mantle, turning upon the Iowan. With this he continues his pretest against the goll platform. N. O. M. New National Committee. At the Burle reg The nom! mention of McKinley's name by the cheering was loud. Calls ter order are demanded. of states was then called for on of members of the national comunitiee. The roll call of stat is ordered for placing in nomination candidates for Presi- dent. Nominations in Order. Mr. Baldwin of Icwa takes the stand to nominate Senator Allison. Baldwin's Speech. “Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con- vention: There is one, but only one of those whose names will be presented to this con- vention who can claim that there has-been placed for him in history's golden urn an estimate of his character and worth made by him on whom nature stamped her royai seal, God exhibited as His greatest design of American manhood, genius, statesman- ship and patriotism; who, now in heaven, wears a crown of deathless praise, and whose great soul is a portion of eternity it- self, James G. Blaine. “Blaine writing to Garfield said then: “Then comes Allison. He is true, kind, rea- sonable, fair, honest and good. He is methodical, industrious and intelligent, and would be a splendid man to sail along with Smoothly and successfully The Bequest of Blaine. “Complying with the request of the Iowa delegation, I rise to propose to this conven- tion the nomination of him to whom this heritage was bequeathed—William B. Alli- sen. and to ask you to make it on the Old and New Testament of republicanism. It takes a big man to represent the state of Towa in the Congress of the United States for thirty-five years, but Senator Allison is that man. He has for thirty-five years upon the floor of the House and Senate been fighting for the interests of the peo- ple, carrying onward and upward the na- tion's legislative work; turning cranks out @f place; unsphering and culminating stars of democracy; unmaking the hidden pur- poses of corrupt measures, until now he holds the place of ungrudged supremacy in Senator Aj the legisiative halls of that most splendid of Capitol: j Allixon and the Tariff. “That which this country has lost is that which it now seeks, ‘Protection.’ To get it the people have worked hard, prayed fast, paid high, and now iet them have it. Alli- son does not believe in a tariff for revenue only, but in a tariff for protection and revenue jointly. He has always insisted that the protective system is the mightiest instrument for the development of our atural resources and the strongest agency to protect American wealth and American labor. Protection built the laborer, his American home, and he never again will welcome therein democratic sirens singing free trade songs written and composed by English bards, for having chiseled the prin- ciples of protection in his hearthstone, he will at the next election defend them at hist front gate. The great and important issue John R. Baldwin. which is just now coming around the cor- ner {fs the one of sound money, and we can no more dodge it than we can gravitation. “In this respect the-situation. is, easily simple, but certainly serious. A decision upon this important question must be made by this convention, and, remember, gentle- men, a nation 1 its fate. build istens to catch the click of For Senator Allison you cannot too strong a platform for sound y. and :f you place him upon it he to {t that the dry rot of 16 to 1 does not steai through {ts stanch timbers. The Making of Money. “The United States eannot any more take good money,.by simply placing the symbol of sovereignty or mark of authority on any kind of metal, regardless of its commercial value or relations to foreign countries, than it can extend its domain by calling a furlong a mile. He believes that the American dollar should have some grains of sense as well as more of silver. That there can be no stability to our cur- reney or money if we keep adopting such shifting policies as that under them the same piece may be a copper cent in one hand, or a dollar in another. He believes that unlimited coinage would soon lead to unlimited bankruptcy. o honest farmer would borrow from his neighbor a 50-cent bushel of wheat and insist upon paying him back with a bushel of 25-cent oats, and so this great govern- ment cannot expect to keep its credit at the highest point if it borrows dollar gold znd insists upon paying back with 50-cent silver, any other construction of the word ‘coin’ in any lawe or any contracts to the ecntrary notwithstanding. For Sound Money. “The platform of this convention must be for sound money, in clear. ringing, unmis- takable terms. On any other construction of it the party may get into power, but the country would ne in danger of falling into the batch of bankrupt governments, and at the end of the ‘party's administration it would probably bave no-more-of-an estate than did Rabelais, whose will, when open- ed, read: ‘In the name of God, Amen. I have nothing. I owe much. I give the rest poor.” « time when nation wildly looks at . standing with mute lips apart.’ Al- lison did not meet with a clenched fist the proffered hand of international adjustment. However, has stood unwaveringly by he the Monroe doctrine, and insisted that the United States should recognize any people struggling for liberty and republican insti- tutions, even if they were insurgents in Cuba. ; “I ask you to nominate ‘him. If you do, the people from the sand-enshrouded Mex- ican line to the live-wire that separates us from an unborn daughter on the north, will shout as in one glorious g!ad anthem, “The eld temple of republicanism still stands. Flock to it for shelter.’ If you do, every keynote of the campaign will be kept at concert pitch. If you do, the White House will be used no longer as an experiment station. ‘Nominate him, and not now, perhaps, but when the strife is over his name wili fall like millennial music on your ears. Nominate him, and a shrill of joy will go from the west to the east, carrying on its trembling way the songs of our reapers, only to be lost in the roar of your furnaces. Nominate him, and when our corn grows gold in autumn’s time, our flocks teeming end our granges full, every spindle will be turning day and night upon the Merrimac.” Reed Put in Nomination, Maine called. Senator Lodge ascends platform and nominates Reed. “Four years ago we met, as we meet how, representatives of the great republi- can party. Prosperity was in the land. Capital was confident and labor employed. There was the good day's wage for the gccd dgy's work-and spirit of American enierp: was stirring and bold. The treasury was full; the public revenues am- ple for the public need. We were at Thos. B. Reed. peace with all the world, and had placed a prudent hand on the key of the Pa- cific. “Four short years have come and gone. Look at the country now. The treasury is empty. Our credit is impaired. Our revenues are deficient. We meet the public needs not with income, but by bor- Tewing xt high rates and pledging the future for the wants cf the present. Bus- iness is paralyzed. Confidence has gone. Enterprise has folded its eagle wing and mepes and blinks in the market pla Our mills are idle and our railroads crip- pled. Capital hides itself and labor idly walks the streets. There is neither a good day's wage nor a good day’s work. We heve met with slights abroad and have serious differences with other nations. The key‘of the Pacific has slipped from nerv_ ous hands. Foreign troops have been landed in this hemisphere. Our own bcundaries have been threatened in Alas- ka. The Monroe doctrine has been de- fended, but is not vindicated. The peo- ple of a neighboring island fighting for freedom look toward us with imploring eyes and look in vain. The American policy which would protect our indus- tries at home and our fiag abroad has faded and withered away. ‘Look then upon that picture and on this.’ ‘Could you on that fair mountain leave to feed and fatten on this moor” “But four short years have come and gone and they have brought this change. ‘What has happened? I will tell you in a word. The democratic party has been in power. That is the answer. Upon us falls the heavy burden of binding up these wounds and bringing relief to all this suffering. The democrats deceived the people by promising them the millen- nium, and the miserable results of those lying promises are all about us today. We have no promises. to make. We pledge ourselves‘only to that which we believe we can perform. We will do our best. That is all. And as in 1860, we saved the Union and abolished slavery, so now in 18% we will deal with this democrat legacy of blunders, bank- ruptcy and misfortune. To Choose the Next President. Ve are gathered here to choose the next President of the United States. That we will win the eiection, no man doubts. But, let us not deceive ourselves with the pleasant fancy that the campaign is to be an easy one. It will be a hard battle; it cannot be otherwise when so much de- pends upon the resul*. Against the re- publican party, representing fixed Ameri- can policies, strength, progress and or- der, will be arrayed not only that or- ganized failure—the democratic party—but all the wandering forces of political chaos and social disorder. It is not merely the presidency which is set before us as the prize. The prosperity of the coun- try, the protection of our industries, the soundness of our currency, and the ne- uonal credit are all staked on the great issue to be decided at the polls next No- vember. Upon us rests the duty of res- cuing the country. from the misery ‘into which it has been plunged by three years of democratic misrule. To drive the dem- ocrats from power is the first step and the highest duty, but we shall triumph in vain and in our turn shall meet heavy punish- ment at the hands of the people if we do not put our victory to right uses. Such a crisis as this cannot be met and dealt with by shouts of enthusiasm. As Our Fathers Faced Slavery. “We must face it, as our fathers faced slavery and disunion, with a grim deter- mination to win the battle, and that dore to take up cur responsibilities in the same spirit with which we won the fight. Now, as then, we can hope to succeed only by the most strenucus endeavor, and now, as then, everything depends upon the ad- ministraticn we place in office. We want a President who will mect this situation as Lincoln met that of 1861, with the chiefs of the republicans about him and with party and people at his back. We want a President who on the fifth day of next Marck will summon Congress In ex- tra session and, refusing to make ap- pointments or to deal with patronage, will say that all else must wait until Congress sends to him a tariff which shall put money in the treasury and wages in the pockets of the American workingman. “We want a President who will protect at all hazards the gold reserve of the treasury, who will see to it that no ob- ligation ‘of the government is presented which is not in whatever coin the creditor chooses to demand, and who will never forget that the nation which pays with honor borrows with ease. “We want a man who will guard the rafety and dignity of the nation at home and abroad, and who will always and con- stantly be firm and strong in dealing with foreign nations instead of suddenly vary- ing the long course of weakness and in- difference with a convulsive spasm of vigor and patriotism. “Also, we want a man who will lead his Senator Lodge. party and act with it and who will not, by senseless quarreis at the White House ard the Capitol, reduce legislation and execu- tion alike to imbectlity and failure. Such is the man we want for our great office in these bitter times, when the forces of disorder are loosed and the wreckers, with their false lights, gather at the shore and lure the ship of state upon the rocks. The Needed Man. “Such a man, fit for such deeds, I am now to present to you. He needs no praise from me, for he has proved his own title to leadership. From what he is and what he has done we know what he can do. For twenty years, in victory and defeat, at the head of great majorities and of small minorities alike, he has led his party in Congress with a power which no man could dispute and with an ability which never failed. I have seen him with a maddened opposition storming about him carry through that great reform which has made a House of Representatives the strong and efficient body it is today. “I have seen him during the past winter guide a great majority so that they have met every demand put upon them and made no errors which could burden the republican party in the campaign before us. Before the people and in the House he has ever been the bold and brilliant champion of the great republican policies which, adopted, have made us prosperous, and abandoned, have left ruin at of doors. He is a thorough American b: birth, by descent, by breeding; one who loves his country and has served {t in youth and manhood, in war and peace. His great ability, his originality of thought. nis power in debate, his strong will, are known of all men and are part of the history of the last twenty years. His.public career is spotless, and his private character is pure and unblemished. He is a trained statesman, fit for the heaviest task the country can impose upon him. He commands the confidence of his parzy and his country. He is a leader of men. “We know it because we have seen him lead. To those who have followed him he never said ‘go,’ but always ‘come.’ He is entirely fearless. We know it, for we have seen his courage tested on a hun- dred fields. He has been called to great places and to great trials, and he has never failed nor flinched. He fs fit to stand at the head of the republican col- umn. He is worthy to be an American President. I have the honor, the very great honor, to present to you as a candidate for your nomination the Speaker of the National House of Representatives, Thomas B. Reed of Maine.” TELLER AS A LEADER. Representative Hartman Tells Why He is Preferred by Silver Men. Special from a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 18.—The early adjourn- ment yesterday and the abandonment of the contemplated night session of the conven- tion, without awaiting for the report of the platform committee, was due to the desire on the part of the managers for an oppor- tunity to plead with the silver leaders, and, failing to accomplish anything with them, to weaken their action as much as peesible by drawing off some of their fol- Towers and making arguments to have the places of the bolters taken in the con- vention by alternates. The entire night was spent in this effort to break the force of the bolt and in making up the plans for today. Every possible argument was used with the silver men, and all sorts of pres- sure was brought to bear on them. Up to this time the party managers have not adopted a policy of making light of the bolt or of belittling the men who partici- pate in it. They have treated the matter seriously, as have the ‘silver men them- selves, and have.atsumed a. tone.ef-solemn regret, denying that the bolt would en- danger ‘the success’ of the party, but ex- pressing sorrow that men held in. such high esteem as are the leaders in the bolt should feel compelled to ieave their party. The McKinley ren who have been fight- ing against the gold standard show more anxiety than do-the party managers wito are actually in control of the destinies of this convention. They ineist that a dan- gerous situation wculd- have been avoided i€ a more moderate course had been adopt- ed. They say that it would have been dif- ficult for Teller-and. Dubois. to. get any -fol- lowing in a bolt if a moderate plank had been adopted, and add that it is at a per- sonal sacrifice that.some of the bimetallists who will not bolt have decided to support the gold platform. The object of the silver men now is to secure the nomination of Teller for the presidency by the democrats and his sup- port by all silver.men,‘whéther democratic, republican or populist: There ts no intertion on their part to make an independent *momination and. ask. indorsement. The most they will do is to issue an address, and, perhaps, meet and pass resolutions, declaring: that Teller. is the best man for the sitvertmen to support, because he can get mere votes ‘than could any other. They profess.to be willing to support any thoroughty good silver man the democrats nominate rat Chicago, but Teller would be the easiest: man to elect. Representative Hartman:presented a very complete argument on this point this morn- ing, which fully represents:the views of the rest, except Teller, of eourse. I asked if it was the intention of the silver men who have“wepdrated from the republican party to work for the defeat of McKinley. Mr. Hartman replied that it surely was their intention, not. because they did not like the nominee of the party personally, but because he was a gold man running on a gold platform. “We are fighting for silvei do not consider individuals, and are willing to sacrifice ourselves, if necessary, to bring success to the cause.” I asked if he thought it possible to beat McKinley. His reply was prompt. him.” In response: to--an inquiry as.to the proposition of urging Teller for the demo- cratic nomination he made a careful and elaborate analysis-of the situation from the point of the silver bolters, which he had evidently prepared to meet just such a question when asked. : ity of interest ought to demand anc receive unity of action. After many months of careful attention to the varying phases and degrees of sentiment in support of the “We shall beat remonetization of silver,” he said, “as a result- of Caily interviews with leading | bimetallists in all political parties and quite an éXtenstve ‘correspondence with bimetallists in all parts of the United States, I have come to the conclusion that there fs a reasonable nope that all of the bimetallic strength of the country could be centered upon one ticket, and if so center- ed, and’ @ jitifeious choice.of a:ticked is made, that the full bimetallic strength of the nation would be held for it. “That conclusion necessarily led up to the inquiry, Who is the most available man to head the ticket, and who will bring the greatest strength and greatest credit to our cause? “Brom the correspondence and interviews mentioneé,~containing. expressions, of nigh, 1egard for the character and service of Mr. ‘Teller, I was led to meke as best I could an analysis of the relative strength which could be brought to our ticket by the men whose names have been suggested through the public press as probable nominees. The republican convention declares for the straight gold standard and will nominate a’ ¥bld standard’ than’ upon that platform. “I shall support any good silver man the democratic convention nominates. But it is not ‘a” question of what I will do or what any other man will do who is thoroughly impressed with the Importance of this ques- tion and is ready to make it paramount to all others. ‘The question is, what man will bring ttat ticket the greatest ftumber’ of” electoral votes. -My judgment is that Mr. Teller, above all others, ts infinitely the strongest man we can nominate. “And for these reasons: irst—It has been conceded by a large majority of all the democratic bimetallists both in and out of Congress with whom I have conversed (and I have talked to a very lurge number of them), that Mr. Tel- ler, by reason of hts -bold, couragtous ‘snk patriotic stand against the “force bill,’ can carry every southern state with the excep- tion of Maryland and West Virginia, and with that concession I am content. Any cne of the many prominent and distinguish- ed democrats mentioned to head the ticket could do the same; therefore, thus far their strength is equal. cae 2 In the West. Now take the states lying west of the Missouri river. Any one of these democrat- ic bimetallists on a bimetallic platform can carry the states of Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Nevada, possessing 16 ‘eléc- toral votes, but he would lose California, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansa: Nebraska, North and South Dakota, pos- sessing 45 electoral votes. Mr. Teller would carry all of the states west of the Missouri river, and therefore would have forty-five more electoral yotes at this stage of the analysis than the democrats could possibly hcpe to have. “Now let us take the belt of states lying between the Missouri river and the Alle- gheny mountains. The democratic bimetal- list, with all forces centered upon him, would certainly carry Missourl, would car- ry Indiana, would stand a fair show of carrying Illinois, would stand no show of cerrying Minnesota and little show to carry Michigan. “Mr. Tellier, on the contrary, would carry Michigan, Indiana, Ilinois, Missouri, and I am advised by a number of prominent bi- metallic republicans in Minnesota that he would stand more thar an equal show of carrying that state. So that, figuring on what ere as near certainties as anything in polities can be, Mr. Teller would have 14 electoral votes from Michigan, which the democratic nomiree could uot get, which, added to the 45 surplus of the states west of the Missouri river, would give him a clear certain advantage of 59 electoral votes over any democratic himetallist that we could head the ticket with. With Min- nesota Mr. Teller would have 68 more elec- toral votes than any democratic bimetal- st could hope to receive, or an aggregate vote for Mr. Teller of 265 against 197, the very most that a demccrat could hope to receive. “Therefore, the question which presents itself to democratic bimetallists, if my analysis is correct, is will democrats ex- change what is practically a certainty of success for what, to say the best of it, is a strong probability of defeat? By such a union of furces the duties and responsibit- ties of the administration of the affairs of the government would raturally and prop- erly rest proportionately upon the respec- tive states and political parties participat- ing therein. “The silver derocrats, actuated, as I be- lieve they are, with a sincere desire to achieve success, cught not ‘to hesitate to take the step which will render practically certain the repudiation of the gold stand- ard and the remcnetizatton of silver, by naming Henry. M. ‘Teller for President and some equally splendid patridt of their own party fos Vice President. REED'S ENTHUSIASTIC FOLLOWERS His Praines Being Sang on Every Street Cormen: fed Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 18.—One of the features of the situation ts the continued loyalty of Mr. Reed’s followers. The fact. that his nomination is hopeless does not dampen their ardor nor loyalty. They raise a whoop for Reed upon every occasion, and are sounding his name constantly in the public ear. In fact, he is the only member of the minority group of candidates whose praises are sung from every street corner and in every hotel lobby. Not a shout is heard for Allison, Quay or Morton. There was a wild scene in the lobby of the Southern along toward midnight last night. A number of Reed howlers took a notion to run out all the McKinley men they could find. They paraded~the corri- dors, shouting for the Maine statesman vociferously, and in loud tones demanding to know “who made McKinley?” Then they would shout, “Reed made him!” and continue in that strain until some Mc! leyite would resent the declaration. Then there would be a rush, and it was a casé of “rouse mit ’im,” for they threw the McKinleyites out the door in a hurry. They were regular foot ball rushers, and every one was rushed out of the hotel who did not agree with them. There were sev- eral fights, but they did not amount to much. If ft were not for these Reed howl- ers there would not be a bit of life in the scenes about town. N. O. M. THE CONVENTION HALL. IN Features of the Session of the Re- publican Gathering. Special From a Staff Correspondent. CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jvne 18.—This was the eventful, as it is expected to be the final, day of the conven- tion. It started with the report of the plat- form by Gov. Foraker, and at his appear- ance on the stage, with his declaration of faith, which is a departure in straightfor- wardness and daring from the average run of political platforms, he was greeted with prolonged applause and cheers. ‘The knowl- edge of what was to follow inspired the friends of the platform to as great a demon- stration as possible. Gov. Foraker was frequently interrupted during his reading by bursts of applause, and the gold platform was particularly ap- plauded. ‘chen came the speech of Teller in protest against the gold standard platform, and announcing that he would not abide by it. He was loudly applauded by his sympa- thizers, who were evidently numerous in the audience, and not a few on the floor, though too much in the minority to count In comparison with the vast assemblage. He was applauded from time to time dur- ing his speech, and at the close he received considerable applause. On the motion to table the minority re- pert of Telier there was an exciting roll | call, votes frequently being challenged by some votes being cast differently from ex- pected. It was evident, however, from the Start of the roll that the motion would carry by a very large majority. From time to time votes were loudly applauded. There was evidence of feverish excite- ment in the convention, but the best of order was maintained. Early Scenes. The first half dozen rows of seats in Con- "vention Hall look like a joint meeting of the House and Senate. There are many familiar faces, and familiar voices will be heard before the day is over. There is Senator Quay, sphinx-like as ever, watch- ful and alert. His loud voice, however, could not move a wave of sound in the big hall sufficient to stir a feather. There's gallant “Dave Henderson of lowa, the District’s friend, whose ringing Voice has awakened the echoes in the House for many years in behalf of public schools and public progress. Beside him is Hepburn, rugged as he is honest, and a fighter from the ground up. There are Babcock and Odell and Curtis of the District committee. -There in the front row, serious to the point of sadness, is Senator Teller of Colo- rado, upon whom all eyes will be centered later. ¥. Neur him is Senator Dubois, cool and un- impassioned, the diplomat of the silver d egation, and with him young Cannon of Utah, who has barely made his debut into ieptiblican peiitics before he is called upon ito'bow his exit. Here comes ex-Senator Ingalls, grave and severe as ever. He looks wistfully over the faces of the leaders in republican poli- tics, among whom he once took front rank, and turns to resume his place among the newspaper correspondents. There is Hun- tington’s friend, Grove Johnson of Califor- nia; handsome Tom Settle of North Caro- ‘ua, the cynosure of opera glasses held in feminine hands in the gallery; Acheson of Pennsylvania, and a hundred others. In fact, you could call the roil of the republi- cans in Congress and get a quorum. As you look over the tier upon tier of seats rising in ranks from the ground floor, the fue is bewildered by the motion of thou- sands of fans that try vainly to stir the sluggish, dust-laden atmosphere. The au- dience pours into the hall rapidly. Here comes Perry Carson, who stops on his way to his seat long enough to say it is still “hoss and hoss” between him and Andy Gleeson for the national committee- manship. Each one ts firmly intrenched in the impregnable fort by nis own argu- ments which should be the man, and is prepared to stand a siege. The national committee is very impa- tient regarding the situation in the District delegation. The committee has troubles of its own, real troubles, and would feel re- lieved if the District could deadlock itself into- a first-class case of lockjaw and be heard of no more. Half an Hour Late. We come to order half an hour late, and a colored divine invokes the blessing in a manner which causes the audience to ap- plaud him. From prayer we get into politics in one short jump. The chairman announces that the committee on platform is ready to re- port and the audience is so glad to get down to business tiat they begin to cheer. Foraker of Ohio ts introduced to read the platform, and waits three or four minutes for the subsidence of the applause which his presence invokes. The cheers have a McKinley ring, for he is recognized as be- ing next to Hanna the representative of the buckeye boy. Mr. Foraker reads in a veice that penetrates every portion of the hall, while the audience listens attentively. A Striking Scene. Mr. Foraker’s references to protection and reciprocity are received with uproar- ious applause, but he gets more when he comes tc the financial plank. He reads this portion of the platform in an impres- sive merner, and when he says “We are oprosed to fee coinage” the most striking scene of the convention occurs. The whole house seems to rise en masse, and the draperies of the roof tremble with the vibration of the applause. Hats are twirled aloft upon canes, fans and handkerchiefs waved and for several minutes one continuous roar of approval goes up from 15,000 throats. It is a glorious indorsement of the ef- ferts of the gold standard men. Lodge of Massachusetts and Platt of New York are carried away by the fervor of the expres- sion of sentiment, and join in it heartily. Senators Teller and Cannon, who have now ccme upon the platform, look sadly upon the scene, but make no comment to each other. : Hawaii and the Monroe doctrine come in for liberal applause, and little Cuba has a long-sustained shovt of encovragement. Greeting to Teller. As Mr. Foraker concludes the chair rec- ognizes Senator Teller to present the mi- nority report. It must gratify the great silver leajer at the greeting which he gets. Silver still hag friends in this audience, and a *e they make their presence known by shouts and clspping of hands in a way that raises a great volume of applause. Mr. Teller raises his hand to invoke si- lence, and a hush falls cver the piace. Every one seems to realize the solemnity of this moment, when a section of the Great republican party is about to detach itself from the main body.. The old Coio- rado leader is himself impressed by the occasion. He starts to speak in a tremu- lous voice, but as he warms up to his sub- ject his voice grows strorger and his man- ner more aggressive. The whole soul and heart of the man is in the work before him. He is singing his “Swan Song” to the re- publican party, and the notes swell and thrill into the remotest portion of the hall. When Mr. Teller has parsed the zenith of his impassioned speech bis strength fails him. His physique is not ropust, ang he has been under a heavy strain, which told upon him. But the audience bears with him in a tenderness which {s pathetic. His pauses between sentences grow longer, but no mention of restlessress or impatience comes from the 15,000 people who await his words. In the pauses the swish of the countless fans in motion is the only sound which is audible to those upon the stage, save the dull murmur arising from the busy stream outside the hail. When he reaches the climax of his Speech the formel announcement of his re- Jection of the republican party in its adop- tion of the gold standard, there is silence for a moment, and the audience responds according to its mind. There are cheers and hisses, neither very copious. The demonstration for or against Kim represents but a small proportion of the audience. He received abundance of applause when he supported bimetallism rrett A. Hobart. and silver, but there are too many who cannot follow him across the threshoid of the door that leads from the republi- party, and the disproportion in the »lume of applause betrays their numbers. As he concludes. his remarks” Senator Teller resumes his seat upon the platform. The Vote. ow comes the voting that will disclose silver’s strength in the convention. It is a motion by Foraker to lay the Teller sub- stitute on the table. The first state on the roll, Alabama, shows five delegates afraid to vote and fifte:n against silver. Arkan- sas has only one for silver. California has fifteen for sliver and three for gold. Georgia has three silver men‘in Ker dele- gation of twenty-six, and Florida two for silver out cf six delegates. Colorado and Idaho, of coutsé; ¥fina™by Teller. When Illinois is reached there is one vote for silver, and the count is challenged. The secretary calls the roll of delegates by name, and the representative from Peoria boldly announces his preference for silver. “silence as Iowa is called. lowa, thé @eged state of bimetal- i Col. “Dave” Henderson rises to cast the vote, and his voice thrills through the ounces a solid yote of 25 against and the audience approves the decision with cheering and applause. Kansas comes up with only four votes foi silver out of 2. Kentucky is solid for gold, followed -rapidly by ~Lewisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and Min- nesota. Michigaa and Missour' each announce one vote for silver, and the latter's vote is challenged. Upon a call of the roll Mi souri maintains her one silver vote. Mon- tana follows Teller without a break. Tom Platt casts ew York's vote for gola. Thurston holds Nebraska, solid far. gold. na is challenged and presents votes for sliver, out of “32 Oregon South Carolina is solid for North Caro 144g stands by gold. Eel, 1S votes. South Dakota gives 2for silver. Tennes- see is challenged, but retains one for sil- ver, cast by a man with the historic name of Zachary Taylor. Texas is solid for gold, and Virginia announces five for silver. Vir- ginia is challenged, but retains 5 votes for silyer. Wiscorsin and West Virginia stand solid for gold. New Mexico has three for gold and three for silver. Oklahoma has one for silver and five for gold. Indian territory and Alaska stand for gold. When the District of Columbia fs called, Andy Gleeson casts the vote for gold. Per- ry Carson raised a laugh by asking what was the meaning of an “aye” vote. “It means to lay the motion on the table;” answered the chairman. “It means to lay something on the table?” repeated Perry Carson. “Then my delegate voted right.” This concluded the roll cali and the re- sult as announced shows that in this con- vention gold has SIS% votes and silver has 105% votes. With this the motion of Teller is laid upon the table, and Foraker demands a vote upon the adoption of the platform. Dubois tries to get recognition to ka 4uestion, but Henderson of Iowa objects. The chair overruies Henderson's objection and recognizes Dubois. Dubois insists that there are those who do not favor a free coinage, nor yet do they favor the gold standard, and in their behalf he wants a separate vote. Another Roll Called. The vote is first taken upon the question of adopting the financial plank as pro- posed in the platform, and the roll of states is called. While the roll call is in progress Perry Carson comes around to say that he canno: agree with Andrew Gleeson upon the com- mittee chairmanship, and that he will bring the matter up in the convention and settle it there. The demand for a call of states on the motion to adopt the platform chafes the audience, after the decisive vote previously taken on the financial question. The audience wants to get to the nom- inating speeches. It hasn't heard a hot speech today and there are murmurings for Depew and Foraker. The audience takes very little interest in the roll call save to impede its progress with noise and confusion. Col. Henderson rises to change the three dissenting votes in the Iowa delegation to aye, which makes the vote on adoption of the gold plank in the platform 812% to 110%, a loss of five gold votes. ‘The remainder of the platform is adopted without division, and a hush of expecta- tion falls upon the audience as Senator Tel ler arises to a question of personal privil- ege. He asks permission to read the declara- tion of the silver delegates. It is granted, and young Senator Cannon of Utah advances to the front to read it. Curiosity to hear the manifesto of the in- surgent silver republicans stills the audi- ence into attentive listening, and Cannon's veice rings through the hall. He grows dramatic as he proceeda. and stirs the sil- ver sympathizers into an uproar of ap-) Plause for the bold sentiments uttered by, | the silver leaders on their defiance to theig gcld standard brethren. THE VICE PRESIDENCY. Place. ST. LOUIS, June 18—At 12:50 Warner Miller says that Mr. Depew informs him that Mr. Morton has been withdrawn from the vice presidential race. Mr. Depew. Senator Proctor. says: “I don’t think Mr. Morton will be nominated, but I have no official knowledge on the subject Platt said: “Mr. Morton has not been withdrawn. That is all I have to say.” At 1 p.m. Mr. Depew sald to Hannat “Mr. Morton will be presented to the con- vention for first place only. He will not be put forward as a vice presidential can- didate. The New York delegation so agree.” Mr, Platt nodded assent to this. As the hands of the clock moved about toward 12:30 it was evident from the ap- pearance of the New York people that their boom for Morton was broken. Mr. Depew began to argue with Mr. Platt at 22 o'clock that {t was not advisable to push Mr. Mor= ton for the place, and finally, at 12:55, Mr. Depew walked up the aisle and stood ia front of Mr. Hanna @d said: “Mr. Hanna, I shall present Gov. Mor- ton's name to the convertion for President. That is the only office for which his name will be put before this convention.” Mr. Hanna bowed acquiescence, shook hands cordially with Mr. Depew and the brief interview was over. In the meantime Mr. Miller, the leader of the opposition to Platt, bad been circulating about among the newspaper representa= tives, announcing the withdrawal of Mrs Morton's name for second place. Senators Quiy and Lodge both heard the rumor and went tothe back of the hall to see Mr. Platt. At first Mr. Platt hesitated to express himself, but when pressed said: “New York Will content itself with presentine to the convention the name of Governor Morton for the presidency oly." The camp of the New Xorkers looked rather blue when this announcement went forth. Mr. Depew said: “I have always believed, and I still believe, that it would have heen @ serious mistake to press Governor Mor- ton for the vice presidéncy. I am positive that he did not wantedta and F believe he would not have accepted { At 1:10 it seemeMVeriatn that Hobart of New Jersey would get seeond places ~ There was a vice presidential furry in the Illinois delegation today which came near to resulting in a decision to present the name of Senator Culom to the vonven- tion for second place gn the ticket. The Proposition was soon abandoned, however, at the request of Senator Cullom’s neat friends, who disapproved of the movement, No District Committeem: taft Correspondent, ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 18.—Upon the call of delegations for naming members of the national committee, Perry Carson stated there were but two men in his deiegation, and they could not decide the cotmmiitee- manship. The chair ryled that the delega- tion must settle the contest. That meang a@ vacancy. N. Oo. M. CHANGE IN REPRESENTATION. Spectal Delegates to Be Based on the Republican Vote C; The subcommittee of seven appointed by the new committéé'tn Fules to consid resolution offered at the general meeting y Gen. Powell Clayton, providing that some better method of sele ting de tes than that now in practice should be adopt= ed by the convention, and also to tak the up the matter of the basis of representation in future national conventions. met last night at St. Louis. It was decided to rec- ommend to the gereral committee on rules for recommendation to the convention the following resolution, which was adopted by the Pennsylvania ¢ ation at its meeting Monday night: “Resolved, That district representation in future national republican conventions shall be based upon the vote cast in each district for the republican electoral ticket. “Provided that each ticket shall have at least cne Jelegate, and each state shall have four delegates-at-large. The ratio for district representation in the convention cf iW chall be one delegate for each 7,000 republican yotes polled this year for the party electoral ticket, with an additional delegate for a fraction exceeding a half thereof. In case any state entitled to more than one member of Congress has not been divided into congressional districts, its rep- resentation shall be ascertained by divid- ing the electoral vote for the entire state by 7,000, Hereafter, each national conven- ton shall fix the ratio of rep: for the succeeding national con THE CREDENT! Motion to Consider the s Was Lost. The committee on credentials met after adjournment cf the republican convention Tuesday afternoon at St. Louis and ed John F. Fort of Ni Contested chairm: Gilbert or Washington assistant end Smith of Wyoming sergeant-at Mr. Cowan of Nebraska offered the fol- lowirg resolution: Resolved, That the roll of delegates and elternates prepared by the nat mittee for the purpose of tempo ization be, and the seme is here ed by this committee as the tru rect roll of delegates and alterna convention, viz: The delegates nates from Delaware end tho from the state of Texas. W. P. Hepbura of Iowa moved as a sub- stitute that “the secretary be instruc to obtain from the national committ papers and documents filed and before them in the contests for seats in this conven- ticn, and through this committee dispose of all contests in aiphabetical order of state.” Hepburn’s substitute was lost by a vote of 17 to 2. This was a substantial vic- tory for the McKinley mex, who then pressed Cowan's resolution. gan- adopt= nd cor- to th 1 ait t large Senator Foraker EI man by 25 to 4. Joseph B, Foraker was elected chairman ef the committee on resolutions Tuesday afternoon at St. Louis, on motion of Sena- tor Lodge, by a vote of 35 to 4 for Duboit Mr. Foraker appointed the following sub- committee to draft a platform: Merriam of Minnesota, Fessenden of Connecticut, Tell- er of Colorado, Ledge of Massachusetts, Patterson of Minois, Warmouth of Louis- iana, Burleigh of Washington, Lauterbach of New York, and the chairman. > Public Sale. Thomas Dowling & Co., auctioneers, sold at public sale yesterday a lot in Brightwood Park, 25 by 100 feet, to Moses Nauck, for Suh.