The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 11, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 11. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1896. REED OUT OF THE RACE, McKinley'sNomination on First Ballot Conceded by Manley. BUT MAINE'S - FAVORITE SON WILL NEVER ACCEPT THE SECOND PLACE. California’s Contested Seats Will Be Decided by the Republican National Com mittee To-Day—A “Sound Money” Platform — Hobart for Vice-President. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 10.—The {riends of Speaker Reed have given up the fight. When the National Committee took a re- cees at 6 o’clock this evening Hon. Joseph Manley of Maine dictated the following to | the representativeof the United Press,and | revised it prior to transmission: be held was formally dedicated with en- thusiastic ceremonies to-night. The inte- rior of the building was prilliantly illu- minated for the occasion and a crowd of over 10,000 persons were in attendance. Speeches were made by Mayor Walbridge, on behalf of the city of St. Louis, Presi- | acoustic proderties of the Auditorium and | they were pronounced perfect. The hall seats 14,125 persons and the chairs are so arranged as to give every occupant an un- | obstructed view of the chairman’s desk. | Many of the politicians who form the advance guard of the convention were present at the ceremonies to-night. The | question of hotel accommodations for the colored delegates reached a crisis this afternoon and a speedv solution was de- manded by those committesmen having the matter in charge. Manager Henry C. Lewis of the Southern Hotel was appealed to and after a hasty consultation with a number of hotel proprietors the following statement was given out: “To the National Republican Committee: In regard tothe accommodations for the colored delegates to the Republican Con- vention to be furnished by the hotels of St. Louis and promised by the Business Men’s League of St. Louis while in Washington last December, I am authorized to say that the Southern Hotel, the 8t. Nicholas Hotel, the Lindell Hotel and the Laclede Hotel will live up to that promise 1n spirit and | letter and will make no distinction what- | ever, but will grant to all delegates to the Hepublican Convention egual rights and privileges. Respectfully, “W. R. ALLEN, “President Southern Hotel Company.” The friends of Major McKinley are in overwhelming control of the National Committee. This was demonstrated at its meeting to-day, first in the adoption by a practically unanimous vote of Powell Clayton's resolution to hear the contests | in committee of the whole instead of re- ferring them to sub-committees appointea in accordance with precedent by the Na- tional chairman, and again in the vote on the numerous contests from Alabama. With ut a single exception—and this ina | case where by a different vote the commit- | tee would have been compelled to reverse the contestants of McKinley proclivities were seated. “In my judgment the comvention will nominate Governor McKinley on the first ballot for tne Presidency. Itis useless to | deny that this will be the result. he action of the National Committee i s overwhelming vote on the Alabama case settles conclusively how the respective States which the members of the commit- tee represent will vote in the convention. “Mr. Reed’s name will be presented to the convention and he will be voted for, and 1 am authorized to say that under no circumstances can he, or will he, accept | the nomination for Vice-President if it| should be tendered to him. ““The great majority of the New England | lelegates will beloyal to Mr. Reed, but | it is evident that the convention is for McKinley and will nominate him.” LS e ALL OVER BUT SHOUTING. ‘ Honorable Mention”’ the Fate of Ali but McKinley. . LOUIS, Mo., June 10.—The very ous business eof selecting a candidate | tne highest office within the gift of seventy millions of people is practicaily | .. What follows will be the | cial recording of the votes and t outing, and the distinguished men who entered as competitors against the Ohio man of destiny will be forced to ac- cept the small satisfaction of ‘“‘honor- i e € e e by, Pt (P~ A frmeeallss (P POV ELL CLAYPORI, %5 THOS. M. CARTER W TS e b S el /fi;“\o CHAIRM AN, B e ks ’ able mention” on the first ballot. All this is so apparent that no one risks even a doubt of it. ends of the minority can- didates are whistling through the grave- yard of impending defeat, and hoping that “something may happen.” Something has bappened, but not to the liking of the minority. It has transpired that the McKinley contested delegates will / First / be seated in the convention and will assist | in the temporary organization. possession will mean a title in fee to these seats after the credentials committee has reported and the permanent organization is effected. / The atmosphere about the various head- quarlers that was so strongly impregnated bas undergone a change. It ismnot diffi- cult to analyze this transmutation of met- als. Whereas the early arrivals were from the Western States and Territories, where | every ftone is silver, the arrivals to-day were from the Atlantic seaboard and the | New England States, where gold is a sa- cred dogma of faith. There was lots of siiver and more of gold in the exchanges of opinions to-day. Primarily and finally all are Republicans, and while the dele- gates from these sections widely differ on finances it is believed from developments to-day that the earlier threats to bolt com- ing irom botn sides were biank cartridges fired to test the purpose of the opposition. This easing off in the talk of bolting has smoothed the way to 8 better understand- ing, and the platform-makers’ work is made easier. The California, Utah, Ne- vada and other Western deiegations have Wm HMA o The Chairman and Some Prominent Members of the Repub- lican National Committee. not entirely abandoued the fight and are preparing a silver resolution to be pre- sented to the committee on platform. Colonel isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake has the resolution in charge and will advocate its adoption by the cammitbef. ) ¥ The magnificent Auditorium in which the Republican National Convention will Men’s League and ex-Governor E. O. Stannard. An elabérate programme of vocal and instrumental music was carried audience joined in singing *‘Columbia.” dent Samuel M. Kennard of the Business | The first test vote stood 38 to 7 and after this the friends of Reed, Morton and Alli- son made but a show of fight for the con- testing delegates that favored their respec- a decision rendered a half hour before—all | J>™M THURSTOWN . United Press, practically abandoned the field, so far as concerned Mr. Reed, to the Ohio candidate. The supporters of the fay- orite sons of New York aud Towa, while un- willing to go upon record in terms as em- phatic as those of the man from Maine, admitted that the showing made in the National Committee was unexpected and practically settled the nomination for the head of the ticket. Intense interest was manifested in the proceedings of the committee to-day, which for the first time in its history ad- mitted representatives of the press as. sociations to its deliberations. The cor- ridors outside the clubroom of the Southern Hotel, as well as the adjoining parlors, were thronged with delegates and political visitors from abroad. When the vote on seating the McKinley delegates-at- large from Alabama was brought out there was considerable enthusiasm and a rush for the other hotels. Within a few minutes the news had been spread over the center of the town. The first session of the National Com- mittee lasted less than an hour. Chair- man Carter called the members to order at 12:15 o’clock in the clubroom of the Southern Hotel. Secretary Manley called the roll, and Indian Territory alone failed to respond. Senator Gear was proxy for James S. Clarkson of Iowa, from whom a telegram was received saying he had been taken ill at Philadelphia while en route and might not be able to get here at any stage of the proceedings. A committee having been appointed to prepare resolu- tions of respect to the memory of ex- National Committeeman W. J. Campbell of Illinois, who passed away since the last meeting of the body, the list of contests was read. At this stage Colonel R.C. Kerens of this city submitted a resolution providing for the presence at the secret meetings of | the committee of representatives of each of the two press associations. This was an infringement on the established prece- dent of the body, but Delezate Isaac Trumbo of Salt Lake supported it in a few vigorous remarks, and it went through unanimously. A motion to take up the question of Territorial representation was ruled out by the chair on the ground that the Terri- tories must be reached in proper order,and it was then decided to take up the con- tests, beginning with Alabama, this after- noon, and a recess was taken until 2 p. M. ‘When the committee reassembled at 2 o’clock the Alabama contests were taken up without delay. David D. Shelby pre- sented the case of the regular delegates- at-large, David D. Shelby, C. W. Buckley, John W. Jones and W. H. Pattiford, repre- senting the Vaughan wing of the party, while the interests of the contestants, ex- Governor William A. Smith, J. F. Mec- 5 e a2 i T L s = A o, zZ ’//,// P S <= i NN SN s > Dutfie, A. J. Warner (colored) and W. H. Nivon, were looked after by ex-Chairman Mosely and .the venerable ex-Governor himself, The entire issue turned upon the right of the executive committee to make up a temporary roll for the State Conven- tion and the regular delegates scored a point by producing a telegram sent by National Chairman Carter, on the night before the convention, it resporse to an-| inquiry, in which he said it was the cus- tom of the National Committee to make up the roll, and that the chairman and secretaries of State and National commit- tees were only the servants of those elect- ing or appointing them. Heated speeches were made on both sides and as soon as the contestants had withdrawn Powell Clayton moved that _— G T e D — A s (e o e G (PN e & Do D e the Buckley delegation be placed on the temporary roll. Senator Gear of Iowa proposed as a substitute that the Smith or Mosely delegation be seated, while W. A. Sutherland wanted the entire matter re- ferred to a sub-committee of three to re- port on Thursday morning. A suggestion from Senator Shoup of Idaho that each delegate be given a half- vote in the interest of harmony was met by so many cries of “No,” and “That’s not the way to get harmony,” that it was not pressed. Sutherland’s substitute was voted down with a shout and then the roll was called op the main question. Thirty- four delegates voted to seat the Buckley- itcs and six the other way. Bysome over- sight the secretary failed to call the State of Maine, but the majority wasso over- whelming that Mr. Manley did not call at- tention to the omission, although he said afterward that he would have voted for the contestants. The exact complexion of the committee, therefore, the representa- tives of North Dakota, New Mexico, Okla- homa and Alfska being absent, was 38 to 7. Next in order was the contest iu the Fourth Congressional District, where Con- gressman W. F. Aldrich and H. F. Curry claimed precedence of the regular dele- gates, Thomas G. Dunn and William A. Stevens. The latter, a bright colored man, spoke for himself and his colleague, an ex- Federal soldier and a member of Han- cock’s staff, and despite a plausible state- ment from Representative Aldrich the colored man made out so good a case that the vote ts sustain the rezular delegation was unanimous. ' There was applause when it was an- nounced that tke Sixth District contest had been abandoned. The Fifth District was passed until out, at the conclusion of which the entire | tive principals. ‘When the committee took a recess at 6 The occasion thoroughly tested the o’clock Mr. Manley, in a statement to the Thursday. In the Seventh District Charles D. Alex- ander and John 8. Curtis, the regular HON. THOIAS BRACKETT REED OF MAINE, WHO CONCEDES McKINLEY’S NéMlNATION AND fi =, AR AR T o - DECLINES TO TAKE SECOND PLACE. delegates, told a story of attempted riot | lected by acclamation, the opposition mak- | the financial fight and bas set on foota and threatened bloodshed at the district convention; while the contestants, ¥rank M. Moygan and John I. Guzzell, sought to put another face on the matter. ‘When the room had been cleared Com- mitteeman Payne of Milwaukee expressed the opinion that the time had come to frown upon such convention methods as those that had been narrated, and sug- gested that both regulars and contestants be excluded from ihe regular roil. Com- mitteeman Hahn, however, moved to seat Alexander and Curtis, and there were but four voices in the negative. The Eighth District contest was with- drawn and the names of the regular dele- gates—W. W. Simmons and H. V. Cashin | —nplaced upon the roll. In the Ninth District A. D. Wimbs (col- ored) and W. C. Hamlin, a Grand Army veteran, both adherents of the Moseley wing, contested the seats of J. W. Hughes and W. L. Saunders. State Chairman Vaughan made the argument for the lat- ter, while Moseley arguea that what was “sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander,”” and that the committee could not decide against the contestants in this case without admitting that, the facts being the same, it was wrong in the Sev- enth District contests. The committee agreed with him, and Powell Clayton’s motion to seat the colored man and the ex-Northern volunteer was carried with a shout. At 6:15 the committee took a recess until 8r. M Subsequently it was announced that the Fifth District case would be settled by arbitration, Of the regulars and contestants one favors Allison, one McKinley and two Reed. ‘When the committee reconvened at 8:15 o'clock the contest on delegates-at-large from Florida and those in'the Third and Fourth districts of California were made the special order for Thursday morning. Georgia was next in order, and Chairman Carter remarked, soto voce, as he sur- rendered the chair to M. H. de Young, that at the present rate of progress the committee would still be in session when the convention assembled on Tuesday. Only two seats of the four delegates-at- large from this State proved to be con- tested. R. R. Wright (colored), who at the outset announced himself the original McKinley champion of his State, opened for the two contestants, himself and J. G. Hetherington, an adherent of Senator Allison, who were choscn at 'a second State Convention, held after the first one had adjourned. W. H. Smythe replied in behalf of the delegates attacked, J. U. Deveaux and H. A. Rucker, and showed from the sworn minutes that the two last named were se ¢ ing no protest untii after the convention had adjourned. This and other proof was sufficient for the committee and by a un- animous vote Deveaux and Kicker were seated. The other delegates-at-large are A. @. Buck and H. L. Johnson. In the First District of Georgia R. W. White and 8. O. Cherry both (colored) contested the seats of M. J. Bovle and S. B. Morse (colored), who were chosen at the regular convention. All four are Mc- Kinleyites, the two latter having been given instructions. Both sides were ac- corded a full hearing. I. W. Lyons of the Tenth District, a colored delegate, aroused interest by an earnest speech in behalf of Boyle. who is an Irisuman. Boyle and Morse were seated, with five dissensions. The Ninth Georgia District contest was passed until to-morrow, and that in the Eleventh District was taken up. In this case the seats of S. M. Scarlett and Wil- liam Jones, both colored and instructed for McKinley, were claimed by 'W. H. Matthews and D. Outlaw, also colored, who were instructed for Reed by a conven- tion consisting of seven bolters. Another exhaustive presentation of affi- davits and personal experiences of persons | present at the district convention was in order and in the result Jones and Scarlett were seated without about a half dozen votes in the negative. At10:35 the first of the Kentucky con- tests was called, but several committee- men entered a protest against a midnight session on the ground that they had been on the road for from two tofour nights and needed rest, and an adjournment was therefore taken until 10 A. M. Each member of the National Commit- tee, as well as the leading delegates on the ground, was furnished this afternoon with a suggested monetary plank for the plat- form drawn up by Richard C. Kerens. It reads as follows: “We believe that our money should not be inferior to the money of the most en- lightened nations of the earth, and are unalterably opposed to every scheme that threatens to debase or depreciate our pres- ent monetary standard. We favor the reasonable use of silver as currency, but such use should be to the extent only and under such well-defined regulation that | its parity with gold as currency can be easily and efficiently maintained. Ascon- sistent bimetallists, we are opposed to the independent free coinage of silver at a ratioof 16 to 1 as a measure fraught with certain disaster to all commercial inter- ests, destructive to the interest of the wage-earner and in the absence of inter- national agreement, sure to lead to silver monometallism.” Mark Hanna is already taking a hand in DECORATIONS OVER strong movement for a compromise. This afternoon he sent for a number of the Southern delegates who are known to be friendly to McKinley, and urged them not to push their demands for a gold plank. He fears a big deiection in the West, and the whole power of the Ohio organization will be used from this time on to prevent the absolute overriding of the free coinage Westerners. The incoming crowds on the late trains last night and those of the early morning were so numerous as to take by surprise the hotel people and the local committee of axrangements, who, going by the re- ports from different parts of the country, had been led to pelieve that it would ba late in the week before the visitors would be very much in evidence. Before the breakfast hour was over thig morning, however, four pages of freshiy written autographs had been added to the | convention register at the Southern. | About the same number were recorded at the Planters’ and the Lindell. In the ro- tundas were the same ever changing | crowds, the same. discussions, whispering | confabs,button-holeing and other incidents that are the invariable accompaniments of a rally of political chieftains. There were a score or more of old friends and acquaintances at the Union station to welcome the “*head center’” of Major Me- Kinley’s campaign, Mark A. Hanna, when | the Bee Line train from Cleveland pulled in at 7:30. With nim were General W. McKinley | Osborne of Boston, the major's cousin; | Myron T. Herrick and Colonel Sylvester | Everett, delagates from Cleveland: W.*M. | Hatn of Mansfield and Oscar R. Mever of | Portland, Or. Before he had time to register at the Southern Hotel Mr. Hanna was the center of a group of other dis- tinguished Republicans, among whom were SamuelFessenden of Connecticut; M, J. Dowling, president of the Minnesota State League; Henry C. Payne of Mil« waukee, ex-Governor Fifer and Cantain Tanner, the latter the zubernatorial nomi- nee in Illinois. There were greetings and handshakes, and then, aiter a hurried breakfast, Mr. Hanna betook himself to | the private room of the McKinley head- quarters, on the parlor floor, and conferred with Judge Thompson. Then a messenger was sent in quest of J. N. Huston of Indianapolis, who, it is understood, is authorized to speak for Charles W. Fairbanks of the same city, regarding the presentation of the latter's | name to the National Committe as a cane | didate for the temporary chairmanship of the committee. Mr. Huston, however, was not to be found for the moment, and Mr. Hanna turned to the task of greeting { | | THE CHAIRMAN’'S STAND IN THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION HALL,