The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1896, Page 2

(&) THE . SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1896.- %N ED PRESS GROUND PLAN OF THE CONVENTION AUDITORIUM. The accompanying diagram will enable the readers of THE CALL, when compared with the large picture on the preceding page, to thoroughly understand the interior arrangementsof the Convention Hall. The de! legations will be seated in the order follow- ing: Beginning at the northwest and fronting the Speaker’s stand, and to the west of it will be Alabama in the front row, and behind, in the order named, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iilinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas. Center row, North Carolina first directly 1n front of the speaker’s stand and followed by New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hamupshire, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Missouri, Mississippi, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky. Third row, North Dakota in front, a little east of the speaker’s stand, followed by Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. The speaker's stand is on the north side of the building, opposite the middle entrance from the City Hall grounds. On the platform seats will be provided for the members of the National Committee, one from each State and Territory, and for dis- tinguished guests. To the east and west of the speaker’s stand, extending the whole length of the main floor of the spectators’ galleries, are the In addition to the newspaper correspondents the United Press will have a corps of seats reserved for the press representatives. stenographers and reporters. telegraph companies. On the east and west of the speaker’s stand and adjoining the press is the quarters reserved for the LD T TH California Delegates Flatter- ingly Received in St. Louis. AWAITED BY A BRASS| BAND. clarinets squeaked and squawked up and down the chromatie scale, to the great delight of the crowd. As the delegates disembarkea they were cheered agaia and again and were bidden a right royal welcome to the convention city. Then they formed in twosand, shel- tered by umbrellas from the pelting rain, marched up Olive street to Broadway and down Broadway to the Southern Hotel. The soul-stirring music of the big band drew a great concourse to the sidewalks on Broadway, and the Caiifornians marching bravely in the mud were cheered at every step. Flags and streamers fluttered- from the tall buildings on each side, giving the street a holiday appearance. When the parade arrived opposite the | courthouse, Count Hacquette, who has a brother in the liquor business in San Fran- | cisco, ran into the street, hat in band, re- gardless of the rain and shouted: “Hurray | for California.” The cheers were given with a will by the crowd. ; : There was so great a jam in front of the | hotel entrance that it was with diffienlty . Crowds Cheer the Westerners as They March to Their Hotel. | AT CALIFORNIA| QUARTERS. [ CAUCUSED John D. Spreckels Is Chosen to Act cn the Coming National Com- mitt e that the band was able to force its way into the building, but when it got inside, still continuing to play “How Annie Lau- | rie gave McKinley her promise true,” there was a burst of cheering. The grand staircase wascleared by the police and the delegation marcheda into the California headquarters, where they received the congratulations of friends. Among those waiting to welcome them were U. 8. Grant of San Diego, Congreess- | man Grove L. Johnson and 8. C. Hillborn, | After an interval of rest and conversa- tion with friends, who dropped in by the seore to gaze at the delegates, the doors | were closed and the delegation held a caucus, which resulted in the follow- | ing appointments: National committee« s HEADQUARTERS, ) SOUTHE ~ HoTEL, r 3. Lovis, Mo., June 15. ) | The old M ippi River was simmering | in the pouring rain when the train beariug the Californa delegates pulled into the | union depot at hali-past 9 this morning. A large crowd had assembled for the purpose of seeing the boys from California, | and the Grand Army baud of Canton, Ohio, | numbering sixty pieces, was there to re- | ceive them, by special request of” Marcus Aurelius Hanna. | This band is a combination of brass and | reed instruments and isone of the finest musical organizations in the United States As the train rolled in the band played “‘Annie Laurie’” in guick time and the | member of and resolu- John D. on Spreckels; platform man, committee tions, A. B. Lemmon of Santa Rosa; | member of committee on order of busi- ness, 0. A. Hale of 8an Jose; member o committee on rules and permanent organi- zation, Frank H. Short of Fresno; mem- ber of commlttee to represent California | in notifying the president of his nomina- tion, Frank Miller of Riverside; vice- president of the convention for California, U. 8. Grant of San Diego. The arrivals are Jonn D. Spreckels, George A. Knight, Ulysses S. Grant and Lionel A. Sheldon, delegates at large; Allen B. Lemmon, Daniel T. Cole, Grove L. Johnson, Jacob H. Neff, Charles M. Belshaw, William 8. Parker, 8. M. Short- | ridge, A. W. Montague, William Cluff, O. 7 . ) /1 i 7y / 7 /7’ HENRY CLAY EVANS OF TENNESSEE, .Mr. Evans is one of,the Vice-Presidential possibilities. Although an Illinoisan by birth, in manner, bearing and conversation, he is guite Southern in appearance. He is a little above medium height, of dark complexion, of slender build, and his face is adorned with a mus- tache and a goatee. His carriage is erect and dignified, while he is affable even to cordiality in manners, and a brilliant and witty con- versationalist. It is said by his friends that if Mr. Evans fails of a nomination for Vice-President he would be willing to accept the posi- tion of Postmaster-General in President McKinley’s Cabinet, A. Hale, Harvey Lindley, Frank H. Short, delegates. | The alternates who came are George | Stone, D. E. Knight, Frank D. Ryan, E. C. Voorhles, A. S. Mangrum, F. P. Flint, W. H. McKettrick and Frank Miller, Charies K. McClatchy of the Sacramento Bee apd E. H. Hamilton, the writer, came also. The absent delegates are T.J, Fields and H. H. 8inclair, The absent alternates are James A. Louttit, J. M. Gleaves, E. B. Holt, James T. Land, William Ash, A. J. Buckles, D. K. McMullen, John L. Koster and W. H. Barnes. Mr. Louttit -vas represented by Justice | Garoutte of the Supreme Court, Senator Gleaves by Nathan Cole Jr.,and Mr. Laird by Thomas Flint Jr. The delegation had a pleasant trip on | the way out, so pleasant indeed that some of the members did not sleep more than sixteen hours ont of the ninety-nine con- | sumed in the journey | To-day the finishing touches were put on the street decorations, and St. Louis smiles in ribbons and flags. It is difficult to make one’s’ way along | the sidewalks so thick -are masses of people coming in from the outer .edge oi town, ten or twelve miles away, in the | streetcars to watch the clubs march and to hear the bands play. There are at least a | dozen fakers on every block along the line | of Broadway offering badges - for sale. Nearly all of these are for McKinley. Everything seems to be McKinley before the convention meets. There are McKin- ley walking sticks with the head of the Ohio man done in American tin on the handle, and McKinley hats and McKinley buttons and McKinley newspapers for sale very cheap. The hotels are crowded to suffocation, and the requirements of the pure-air law, if there be any such law in 8St. Louis, are being flagrantly disregarded. Four cots in one small room will give some idea of the situation in the first-class hotels, but notwithstanding the discomfort the | charges are as high as though there were | four rooms to each cot. OQut in the cheap iodging-houses which were glad to get 25 and 50 cents per night for a room, with samples from Noah’s Ark | thrown in, bhave placed in each room as many cots as it will hold and are charging $2 per night for each person. The overcrowding has played havoc with the Southern ard the Planter’s Hotel. Before the mob came they were elegantly farnished. The warm ar circulating through their | spacious lobbies was at least pure and { breathable. If one doesnot pay too much attention to the columns and the heroic- size bronze figures of the savage North- men guarding the grand staircase he | might easily believe himself to be in a crowded cellar in San Francisco’s China- | town. The sight is obscured and the eyes irri- tated with dust and tobacco smoke. Black dust lies half an inch deep on the can- vassed floor with tobacco expectorations, stumps of cigars and other foul litter. In the crowded lobbies the ‘air is so thick and poisoned that it feels like a re- freshing plunge into the Mississippi to step out upon the sidewalk into the full | influence of this hammam bath climate. | The effect of this unnatural environ- ment is very trying uvon delegates and others who have been here for several days, They have stood in the lobbies until 2 and 3 o'clock in the morn- ing wagging theirr jaws and emit- ting therefrom articulate sounds, the monotonybeing varied now and then by | & shout of “‘hoorah for McKinley !’ until a i person really begins to grow very weary of i so much McKinley. It’s McKinley for | breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, and Mc- | Kinley for supper at 2 o'clock in the morn- ing. Even then you are not rid of McKinley, for he goes to bed with you and wakes you in the morning before you have had your beauty sleep, to go out and wag your chin | for him. 1 have heard somuch of the gen- tleman, with whom I have nol the honor of being acquainted, that I felt really refreshed this afternoon when I strolied into the New York headquarters after the caucus and saw delegates put- ting on Morton button badges. For a similar reason I was well pleased to behold the enthusiasm of the Maine contingent for Thomas B. Reed, when they put an immense oil portrait of him on the balcony of the Southern, and at night blazed the letters of his name in incandescent lights, Also, I am pleased when I catch a glimpse of a badge bearing the strong intellectual pro- file of Mr. Allison. Senator Lexow ot New York is here,” He is the man whose name two years ago rang through every State, in every village and town and along every {county road in the United States as the peerless exposer of political corruption in New York City. Contrary to the natural expectation he isnota man of tall stature. We are ac- cystomed to associate - great size with great deeds, and this because of the hereditary instinct from our savage an- cestors, whose great deads were battles and contests of physical prowess, and the winners of which contests were neces: sarily large and powerful men. So when you.stumble over a small man Wwho has achieved greatness in politics, and especially a conqueror of the strongly intrenched hosts of = corruption, and against an organization so mighty as Tam- many Hall, you are likely to pass him by without further notice, except to curse him, if you are profane, for being the cause of your stubbing your toe against his pigmy personality. Senator Lexow is about the medium height or rather a littie under it. He can not weigh more than 125 pounds and his narrow, stooping ‘shoulders and thin neck make him appear even lighter. The flat, straight-brimmed bat so much in vogue among the delegates does not impart any dignity to his appearance. His nose is small and straight, neither aquiline nor retrousse; his ears are small and symmetrical, his eyes blue and his closely trimmed beard and mustache are dark brown. Back of his ears the silver lining of his forty-four years of life has made its appearance and there 1s no doubt that the terribie strain and weight of the responsibility of politi- cal upheavel, of which he was the head and front, have darkened the brightness of his prime. That which struck me most forcibly was the coolness and steadiness of nerye of the man. His eye is as clear as that of a marksman on the prairies and his voice is low and even. Such a man, I think, would stand in front of a foe and return shot for shot until be dropped in his tracks. He answered the first question I asked him as quietly as though he had been fore- warned of it. “Speaking generally, what would you suggest,” I began, *‘to remedy corruption in polities ?"? “A higher degree of citizenship,’’ was the reply, *‘a broader and more liberal education.” This was putting reform many years in the future. The Senator meant it, how- ever, for he wenton: *“The rule is true that in the best educated districts, where intelligence is highest and the appreciation of education is greatest, there will be the least corruption.” The Senator takes issue with Herbert Spencer on this point, but he spoke from his American experience. ‘*‘Also in those communities,” continued the Senator, ‘‘where wealth is more evenly divided a higher standard of citizenship is observed. It has been said that the laws wil! be suflicient, but you are not going to reduce corruption by legal processes or by enact- ing laws. The only effective way in which it can be done is by raising the civic pride of the individual, and this by liberalizing the education of the citizens.” The speaker went on to say that possi- bly the result of stringent legislation, which might diminish corruption so far as one’s own State was concerned, and the safeguard which had been thrown around the machinery of elections, would mitigate any-attempts to debase or debauch the franchise very materially. A “It was well understood,” continued Senator Lexow, ‘‘before the day on which the investigation was initiated, that cor- ruption ruled in more than one depart- ment of the city police system, but so long as it remained unproved as a fact, people doubted that there was a system in the methods of corruption and abuse that ex- isted. “It was not long before the revelations which were. made before the committee demonstrated that a perfect system had been established, permeating the police department from the lowest to the highest, and the establishment of that as a fact produced the political revolution that oc- curred a few years ago. ‘‘Whatever else may have been the re- sult of that investigation, it is quite cer- tain that for a number of years a general system of corruption will not prevail, and it is very doubtful whether any perfect system' such as that which we found in New York will ever again be organized.” In reply to questions as to the seeming reaction which restored the Tammany power the Senator explained thatit was largely due to the importation into the campaign of the liquor issue. Under the plea of personal liberty, the cosmopolitan city of New York wasstirred to its depths and responded, but not i any sense to the extent that had been ex- pected by Tammany Hall or the Demo- cratic organization, “It was a close fight at best,” continued the Senator, *“for although the normal Democratic majority was between 45,000 Continued on Fifth Page. PLATT WINS - ~ THE FIGHT, He Is Elected Chairman of the New York Dele- g gation. WARNER MILLER'S HOT ATTACK. McKinley’s Fitness for the Oifice i of President Is Dis- cussed. JOHN RAINES MAKES A WARM RETORT. Thurlow Weed Barnes Says Miller Came Into the Delegation With a Knife. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—There was a wholesale washing of resolution soiled linen at the meeting of the New York delegation this afternoon. It began with a passage at arms between Chairman Lau- terbach and Anson G. McCook and was followed by a sensational attack by Warner Miller on ex-Senator Platt. Still more sensational were the utterances of Thurlow Weed Barnes and John Raines, who unitedly spoke for Mr. Platt and who pictured Mr. Miller as sneaking into the delegation with a knife in his sleeve, and as being. faithful in nothing and faithless in everything. After this lively discharge of rversonalitics the delegation settled down to business and named their repre- sentatives for the several convention com- mittees. Before adjourning a resolution was unanimously adopted, favoring the maintenance of the present gold standard and opposing free silver except by inter- national agreement. Chauncey M. Depew rapped the meet- ing to order with a heavy walking-stick in lieu of the customary gavel. William A. Sutherland, the New York member of the National Committee, won the thanks of the littie coterie of newspaper men present, by offering a resolution that they be permitted to remain during the session. It was unanimously adopted. The striking incidents which followed were precipitated by Mr. Lauterbach, who in a brief speech declared that while the contestants who were seated by the National Committee on Saturday last should be permitted to remain in the hall | and vote, it should not be construed as an indorsement by the delegation of the Na- tional Committee’s action,. but, on the contrary, they should be regarded merely as temporary delegates. This brought Anson G. McCook to his { feet. Mr. Cook was manifestly opposed to {'the patronizing tone in which Mr. Lauter- bach referred to the late contesting dele- gates. He said he had fought this battle in the primaries and finally before the Na- tional Committee. Mr. Satherlana him- self made the motion that he and Mr. Brookfield were entitled to their seats. If the delegates wished to shut him out of the convention, he would bow to their will. He did not come here as a suppli- | cant for his rights, but asa Republican who had voted for every President from Lincoln down to the present time. He did not come in a factional spirit. Turn- ing to Mr. Lauterbach he passionately ex- claimed that he would accept nothing from that gentleman but courtesy. He asked for nothing but what was right. ‘When Mr. McCook had finished, Mr. Depew restored good temper by a bumor- ous allusion to the proceeding of this morning, and in this connection made a versonal explanation. He stated that he was in his his room preparing a speech, which he proposed delivering to the merchants of St. Louis, when Mr. Lauter- bach burst in with the announcement that he (Depew) had been selected as chair- man of the meeting. He supposed that there had been a conference of the dele- gates and that the matter had been settled by them. When he arrived at the hall he explained to Mr. Miller that his time was limited and requested rhat the business be expedited as rapidly as possible. He re- viewed the incidents of the morning meet- ing and asserted that he was interested in advancing Governor Morton's claims for the Presidency. This assertion was greeted with a loud cheer from the Platt men. Owing to the differences in the delega- Montana, is deprived of the use S - ] ALEXANDER C. BOTKIN OF MONTANA. Mr. Botkin, who is the member of the National Committee from of his lower limbs.and is wheeled about in an invalid chair. His eye is bright, his mind active, and, Judging from appearances, one health. would judge him to be in robust tions, however, ‘he said he would not be a candidate for the post of chairman. Then came the personalities. The pre- siding officer recognized Warner Miller, who explained the circumstances under which he had asked Mr. Depew to permit the use of his name as a candidate for the chairmanship. He went on to say that the question of personality was not in- volved in this matter. It made no differ- ence whether Depew, Platt or any one else was selected« There were other consider- ations, Mr. Platt, whose name had been proposed for the chairmanship, had de- scribed one of the candidates for the Presidency (McKinley) as unfit for “the office. He inquired dramatically if the New York delegates indorsed that state- ment. If they did, they could make that man their chairman. He would not con- sent that the New York delegation should put any such stigma on Mr. McKinley and if it were done, let them go home and explain how they approved this infamous characterization. He appealed to the delegates to say whether they indorsed it. How are these charges to be answered in the campaign? he queried, turning on his heel and, with a wave of his hand, in- cluding all those present. No man, he asserted, could put him in such a position. Why is it, he again asked, that Mr, Depew is to be put down snd the man who has uttered these base§charges, substituted ? Mr. Thurlow Weed Barnes replied for Mr. Platt. He inquired sarcasticaily, who was entitled to the greater honor, the man who came out squarely and made his fight, or Mr. Miller who sneaked into the dele- gation with his knife in his sleeve. At this pointthe Platt men arose and for a minute or more app!auded the speaker, Mr. Miller meanwhile sitting calmly and surveying the scene with a contemptuous smile on his face. Mr. Barnes closed his remarks with a declaration that he had no apologies to make for supporting Mr. Platt and that he personally did not fear to meet the issue. - Mr. Depew at this point attempted to soothe the ruffled feelings of the delegates by announcing that the business before the meeting was the election of a chair- man of the delegation. Ceneral Anson G. McCook thereupon nominated Mr. Warner Miller, while Mr. Platt was putin nomina- tion by Mr. Quigg. Butthe exchange of per- sonalities was not so easily closed. State Senator John Raines had something to say and hesaid it with a forceand vigor and di- rectness of expression that caused the dele- gates to break into cheers of approval again and again. Turning to Mr. Miller and shaking his finger almost in the latter's face Mr. Raines characterized the ex-Senator as the representative of the kickers of New York; as a man who sought the place of delegate at large to oppose Governor Morton. He did not approve of Mr. Miller's course. | Mr. Miller might regard it as an exhibi- tion of courage. In his (Raines’) opinion it was an exhibition of downright fool- hardiness. Advancing a step toward Mr. Miller, and addressing his remarks to that gentleman, he inquired when it was that Mr. Platt bad said that McKinley was unfit and incomperent for the office of President, He challenged the correctness of the statement and asserted, while the Platt men cheered him to the echo, that Mr. Miller nad misrepresented leader. What Mr. Platt did say was that a gentleman who aspired to the Presidency should announce his position on the money question. In one part of the country he was quoted as holding certain views, and in another part of the country he was qnoted as holding opposite views. What Mr, Platt wanted was a correct definition of Mr. McKinley’s financial principles. He charged Mr. Miller with being faith- less in everything and faithful in nothing, and was again loudly cheered, when he declaréd in conclusion that whoever might be nominated, whether it were McKinley or any other gentieman, he would have the united support of all the loyal Repub- licans of New York, including, he hoped, even Warner Miller of Herkimer. Mr. Raines’ remarks so cleared the atmosphere and so satistied Mr. Platt’s friends chat they were willing at this point to vote on the question of the delegation chairman- ship. Mr. Miller apparently had nothing fur- ther to'say, and the clerk began to call the roll. Mr. Depew was loudly cheered when he arose and.announced his choice to be Mr. Platt, and the latter’s friends ex- pressed further manifestations of approval when similar votes were cast by Thomas J. Bradley, who some weeks ago an- nounced that he would support McKinley for President, and by Dewitt C. Middleton. Of the 70 votes cast Mr. Platt received 53 and Mr. Miller 17, and again the Platt men their | gave fresh evidence of their approval by heartily cheering the announcement. * With a view to placing the meeting on record as favoring the gold standard the following resolution offered by Mr. Quigg was adopted : Resolved, That we favor the maintenarce ol the present gold standard and are opposed to the free coinage of silver except by inter- national agreement for bimetallism witk the leading commercial nations of the worid. On motion of Mr. Quigg, Frederick S. Gibbs was elected as the New York mem ber of the National Committee, Edward Lauterbach as the member of the com- mittee on resolutions, William A. Suther- lnnd_ on credentials, John T. Mott as vice- president in the convention, William L. Proctor on permanent organization and Joiin Rames on the committee on rules. Mr. Quige moved that the delegation use its influence to insure the insertion of aplank in the platform calling for good roads, which Mr. Depew regarded as an appropriate suggestion, coming as it did from the champion bicyclist of the dele- gation, . Adjourned sine aie, — - CULLOM STAYS AT HOME. He WIill Not Attend the Republican Convention. CHICAGO, ILr., June 15.—Senator Cul- lom arrived in this city to-day from Wash- ington, and departed for his home in Springfield by the first train. The Sena- tor said: “I am on my way home, and unless there is some racket over the money ques- tion at 8t. Louis I shall not go near the convention. [ have no desire to attend, and four'years ago I saig that convention would be my last. I have attended nearly every one in the last forty years. I find Major McKinley well and in good spirits.” Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. 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