THE Slllllll FIXED it Is McKinley and Hobart and a Geld Standard Platform. THE TEMPORARY OFFICERS. Charles W. Fairbanks Heads the List Se- .lected by the National Committee. Platt and Anti-Platt Delegates Seated—Silver Men’s Plans. ST. LOUIS, June lei—For president, William McKinley of Ohio; for vice pres— ident, Garret A; Hobart of New Jersey; for temporary chairman, Charles W. Fair- banks of Indiana; for permanent chair- man, John M. Thurston of Nebraska. Platform—The maintenance of the pres- ent gold standard and no free coinage at any ratio. Such is the programme outlined by Mark A. Hanna, commander in chief of the McKinley forces, and that programme he and his supporters intend to carry through the convention which meets on Tuesday. The national committee is rapidly clear- ing the decks for the opening of the con- vention and has selected the temporary officers. They are: C. - W. Fairbanks of Indiana, temporary chairman; C. W. Johnson of Minnesota. temporary secre- tary, and W. E. Riley of Kentucky, Har- ry H. Smith of Washington, D. C., and A. B. Humphreys of ,New York as assist- ants. J. H. Stone of Michigan. J. H. Wilson of Missouri, J. C. Malloy of Ohio, R. S. Hatcher of Indiana and J. R. Beall of New York were designated as reading clerks. ‘ On the nomination of Mr. Scott of West Virginia Rabbi Samuel Sale of St. Louis was chosen chaplain. The action of the committee in the New York contested cases shows that in the several cases decided it is largely a draw game. In radical districts, like those of Brooklyn, the anti-Platte abandoned the contests. In the Bliss case, where there was the greatest fight, it was a draw, Bliss, Cruger, Carroll and Barnes be- ing seated with a half vote each, al- though the Platt men were the most dis- satisfied. This was the district in which Platt was greatly interested and the half vote is far from satisfactory to him and his friends. However, the action of the committee disposes of Mr. Platt’s threat to bolt the convention. Under the cir- cumstances he cannot now bolt. The McKinley Claims. The McKinley headquarters are crowd-f ed to sufioeation all the time. Major Charles Dick, who has kept tab on the re- sults of the contests before the committee on credentials, puts the McKinley vote on the first ballot at 633, with :460 necessary to nominate. The opposition is keeping up the fight, especially the Reed, Morton and Quay men, and Mr. Platt is not dis- posed to make any overtures. The other leaders of the opposition are communi. eating freely with the McKinley man- agers. There is an absence of the usual anxiety as to who is able to carryout promises or deliver goods. . There is nothing but the monotony of claiming more than a majority about the McKinley headquarters, and no reports of the combinations or any action on the part of the field against“the favorite” seem to cause any alarm on the part of the McKinley men. The harmony in the Ohio delegation is a feature that has not been seen at a national convention for 20 years, not since a solid delegation went to the Cincinnati convention for R. B. Hayes. ' . There have been many surmises as to what the silver men will do when silver is defeated by the big majority in the con- vention. The silver men in the conven- tion'will fight for free silver in the plat form committee. If beaten there, they will fight for it in the convention and will oppose any platform that is against free coinage and Lany man who is nom- inated upon such a platform. . If beaten in the convention, as they expect to be, they will take the case back to their peo- ple and let them decide what they wish to do—whether they will vote the Republic- an ticket, organize a third party or stay from the polls. This is the course that was decided up- on in the senatorial conferences held in Washington between Senator Teller of Colorado, Mantle of Montana, Dubois of Idaho and Cannon of Utah and Represen- tative Hartman of Montana, and this is the course which will most likely be agreed upon at a, Conference of the silver men, together with Senator Carter and others now in St. Louis. Senator Mantle’s Views. Senator Mantle arrived from Montana today, whither he went upon a hurried trip after leaving Washington. He knows the sentiments of his constituents, and what he says may be depended upon as expressing their views and those of all the silver stalwarts. “Any declaration which the Republican party makes against the free coinage of silver,” the senator said, “must necessarily be dis- tasteful to the silver men, and all talk of attempting to conciliate them by offering them duty on wool and other western_ products is a mere waste of words, for the simple reason that there are enough west ern Republican senators to compel a just recognition of every western interest in any protective tarifi legislation which may be hereafter proposed. “The simple fact is that the eastern in- terests which have been in the past and are now most clamorous for a protective tariff will in all probability be entirely dependent upon the free silver Republican votes of the west in order to be able to secure it.” .\ When asked if the Indiana platform would be acceptable to the silver men, Senator Mantle said it would not by any means. “We do not believe in waiting for an international agreement,” said he, “be- cause we do not think such a thing is pos- sible." . “Will the silver men belt?” was asked. “Not in the sense you seem to think. I do not believe any silver man will walk out of the convention. . ,“We are going into this convention up- on the declaration made by the Repulican party in its last platform, which was the last official utterance of the party upon the financial question. That platform de- clared that the Rep ':.hlican party, from tra- dition and interest, was in favor of gold and silver as standard money.” Michigan and Alger. The Michigan delegation was the first to hold a session and elect ofl‘icers. Gen eral Russell A. Alger was chosen chair- man of the delegation for the session and Hon. Mark Brewer was selected for mem- ber of the committee on resolutions. The delegation was not‘all present, but it is understood the few absentees indorse the Advertise inthe Gazer-rs. » Bus nnS urthrwal . . new volxrrrE-m BROADWAY. , \ AUCTION SALES. OFSILKS‘ action Inken by thosa present. A resolu- tion was unanimously passed directing Mr. Brewer to use every effort to prevent‘ the adoption of a resolution in the plat-‘ form declaring for the free coinage of sil- ver. . General Alger said: “Since my arrival here I have received hundreds of dispatches urging the Michigan delegation to make a decided stand for sound money. The present standard is sound money, and the only menace to the country is free silver, for that is the only thing that can disturb existing conditions.” Mr. Brewer, who is a member of the resolutions committee, was formerly a member of congress. He says there should be no difficulty in making a decla- .ration on the money question, and it will be emphatic against silver. It is new authoritatively stated that General John S. Clarkson will not again be a candidate for member of the na- tional committee from Iowa. Business interests and ill health are given as rea- sons for his retirement. The contest in the Iowa delegation for national oommitteeman to succeed Gener- al Clarkson promises to makealively con- test. There are three candidates, Calvin Manning of Ottumwa seems to haVea good show, and A. B. Cummings of Des Moines and Charles Jenkins of Fairfield seem to be in the race. John M. Baldwin. the Iowa delegate who will place Senator Allison in nom- ination, has completed his speech and is prepared to make the oratorical effort of his life. He has authorized for publica- tion an interview declaring that the Alli- son people are in no way discouraged, but that they have confidence in the deliber- ate judgment of the convention. Mr. Clarkson will not appear in St. Louis during the convention because of sickness, - and the Iowa delegation will have to pro-- mote Mr. Allison’s candidacy through other means than the effective combina- tions which Mr. Clarkson has manipu- lated before. . The McKinley State Delegation. Messrs. Hanna, Foraker, Bushnell and Grosvencr, the delegates at large from Ohio, have had a preliminary conference with the other members of the Ohio dele- gation present, prominent among whom were Herrick and Sterrett of Cleveland, Wilson of Middletown, Davis of Wapakone— ta, Allncad of Greenville, Thompson of Portsmouth, Kurtz of Columbus, Dick of Akron. West of Wilmington, Home of Kenton, Massie of. Chillicothe, Garford of Elyria and Smith of East Liverpool. There was an exchange of viewa on the division of work among the other state delegations, but the principal feature of the conference was the discussion of the resolutions, and especially the chairman- ship of the committee on resolutions. At the Ohio state Republican convention last March it was agreed that Senator elect Foraker should be the Ohio member of the committee on resolutions, Charles L. Kurtz, the Ohio member of the national committee, Judge A. C. Thompson of Portsmouth, the Ohio member of the com- mitee on credentials, and that Senator elect Foraker should present the name of McKinley to the convention. Mark Hanna, representing McKinley, insisted on this agreement being carried out to the letter. But there is one thing wanted by the Ohio delegation that does not come under this previous compact, and that is the chairmanship of the com~ mittee on resolutions. Overtures had been received from the east to make Sen- ator Lodge chairman of the committee on resolutions and the McKinley men wanted to elect Foraker for that position. The principal result of the conference was the decision by the McKinley managers to press Foraker for chairman of the commit- tee on resolutions. Hanna \Vant’s Foraker. Hanna said he did not want to dictate anything that was in the province of the convention, but as a delegate he wanted and would favor Foraker for chairman of the committee on resolutions. Mr. Han- na said he wanted it understood he was not trying to frame the resolutions or name a candidate for vice president or do anything that comes within the province of the convention. So far as the nomina- tion of McKinley is concerned he said that was already done by the expressed preferences of a large majority of the dele- gates. General Grosvenor was more emphatic in stating that Senator elect Foraker is the man wanted, not only by him but by the McKinley men, for the chairman of the committee on resolutions, and Govern- or Bushnell is of the same opinion. In fact, all of the Ohio district delegates here are enthusiastic for Foraker for chairman of the committee on resolutions. It was admitted that there was also some discussion of the resolutions by the Ohio delegates at large. All favor the last Ohio plank on the tariff,which express- es McKinley’s views, but the financial plank will be much more positive in its declaration. While all deny that any financial plank has been agreed on by Me— Kinley’s Ohio friends, yet there was a gen- eral concurrence in the money resolution that Was given in these dispatches last night and which is being largely circu- luated as well as discussed. - . Senator Higgins of Delaware, ex-Sena- tor Warner Miller of New York and H. Clay Evans of Tennessee were with Mr. Hanna during the afternoon. , Allison headquarters have been opened at the Southern. The Allison men do- clare that their candidate will be in the fight to the last. About his nomination they would venture no prediction. Gen- eral Henderson and Judge Baldwin and other members of the Allison crowd re- solved the visitors at the headquarters. It Is out of the guestion for Iowa to seek sec- ond place on the ticket with a western man at its head. The Silver Men. Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado is here. Senator Teller was asked about his recent statements in Washington and Cin- cinnati; but he declined to be intervieWed any further. He said he would stand by what he had said, but that there had been more published than he stated. He said he would not consider anything connect- ed with the convention, nor would he be Interviewed or in any manner express himself until the Colorado and other sil- ver delegates had a conference. _ It is expected that an ultimatum to the McKinley managers will be made this evening. Some of the silver men are charging that concessions are being made to the ultra gold standard men from New England, New York and other eastern states regardless of the sentiment of west- ern states and that, Senator Teller, who is to be the silver leader in the convention, shares in this opinion. _ Judging from the disposition of the silver leader he is con- templating some radical action in the event of the committee on resolutions re- porting in favor of a gold sta.dard. He will not express himself in advance of such ac- tion, but his intimate friends assert that he would not sanction a combination of the extreme silver men with the extreme gold men to defeat a plank that would. lean toward silver in any degree. It has been 'asserted that such a combination ‘ Advertise in- the clam. ' might be made, but it is understood that Mr. Teller will not in case of a'confilct be-’ twoen the extreme gold men and those less radically inclined in favor of, that metal take the side of either, but will stand squarely for a declaration for the free coinage of silver. He is understood to hold that silver men cannot afford to combine with any faction to defeat either in the interest of the other. In Platt’s Room. Mr. Platt, Edward Lauterbach, Hamil- ton Flsh, State Chairman Hackett and a few other lights of the Morton boom held an informal meeting in Mr. Platt’s room last night. Mr. Lauterbach presented the plank which he believed would best demonstrate New York’s idea of a gold standard, and also presented the ’one drawn by William J. Arkell and which was given to Mr. Lauterbach by John A. Sleicher, with a. request that it be intro duced in the order of resolutions. The one recites voluminously for gold, the other is for gold tersely and without verbi- age. Mr. Lauterbach said afterward: I“We are for a clear elucidation of the gold. standard, and the length of my plank is for the purpose of preventing straddling or misinterpretation in any manner. ” When your representative saw Mr. Platt at the close of the conference he said: “Whetherwe accomplish what we came for or not, we can at least take the credit of carrying one of our greatest points; we have forced them to accept a gold standard plank.” By these nearest Mr. Platt this was conceded to be a withdrawal of his claims that Morton was to be considered a candi- date with any significant strength. There was a disposition at New York headquar- ters last night to look with coldness upon Delegate at Large Depew and regard him as not a consistent follower of Mr. Mor- ten, but strange to say in McKinley’s headquarters just exactly an opposite view was taken, and Mr. Depew was looked upon as a leader of the New York delega- tion. ' Chairman Hackett discounted the state- ment made public by Mr. Depew yester- day, to the effect that Governor Morton would not under any circumstances ac- cept‘ a nomination for the vice presidency, by saying: “Governor Morton’s private secretary gave me that information at the request of Governor Morton several days ago, and I told it to Mr. Platt.” The Reed Headquarters. The national committee was yesterday compelled to surrender the parlors at the Southern hotel in which it has hitherto held its meetings. These commodious rooms had long since been engaged as Reed headquarters beginning last night. The committee had scarcely vacated when the decorators took possession of the rooms. and they were soon completely transformed. Gay stringers in the nation- al colors were stretchrd along the ceiling and many other decorations added. A banner was also strung across the street bearing a large portrait of the Maine statesman and bearing the words, “For President, Thomas B. Reed." The same bid was made in large letters formed of electric lights stretching along the entire front of the quarters. ., It does not take much of an effort to launch vice presidential booms these days and new names are sprung every day. Nelson Dingley of Maine -is among the latest mentioned, and 'the New England men \ be are for McKinley have. been throw: cg out feelers to see how he would suit. his. Dingley is new chairman of the house committee on ways and means and would no doubt be retained in the place if the Republicans control the house. Mr. Manley was asked if the movement would receive support in the Maine delegation and said that he had heard nothing of it and did not believe anything would come of the suggestion. The party leaders here generally discred- it the report that Hon. H. Clay Evans has agreed to withdraw from the contest for the vice presidency in favor of Mr. Ho- bart, on the condition that he be made postmaster general in case of the success of the Republican ticket at the polls. Mr. Brownlow, acting member of the nation- al committe for Tennessee says he knows nothing of the report and discredits it. Other leaders say it is not probable. Isaac Trumbo, delegate at large from Utah, said today that the silver men had given up all hope of obtaining anything like a silver declaration in the platform. He was confident that the platform would declare for single gold standard. CHINA WAKIRG UP. She Will Abolish Her Private llIail Sys- . tem and Enter the Postal Union. 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