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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Evening Post
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1896
Page
3
St Louis June 15 The Republican national committee will convene tomorrow with preliminaries settled through thorough planning. Indications show a short meeting with little for the credentials committee to handle and states expected to present recommendations for committees and the financial plank, plus possible vice presidential candidates.
Convention leaders edge toward a swift start with Fairbanks named temporary chair and Thurston chosen for the permanent presiding role. The key issue is currency with three policy lines on silver and gold. Bryan visits as free silver forces rally to the west.
The national committee processed 126 of 168 filed contests with many being abandoned or referred to the convention. Most contestants and contestees were McKinley supporters, especially in Mississippi South Carolina and several Tennessee Virginia districts, shaping seats for McKinley. Ohio member Hahn denies bias attributing decisions to evidence, and predicts McKinley gains electoral votes in states once Democratic strongholds.
Uproar and confusion marked midnight as political and religious enthusiasm filled downtown St. Louis. Bands from many states paraded, clashed with Republican clubs, and moved between hotels and newspaper offices, with Salvation Army involvement noted but details trailing into garbled text.
Delegates fill the hall for a political convention as decorations center on the Monroe doctrine. Flags from Mexico Venezuela Guatemala United States of Colombia and Argentina hang from the star, with banners and state coats of arms. Portraits of Lincoln Grant Sherman Logan Farragut Sheridan overlook the scene. Notes include withdrawal of Governor Bradley from the race, three new vice presidential candidates, and preparations for a McKinley parade and committee meetings.
CuHicaco June 16 Colonel JohnS Cooper president of the Cook county Democracy tendered his resignation and it is accepted. He had indicated a week earlier he would resign over the club moving toward free silver. Cuicago June 15 gold standard Democrats of Cook county held a convention naming candidates and selecting delegates to the Peoria convention with resolutions backing the single gold standard.
Senator Tillman spoke at Fairview park in Lebanon to farmers. He attacked Republican gold standard foes and warned of money scarcity for the poor, praising free silver. He predicted Democratic nominees Boies or Matthews, with Governor Stone of Missouri as a possible strong contender. Mrs Gougar predicted a free silver platform.
The fragment mentions Governor Matthews being seated and former Congressman Shiveley in a plan discussion. The brief hints at a political or ceremonial sequence, suggesting leadership figures involved in a forthcoming arrangement or event. Further context is needed for a precise summary.
Toland was assaulted and his diamond stud stolen after three men robbed his diamond studded charm worth 250 dollars at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The assailants, known to police, were arrested following the melee.
An order places the Eagle and Pheenix mills of Columbus Georgia in the hands of a receiver. The brief telegraph notes a rail wreck near Brest Litewski in Russian Poland with many fatalities. A Chicago boy 11 is killed by an electric car, his body badly mangled for identification. An Cincinnati furrier A E Burkhardt signs assignment to D W Baker. Assets listed at 160000 with 60000 liabilities. The Chicago thief shot while stealing a package is identified as Charles Barrett alias
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