St. Louis Preparing To Ratify

St. Louis, June 22.- The nominatlon of McKinley and Hobart is to be ratlik'il in St. Louis by a monster parade and subsequent meeting with speeches at the convention auditorium. The preliminar? plans for the event were laid at a meeting at the Southern Hotel. Among those present were R. C. Kerens, Nathan Frank, Major John L. Bittinger and others, includiug a half-dozen of the other Missouri delegatos. The inte.ntion is to make of tuis demonstration a united expresalon of opinión of tho republicana OÍ Missouri, and it will be the signal for similar ratification meetings all over the state. Within a week a meeting will be called for the appointment of corumittees on arrangements, and tho ratification will take place not later toan two weeks henee. National Committeeman Kerens has had some correspondence with Mr. McKinley in regard to a tour of Missouri by the presldentlal candidate, and he is of the opinión that the people of the stuto will have an opportunity of hearing the republican standardbearer before election time, probably in September. Aurora, 111., June 20. - Arangemonts have hoon made by tho Aurora repubüeans to uncork their McKinloy enthusiasm tonight in a big ratification meeting. Congressman Hopkins will speak.