The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-06
He is AFRAID OF PLATT
Col. Perry Heath Thinks the Willy New
Yorker Is Trying To Beat Mckinley.
PLATr HAS QUITE A DEEP LAID SCHEME.
He Is Tampering With Members OF
tho National Committee nnd III Genth
Thinks hc ~ Endepvoring to OBJ
tain control OF the Permanent Or.
snntzntion- Convention Notes.

ST. Louis, June 5.-Col Perry Heath,
ex-1ournalist of Cincinnati, and just
now aNant courier of the Mckinley in
Vaslon of st. Louis is In deep anxiety
Tonight over what he rorclbly denom-
mates an underhand attempt to defeat
ohe Ohioan's nominationa He names
Hon. Thomas c. Plat. OF New York,
as director of the anti-McKlnley move
ment. He says that Plat has given
out the information publicly that he
VIII not be in st. Louis until next Wed,
nesday. when all the other leaders a,e
expected here, but that privately he has
notified all those members of the COM
mlttee VINO are supposed to be bound
TO Mckinley that he will be here Monday
morning, and would like to meet them
In private conference for the discussion
OF business OF very vital Importance to
the party
one of the committeeman thus writ
ten to has communicated with Mr..
Heath.
Mr.. Heath does not know exactly who
OF the committeeman are against Nc
kiniey, but he names, among the prob
apliities Claikson, Manley and certain
Wright Curncy, of Texas. and A. IA
Leonard. Of Louisiana.
ne method to be used to defeat the
ohioan said Col. Heath. us n desper
ate one, but 1t will be tried. 1t Is well
known that the National Committee is
10 meet at the Southern Hotel at noon
wednesday to begin the work of makinp
up he emporary roll OF the convention
which assemblies the following Tuesday,
EVER since the opposition has realized
that the Ohioans boom could not be
checked by the ordinary methods, II has
schemed to use the advantage given n
IN the control of the committee TO de-
leal mckinley If possible by recognizing
all the hnti-Mc cKlnicy contestiny dele
gates who could show the slightest
cia1fn' ana giving them seats In the con-
Vention with the expectation that the
would force men of their own selection
onHhe Credentials Committee. and thus
secure a firm footing i'll the permanent
organization Of the convention
Col. Heath will be Joined Monday hv
Judge a. C. Thompson. of GaIIInoliS
one OF the Mckinley managers General
GrosVenor VIII also come on that date
IL Congress adojurns Saturday.
Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes has been
pusy all day trying to get in order the
.,e ue.ugs OF maui and telegraphlc applica-
tions Tor doorkeeper usher assistant
ana messenger under his cortroI. MIR,
i'yrnss has a provisional list made up
OF 600 to he appointed, but the final Sc
lec.ions Will be made after the commit
zee meets here. Thg Press Committee
mas decided upon n basis for the dis
Eriontion of tickets Ito the press box
only reporters and correspondents ar-
tuaiiy reporting the proceedings will be
admitted to this. space.
Each national committeeman will re-
,s es,ve twenty-five tickets the delegates
Inree and the alternates two. The
Grand Army VIII also receive several
hundred tickets. Thr seating capacity
OF the hall is above $4,000, an6 there viii
be ticket for every seat.
me hail decorations are of the most
elaborate character ever attempted at
hall will be handed over TO the Rusiness
Mems League