The herald., 1896-06-11

he has since negotiated with Mckinley
and other candidates, and this has bee
followed by statements purpo tin, to
come from Frankfort that Gov. Brad
ley had In his possession letters writ
ten him in confidence from various Re-
publicans of national prominence which
he would make public in retaliation for
the aspersions against his sincerity. 1t
has been intimated that the expected
disclosure will create a great sensation
in national politics and in consequence
the governor has been overwhelmed
with inquiries on the subject. Concern
ing these reports, Gov. Bradley made
the following statement:
Il cannot permit the Washington dis
patch to the Chicago Record to pass un-
challenged. In response l deny that
was ever the representative of M.
Hanna in any way nor is it true that
my action was ever controlled or gov
erned in the slightest degree by what Is
politically called in that dispatch the
Platte arkson crowd There was
ever any combination be tween thei.
gentlemen or any on them and myse,e
or any of my friends. have not at.
tempted to make terms with Mr.. Nc
Kinley or any IF his managers nor with
any one Of the presidential Candidates
Cr any of their managers. 1 have not
offered to trade sixteen votes or iy
vote for the vice-presidency nor will 1
would 1 accept cabinet position.
Il did write to Mr. Mckinley and at
the same time wrote to number of lead
ing Republicans Throughout the country
concerning the Kentucky campaign.
The insinuation that I wrote favoring
a straddle on the currency question or
that Mckinley advised me not to pursue
such a course or said that the silver
agitation was the result of hard times,
just as the greenback craze was the re-
suit Of the panic of 1873 is totally false,
! did not write him that a majority Of
the people Of Kentucky were in favor of
free coinage or that both parties were
rapidly drifting that way My ex-
pressed opinion that the Minneapolis
platform was too general and that the
party should make a clear and distinct
declaration. My views concerning the
currency question are too well known to
require explanation In Kentucky"
In conclusion, after referring to the
late campaign in Kentucky, Gov. Brad
ley says:
leading issue of the coming campaign.
The honor of the republic and the well
fare Of the people demands its correct
solution. 1t is far above personal sue
cess or Individual advancement and In
thsi hour Of supreme trial the Republi-
can convention should declare unhesi-
tatingiy in favor of the single gold
standard. 1t is no time for quibbling or
evasiQh. We may lose some western
states, but this loss will be more than
compensated by gains in the old slave
border states. But If thought such a
declaration would cause the Republican
nominee to be defeated, 1 would none
the less favor 1t, for success at the ex-
pense of national welfare would be nei-
ther creditable nor profitable. In JUS
tice to Mr.. Mckinley l will add that the
CfQfan1anf in fndQVso Courier Journal
that he wrote me recommending the
adoption of a plank with strong free
silver tinge' Is not true; neither he nor
any of the gentlemen addressed any,
thing suggesting the kind"
NOT A CANDIDATE.
ST. LOUIS, June 10.--Senator Proctor,
who has been mentioned as a candidate
for vice-president, says:
II do not want to be vice-president of
the United States. My name shall not
be presented for that Office before the
Republican national convention. do
not think my name will be presented to
the convention. Whenever I am salts
fed that such action is probable shall
take steps to prevent it,
II do not know great deal about pol
itics l do know something about Yer
mont politics, however, and I know
that Republicans in my state are five to
one for Mckinley. He will surely win
on the first ballot
The Vermont senator said the Repub-
lican platform should be so phrased that
nobody in the world ever could mistake,
distort or argue its meaning. and that
meaning should be unQualihedly for a
single money standard.
NOBODY WANTS 1T.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Col, June 10.
Judge Henry C. Caldwell of the United
States circuit court, who Is stopping
here, was asked whether he would ac-
ceut a nomination for the presidency
from the Populists and the silver con-
vention at St. Louis. He replied en-
phatically that he would not. He stated
that he wanted to vote for silver man
at the coming election, but he was afraid
he might have to choose between two
He thought that If all the friends of silver
could be brought together they could
win the greatest victory for the people
since the days of Lincoln.