New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
SETTLED BY THE PEOPLE.
SURE TRIUMPH OF M'KINLEY.
DELEGATES TO ST LOUIS READY TO
RATIFY THE POPULAR CHOICE.

A CLEAR FIELD FOR THE OHIO LEADER
REED AND MORTON ONLY REMAIN
FEATURES OF THE SITUATION AT
ST LOUIs-TIIE MONEY PLANK
AND THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
St. Louis June 1l.-Next weeks convention
will undoubtedly go on record as one OF the
most placid and frictlonless In the history OF
the Republican party. Not since 1872 have the
delegates to a Republican National Convention
assembled to face nomination dictated in ad-
vance so clearly and overwhelmingly by the
party will 1t has been evident for month past
that nothing could prevent the turning Of next
weeks gathering into cordial and enthusiastic
ratification of a choice for the Presidency al
ready made. 1t has been left, however, for the
developments Of the last few days to demon
strate the almost absolute unanmty with which
the convention will accept the verdict given by
the Republican votes and to emphasize the utter
hopelessness and insigniflcance Of the movement
headed by certain party bosses to nullify the
will of the party, freely and sincerely expressed
So complete has been the collapse Of the boasted
last ditch" anti-McKinley campaign that II
seems doubtful now whether 100 votes In all
could be mustered in the convention next week IN
opposition 20 the Ohio candidate.
The ptiable exposure yesterday In the Ma
tional Committee, the forlorn hope Of the anti
Mckinley managers of the real strength or the
forces which still rally about Mr. Platt In his
struggle TO prevent Major McKinleys nominal
tlon and the subsequen. open confession or de-
feat by Mr. Manley. the representative here or
Speaker Reeds interests. have stripped the hght
for the Presidential nomination of the last
vestlge OF uncertainty, and left to gossip and
speculation here only The poor problem whether
the names of any rival candldat tes are to be pre-
sented at all. whether Major Mckinley Is to
have the honor Of being chosen the party stand
ard bearer by acclamation.
MINAOR CANDIDATES WITHDRAWING
Rumors are reaching st. Louis daily OF the
proposed withdrawal from the field OF the va
rious minor candidates Senator Culiom Is un-
doubtedly out Of the race for good and the
twelve votes which he supposed to control
in Illinois are confidently put down now in the
Mckinley column. Governor Bradley. OF Ken
tuc6v has also shown evident signs OF wearying
Of his candidacy for President, ard his personal
representative here. Delegate Yerkes or Ken
tucky, who was 10 make the speech putting the
Governor In nomination, says to-day that Is II
very doubtful whether Kentuckys sold support
will not 20 TO Major Mckinley on the f1rst pal-
lot without the fOrmality Of a complimentary
vote for the first Republican Governor or the
pue Grass commonwealth Senator Quay has.
y, course. practically abandoned his own can
dldacy since his visit TO Canton two weeks OF
moro ago Word has also reached here from
Des Moines and Washington that Senator Al
uson IS inclined to yield gracefully and cheer
fully to the inevitable. and withdraw his name
from the list OF candidates to be presented to the
Convention
Sneaker Reed and Governor Morton are there
fore. the only two opposition candidates le't pre-
sunably to conduct u last ditch fight against
the Ohio candidate. Mr.. Manley In his state
nent last night confessIng the futility OF a
further fight against Major Mckinley. made the
nositlve announcement that Speaker Reed would
actually be put in nomination and voted for on
the first ba Hot by his friends Preparations. too,
are apparently being made TO open Reed mead
quarters here and conduct a formal. though more
or less perfunctory. campaign for the Name can
didate FOR the few days which remain before
the Convention meets
WHY THE SPEAKER REMAINS IN THE FIELD
II IS Whispered about among the politicians
here that the real reason for this continuation
OF the fight on behalf Of the Speaker OF the House
Is to be found In the eager desire OF Mr.. Reed TO
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the Vice-Presllency. 1t is argued that by re-
naming in the field to the very last moment for
the Presidential nomination he can force the Nc
K,nley managers TO make arrangements during
the next few daya to support some other Vice
Presidential candidate.
So far no active supporter OF Governor Nor
toms candidacy has appeared in ST Louis eN-
cept the National Committeeman from New
York William A. Sutherland. and the latters
time has been more than occupied In attempt
ing TO bolster up the many questionable contests
for seats IN the convention inspired by Mr.. Platts
rolltlcal missionaries in the South. Mr.. Platt
himself Is expected to arrive tonight or to-mor-
row and meanwhile. one OF the smaller dining
rooms Of the Southern Hotel is being fitted up
with campaign portraits and decorations In bunt-
ing TO serve as headquarters fo- the Morton
boom" Governor Morton's eflgy In crayon al
ready smiles beamingy from one wall, but no
other custodian of his Presidential interests is
anywhere in sight Whether or not the Gov
ornor Will continue to be a candidate until the
end will probably depend upon the exigencies
which Mr. Patt will find confronting him as
desperate and discredted party leader upon his
arrival here
THE WEAK AND HOPELESS OPPOSITION
But whether Governor Morton and Speaker
Reed withdraw from the contest or remain in
II TO the finish is a matter of no material conse-
ouence to the managers OF the Mckinley cam
paign As said above. both candidates together
would not poll on a formal ballot In the con-
yention more than from 100 to 10 votes The
extreme weakness and hopelessness Of the OPP
position and the overwhelming strength Of the
fayorite in the race for the nomination have
naturally dulled the keenness of popular interest
in the political manoeuvring which precedes
great National Convention. So one-slded Is the
present contest that the ordinary methods OF pre-
convention warfare have lost value, and all the
snice and interest OF the customary pre-conven-
tion rivalries are missing this year at st. Louis.
The routine work OF no convention in more than
twenty wears seems likely to offer so few sur
i,.cr cranlIent ashes OF politlcal K