New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
THE REPUBLICAN HONEY PLANK.
MR.. HANNA DENIES THAT 1T WAS THE
WORK OF PLATT AND LODGE-H.
CLAY EVANS'S STATEMENT

Chicago, June pa special dispatch from Cleve-
land, Ohio, says that Mr. Hanna has been in receipt
OF numerous letters daily since his return horne.
written by friends in the East asking him In regard
to the financial plank in the platform adopted by
the Republican party in ST. Louis. In substance
these letters set forth that the Eastern press Is
filled with specific statements that Thomas G. Platt
and his friends performed successfully an arduous
and delicate mission during the Convention in torc-
ing McKinleys friends 10 accept the gold declarl-
tlon against their will
THE skeleton Of the money plank adopted In the
Convention" Mr. Hanna said yesterday In reply ID
these pretensons was In st. Louis before eX-'5en-
ator Plat Senator Lodge and Edward Lauterbacn
arrived l do desire to detract from the EFFORTS
made by these gentlemen for the cause OF souiu
money, but | do wish to state most emphaticalIy
that the plank defining the party posIuoh was au-
vocated BY Western men drawn up by western
men and approved by me before any man from the
East reached S. Louis. The plank. as 1t was hnaiiy
approved by me, went to the Convention without
Eastern interference or suggestion.
Finally | may state with equal emphasis that
the plank shown me by Senator Lodge as repre-
senting the Eastern sentiment was not adopted py
the Convention nor was It anything like the decla-
ration made officially by the Republican party, De-
ing only one or two sentences long.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 2i-H. Clay Evans re-
turned last night from Canton, Ohio. where he hii
been IN conference with Major Mckinley as TO the
course of the Southern campaign. Mr. Evans at
tributes his defeat for the Nce-Presiiency to the
action OF New-York and Pennsylvania in agreeing TO
vote a unit
THE financial plank" said Mr.. Evans, was the
proper thing and the story that Pat and the East
ern delegates forced the platform Mckinney Is all
wrong. The platform gold standard and all, was
prepared by the West and put IN shape before the
Eastern delegates came The plank was the
work Of the West and Mckinley krew all about IL
a week before.
He probably wrote It HIMSELF" was asked.
Mr. Evans nodded assent and continued; i thlhk
tariff question Give us sufficient amount or
money to pay expenses. and all our money VIII DC
good-gold silver or paper
Worces .er Mass. June 2t-The Young Mems ke-
publican Club held a ratification meeting last hsH'
in Association Hail. Colonel Samuel T.. "lhsio"
presdinx The interest centred in the speech OF
Albert +. Smith OF Leicester. VINO was 'He oi5
N,assac chueotts delegate 20 vote FOR Mckinley. Mr..
Smith told Interesting story OF the lns'ie Po'-
mics OF the delegation during the trip TO S. Louis
ue denounced the dongs Of the deegates-at-larse,
whom he termed the bosses OF the State. He spoke
Of tho keeping OF Mr.. Reeds name before the Con-
venton as brutal and denounced the delegation iof
voting 70 adm,, Addicks and Cuney.
The Republican party. he said, was for gold ana
would have voted for the gold plank IN the PLATFORM
II Mr.. Lodge had stayed in Boston. Mr. Hanna
vas ready 20 put gold IN the platform at the proper
time but he was not ready 10 shake a red rag az
an in,ur,ated bull Mr. Smith created laughter at
tie expense OF Senator Lodge and Curtis Guid' Jr.
His speech was received with favor and at the ciose
rounds of cheers showed clearly that his constitu-
en,s supported him in his action at st. LOUIS