The herald., 1896-06-15
THE SECOND PLACE
No One Who Can Get It Seems to Want the
Nomination

No One Who Can Get II Seems to Want the
Nomination
ST. LOUIS. June 1.-THE vice-presi-
Dental booms stood still this afternoon
and awaited development Of q heated
wire correspondence between Platt and
other Republican leaders and Governor
Levi P. Morton. The import Of the mes
sage was to gain his consent to place
his name in nomination for the vice.
presidency.
Mr.. Chauncey M. Depew was not a
party to the urgency call. Instead. Mr..
Depew said:
"Why, Governor Morton's idea of hav-
ing men present his name for the presi-
Dental nomination. even though fore
saw defeat, was to have men demon
strate. aye. and to say to the conven-
ton that he was not and would not be
a candidate for vice-president."
That Mr.. Platt has forsaken all hope
Is perfectly apparent. When asked this
afternoon II he had any hopes. he said
tersely:
"Mr. Morton's name will be presented
to the convention"
There was q rumor current that the
New York delegation would present the
name Of General B. F. Tracy for vice.
president, and that the anti-organiza-
ton delegates would present the name
Of Cornelius N. Bliss and ask Mr.. Platt's
support. To both of these rumors Mr..
Platt said tonight:
'All buncombe. If Governor Morton
Will not accept the second place on the
ticket then New York has no candidate" /"
1t was intimated that some of the Ohio
people were not at all averse to Morton
being the tail of the ticket, but 1t was
also SAID very plainly that he could get
no help from MI: Hanna.
Cornelius N. Bliss said tonight:
"I mt nd of %lv,o~ I,
candidate for the vice presidential NOM
ination. I am aware that kind friends
nave mentioned my name In that con-
nection during the last few days. There
has been more or less newspaper talk
about me. but repeat. am not can
The distinctive portion Of the gossip
was tendency among the supporters
OF Mckinley to throw the nomination
for the vice-presidency to some man who
might be selected by the opposition. The
effect of this turn and the talk had the
enect of increasing the movement in the
interest Of Mr.. Dingley Of Maine, be-
Reed.
The attitude of Mr.. Plat IL believed
to preclude the possibility Of his having
q controlling influence in throwing the
nomination to New York, even IL he
should have any desire to figure in that
capacity. Senator Allison'S supporters
being western men. as Is Governor Nc
Kinley western man. the advisability
of giving the second place to one Of his
supporters in the case Of the nomination
of Mckinley Is generally argued.
The agitators of the Dingley move
ment recall in his interest the fact that
he is McKinley's Republican successor
as chairman of the committee on ways
and means, and urge. aside from being
from the extreme east and q staunch
supporter Of Mr.. Reed, his own Qualiti-
ties are such as to make him q strong
possibility for second place.
Mr.. Hobart's candidacy was also
somewhat improved by the announce
ment that large number Of the New
York delegates were zealously support
ing him, as was Mr.. Evans candidacy
by the arrival Of the Wisconsin delega-
ton. Mr.. Evans Is q native Of Wiscon-
sin. and many Of the members of that
delegation began an earnest canvass in
his behalf as soon as they arrived.