New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-23
BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
MORE DELEGATES ARRIVING IN THE
CITY.
CARE TAKEN BY THE MACHINE IN THE DIS
TRIBuTION OF TICKETs-CONTROLLER
ROBERTS NOT TO BE AN AL
TERNATE- AT LARGE.

| TERNATE-AT-LARGE.
nation and circulated among the arriving dele
gates to the Republican State Convention yester
| day, and talked with many of them, told
| Tribune reporter last night that out Of more
| than forty who expressed opinions the Presi-
dency all but one gave 1t their deliberate judg
| ment that the lead which Mckinley had already
obtained in the race indicated mis- nomination at
| st. Louis in spite Of the combined efforts Of the
supporters OF other candidates to defeat him. A
| prominent Republican Of the interior predicted
yesterday that IL McKinley's name should be
mentioned in the convention tomorrow the ma
| chine directors would find it an exceedingly
| hard thing to suppress demonstration In his
favor. For this reason the machine people are
manifesting extraordinary care in the matter
Of giving out tickets to tho convention. Orders
| have been given that under no circumstances
must any considerable number Of Republicans
known to he friendly to Mckinley be allowed
| to Get inside the building.
| A caucus Of the Plat delegates from this city
| to the convention was held at Terrace Garden
| last evening" presided over by Edward Lauter
| bach One Of the objects Of the gathering was TO
arrange for the distribution Of the tickets OF ad
| mission 10 the convention which are awarded to
| New-York City. no as 70 prevent their falling
| into the hands OF friends OF candidates other
| than Morton.
MR. RoBERTSs TURNING DOWN
More delegates continued to come to the city
yesterday. and they gave a lively appearance TO
| the lobbies Of the uptown hotels during the day
| and evening. Among the interesting topics
which discussed by both rural and city
statesmen the turning down" Of State
Controller James A. Roberts Of Buffalo. who
| pircd 10 tho place Of aternatc-at-large on the
| list Of the National Convention representatives
At a meeting Of State leaders held in Mr.. Platt's
room yesterday u was decided 10 wipe Mr.
Robe-ts's name of the slate and substitute
therefor cy-Congressman Daniel II. Mcmillan.
also OF Buffalo. Tho ot names the alter
nate ticket have not been far disturbed. and
include Speaker Hamilton Fish, Frank 8. With
erbee. OF Por, Henry. and c. H. Babcock. OF
Rochester
Congressman George " southwck Of Albany
who Is 10 be the permanent chairman OF the
Convention. and Senator Cornelius r. Parsons Of
Rochester the temporary chairman held n quiet
conference yesterday and compared drafts OF
their speeches 20 make sure that they contained
no Earring notes. They were then submitted TO
Mr. Patt FOR his approval
Wilbur F. Wakeman general secretary OF the
American Protective Tariff League. who arrived
from Washington last evening, brought tho
news that Henry Clay Evans. OF Tennessee. has
declared himself for McKinleys candidacy. Mr..
Evans was elected by the Republicans OF Ten
nessee Governor OF that State IN 1894. but the
Democrats kept him out Of his ONCE. Tho re-
port OF Mr.. Evans's preference created some
thing OF a sensation around the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Mr. Wakeman had with him n pockctful
of Mckinley badges for which he had no diff
NJ Uak
that the ,ta,ement made at Republican State
Headquarters that the With District OF Alabama
has been carried for Morton ls not correct. The
delegates. he said. would vote for Mckinley
every time.
SOME REPT'BLIcANS on HAND.
Among weli-known Republicans who are taxi
ing an interest in ante-conventon matters. were
Luclus " Littauer. Of Fultonvle. whose friends
say he will be elected this fnll to represent the
XXIA District In Congress: ex-senator Hen
drcks, O. Syracuse: Assemblymaa $. Fred
Nixon. Of Jamestown: eX-Assemblyman Gallup |
of Syracuse william Barnes. of Albany; L. F.
Payn. OF Chatham Corners: Archibald Il. Baxter |
OF Elrnira: STATE Superintendent George w
Adndge. OF Rochester; Assemblyman ". r.
Brown OF Oisrgo; ex-Assemblyman Philip Keck. |
OF Fulton and Hamilton: Senator NJ. Nussbaum
Of Albany: Robert 4. Groacen. William II. Ten |
Eyck. j. w Auten +. = t'iDDs, teOTRc W. w an |
maker and ex-Assemblynan Charles SteInoerg. |
The platform. 1t said last night has not |
yet been put together. but important planks
have been written UP and have received Mr.. |
Platt's sanction. He confirmed the statement
yesterday that n strong sound money plank. with |
an unmistakable gold flavor had been decided |
upon The utterances on the tariff question will
demand necessary protection for American labor
and manufactures but the intimation will be
given that law that Ill create monopolies is
not desired by the Republicans OF New-York
Mr.. Plat and his coaborers expect that Gov
ernor Morton Will sign the Raines bill to-day.
They have arranged to laud the bill In the plat
form. and say that they Will not hesitate to
make II the great State Issue In the campaign.
Few well-posted delegates now in tho city be-
lieve that Governor Morton will veto the meas
ure Those who opposed 1t ready. like
Mayor Strong ito :ake their medicine"
The Grand Central Palace. where the conven
ton Will meet, will hold about four thousand
people 1t was understood yesterday, that the
convention. which will be called to order at
noon WILL after transacting the usual routine
business pertaining to the temporary organiza-
ton. take n recess until evening when the
rest OF the programme will be completed.
great demonstra ton following the adoption OF
the resolution nominating Governor Morton for
President has been planned.
At the caucus OF Platt delegates last evening
II was decided TO prevent genuine representation
In the convention TO all the Anti Machine AS
sembly districts In the city. except ive Tnese
are the Ist XIIIth. NVlIlth, XNllld ma
XXVIIth divided dciegauom Is 10 Ds aun,,,- u
Plat districts the Platt delegates are TO be
seated.