The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-16

whole country over.
Senator Lodge had conference again
this morning with Mr.. Hanna with ref
erenCe to the financial plank and ar
gued in favor of the Massachusetts idea
with such energy that Mr.. Hanna was
compelled to declare that he was the
most persistent person with whom he
had come in contact since reaching st.
Louis.
Mr.. Lodge replied that the import
ance of the cause demanded that he
should be persistent, and he concluded
the interview with the statement that
Ohio would DE compelled to get into
line and vote for the adoption Of this
plank. The personal efforts of Mr.
Lodge have done much in molding pub
lie sentiment and should the plank of
which Mr.. Lodge is the author be
adopted mtfth of the credit will be due
to him and those associated with him.
During the morning a roundup of
Colored delegates favorable to the gold
standard was made in the rooms of the
Massachusetts delegation. These color
ed men of the south to the number of
forty-five were gathered there and
passed resolutions pledging themselves
to work for the adoption Of this plank.
They were at once sent out TO prose
lytize among the various colOred dele
gates from the south.
This meeting, however, was not per-
mitted to pass without a protest, DR..
s d. Redmond a delegate from Missis-
sippi says that While only As were pres
ent at this meeting there are in reality
4,-r, ,,11
mates attending the convention. The
statement that the colored delegates
and alternatcs have declared for a gold
standard" said Dr. Redmond, does us
an injustice. ! don't say that the dele
gates will not endorse such action, but
the fact I desire to bring out is that
only a small portion of those entitled to
vote We're present. l consider the
meeting simply a movement to brace
up the Massachusetts delegation in it's
demand for gold
Senator Lodges declaration that the
committee on resolutions will adopt a
gold plank is practically confirmed at
Mckinley headquarters. The pressure
from the eastern states has been so
strong that it is tacitly admitted that
tIt AlChlHltN managers Will Ilpl il Di-
trarily oppose it Notwithstanding their
personal objections.
The work of proselytizing for the
adoption of a gold standard plank in
the platform was carried on to-day with
renewed vigor While the Massachu-
setts delegation was at work Mr.. Piatt
in his private rooms or the third floor
above was holding q council of war
with the men from various states who
favored his policy. This conference
continued for more than two hours, Mr..
Lauterbach being especially jealous in
rounding up men who were supposed to
be wavering in their allegiance to sound
money, and who it was thought might
be persuaded into voting for an outright
gold plank.
At the Ohio headquarters very little
notice appeared to be taken Of the plank
made public last night by Mr.. Plat. A
prominent member of that delegation,
one of its big four, made the statement
that before the convention adjourned
Mr.. Platt would discover that the Nc
Mckinley men and not The Platt men
We're running the convention 1t was
further stated that two or three men
representing Mr.. Platt had called upon
Mr.. Hanna and suggested certain
things to be inserted in the platform.
To each of these emissaries MIR. Hanna
is said to have replied that the McKin-
ley managers consider Mr.. G.. n.
Bliss as the New York representative
of the Mckinley campaign, and that
any suggestion from New York coming
through Mr.. Bliss would be gladly con-
sidered at the Ohio headquarters.
Mr.. Morton having declined to let his
name be used in connection with the
vice presidency, the story goes thN Mr..
Platt had been endeavoring to Consoli-
date the Mckinley forces upon
some other eastern man. When this
fact was made known at the Ohio head
quarters it was stated that while Major
Mckinley had no choice in the matter
and would be content to accept the cam
ddate whom the convention might
name the fact must be accepted by
Mr.. Platt that the Mckinley strength
in this convention and not the anti
Mckinley men would nominate the can
ddate for vice president. There is no
Disgusting the fact that there is a very
bitter feeling against Platt around
the Ohio headquarters, and if the talk
that has been INDUCED in concern rates
into concerted action the effort win be
made in convention to defeat anything
that may emanate from the New York
leaders. In the words of one of Ohio's
big four, the Mckinley men intend to
crush Mr.. Platt."
A meeting of colOred delegates, pre-
sided over by Colonel Perry Carson of
Washington. D. c., to-day adopted res
olutions pledging their support to Con-
necticut's favorite son. Ex-Governor
Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford for the
office OF vice president.
The resolutions state that in Mr..
Bulkeley the colored man will have IL
true and firm friend, a man who win do
much to alleviate the state of affairs
that obtains in localities where unjust
discrimination is made against the ne
gro in the matter of franchise.
The feeling of resentment against
Joseph H. Manley, which was intense
among the Maine delegates when they
arrived yesterday, has prcceptibly de-
creased. Mr.. Manley met the issue with
characteristic frankness He told his
many friends that he had made a mis-
take.
TT is not a crime" he said 1T was
blunder."
WANT REED TO STAND.
Boston, June 15.-The City Press as
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