Evening star., 1896-06-11

night. The Marquette Club of Chicago will
get in Monday mornings and the Americus
Club of Pittsburg will arrive either Sunday
night or Monday morning. The town will
be fun Of bowling marekers by Monday
noon. Great preparations are being made
to receive the delegatfonsand clubs as they
Monday. q
Senator Lodges Messaxc.
Henry Cabot Lodge whe-is talked of for
chairman of the committee on platform
and resolutions. has telegtaphed to Murray
Crane, the national committeeman from
Massachusetts, to rally, the friends Of the
evasion would be tolerated, and that a
straddle would be disgraaeful. He said
that the Indiana platform. which has been
popular in certain circles for the past few
days. would not be aceeptable- The In
diana platform, he says. declares for the
best money known to the world. and pro-
nounces emphatically against the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at the ratio of
IS to I. 1t has been suggested to amend
this declaration by striking out the words
''at ratio OF l6 to L. so that the para
graph would read 'unalterably opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver"
1t was argued that if the words, '.at
ratio Of 16 to t." were kept in the platform
1t might be construed to mean that the re-
publicans were in favor Of the free coinage
Of silver at some other ratio. There has
form that the suspicion gained ground that
the Mckinley people We're in favor of 1t.
Nothing definite or authoritative, how
ever. can be had from those supposed to
represent Mckinley. The supporters of the
Ohio man from the east declare that Nc
kinley is In favor of the gold standard
The supporters Of Mckinley from the west
insist that he is in favor of the largest use
of silver consistent with the maintenance
of the parity of the two metals Mr. Han
IA, who could settle the uncertainty in a
few moments. declines to speak There is
no doubt that the dispute will be taken
into the convention. 1t cannot be settled
in the committee.
Candidate Tanner OutnpOken
John r. Tanner. candidate for governor
of Illinois on the republican ticket. has
thrown down the gauntlet to the free sill
YER republicans. In an interview with a
reporter he declared emphaticaIIy for the
gold standard, and said that the platform
to be adopted by this convention should not
hold out the slightest hope for the silver
republicans.
Senator John II. Gear of Iowa does not
believe the republican platform will de-
clare for gold. When seen today he said:
Allison will be placed in nomination be-
fore the convention, and, to say the least
will put up a good fight. Every solitary
man in Iowa is for Allison
When asked what he thought would be
the result If the republicans should declare
for gold. he said Il don't suppose any
thing about it. | should not like to see
my opinion on that point appear in print
of course. no man can tell just exactly
what will happen but l am confident that
Mckinley Will not be nominated on the
first ballot. and 1t is no foregone con-
clusion that he will be nominated at all
AS to the nomination for Vice President l
have formed no definite opinion. However,
think some one from the east will be
selected
senator Hansbr0uHh's View.
The financial question is still uppermost
in the minds of tie politicians IN ST. Louis
Senator Hansbrough. a member Of the IA
tionsl committee, when asked for an ex-
preston on this question. said:
The convention should at least pledge
the republican party to labor faithfully in
behalf Of an International, conference on
the money question with a view to secur-
Ing an agreement in behalf of a permanent
and settled equality between silver and
gold. ard the nominee should be instruct
ed by The convention to force the gold ma
tons OF Europe. through trade discrimina-
tons IN our commercial Intercourse with
them to establish bimetallism as the uni
versal rule. Should the republican party
take mold or this great question in the
vigorous and earl est way it has heretofore
Grappled and settled other great questions
the honest. Observation-Disclosures would sup
port it heartily. This. in my Judgment
De the central lQea IN framing the
financial plank. All the rhetorical cIap-trap
about honest dollars and parity and 'un-
tarnished honor used In the construction
OF former platforms. should be left out.
Every patriotic American believes in s,ls-
tanning the untarnishcd honor of the coun-
try and in honest dollars. and millions Of
voters are thoroughly satisfied that our
national honor would be preserved and that
honesty would prevail under just system
of bimctallism. The fact is, the gold stand
ara advocates do not want bimetallism:
England does not want bimetallism We
nave beer resolving in favor of blmetaI Ilism
ana ieg1slatlng IN favor Of the British gold
standard until distrust and discourag ge-
nent have taken the place of patience and
toleration in the minds of the people.
In ls!Et England closed the mnts of India
TO silver and We repealed the Sherman
law. Strange as 1t may appear. these two
events took place within thirty days of
eaca other. Ii would look very much like
eollus:on, only We ara assured it was done
Of the United States expect from this con-
Vention Is substantial promise that the
republican party will give them genuine
financial reform; they know that there is
nothlng to hope for under policy which
makes more bond issues and perpetuates
the gold standard. Leading southern dele
gates with whom l have talked admit the
1oree OF this argument, but they answer
tnat tne democratic party has become the
champion OF silver, and consequently the
republican party must take the other side
of the question. II we are given a straight
gold plank next week 1t will be largely
through the help of delegates coming from
states that never gave a republican vote IL,
the electoral college. If the convention
makes the mistake Of approving the En-
gEsh financial system it will be anything
but a cheerful campaign for our party
our orators and party organs may turn
the eagle loose and unfurl the stars and
stripes when advocating an American pro-
tective tariff, but they will want unicorn
and the cross of st. George when they dis
cuss the financial question"
National Committee Headquarters.
Chicago is engaged in an attempt to get
the headquarters OF the national commit
tee removed from New York to Chicago
For this work the state central committee
or Illinois appointed a committee to lay
the matter before the new committee The
committee is follows: c. p Hatch,
chairman; DR.. L. S. Wilcox of Champaign L.
L. T. LinneH Of Golden, c. S. Kennels OF
Jacksonville and Sheriff James Pease of
Chicago This committee is here now, AMI
with them several other gentlemen, among
them Dr. l. N. Jameson and G. NJ. Pepper
All that we can do now" said MI Pep
per, Is TO find out who the new commit
teemen will be and work on them"
Dr. Jameson explained: "The fighting
ground OF the. campaign will be in the south
and west, and Chicago is the geographical
center OF the battlefield. 1t would be a
peneht to have the headquarters in the