The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-02

His Explanation Of the New Hamp-
shire Convention Resolutions.

CONCORD, N H, April l. Senator
Chandler to-day wrote Senator Lodge ex-
planning the action of the State convention
in indorsing both Reed and Mckinley. say
ing that the plank was concession OF the
Reed men to the Mckinley sentiment Sem
ator Chandler says he acquiesced in the con-
cession, though he knows 1t to have been
cowardy as the Reed men-eutnumbered the
Mckinley men. Tie letter, dated March 81,
Is as follows:
'The ludicrous incongruity between the del
egates elected and the last resolution of the
series adopted by to-days convention needs
explanation from me. A short time ago
ynSs soS was f 1sanzsd at Man
The pretext OF the outbreak was my denun-
citation of the campaign methods of Messrs.
Osborne and Hanna, which was represented
The argument seemed to be that because Mr.
Chandler had injudiciously told the truth
% HsmpsSire ought 1 to abandon % Ir .oFs Reed snd
support Mckinley. An assumed Indignation
was to change mems deliberately formed
threaten anything serious. Public opinion
settled upon those persons as delegates
known to be favorable to Mr.. Reed. Yester-
day Mr.. Futney came to Concord as the ad-
vance guard Of the Manchester delegates.
He had been designated by the State commit
as wn e af an cae ae
on me and asked my views. began by say
ing that / assumed that no resolution con-
adopted. as we had not done that even during
the exciting days Of the Blaine canvass. He
said that IL resolution of instructions for
would oppose It, replied that no such reso-
luton was desired, but that the delegates
ought to go uninstructed and free, and un-
controlled by resolutions OF any kind, as they
had always gone. understood him 10 as
sent to this plan. I then expressed my view
as to the currency plank. and he thereupon
q ckod mo IN m n1t,ffn
which did. and gave to them my assent.
They were literally those adopted to-day by
the convention without the last resolution
so adopted. We went away. and saw him
no more to speak to him until he appeared on
the stage Of the convention.
This forenoon, about 10 o'clock, just be-
at IL, 1 heard accidentally .eat the commit
tee on resolutions the night before had de-
been shown to me, a resolution declaring
that Mr.. Reed was noble and illustrious
and that Mr.. Mckinley was pure and able.
either and preferred one or the other.
also learned that 1t had been arranged to
keep the decision s,, SECRET from me me to as
asked to como to my room such candidates
for delegates as. could be found and a few
candidates said that they had all been known
for weeks as unreservedly for Reed; that
they were sure of an election by acclama-
was was undesirable i and that it was possible
although not probable. that OF the seven
hundred delegates then pouring into town.
a majority might be found against us IL
we had an acrimonious debate on an at
tempt to defeat the resolution and that they
thought we had better let the whole plat
form pass without quarrel. AS / was en-
barrassed by the fact that was to preside
at the convention and had no time to ar
range the programme Of fight, / reluctant
ly yielded to their opinion and we went to
the hall.
'sThe convention met little after II.
We nominated the delegates by acclamation
and adopted the platform as whole unan-
imously A motion was made to substitute
for the currency plank the single gold
standard resolution of the Massachusetts
convention, which was opposed by Senator
Gallinger and others and only received one
vote, that OF the mover himself. 1t
suited TO the opinion of New Hampshire
and to the candidacy of Mr.. Reed. who Is
a bimetallist. The convention ended before
I o'clock, joyous and enthusiastic over the
prospect of an Overwhelming Republican
victory in State and Nation.
II confess was unDrepared at the mo-
ment OF entering the convention for the
device which was the ultimate development
cf the Osbo-ne-Hanna movement in New
Hampshire. Our self-restrainf was coward.
II. It was tho opinion OF good Judges and
if was clear to me after all the deleGntes
had assembled In the ha3l and cheerod G11<