Evening journal., 1896-03-19
PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP 4.
Reported Disagreement Among
New York's Big -Four.
OVER THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.

Depow May BE a Candidate as Morton's
Lcgotee- sIassachusetts Towns General
iy Declare Their Preference Tor Reed
wisconsin For Mckinley.
NEW YORK, March 19.-The Horald'E
Albany correspondent says;
10 ia reported here there IS likely to be
difference between the Republican big
four at the state convention IN Now York
next Tuesday over the money pink.
Chauncey NJ. Depow, Il is said, is not at ali
pleased with Mr.. Platt's programme Of 20
oording the convention in favor OF the
single gold standard as a sort Of foil to
Major Mcl<inloy's wandering after the
horesy of free silver.
II Is still said to be the purpose Of tho
Republican machine TO have the cunvon
tion adopt the hardest sort Of hard money
plank. Mr. Dopewt while in favor Of hon
est money and being sound on the flnan
oial question, Is said b entertain some
doubts about the wisdom of tho New York
friends Of tho governor going TO such an
extreme as TO ALLEVIATE the himetallists.
Mr. Depew 10 something Of blmetallist
himself If blmotallism can be secured
through international agreement, and so
Friends Of the governor have today been
recalling the speech no made I'm congress
when no said, IL am I'm favor OF a bime-
talllc currency whenever such joint inter
national action can bo secured and dol
lars worth Of silver is coined in silver
dollar"
May Hurt the Governors Chances.
Mr. Dopew thinks the governors sound
moss on the money question can me made
clear TO the country without declaring in
favor of single gold standard, and he
thinks such declaration would hurt tho
governor in the south and west. But the
reported difference Of opinion between
Mossrs. Platt and Depow is said to go fur
ther than the effect it Will have ON Coy
efnor Morton.
Mr. Dopows friends say that while he
is one OF the most loyal Of the governors
supporters the fact must not be lost sight
of that MIR. Depew is himself prosldon-
tial possibility. MIR Depow's friends arc
looking ahead In tho expectation that
there may como time I'm the convention
when Mckinley cannot be nominated and
whom all the other candidates now active
ly in the field are out Of the question
Who, in that event, would be the rosidu-
nry legateo of the Morton boom2
Tho answer OF the Dopow followers Is
"Dopew." Dopew was a candidate in 1883
and received no support from Mr.. Platt
only scott In 1892 he made Mr. Platt
suffer for It by greatly aiding Harrison
Mr. Depew would like TO be in the posi-
tion this year, should Morton at some
stage withdraw, of having Morton say,
"Go for Depew; he is my heir. That, it
is said, Is another reason why Mr.. Depew
differs with Mr.. Platt on the money plank
Should tho Depow movement material
izo after Morton is out of tho way ho does
not want TO be handicapped by single
standard gold plank In securing delegates
from his friends in Kansas, Missouri
Georgia and other southern and western
states Tho hopo that Depow might be
Morton's heir should the governor fail Of
"a nomination has been expressed very
generally by Mr. Depew's friends in this
state.
1t has como from Buffalo, from Jeifor-
son county, from Westchestor and from
New York have also heard Of it from
Syracuse Il is said, however, that Mr.
Patt is taking steps to try to choke off
the Dopow residuary legatoo boom whom
ever It shows signs Of life.