Evening journal., 1896-06-11

overwhelming voto on the Alnbnma case
settled conolusiyoly how the respective
states which the members OF the commit
teo represent will vote In the convention.
Mr.. Reeds name will be presented to
the convention, and be will be voted for,
and nm authorized 90 say that under no
conditions or circumstances oan he. or
Will ho, accept tho nomination for vine
president it II should he tondered 90 him.
The great majority OF tho New Eng.
land delegates will be loyal 10 Mr.. Rood,
but it Is evident that tho convention Is
for Governor Mckinley and viii nominate
him"
Whiio the declaration of Mr. Manley
contained nothing thathns not boon look
cd for for many weeks, yet It caused
flnttor OF excitement when 10 was known
that tho manager OF Mr. Reed had an
nounoed that there was no further hope
among the leaders OF the forces Of the
man from Maine Other supporters OF
hir. Reed said that tho declaration would
cost Dir. Reod at lenst half OF the votes
that would have been cast for him had
nothlng OF tho kind begn said, and sever
al OF Reeds supporters assorted that tho
declaration OF Mr.. Manley ought to be
followed by a statement from Reed that
his name would not he presented so that
those who were yet under obligations 10
vote for him would be released. 1t was
said that In tho face OF certain and admit
ted doieat delegates could not be expected
TO vote for Reed and that probably all OF
New Hampshire's votes, all OF Rhode Is
lands and all hut ono IN Connecticut
would he cast for Mckinley eyon II Roed q
name was presented. There arc some dele
CATIONS from the south which Will take
similar action.
IT was also stated that tho declaration
OF Mr.. Manloy would wenken tho othor
candidates, as It would ho sure to infu-
enco the wnverlng delegates to vote for
Mckinley. Senator fieSr, who is represent
ing Iowa on tho national committee, said
that Notwithstanding tho declaration OF
Mr. Manley Senator Allison's name would
bo presented to the convention and voted
for. W. a. Sutherland, member Of the
national committee from New York. and
who Is the only rrominent representative
OF Governor Morton interest In ST. Louis,
said sontontiously, "Govornor Morton
will be presented TO the convention, and
wo hopo TO nominate him.
Platform TO Favor Gold.
Tho sound money current is deep and
strong. A silver oddly here and there does
not change It's cour-o
The Indiana declaration will be the
bnss OF the financial plank but it
will bo stronger than that plank. The
changes In phrasoology will be In the ma
ture OF clearer definition end for the pur-
pose OF emphasizing the opposition OF the
Republican party and its candidate to FREQ
silver.
Thepresenoe OF Mark Hanna, General
Osborne and Messrs. Herrick and Everett,
bankers. of Clevoland-McK Kinleys au-
thorized eprosentatlves--enabe positive
statements 10 take the place o. guosswork.
The point has not yet hosn reached
where It can be stated that the word
gold" will appear in the platform. More
likely Il will not hut the evidence Is null
tiplyng that the plank will be definite
enough TO satisfy the conservative gold
standard advocates
Here IS the exact situations Speaker
Rced's supporters will advocate an out
tight gold plank. The friends OF Governor
Morton VIII do tho same. Senator ALI
SON has sent friendly message 10 tho
Mckinley people suggesting an explicit
declaration against FREQ coinage with a
clause fas.rinR tho use Of silver as Inter
national money only through inferno
tional agreement TO secure "A common -,
tic, OF by concurrent legislation OF the ma.
tions Of he world. Senator .Iohn Sherman
has 6 ven his opinion that the Indiana
plank will do N the reference to I6 to Is
stricken cut and a declaration submitted
against free coinage unless an Information.
al aefoament eau be secured.
s.elSinley People Satisfied.
McKiDley's representatives. are pretty
well sausaed that the wise thing to do is
70 eliminate the g tu feature and make
the specific declaration along the lines OF
Senator Sherman's suggestion They are
also considering the insertion Of an add
tloDal clause demanding that the United
States maintain the monetary standard Of
the civilized world at ell times.
II there is any more explicit way Of de-
clarlng for tho gold standard without
hurting tho fe~.ngs Of the western Re
puhlioans by us,aae the word gold -
they haven fonDd IL out.
The problem the Mckinley leaders are
now considering relates to the middle
western stnfos. They know that the south
ern states will join the east in favor OF
gold STANDARD, but They leok for no cleo
forol votes from that section and therefore
consider none as endangered Their
anxiety has been as to the effect OF POS
sihle fusion between the Populists and