The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-18
MILLER BADLY SCORED. j'
Fell Into a Trap Prepared by
Tom Platt.
A HIGHLY DRAMATIC SCENE.
Depew Refused to Help Miller In the
Caucus-Tom PIatt Attacked the Ex-
Senator savageIy-PIatt Pledged to Nc
KinIey If Nominated.

ST. LOUIS, June 16.-The gossip Of
the corridors is the dramatic and excit.
ing meeting in the New York state
delegation, the result of which sue
cinctly stated is the throwing down of
the gauntlet by the organization
Republicans who are numbered among
the frinds of William Mckinley The
result has proved interesting because in
the bitterness of the battle that has
been going on in that state delegation
it was apprehended that perhaps if Mr..
Mckinley was the choice of the con-
vention he would suffer at the polls.
But while the dramatic scenes are dis
cussed with interest the Mckinley peo-
pie point TO the open pledges made by
Mr.. Platt's adherents in the caucus that
Mr.. Mckinley or any other Republican
will receive the vote of New York. As
result of the meeting it is found that
II of the 10 delegates will cast their
votes not for the New York state con-
veution choice, but for William Nc
Kinley.
This leaves lust 30 votes for Mr.. Nor
ton and it is believed that this will be
his entire strength in the convention.
but the main topic of conversation is
the breach that undoubtedly exists be-
tween the three well known leaders,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Thomas @. Platt
and Warner Miller. To the observant
looker-on it was apparent that Mr.. Platt
had laid a trap for Miller, into which
he was tumbled by his own friends, who
sought to pit him against Mr.. Platt.
Ex-senator Miller, the head of the
anti-Platt faction, threw down the gage
of defiance to the New York leader.
He made ringing speech, in which he
spurned the leadership of a man who
had declared that Mckinley was unfit
for the presidency, and moved to depose
him by making Chauncey M. Depew
chairman of the delegation.
The preliminary sparring over, Mr..
Depew stated that he had misunder-
stood Mr.. Miller's request about the
chair1nanship and declined to be can.
didate. The suddenness of this gave
Mr.. Miller's adherents such shock
that they at once fell into the trap laid
for them. Miller politely intimated to
Depew that he was a liar.
Without candidate they naturally
thought of Miller, and before the latter
perceiving the trap or could stop it
General McCook had proposed his
that they laughed aloud. 1t was Miller
against Platt.
Stepping out of the circle, tall gaunt,
Thurlow Weed Barnes turned and faced
Miller who had given Depew the lie
| about his acceptance of the office Of
| chairman. Towering over the man like
an avenging angel, he gave him LASH
ing of bitter words that made even the
Platt adherents who surrounded the
| delegates look on with amazement.
"Sneak, coward, crawler, traitor,
! jayhawker and backslider," were few
of the expressions used, and Miller
sank back in the seat, his face white
with anger, but his lips were sealed.
| Following Barnes came Senator
| Raines, and he was even more bitterly
personal in his remarks.
Destroyer of trust, liar, kicker and
serpent in the camp" We're some of
Raines' expressions, anG he would
stride across the floor and put his finger
almost on Miller's nose. Mr.. Miller
made no answer to the Eattack, and the
vote elected Mr.. Platt by tally of 53 to
| II. Morton was endorsed for president.
After the meeting Miller said he did not
care for the attacks and failed to see
how Depew misunderstood him.
Mr.. Depew reiterated his statement
that he had entirely misunderstood Mr..
Miller's proposition.
In some quarters it is said that the
Platt contingent have agreed to support
Mr.. Depew for vice president in the con-
vention. A rumor is also current that
the New York delegation may present
the name of Frederick ID. Grant of New
| York for that office.