Evening journal., 1896-06-13
MONEY PLANK SOUND.
Mckinley and His Advisers
Said to Favor Gold.
THE DELAWARE FACTIONS HEARD

POIiticians--EO Candidate Yet, for vice.
President.
! Special to the Evening Journal.
PLAETSRs HOTEL, ST LOUIS June 13
There will be three distinct and lead
ing features OF the Republican National
Convention candidates, platform snd
contests, the latter coming frst and the
central feature OF the platform leading in
point Of interest, For the past few days
the usual scare has been prevalent about
delegates legally aud lawfully elected
! aud entitled to seats being frozsn out by
the cold, uufeeling bosses who operate
on practical macblne liues This Id
was shattered when on Wednesday the
National Committee decided to give all
contests hearing before the full com
mitteo instead of a OBJ committee. or
special committee for each state. The
action taken was considered to be
clrcumstsntial evidences that the
Mckinley men ara In control OF tie
committee. According to the way it
looks 10 experienced correspondents, like
Manning and Bennett. of the Manhattan,
New York, the big and bitter fight will
declaration in the platform, versus a
gold monometslism plank.
The status of the Republican party on
the money question Is to be Fixed for
future campaign In this convention, as II
already Is established on the tariff
From unimpeacbsble inside sources-the
words of close friends Of Mckinley and
Hanna direct from the bountiful spread
at Canton, 1t is learned that the leadIn
candidate aud bis advisors favor a
''sound money" declaration.
They also desire Tom Reed for Vice
President, and they believed he would
accept II nominated. bat his manager.
Joseph II, Msnley. upon hissrrival here
Tuesday put a speedy quietus upon that
idea by declaring that Reed would not
accept under any confederation, and II
nominated against his will that be would
decline peremptorlly TO be placed on the
ticket.
The next fsvorite with many Mckinley
men for second place Is Governor Nor.
ton, and they insist that he would
accept, while close friends Of his are
Just as confident that he would not
There has been much talk among dele
gates and political agents already on the
| field about a Western silver man for
Vice President on & sound money plat
form with Mckinley and NJ H DeYoung
and California as the State have been
viewed with favor Both DsYoung aud
Colonel Ike Trumbo have been on the
l field talking silver for several days
DeY oung Is for Mckinley and says
California wants silver, but inside the
party, and will not bolt. even 10 other
Western states 60 ont. he says Teller
Will speak for half day and effsr silver
restoration and bl.mstAlism In the ratio
OF 10 to as a substitute for 4 gold
platform or a 'straddle" on "eound
money" and II It should not be adopted
Teller at the head OF Colorado and Mon.
tapa will walk cut OF the Convention,
| followed by any who chose to 60
Others as well as DsYoung bslIeve an
| agreement exists between the silver or
l ganizstions to try and induce the Demo
Gratis to nominate the Colorado senator At
Chicago July z, on the promise that they
will indorse him at st Louis July %
Some of the populist lead ers are thought
to be In the scheme, bat the Democrats
In St Louis ridiculs the idea and claim
that their party will not take up Re
publican senator and convention delegate
but will nominate an old line man like
Bland or Boice, Morrison. Matthews oi
Gamble II, who Is all right on the silver
| question, aud that II a coalition take
place 1t Will be in the form Of fusior
| ticket after all the tickets ara placed in
[ the field, their candidate giving pledges
to sign q free coinage bill aud the
straight out silverites on the Populiati
/ being given the vice. presidency
This question Of whether Governor
Morton will acsept the Vice Presidency
will be settled upon the arrival Saturday
evening Of the New York special train
bearing his friends, State Chairman
Charles w Hsckett, the Kings county
chairman, Edward Lsuterbach, Gene ra
Edwin A dcAipin. General H0wa rC
Carroll, ThurloW Weed Barnes and others
a. Though Mckinley nel, is canf ent
Governor Morton will not accept Thomas
/ @. Platt wir es q friend &c the Planter.
that Morton Is In the fight for President
to the end and that Mckinley will not b,
nominated.
The Illinois delegation forerunners
comprising State Committeeman Joseph
W Fifer, John r Tanner and ] r b.
VanCleave, Chicago managers, arrived
! Wednesday with nice little vics
president boom ticketed up their sleeves.
They claim thatit Mckinley is nominated
on gold Sound money" platform II
will be the part OF wisdom to give
Illinois tho vice presidency, and that II
would be a good thing anyway, as 9
lsurprise coming ont of q convention
always operates well upon the country.
Their choice Is either Shelby NJ Cullom
or * Governor Joseph w. FifeT.
An amusing feature of the situation,
and one that might have been anticipated
in St Louis, is threatened strike Of the
white walters IN the big hotels, who rs
fused to wait on colored delegates, many
of whom have already arrived. IL y ould
never do to turn down the colored dele
gates or give.tbem any excuse to break
away. as they threatened to rebel This
was the first occasion for exercise oi
Mark Hsnna's cslsbrsted fnesse He Of
fected compounds by having meals
served to the colorsd delegates In their
rooms, although few of them declsred
they would not submit to even this dis
elimination and went cut to hunt uT
friends in the city to stop with.
The bitter eRrnestness Of the silver
men and heHted sectional feeling sure tC
arise In debate. msy cause some changes
IN the present seemingly assured con
ditions. But the Mckinley men claim e
have so great mt 1rity that they affecl