The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14


before midnight on Friday by the conven,
ton. Therefore. according to the natural
order OF things. the presentation Of candi-
dates will not occur until Saturday morn
money question the convention will scarce
ly defer action on the platform until after
the nomination of the candidate. 1t IL. well
Known that when the nomination OF the
candidate takes place the convention rap
idly disintegrates. and the gold-standard
men. who seem to predominant in the con-
vention. will not take chances on leaving
the silver men in possession when the plat
form Is TO be passed on. This result might
obtain. or, indeed, any result might be
expected, Il the adoption of the platform
should be reserved until after the nomi-
nation Of candidate. In that event no
one can predict what the platform would
THE SILVER MEN
The silver men were early on the ground
ana for the first few days there was consid-
srable silver talk. Finally a conference was
proposed. but it was not held, it being stat
ed by nearly all Of the prominent silverites
that until Senator Teller arrived there
could be nothing done and the silver forces
could not be organized. When Mr.. Teller
arrives there will be a revival of the sill
yer discussion. The Western men have
been coming in during the day, but they
are not doing very much talking In fact.
they find the gold sentiment so strong that
they have no hope whatever of making
particular show in the convention. Then
they are finding that a majority of the
Republicans from the silver States will not
bolt or Leave the Republican party If they
90 not get what thev want. In fact, the
silver fight does not assume very great
proportions In the face Of the great gold
sentiment which is prevailing here;
on. goId PLATFORM could not secure 10
votes in Idaho. He intends to offer the fol-
/
We hold that the veto power given to
the President was mot intended to be used
to defeat the authority of Congress to
make laws on proper subjects within con-
stitutional limitations. We condemn such
ted of Re Depart
roent of the government. and we demand
return to the ligitimate use of this power.
as IL was understood and exercised by the
fathers of our institutions"
Ex-senator Warner Miller. a delegate at
large from New York. also arrived to-day.
When asked what he had to say regarding
the New York bolt talk that has been in
dulged in since the arrival of Mr.. Platt. he
said: There Is not Republican in the
New York delegation that will bolt or walk
out of the Republican national convention.
and, further. there is nc man In the dele
cation who can take ter of the New York
men out of the convention under any pre-
text whatever
Chauncey NJ. Depew to-day received the
following telegram from Governor Morton:
PLEASE announce that stated to you be-
fore you left New York that / would not.
on for vee M pepe% M
place Governor Morton in nomination for
President.
Platt soon after his arrival. He showed
the New York leader the telegram from
no circumstances could he be a candidate
for Vice President. After the conference
Mr.. Platt was asked. in case his candidate.
President, If New York would present
candidate for Vice President II must de-
as have done during the past" Mr.. Platt
Would place tRe Morton deie
gates in contest on the temporary roll. He
trict the contest against his man had been
Withdrawn. He said there was no reason
for making contest on the other five dis
talk of boiling in the New York delegation.
Rumor was current in the corridors of
the Southern after the adjournment of the
national committee for lunch that H. Clay
Evans had been induced to withdraw from
rett A. Hobart. of New Jersey. He is said
to have taken this step in difference to the
wishes of the Mckinley managers; As a
ship will be given to him in case of Nc
Kinley's election, 1T is said.
lucky. are confident that MCKINLEY will be
nominated on the first ballot. The Hon.
John w. Yerkes. national committeeman
ion that the Ohioan Will have $50 votes that
cannot be moved. He is of the opinion that
Bradley's name will not be presented, he
having been chosen to nominate Kentucky'S
Governor should there be any show for
dark horse
1t does not take much Of an effort to
launch vice presidential booms these days
and new names are sprung every day. Mel
son Dingley. of Maine. is among the latest
mentioned and the New England men who
are for Mckinley have been throwing out
feelerS to see how he would suit. Mr..
Dingley is now chairman of the House
committee on ways and means and would
no doubt be retained in that place if the
Republicans control the House. Mr.. Man
ley was asked IL the movement would re-
ceive support in the Maine delegation and
said that he had heard nothing of 1t and
did not believe anything would come of the
suggestion.
Senator Higgins. of Delaware. ex-senator
Warner NJ. Miller, of New York, and III.
Clay Evans. of Tennessee. were with Mr.
Hanna during the afternoon.
Isaac Trumbo. delegate at large from
Utah, said to-day that the silver men had
given up all hope of obtaining anything
like silver declaration in the platform.
He was confident that the platform would
declare for a single gold standard.