Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-17

Dental nomination rapidly crystalized to-
day. when it became definitely known that
Governor Morton Of New York was will
ing TO accept IL the nomination came TO
him with any sort OF unanimity. IL seems
elmost as reasonably certain now that
the ticket will be Mckinley and Morton
as that the platform viii be a conserva-
tive but uneuuivOcal declaration in favor
Of the maintenance Of the gold standard
as long as the present conditions prevail
The committees were hard at work as
soon as the convention adjourned. The
shock OF the battle which took place in
the committee rooms will thunder and re-
vertebrate on the floor Of the convention
tomorrow. The action Of the committee on
credentials in deciding in favor of the find
lngs OF the national committee save in two
instances, il is believed will make the
convention brief and many now believe a
final adjournment will be reached Thursday
The indications are that the sensational
climax viii come tomorrow. when the re-
port or the resolutions committee is pre-
] Sented. The adoption Of the platform is
assured by large majority. but the radical
silver men are expected to carry the fight
to the last ditch.
Despite the general feeling that the ticket
will be Mckinley and Morton Ex-Governor
| Mortons name will not 90 on the ticket
| without the most vehement protest Of the
antt-Platt faction in New York state.
| Headed by Warner Miller they are bending
| their energies to prevent Morton's nomi-
nation for vice president. The breach in
| the &aw York delegation between the Platt
and Miller factions was intensified today
when the telegram from Morton to Platt
was received signifying his acceptance Of
the vice presidential standard if he failed
| in the presidential race.
Levi P. Morton cannot go on the ticket
with William Mckinley" ~" said Warner Mil
/ Ter. the leader Of the anti-Platt faction to-
night We will invoke the aid of the Nc
| kinley managers to assist us their friends
I in New York This n of
national politics into our state fight" and
his followers added their assent to the state
mcnt.
It was nearly O'Clock this afternoon when
! the men in the Miller camp heard that Mr.
/ Platt had received Mr. Mortnn's consent to
/ the use of his name for the second place
/ At o'clock they had gathered their forces
/ to consult over the matter. and in a short
/ time a bitter warfare was projected BY :
o'clock. a petition was finding its way
/ through the New York delegation. reading:
| In the interest of the republican party we.
! delegates from the state OF New York to the
national republican convention, protest
against dragging the party struggles in
our own state into the national canvass. and
| record ourselves as unalterabiy opposed TO
! placing any of our fellow citizens upon the
ticket as the candidate for vice president"
MAY AFFECT MKINLEY.
When the Mckinley league from the state
/ Of New York met. T. c. Campbell of New
/ York presented the following resolution:
The Mckinley league Of the state of New
| York, the custodian at 81. Louis of the sig
| pire state who desire the nomination Of
! William Mckinley for president OF the
| United States having heard that it is the
/ conjunction with certain treacherous friends
, Of Mckinley. to force Levi P. Morton on
{ the republican national ticket as candi-
| date for vice president. does hereby protest
I against such conspiracy, for these reasons:
/. That its purpose IS to discredit the can
} IijapV of William Mpf< inlpV and
, That it is an insult 70 the friends of
/ Major Mckinley in New York state. whose
/ Indignation at the outrageous attacks Of
| Governor Morton's manager on Mckinley
has compelled them to oppose the presden-
tial ambition of Governor Morton.
! 3. That II constitutes a menace to the re-
] into presidential politics the party tyranny
! which has diSgusted the people of New
York and the United States.
! We therefore. ask all true friends of
! William Mckinley in the national cOnven-
| ton to Join us. his friends in the Empire
/ state, In opposing the nomination o. Levi
| Parsons Morton for vice president or any
other candidate from the state of New
! York.
/ Speaking. 20 the resolutions. Joseph Mil
holland denounced Morton as the tool of
| Platt" and Platt as the one man power
/ that made New York republicans the laugh
ing stocl. of the nation"
r c. Campbell of New York said it was
| a sudden combine of a number of the most
! disreputable bosses in the party TO aid a fell
| low boss. You all remember" he said.
| that Tom Platt has sold out the party
| again and again in New York BY this
move he intends to sell out Mckinley. The
| friends of Mckinley should beware Of him. "
When these speeches were finished. every
man in the delegation was given copy OF
, the resolutions to distribute among the diff
/ ferent state delegations and the work was
taken uD at once in a lively manner. Mr..
/ Miller, Cornelius n. Bliss and s. V. r.
| Kruger went at once to the Ohio head
! quarters 70 ask about the Tumor that had
/ been spread that Ohio was favorable 10
. Morton. Mr.. Miller, when he returned said.
| Ohio will not support Morton. Mr.. Han
/ nGs only promise 70 New York was that If
the delegation could unite on one man fer
| vice president. he would throw his influence
/ toward the selection. We are against Nor
ton and Mr.. Hanna will not stand for any
promise 10 Mr.. Platt."
/ M Platt declined in the most positive
1 manner to say anything for publication.
Nj. Morton is a candidate for president"
! was his rerse statement, and not a view
| would he express upon the situation. Others
! in the New York delegation were inclined
to be more louuacous. Chairman Hackett
said: IF Mr.. Morton is defeated for presi-
| dent in the convention he will be nominated
/ for vice president, despite Mr.. Miller or any
/ of the powers he chooses TO invoke"
FIGHT GROWS SERIOUS.
As the evening wore on, the question
J BEGluu4ly uTlLleu out OF New Orh state
/ politics 10 one Of national import. Leaders
( OF delegations were visited and buttonholed
and tables OF possible votes We're made up
| EX-United States Senator Frank Hiscock OF
/ Now York took a hand and said: In the
event Of Morton not being nominated for
president. the vice presidential sentiment
is for him. I don't think anything could
stop him"
Senators Quay and Lodge also We're tax
| ing 4 hand in the matter and Russell A.
! Ayers aid was procured by the Morton
/ people.
| Perhaps the most curious feature Of the
evening was the announcement by Mr.
! Hackett of New York that Foraker had
told him that if Mr. Hannas loyalty to-
ward the Warner Miller faction in New
| York kept him from any expression for
/ Morton and bade him assist Miller, he
| G7orakerl could deliver twenty-four out Of
! forty-six votes of Ohio for Mr., Morton, be-
| sides many other Mckinley states. The
early evening estimate Of strength for Nor
/ ton. without the Mckinley managers as
/ sistance was given as follows:
New York. t......,..-... - Ohio -
Connecticut III pennsylvania 81
/ Delaware ............ n Rhode island ..-...... 8
Florida ......-.-...... s south Dakota .-.-.-.. :
Maryland lb Tennessee ---......... =