Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-17


the OPP onents Of Eoss Platt Are
Against Him.
st. Louis, Mo, June 16.-The senti-
ment regarding the vice presidential
nomination rapidly crystalized to-day
when it became known that Governor
Morton, of New York, had expressed a
Willingness to accept if the nomination
came TO him with any sort of unanim-
ity. II seems almost as reasonably
certain now that the ticket win be Nc
Kinley and Morton as that the plat
form will be a conservative but unequi-
vocal declaration in favor of the main
tenance of the gold standard as long as
the present conditions prevail.
Despite thhe general feeling that the
ticket will be Mckinley and Morton,
Governor Monton's name will not go
on the ticket without the most vehe-
ment protest of the anti-Platt faction
in New York Safe. Headed by Warner
Miller, the leaders OF the latter are
bending their energies TO prevent Nor
tons nomination for vice president.
The breach in the New York delegation
between the Plat and Miller factions
was intensified to-day when the tele-
fran from Monton to Platt was receiv-
ed signifying his acceptance of the vice
presidential standard il he failed IN the
presidential race.
Levi p. Morton cannot go on the
ticket with William Mckinley" said
Warner Miller, the leader of the anti
Platt faction tonight. we will in
woke the aid of the Mckinley mana
gers TO assist us and their friends in
New York State against this injecting
of national politics in our State fight,
and his followers added their yes TO
the statement.
When the Mckinley league from New
York State met, T. c. Campbell, OF New
York, presented the following resoiu-
ton:
THE Mckinley league Of the State OF
New York. the custodian at ST. Louis
of the signatures Of the $4,000 Republ-
leans of the Empire State who desire
the nomination of William Mckinley
for President of the United States, have
heard that it is the intention OF the
bosses combine working in conjunc-
tion with certain treacherous friends OF
Mckinley to force Levi p. Morton on
the Republican national ticket for vice
president, does hereby protest against
such conspiracy, for these reasons:
Il. That its purpose is TO discredit
the candidacy of William Mckinley and
to weaken it before the people.
-. That 1t is an Insult to the friends
of Major Mckinley in New York State,
whose indignation at the outrageous at
tacks of Governor Morton's manager on
Mckinley has compelled them to op-
pose the presidential ambition OF Gov
error Morton.
"3. That il constitutes a menace TO
the Republicanism of the nation in
that it drags into presidential politics
the party tyranny which has disgusted
the people of Nv York and OF the Uni
ted States.
eve therefore ask all true friends OF
VIM. Mckinley in the national conven-
ton to JOIN with us. his friends in the
empire State, in opposing the nomina-
tion Of Levi Parsons Morton for vice
president. or any other candidate from
the State of New York"
Mr.. Miller. Cornelius n. Bliss and
S. V. r. Cruger went at once TO the
Ohio Headquarters TO ask about the ru-
NOR that had spread that Ohio was ia
vorab,e to Morton. Mr.. Miller, when
he returned, said:
"Ohio will not support Morton. Han
mas only promise to New York was that
if the delegation could unite on one
man for vice president. he would throw
his influence towards the selection. We
are against Morton, and Mr.. Hanna will
not stand for any promise to Platt.'
Mr.. Platt declined in the most pos
tive manner to say anything for publ
cation. "Mr Morton is a candidate for
president" was his terse statement,
and not a view would be expressed upon
the situation.
The early evening estimate Of
strength for Morton without ,McKiniey's S
managers assistance was given as fol-
lows:
New York 56. Connecticut u, Della
ware s. Nebraska 16, New Hampshire
s. North Dakota 8. Ohio "a, Pennsylva-
MIA 81, Rhode Island s. South Dakota s,
Tennessee "a Texas Is, Wisconsin "a,
Vermont s. Mississippi IS; total, 397.
For d choice it would be necessary
to have 400 votes. When SHOWN these
figures, Mr.. Miller said they were ficti-
tious. and added: "Wait till we get
through with those Safes"