The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-16

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ST. LOUIS, June 15.-The gossip OF !
the corridors tonight is the dramatic !
and excited meeting in the New YORK |
state delegation, the result Of which,
succincfly stated, is the throwing
down of the gauntlet by the anti-Mor-
ton Republicans, who are numbered
among the friends of William Nc
Kinley.
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 convention he would suffer at the
polls. But tonight, while the dramatic
scenes are discussed with interest,
the Mckinley people point to
the open pledges made by MI
PIatt's adherents that Mr.. Nc
kinney or any other Republican
will receive the vote of New York. AS
a result of the meeting it is found that
II out of 70 will cast their votes net COT
the convention choice, but for William
Mckinley The delegates are: George
H. Negins, T, B. Willis, G. II. Roberts,
W. B. Atterbury. John Milliken, E. j.
Klateubach. c. n. Bliss. S. V. Cruger,
A c. McCook, William Brool1fieid,
General Coils, R. ]. Wright, w. H.
Robertson, Albert Story, George E.
Matthews, W. C. Dudley. n. V. Fam
chot E. A. Curtin.
PLATT SURPRISED.
1t is believed that this vote is sur
pri,sing even to Mr.. Plat. This leaves
just SO votes for Mr.. Morton, and it is
believed this will be his entire strength
] in the convention.
But the main topic of conversation
! tonight is the breach that undoubtedly
! exists between the three well-known
leaders, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Thomas
c.. Platt and Warner Miller. To the
/ observant Iooker-on this afternoon it
was apparent that Mr.. Platt had laid
a trap for Miller, into which he was
tumbled by his own friends when they
sought to pit him against Mr.. Platt.
The result was that Mr.. Platt's ora
tor;cal friends, who stood for their
chief. dashed and buffeted Mr.. Miller.
Mr.. Miller denounced Mr.. Platt.
Mr.. Depew suavely told Mr.. Miller
tiEude, and Miller told Depew, politely
as he could, that
HE WAS A PREVARICATOR
and had purposely mistreated him
The arena for the battle had been ar
ran eed with the greatest care.
When Mr.. Depew stepped to the
chair he faced a small circle of dele
gates three deep. Right in the center
sat Thurlow Weed Barnes and Ed
ward Lauterbach. To the right sat
Warner Miller, surrounded by about
ten of the fifteen Mckinley adherents.
In the second row on the right, sat
H.
RaineS, of excise fame, sat forward
awaiting the time when he could at
tack Miller. The latter seemed to ap-
prehend trouble. but was evidently not
prepared for the withdrawal of Depew
from the race for Craftsmanship of the
delegation. The preliminary sparring
over, Mr.. Depew stated that he had
misunderstood Mr.. Millers request
about the Craftsmanship and that .e
had decided to withdraw. The sud
den change Of this gave Mr.. Miller S
adherents such a shock that they
AT ONCE FELL INTO THE TRAP
laid for them. Without a candidate,
they naturally thought of Miller and
before the latter, preceiving the trap,
mentioned his name. The Plat men
were SO jubilant that they laughed
aloud 'Ha, ha, now we have him. -
that's the issue-Miller against
Platt;" now, we'll fix him. were the
cries.
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 old
man like an avenging angel, he gave
him a lashing of bitter words that
, made even the Plat adherents who
; surrounded the delegates look on with
| amazement.
{ Sneak coward" '-crawler," .'trai-
: tor" "jayhawker' and "backslider
! were a few of the expressions used ano
| Miller sank back in the seat with his
lips trembling, his face white with
anger but his lips sealed.
Following Barnes came John RaineS
: and he was even more bitterly persona
!, in his remarks.
"Betrayer of trusts, liar" kick
t er" and serpent in the campaign
: were some of Raines' expressions, anf
: he would stride across the floor ant
: put his finger almost
!, UNDER MR.. MILLER'S NOSE.
1 Mr. Miller made no answer to thu
r attack, and the vote elected Mr.. Plat
: by tally of SO to- II.
q After this sensational meeting hat
e ended Mr.. Miller said: Il fail TO un
r derstand how Mr. Depew could hav'
! possibly misconstrued my meaning
g After the meeting this morning, whel
everybody understood the situation
v thoroughly Mr.. Depew talked witt
' me and made no attempt to withdraw
His excuse at this time, it seems t
me, is rather fiimsy. l am not dis
turbed by tie personal attacks upol
me, but / am disturbed at Mr.. Depey
q going back on his word to me. But,
he added, significantly, ''the fight
on in New York, and we now know
t who our friends ara
h Mr.. Depew tonight reiterated hi
statement that he had entirely mis-
understood Mr.. Miiisr's proposition
n In some quarters tonight, it is sal
j. the Platt contingent has agreed
o support Mr. Depew for vice-presiden
o in the convention. A rumor is ais
e current that the New York delegatic
d may present the name of Frederick I
/. Grant, of New York, for that offic'
: The delegation will meet early tc
morrow.
= ST. LOUIS, June 15.-The meeting {
When the delegation was called t