The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-17

man power that made New York Re-
publicans the laughing stock Of the ma
ton
T. C. Campbell. Of New York. said
it Was a sudden combine of number
of the most disreputable bosses in the
party to aid a fellow 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 Mckinney II
possible. The friends Of Mckinley
should beware of him.
When these speeches were finished
every man in the delegation was
given a copy of the resolutions to dis
tribute among the different state dele
CATIONS and the work was taken UP at
once in a lively manner.
Mr.. Miller, Cornelius n. Bliss ana
s. Y r. Cruger went at once to the
Ohio headquarters to
ASK ABOUT THE RUMoR
that had been spread that Chic was
favorable to Morton. Mr. Miller, when
he returned, said. "Ohfo will noG sup
port Norton Mr.. Hanna's only prom
Use to New York wrs that if the dele
cation 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 amy promise to AIr. Plat"
Mr.. Platt declined in the most posi-
tive manner to say anything for publ
cation.
Mr.. Morton is a candidate for presd-
dent" was bis terse statement, and not
view would he express upon the sit
ua5tion- Others in the New York dele
gartion were inclined to be more To-
quacious Chairman Hackert said: II
Mr.. Morton is defeated for president
in the convention he viii be nominated
for vice-president. despite Mr.. Miller
or any one of the powers he chooses to
invoke
As the evening wore on the Dues
ton gradually dgifted out of New York
state politics to
ONE OF NATIONAL IMPORT.
Leaders OF delegations were visited
ard buttonholed and tables of possible
votes were made UP. Ex-Unlted States
Senator Frank Hiscock of New YORK
took a hand and said: In the event
of Morton not being nominated Tor
president, the presidential senu-
ment OF the convention is for ham.
do non. think anything could sop him.
Senators Quay and Lodge were also
taking a hand in the matter and Rus-
sell A Ayers aid was procured ny ihe
Morton people.
Pea-haps the most curious feature OF
the evening was the announcements
by Mr. HacKeHt of New York that FOR
aker had told him that if Mr.. Hanna S
lovajhv towards tine Warner Miller
faction in New York kept him from an
e-Snrees6oqi for Morton and babe MIN
assist Miller he (ForakeT] could de-
liver "a Of the Is votes of Ohio for MI.
Morton. besides many other Mckinney
stares. The early evening estimate OF
strength for Morton, Without Mchlh-
ley's mana gers assistance, was gwen
as follows
New York. Sc: Connecticut. L: Della
ware, S; Florida, s; Marylanm, 10; Mas
sachusea1s. 80; Michigan, 2S; MIME
sofa. Is; Nebraska, is; New Hamp-
shire 8: North Dakota, 6; Ohio, "a;
PENNSYLVANIA, 81; Rhode Island, g.
Sounh Dakota. s; Tennessee, "a; Texas
Is. Wisconsin. "a; Vermont, 8; Mlssls-
sippi, IS Total. Ss7.
TNor a choice 1t would be necessar.
to have $50 votes. When shown 1hsst
figures. Mr.. Miller said they were ne ,
ti46ous ana added: Wait TIL we &c
through with those states
Mr. Platt's unwil.ingness to tall
.hout the vice presidential issue wa
due. not only to his loyalty to MI
Morton. but to a fear that II IL wa
known that Mr. Morton was absolute
Nv a candidate. his support 1oG IN
presidency might be injured.
Chauncey NJ. Depew became g faclo
in the fight tonight, and when asked !
he had been Informed OF MI morton
candidacy. he said:
Il have Mr.. Morton's telegram o
Saturday declining to run for ina
Office. II Mr.. Morton should notify m
that he is candidate for vice presi
dent, 1 would not present his name I
the convention for president.
a little later in the night when War
ner Miller and George E. Matthew
called and asked him to sign the doc
unlert protesting against the Morto
vice presidential boom, he said:
y am in sympathy with the move
nent, but l cannot consistently sig
for you. in view of the fact that / ar
here as Mr. MoTton's representative
place his name before the convention.
II was learned at Hanna's rooms to
night that he tod the Miller adlaerent
when they asked for his support i
their fight against Morton. that h
would give them an answer in tn
morning. as he would have to hav
time to consider the matter. The mos
energetic assistance the anti-Morto
clement got tonight was from the Ne1
Jersey delegation, who had hoped t
nominate their man. Garrett A. He
bart. for vice president
In the meantime the Miller men ha
visited the headquarters of the Main
delegation and tried to induce them I
place Mr.. Reed in the field for vic
president. While an absolute REFUSE
was not given. it was understood tina
even if nominated. Mr. Reed would d.
cline the nomination. The leaders {
the delegation promised. however. /
put themselves in instant co1nmunics
ton with Mr.. Reed and get a decisiv
answer. IF Mr. Reed was 10 accer
1t would mean a serious DETECTION o
eastern states from the Morton CO
umn.
At. Mr.. Platt's rooms tonight it wa
admitted that Mr. Morton's chance
would be slim if Mr.. Reed entered tn
race, but that seemed to be the onl
fear
So dissatisfied was Mr. Depew wit
the situation. and SO disturbed owe
the rumors, that at O'Clock he sen
this message to Governor Morton:
''Hon. Levi P. Morton. Ellerslie:
Stories circulated tonight saw yo
have decided 20 accept the vice-pres
idential nomination instead of tn
presidency. Do ] understand that yo
have rescinded your former Telegram
to me-
(Sfgned) CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW."
Shortly after 10 O'Clock this answe
came TO Mr.. Depew:
"Chaunoey NJ. Depew:
Telegram received. Stories circu
lated are unfounded. l have rescino
ed nc+bing.
tSigaell LEVI P. NORTON"
Mr.. Depew showed this to the ASS