The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25
Maj. Mckinley Cuts No Figure
in the Convention.
PlATT THE MASTER SPIRIT.
Platform Declares for the "GaId
Standard" and Against Silver.
senator Davis Withdraws From the
Presidential Race. and the Ntnuc-
sofa state Convention. on Being
Notified. at Once Ins,rncts DeIe-
gates for Mckinlcy.

convention has finished its labors. The
preliminary sparring that has been going
on for weeks ended in the tinai hattie to-
night, and the forces that have been dor
mant Ter two years kept within the stale
boundaries the honor of the presidential
inaorSeneni OF the creates, state in the
Union. the state casting the largest num-
her OF votes in the electoral college. TAts
indorse meut goeS to Gov. Levi z. Morton.
The deiegateS-at-large viii he Thomas c.
Plat. OF Tioga. Warner Miller. Of Her
kimer. Chauncey NJ, pepew. OF New York. Z
and Edward laatcrbaeh. The alternates
VIII be Hamilton Fish, OF Garrison; Frank
= Withetbee. of Port Henry. c H. Rah-
cock, OF Rochester. and Daniel Mcmillan.
OF Buffalo. The electors at-lsrge will be
Gen. BENJAMIN r. Tracey. OF New York.
and Edward III. Butler OF Buffalo.
Although the convention was called to
meet at noon. II was half an hoer later
when tbs gavei of Haekeit, chairman OF
the state committee, called The members
10 order. few inmates earlier ex Sen
atoT tiatt entered the hall. the delegates
and spectators cheering wildly and The
band playing, Hail TO the Chief" After
the roll call Chairman Haekett called npea
Senator Cornelius r. Parsons of Hoehes-
Ter. to act as temporary chsitman.
Senator Clarence LeSow was made chair
man Of the committee ON resolutions. Tho
convention was in session only fifty-threo
minutes, and adjournment was taken un-
I'll I.s0 this evening. A petition originate
ing with the Erie county delegation ask
ing that the names OF Platt and Lauter-
bach be dropped from the list of dele
gates and the names of Samuel Thomas.
of New York. and Mayor r. n. Jewett. OF
Buffalo. substituted. received twenty-five
signatures out of u membership of COO in
tho convention.
The committee on contested seats met
after the convention adjourned this after
noon. The first contest was from tho
Eighteenth New York district. and an az
iidayit was presented by the contestants.
adherents OF the Plat followers, TO at
tempt to demonstrate that the Brookfieid
following had, between threats and ntimf-
dation. s;riven to compel persons 10 re-
frain from voting at the regular primaries.
and had declared people elected at pr1-
maries that never Rere held. This was de-
MED by those sitting who at the appoints
ed time would show that the same appli-
cation had been properly refused at the
congressional convention. The Piatt ad-
hcrents asked for at least onc-haif tho
delegates, The Tweaty-second district OF
New York also presented u contest, the
Platt people asking TO be seated In place
OF the Brookfscid people. J. I. Il. Engie-
hart presented the contest. and said tho
sitting Brookfeld men had not In any way
had regular meetings. and their delegates
were irregular. The sitting membership
presented affidavits Of fifty out OF the nine
ty-one delegates 20 prove their case. Al
most the same claims were made in tho
case of q contest I'm the Thirtieth assembly
district where the Brookfed men turned
the tables and pctitioned for the seats OF
the Platt men. on the ground that there
was not a convention held in the place
designated by the county committee. Tho
Platt sitting delegates claimed that Mayor
Strong's police aided the contestants TO
keep them from holding the convention
in the proper place The Thirty-second
New York district noted a contest. in this
case fine Piatt people asking for seats held
by the BrookHed people They asked for
AT least half a vote. There were also con-
tests In the Tweniy-third and Twelfth dis
tricts, the Brookfieid people asking for
seats In both districts that were held by
the Platt men. There were no contests
outside of New York. The committee de-
cided In favor OF the sitting delegates in
all the districts whore a half vote was
given TO each delegation. This decision
allowed the anti-PIatt men in the Thirty
second and Thirty-third districts TO keep
their seats.
The committee on nominations met THIS
afternoon Thomas q. Plat. Warner Nh
Ter, chauneey VI. D,pex and Edward isau-
terhach we're nominated as ds'iesatea-af-
large TO the national convention. and
Hamilton Fish, G. II. Babcock, FRANK
Witherbee and Daniel McMillan as alter
mates one dissenting vote prevented
unanimous nomination. Gen. Tracey. OF
New York and r. II. Butler. of Bunalo.
were nominated as electors-at-large, nut
one vote in opposition being cast.
n WAS 7.t3 O'Clock this evening when
Temporary Chairman Parsons called the
convention 20 order Senator Rrackett.
chairman Of the committee on contested
seats. then road his report When be read
that the sitting delegates IN all but one
district had hsen allowed 20 frtain their
seats there were cheers aud Hppisuse. ana
the report was adopted with very httie
oppe=iiion. Freierick = Gibbs, Of Nae
,f,muttte. on permanent organization. re-
rortea The name Of Cnngrcsrnnan O. L.
Soutbwlck. of Albany. for permanent
chairman, and the list for vice presidents
and secretary.
while fhs secretary was reading Thomas
9. plat entered the hsti and the dele
gates arose and cheered hun, while ~"
hand s;opped tho proceedings 10 play
..rI,ii IN the chief" Then somebody pro-
r,oaed Three cheers for Thomas g. Plait."
and ihev were given with q wtii. Chair
man T.aufert,acf of the county committee.
aIso cams. In for share ~ the applause.
ana z, vBs ten minutes before order could
Dc restored. Congressman SonthNick was
then sssearfsf 10 the piatf"fu
Mr. So,f;hwfgk upan assuming the chair
roansbf,, made a strong speech m favor
Of a protective tariff. prcdirtinE that IN
the Noven,FDr elections the people would
,,nta into powsr at Washington CITY the
marry which declares for the American
s,.s,t.,, -, nretertlcn 10 home labor and IN
d,,4,-,, ana the maintenance Of a system
~ .o,,,a ard honest money" TIE speaker
~, 49,. into the history % the Nerub-
u-,r rs-ry In relation 20 tsrtf1 legislation.
80 ts.-,r,.lican" Mr. Southwick kasd.
..i,as a r,ateut on the system Or pro'Fettofi.
X. s,,,,,4tav r-oser tfonisf ~iii he presented
., th. ,a,-,r 81 the St Louis convention
.ban f.vt T. Norton" He derounref tns
Wilson German act a. the cfownihK N
fanny Of Democrats tarir policy re
snake s,f she ever-Fse curing monthly es-
fseseneien under the administration of ms
Law Referring 10 the efforts OF congress
Ia remedy THIS evil fhs speaker saif.
..Reivren a president devoted 30 bond
sat.s. ar,a 4 ,efnccratic-P Pepuiist ailianc"
,is,,e,.,, -, fr,@ silver coinage every meas
fIya of treasury relief proyised ~ in'f Re
,,,,t,tt,.,, s.,.,sa hr= faiityi fo receive Demo-
cratic sgur0ys ard has ssrsa returned -
the houss loaded down ay me senate witn
a free silver amendment That " tbs 1tu-
alton which has prevailed f'r ni"nths Anu
prevails to,ssv ffan mere popular ea pres
ssos sn.itne with tfa elections % TIE past
three years - required 70 give 10 tae "a
~ of rarsT nrufectlun ard sound finance
renewed control Of the gpseFDsneni AZ
Washington CITY" Mr. Seuthwiek DE-
clased that Along WITH the revival u the