The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-12
A REPUBLICAN
SILVER PLANK
What a Utah Delegate Thinks Mould
Please the Fancy Of Men
Prom the West.
FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Thought at the Convention City There kill
Be kafm Fight for this rlsee
IOmaa Suiiragists Viii Ash
for Recognition.

progress today that the members Of
the committee are beginning to feel
that there is danger Of very great
prolongation Of this work. Up TO II
o'clock today the committee. after sit
Ing for twelve hours. had decided the
contests affecting thirty seats in the
convention. These include four dele
gates at large from each Of the states
Of Mississippi and Florida. and scat
tering delegates from districts Of Cal
ifornia. Alabama. Kentucky. Florida,
Mississippi. and Missouri. All the del
gates seated, except two from Florida.
are Mckinley men.
81. Louis. June 1.-THE national Re
publican committee decided tonight to
proceed TO the selection Of temporary
officers OF the national convention. in
Guiding chairman. at 2 o'clock Satur-
day The meeting which. II was an
nounced. the Republican advocates OF
SllNNI houAh iloto tptietA HAo fOctpon-
ed on account Of the non-arrival Of
prominent silver advocates. who were
expected today. Colonel Trumbo, one
OF the Utah delegates. tonight gave
out the following as a declaration.
which he thinks Western men would
be willing TO accept on the silver, lead
and wool questions;
THE Republican party is in favor Of
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at ratio Of sixteen ounces
of silver being equivalent in all func-
tions Of money to one ounce of gold
when coined into dollars OF the United
States OF America; noting that. under
the tariff act OF March 3. 1887. the wool
industry was more prosperous than
during any other period in the his
tory Of the country. and observing that
the present free trade policy OF the
Democratic administration has ruined
that industry, the Republican party,
not less eager today than in the. past
to uphold the interests of those engag-
ed in the raising OF wool, hereby stands
committed to the reinstatement Of the
schedule of wool as enacted in the
tariff law Of 1861 The Republican
party is in favor Of the re-enactment
OF the tariff schedule of 1890 providing
for duty on lead ores. without TAX
ing noe of the value of silver associated
with lead in ores imported"
kilograms have been received here
that Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York,
with a large delegation of Mckinley
men from that state, is on the way
here. This Immediately started great
deal of gossip and among the rumors
that were afloat was one that Mr.. Bliss
was to be pushed for the vice-presi-
dency, and that. although he had stat
ed long ago that he could not accept
the nomination, he would be prevailed
upon to take second place in order to
strengthen the ticket in New York.
AiAo AuAiAOA AAeeo q AAeANG III OAkC
which states that Information has been
obtained that Governor Morton would
accept second place and that Mr.. Plat
had been consulted and had said the
arrangement would be satisfactory,
1t seems that these rumors have been
started by those who think the McKin-
ley men, now in full control of the
convention and everything connected
with It, are under the necessity of pla-
eating one section or another of the
country, especially where there has
been disappointed presidential candi-
dates. Senator Gear. of Iowa has
been given second place in one of these
wild sweeps Of the imagination which
have conceived the necessity for pla-
eating the state Of Iowa because SEN
ator Allison could not be nominated
for president.
The fact appears that there are
number of rather eager aspirants for
the vice-presidency, For several of
them there is very warm feeling in
the Mckinley camp and indications
now seem that one of them will be
elected Mr., Manley, who yesterday
conceded the nomination of Mckinley,
today gave out the following state
ment:
"The action of the national commit
tee at their meeting yesterday, showing
clearly their intention of placing in
the temporary roll of delegates favora-
BILE to Mckinley, which in the end
would mean 100 additional votes. caus-
ed me to make the statement that 1
did. I am as earnestly for Mr.. Reed
as ever, and am with his friends doing
everything possible to bring about his
nomination, and urge upon his sup
porters throughout the country to
make still greater efforts in his be-
half. (signed) ]. H. Manley."
Mr. Manley said that it appeared in
some quarters that his statement of
yesterday was misunderstood; that he
made this statement in order that