The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-15
He II Anxious to Save Something Out
Hopes to Get Second Place.
YESTERDAYS CONVENTIONS
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS IN
STRUCT FOR THE "APOSTLE.o
Colorado Silverites Put Senator Teller
The Louisiana Outrage.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May H.-Representative
Wellington, of Maryland, the leader of the
Republican party in that State, announces
that at least fourteen of the sixteen dele
gates from his State will vote for Mckinley
on the first ballot. The full significance OF
Mr.. Wellngton's announcement will be bet
ter recognized when it is understood that at
the Maryland convention the efforts of the
Mckinley men to instruct the delegates at
large for Mckinley were defeated by an
overwhelming majority and Mr.. Wellingtons
orders for an uninstructed delegation were
almost unanimously adopted Mr.. yelling
ton VERY frankly states that in his opinion
the campaign is over and though he was
until very recently Reed man. he Is now
convinced that Mckinney will be nominated.
possibly by reclamation. Mr.. Wellington
leads his forces into the Mckinley camp
with all the honors of war. General Os-
bourne, of Boston, a cousin of Mckinley,
conducted all the negotiations and the Mary
land men, accordingly, come in on the
ground floor. President Malster. of the Co
lumbar iron works. the great war ship
yard at Baltimore, who Is a delegate at
large, and Gen. Felix Agnus, the editor of
the Baltimore American, are the only two
delegates who have not gone over to Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Wellington says that when
Mckinley carried Indiana the fight, in his
opinion, was over.
Senator Quay, on learning this morning
that the Maryland forces had gone over to
Mckinley, hurried over TO New York for a
conference with Mr.. Plat. The detection of
the Marylanders was unexpected, as Well
ington was known to hold the great ma
jority of them in his hand and he had been
always counted as determined Reed man.
The news that came to-day that Senator
Elkins had left West Virginia to go to Nc
Kinley was another disappointment to Quay
and the Mckinley men in general Mr..
Quay's purpose in Fastening to New York is
believed to be an effort to form a combine
with Platt by which the vice presidency
can be saved, and it is seriously accepted
here that Mr.. Quay wants the vice presi-
dency himself. His action in calling the roll
of his sixty delegates as he did last Monday
to assure himself of their loyalty, shows
that he does not propose to turn them over
without some recompense and any demand
Of his, backed by sixty votes, Is very apt
to receive careful consideration. Mr.. Well
ington expressed his belief that the st.
Louis convention will adopt an unequvocal
sound money platform and that no obJec-
ton will be made by Mckinley. no matter
how straightforward is the declaration for
sound money.
AS for Mr.. Reed. the daily frictions be
tween the Republican members and the
Speaker, Indicate beyond question how en-
tirely Mr.. Reeds colleagues consider him out
of the race. Indeed, II can be asserted now
that If Mr.. Reed wants to succeed himself
as Speaker of the next House he VIII have
to make the fight of his life to get IL.
No Conference of Anti-McKinleyites.
NEW YORK, May 14-Ex-Senator Platt
when seen at the Fifth-avenue Hotel to-
night denied all knowledge Of a conference
said to have been planned to take place
in this city during the evening. According
to the report Hon. Joseph H. Manley. of
Maine, and Senator NJ. s: Quay. Of Penn
sylvania were to meet Mr. Platt in this
city. Senator Quay and Mr.. Manley did
not put in an appearance at the Fffth-ave-
nue. Hotel during the evening, and Mr.. Platt
asserted that he had seen nothing of them,
also that he was entirely ignorant of their
whereabouts.