The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

st. Louis, June 12.-The United Press
headquarters. Southern hotel. This
has been day of inertia in the
Republican camp. Even the arrival Cf
Senator Quay to reinforce the presence
of ex-senator Platt failed to galvanZe
the antiMchinley movement back to
any senlbiGnce OF vigorous life. The
corridors around thc room whore t..c
national committee went through its
monotOnous routine of deciding p!c-
Ealirary contests was never uncom-
fortahly thronged at any period OF the
day. What the decisions Of the COM
rIi;tee would be, appeared to be taken
for granted in majority of cases. Some
eccentric departures in the Louisiana
contested eases. from the ordinary
course of rulings scarcely served to
give zeSt to otherwise tasteless pro-
CeeGi'gs. When the New York contests
axe reached tomorrow or Monday in
terest may revive. Some OF Mr. Platt's
intimates continue to make yelled
threats Of bcitinC Il the New York con-
tests are decided az the same rrinciIals
that are alleged to have controlled the
committee in other cases, but Mr. Plat
ting himself to such a course.
Late this afternoon some very de-
cded Indications were gwen as to the
course which the Mckinley men would
probably take on the financial question.
Hitherto the Plat men have shouted
sound money" and the Mckinley men
! have shouted tariff" and neither side
has manifested any disposition to adopt
the war cry of the others. Now all this
is changed. and the Mckinley men are
shouting finance. A suggested platform
drafted by Mr.. Kohlsaat, of Chicago,
was submitted to Mr.. Hanna and other
close friends of Major Mckinley today
and was taken under consideration.
This proposed financial plank. While fol-
lowing in the lines Of the Indiana plat
forla goes one important step further
and sraciuiiy declares for the gold
standard" At the same time. however,
that this proposition was submitted the
/ suggestion was made that If this plat
form were adopted by the committee on
resolutions it should be with the distinct
understanding tnat when II was report
cd to the convention by the committee
on resolutions, the chairman should en-
terrain q motion 10 strike out the words
"gCid standard" TIE plank to be so
framed tl.at this could be done without
interfering with the context or the
! sense.
| such q Irotion being entertained. the
! p-cr ostion would be subject to debate
and could be finally settled by the con-
ventioa on q. test vote. 1t Is understood
to be MIR. Hanna's judgment that tie
words gold standard" ought not to
| appear in the platform.
A GOLD BUG FOREVER.
Ex-senator Platt today issued over
! his signature the following statement:
| Governor Morton will be placed in nom
| inetion and cordially supported by his
friends Speaker Feed and Senator Al
lisou viii also receive the votes of their
| supporters. all reports to the contrary
! notwithstanding l am hopeful that the
| convention will recognize the wisdom OF
making Governor Morton presidential
! candidate ard declaring for a gold stand
ard. IIcSis essentially gold standard
/ bearer as his record demonstrates.
From q curSoly observation during my
brief stay here, | am sanguiue that ma
! jor.ty of the delegates favor the contir-
| uance or the eAlstli!g n'lhnclal system, as
interpreted by Republican administra-
tions. TIE New York delegation will GER
| tainly do all in its power to put Il goll
plank in the platform for New York is
/ for cold.
| (S.gneG) II. G. Piatt.
Senator Aliisons friends. who have
hitherto remained so silent, that inns
preston gained ground that he had been
| withdrawn from the race. are now as
sun2ing an aggressive attitude and as
so9t that he viii be supported by vigor-
GUS orstory and many votes. when the
convention proceeds to nominations