The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-17
They Are Alleged to Have Defied Boss
Hanna. and to Have Joined
the Platt Forces.
FINANCIAL PLANK SETTLED
INTEREST NOW CENTERED IN THE
VICE PRESIDENCY QUESTION.
Message Received by Mr.. Depew
Stating that Governor Morton Had
Not Changed His Mind.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-There is interest to-
night only in the impending battle for the
vice presidency. Mr.. Hanna's concession
TO the straight-out gold men this morning
has ceased TO be discussed. The history OF
Evans. which led UP TO his final surrender,
is not unfamiliar. 1t was stated in these
dispatches last night how Mr.. Hanna yes
terday passed from despair to defiance.
Yesterday evening the reports from his
lieutenants came in Mr.. Hanna believed
that he would still be able to control the
situation, the more so because IL was true
beyond a doubt that there were some
grievous errors in Mr.. Lodges estimate of
the gold strength i'm the committee.
Buoyed up by a combination of actual
errors in the Lodge calculations and by
the reports of oversanguine agents. Mr..
Hanna as stated last night. completely
changed front, and by midnight sent AIR.
Lodge an ultimatum of what he would ac-
cept. 1t was the plank reaffirming the par
tvs adherence to a currency "as good as
gold" This morning Mr.. Hanna for some
time maintained the same defiant attitude.
Then came to him more accurate reports
of his own strength. or. rather. weakness,
and soon after that there was a confer
ence between him and Mr.. Lodge. True to
his policy of harmony and haste, Mr.. Han
ma stuck to his determination not to carry
the fight into the committee. He an
nounced, however, that Mr.. Mckinley must
insist On naming the chairman of the COM
mittee. To this Mr.. Lodge readily as
sented. and. as stated above. he himself
placed Mr.. Foraker in nomination.
What exact shape the financial plank will
finally assume is at this moment diff
cult to say. Nor is it indeed material.
1t will declare in plain words for the
present gold standard" and that, after
ALL is the meat of the whole contention.
1t will be adopted in the convention, proba-
bly, tomorrow afternoon. The free-silyer
men will be given opportunity to declare
their position, and then Messrs. Teller and
Dubois and such following as they have,
can walk out IL they will. Now that the
word gold has been inserted 1t is ex-
pected that the Teller bolt mcy assume
/somewhat larger proportions than was an
ticipated when Mr.. Hanna still thought he
could control the convention to omit the
word. With this the currency question
practically passes out Of the situation. In
intensity of bitterness. its place is prompt
ly taken by the vice-presidential fight. In
this matter Mr.. Hanna has not receded
from the stand he took yesterday of unal-
terable opposition to Mr.. Morton. He has
bent to the gold current. He will be broken
by the Morton storm but this time he
says he will not bend.
Mr.. Hanna has called upon the Mckinley
men in every delegation to rally to the
anti-Morton standard. Even the New York
men have been told that I'm this way they
must choose between Mckinley and Nor
ton. The Mckinley men I'm that delegation
have not wavered in their loyalty to the
Canton candidate and have Immediately en-
tered upon vast vindictive fight upon
their own Governor. Thus they are to-
night circulating the following appeal
from a number of clergymen of New York
to the colored delegates:
"colored Delegates-Can you afford To
support for Vice President a man who.
while occupying that Office. resigned his
place as presiding officer to Democrat
when the Lodge election bill came up be-
fore the United States Senate? No. OF
course not. Then you cannot entertain the
idea for moment OF giving the second
place on the ticket to Levi Il. Morton, OF
New York. The Lodge election bill. had II
become law, would have given
two millions OF colored Republicans
in the South the right of franchise
guaranteed by the Constitution. but with
held owing to the treachery of dough-faced
| leadership of such Republicans as Thomas
| c. Platt's candidate for Vice President"
This precious epistle is signed by six cer-
| gymen. who are a committee representing
! the metropolitan district OF associated
| churches I'm New York. representing -four
| thousand church-going Republicans In New
| York.
| Among the Western men Mr. Morton's
| standing as a banker and his close connec-
| ton with the moneyed powers OF Wall
street is being urged. and in a word the
| Mckinley men are STOPPING at no cam
| paigning device To secure his defeat. Mr.
! Hanna has I'm this matter shown himself
| In role that is entirely new since he has
| been in st. Louis. He manifests a bitter
| ness against Mr.. Morton which Is al
curious variance from his former anxiet,
| to have him share the ticket with Mr.. Nc.
Kinley. 1t is not difficult 10 recognize
| that his resentment is due entirely TO ths
| fact that Mr.. Mortons candidacy is beinf
| led by the forces which defeated the wishe,
Of Major Mckinley on the currency ques