The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-15

While Senator Foraker and Goyernor
Bushnell were in conference in Mr.
Hanna's room with that gentleman and
Gen. Grosvenor and other strong sun.
porters of
MKINLEY, SENATOR PROCTOR
OF Vermont was sent for and ,oioad tho
party. 1t was rumored about the hotel
that the conference was called for the
purpose OF making arrangements for the
conolliat1on Of Platt and diyertinp tbe
threatening condition of affairs in New
1ork s1ate. After the conference ended,
6hls rumor was emphatically denied by
one OF the gentlemen present, who said
tha5 Flatt's name was not even men,
toned.
Ihasmuoh as Foraker is to be the Ohio
member of the committee on resolutions
anu the financial plank is the only moot
gu Question of Importance in connection
WIN this convention, it was deemed ad-
vlsable that the leaders should confer as
soon as Foraker arrived. One of those
present at the conference stated after
wards that it appeared the sense of those
present that it would be sufficient to de-
clare against the free coinage of silver
ana let 1t go at that. This having been
zone, he argued that no other Inference
coulu ne drawn from the text OF the
plank than that tho Republican party
was ID favor of the existing standard,
according to this authority
THE WORD "GOLD"
Will be omitted 1t is not thought prob
able that Gov. Foraker would be willing
TO go farther than this in view Of his re-
cent declaration of the Ohio campaign
tnat ne was q firm believer in bi-Inetal-
ism. On the other hand, Senator Proc
tor, after leaving the conference stated
tnat the sentiment in favor of declara-
tion for gold was becoming more and
more pronounced every day and he ex-
pressed the belief that The plank would
mention that metal by name.
referring to the Iumor that an effort
was icing made by the Ohio managers
to conclliate Platt, gen. GrOsyenor said
All suoh talk is idle and nonsensical.
Ii he secs tit to bolt the convention, he
must assume the responsibilities. -
Senator Quay authorizes the United
Ffess TO say there is not word of truth
IN the report publish ed in Chicago that
conferences was held in his rooms last
night at which it was practically ar
ranged he should retire from the con-
test.
MIR: Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, was
asked by representative OF the United
Press today, what foundation there was
Ior the reported misunderstanding be-
tween himself and Mr.. John Milholland,
OF New York. MIR. Manley replied !:
Some time ago 1 received a telegram
from Mr.. Milholland, asking me as as.
slstant secretary of the convention if he
could have ticket. That was the way
construed his message. He may have
said tickets" but the telegram rs l re-
member it was in the singular. / replied
Immediately that of course he could have
ticket. Yhis brought out another tele.
gram from Mr. Milholland, in which he
said 1t imagined that the assistant SEC
rotary would be satisfied with one ticket,
did not understand him. He concluded
his telegram with the declaration that
while he did not want the earth, he
would expect fifty tickets at least.
referred this matter at once to our sub
committee and so far as know, il has
remained Enacted upon, with many other
requests of similar character. The
correspondence was made public 1t
was not given ont by me. I there
fore telegraphed Mr.. Milholland to this
effect, and | added that had never, char
acterized his despatch as impertinent.
but that | would gladly do anything
could. That is all there is to do as far
as I KNOW