Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-25
NOT ~ AcclAllaTIos.
New York Sun Declares Mckinley Recess Nave
Given Up Hope q This.

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New York, May 24-The Sun says:
The Mckinley bosses have given up all
hope of nominating their man by accla-
nation. They are now praying that he
may be nominated on the first ballot.
and they are begging aid In every state
In the Union to accomplish this result.
This information came last night alike
from Mckinley men and from anti Nc
Kinley sources.
poll Of the 918 delegates to the con-
vention has been made. and after the
severest scrutiny It has been ascertained
that $50 are for sound money with all
that that implies.
Behind these $50 delegates are business
constituencies which demand that tho
next candidate of the Republican party
shall be irrevocably committed to sound
money. and these business men will have
nothing to do with a straddler like Nc
kinley.
The constituencies represented br
these delegates are some OF the most i'm
portant in the United States. and thu.
most interesting fact in the whole situa-
ton is that among the $50 delegates are
some who have been instructed for Nc.
hinley, but who, since his refusal to de-
clare himself on the money question. de-
clare themselves ready to break away al
any minute
The Mckinley bosses are claiming All
delegates sent by conventions which
have merely "endorsed' Mr. MCKINLEY
These delegates also come from consti-
tuencies where the business men demand
sound money candidate.
With these facts in view and substan-
tiated as they were last night in both the
Mckinley and anti Mckinley camus
there Is little surprise that the Mckinley
bosses and Mr.. Mckinley have sent in
vitations to almost every Republican oil
national renown In Washington or New
York to join them in Cleveland or Can.
ton.
The invitations to the national com
mlttee men. in the estimation of those
familiar with what Is going on. indicate |
that the Mckinley bosses do not wish
the contests they have made in the
southern and other states to be invest |
gated at st. Louis. Some OF the meth |
DDS used IN these contests would not
stand the light Of day. The national
committee. If 1t is friendly to Mr.. Nc |
hlniey can in many ways shield those
VINO have participated in the shady do |
ings Friends Of Mr. Mckinley are now
going through the southern states Tor |
the purpose of attempting to keep many |
OF the anti Mckinley contestants at |
home
1t Is asserted that the delegates In the |
southern states favorable to Mr.. Nc
kinley are being provided with car fare
to st Louis and auxiliary expenses, while /
E,eny pleasant things are offered to the |
nti-Mckinley contestants II they will |
find ii convenient not to turn up in St. |
Louis.
This situation may be considered truly |
remarkable. when you remember that |
Mckinley is TO be nominated by accIa-
nation"
But the fact that the $50 delegates are
unalterahiy for sound money Is the meat
OF the matter. and this win be demon
strated on the very first day of the real
battle at St. Louis.
AS an evidence of the interest In this
sound money question II may be stated
that well known trust company in
New York refused yesterday to make
loans on Alabama state warrants. The
directors of the trust company met to
the application of the state of
Alabama for the loans on its warrants,
and in view of the speeches in the United
States senate of Senators Pugh and
Morgan the unanimous vote of the direc-
tors was against granting the loans.
This state is to speak first in the roll
cali Of the Republican convention at ST.
Louis. and from present appearances
4 iG lilxalihnod no Do |
publican delegates from this state will
shout for silver money. The directors
OF the trust company said they had mol
sentiment about the matter. but that it
was purely business transaction, and
they believed they were justified in re-
fnsing loans to Alabama.