The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-12
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MChinley's Nomination with 100 Votes
to Spare Conceded-The Lcnderlcss OPP
neutrality-suspicious. Over Platt's Ar
rivaI-The Money Plank,
st. Louis, Mo, June 1.-THE indica-
lions point to the nomination of Nc
Knley, with one hundred votes to
spare, 1t is doubtful if he is nominat-
ed by reclamation, however, as there
is an element of opposition that will
make fight against him. 1t is as yet
an unorganized opposition.
The arrival of Plat is awaited with
intense interest, as he will, it is sup
posed, assume the leadership of the op-
position. But McKinley's overwhelm-
ing triumph seems assured beyond a
doubt. j. Fl. Marley the anti-Mcktn-
ley man, admits this.
Headquarters for Reed, Morton, ALI
son and Quay have been opened. but it
Is hard work to find them. No ban
ners have been spread upon the outer
or the inner walls. There is not even
olacard to direct the wayfarer TO a
place where he can find rest from the
silence of Mckinley on the money qucs-
ton.
The one feature of the situation to-
day in which the sound money anti
Mckinley men OF the east find a grain
of comfort is the unsettled financial
question, Since his arrival yesterday
Mark Hanna has become as mum as his
candidate on the currency issue, but
three distinct money planks are al
ready in course of preparation. One is
Tor a gold standard, one for silver and
one for sound money, without the words
sold standard The latter is favored by
all the little Mckinley bosses, but the
silver men Of the west and the gold
men o. the east want no compromise.
When the two elements meet in the
committee on resolutions and attempt
to force through money plank which
has no double meaning, then the Ohio
candidate may be forced to speak out.
If he speaks with a leaning toward
silver the gold men may take away
some of his delegates. and if he comes
out for gold many delegates from the
| silver states will vote against him.
There is talk Of putting Senator Tel
Ter OF Colorado in nomination before
! the convention as a free silver candi-
| date. in order to scatter the votes as
| much as possible in an effort to pre-
| vent the nomination of the Ohio man
on the first ballot.
But there is not much prospect of
| success in this or any other movement
talked of so far. The opposition has
waited so long without organization on
the field of battle that only a new and
unexpected move will surprise the Nc
Kinley men.
The few Morton, Reed and Allison
men on the ground are going about
with long faces talking vaguely about
changing the situation when all their
delegates get here. They have no clear
idea of how the change is to be brought
about, but they are hoping that some
thing will turn up. SO for the present
everybody comedies that it looks like
Mckinley on the first ballot.
The national committee is going on
to-day with the work of making up the
temporary roll of the convention. The
hearing of contests is closely akin to
farce, as they will nearly all be set
tied in favor of the Mckinley men.
This is so well understood that many
of them will be withdrawn.
There is no interest now in any of the
contests except those from New York
city. The contestants there may make
a fight. but it is almost certain that
all the Mckinley delegates will be seat
ed in the convention. McCOok, Brook
field, Coils, Wright, Bliss and Cruger
are sure to get in unless the majority
members of the national committee
change their minds.
These changes are for the temporary
organization of the convention only.
They can all be reviewed by the com
mittee on credentials, but that commit
tee will also be controlled by the Nc
Kinley men. and the delegates who are
seated by the national committee will
stay in.
The financial plank is to-day attract
ing far more attention than the can
didates or the contests. 1t is clear now
that the silence of Mckinley will re-
main unbroken, but his managers here
are secretly working to prevent the use
of the words gold standard" in the
platform. They are shouting for sound
money as loud as any one, but to win
votes they will call silver sound money.
Lie MChlIliGS ~ HulCdlt, utdtltu ny
Mark Hanna, it is believed, will try to
have the money plank of the Indiana
platform adopted. They will certainly
oppose any stronger language against
silver
In the committee on resolutions the
sound money men of the east will fight
hard for the gold standard, but on that
committee there is only one man from
each state and territory. The member
from Oklahoma can offset the vote of
the member of New York who will voice
the sentiment of the great financial CEN
ter of the country. Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts can be voted down by
Arizona and Indian territory. The
eastern delegates feel that this is a
monstrous injustice, but it is party law
and precedent, and there is no escape
from it.
There will certainly be two, and prob
ably three reports from the committee
on the money plank The prospects of
getting the convention to accept an
out and out declaration for the gold
standard seems to be remote. Nineteen
or twenty states along the Mississippi
valley and on its borders, with more