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scene with contempuous smile on his

scene with contempuous smile on his
face.
Mr.. Barnes closed his remarks with
a declaration that he had no apologies
to make for supporting Platt, and he
did not fear to meet the issue.
Depew at this point attempted to
soothe the ruff1ed feelings of the meet
ing by stating that the business now
before the meeting was the election of
Chairman of the delegation.
General McCook thereupon nomn-
ated Warner Miller, while Platt was put
in nomination by Quigg.
But exchange of personalities was not
to be so easily closed. State Senator
Kaines had something to say, and he
SAID 1t with a force and vigor and
directness of expression that caused
the delegates to break into cheers of
approval again and again. Turning
to Miller and shaking his long finger
almost in the latter's face, Raines
characterized the ex-senator as the
representative of the kicker of New
York; as man who sought the place
of delegate-at-large to oppose Governor
Morton. He did not approve of Miller's
course In his opinion it was an ex-
Eibition of downright foolhardiness.
Advancing a step toward Miller and
addressing his remarks to that gentle
man, Raines inquired when it was that
Platt had said that Mckinley was unfit
and incompetent for the office of Presi-
dent. He challenged the correctness of
the statement, and asserted, while the
Platt men cheered him to the echo, that
Miller had misrepresented their leader.
What plaff did that a pantlp-
man who aspired to the Presidency
should announce his position on the
money question. In one part of the
country he was quoted as holding GER
tain views, and in another part of the
country was quoted as holding opposite
views What Platt wanted was a cor
rect definition of McKinley's financial
principles.
Raines charged Miller with being
faithless in everything and faithful in
nothing, and was again loudly cheered
when he declared that whoever might
be nominated, he would have the united
support of all the loyal Republicans of
New York, including, he hoped, even
Warner Miller.
Raines remarks so cleared the at
rnosphere and so satisfied Platt's
friends that they were willing at this
point to vote on the question of the
delegation Craftsmanship. Miller ap-
parently had nothing further to say,
and the clerk began to call the roll
Depew was loudly cheered when he
arose and announced his choice to be
Platt, and the latters friends expressed
further manifestations of approval
when similar votes We're cast by Brad
ley, who some weeks ago announced
that he would support Mckinley, and
by Dewitt Middleton. OF the seventy
votes cast Platt received fifty three
and Miller seventeen, and again the
Tlatt men gave fresh evidence of their
approval by heartily cheering the an
Eouncement.
With a view to placing the meeting
en- record as favoring the gold stand
ard, the following resolution offered by
Quigg was adopted:
Resolved, That we favor the main
tenance of the present gold standard,
and are opposed to the free coinage of
silver except by International agree
ment for bimetallism with the leading
commercial nations of the world"
On motion of Quigg, Frederick S.
Gibbs was elected as the New York
member of the National Committee,
Edward Lauterbach as the member of
the Committee on Resolutions, William