The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-10

JlOn ana are exceedingly hopeful or the
| outcome"
General Grosvenor took occasion to
complain that there was scheme 10
pack the committee on credentiaIs
| against Mckinley and that was the Sc
cret of so many contrasting delegations.
Mr.. ldrich said:
THE general was as much misin-
formed regarding contrasting delegates
as he Is Of Mckinley figures, or he would
never have made that criticism. If he
had kept track Of these contests he
would have known that more than one
half of the contestfng delegates are Nc
Kfnley men who boltad tine regular con-
vent1ons and set up runnp conventions
to choose delegates / do not pretend
TO reflect on these men and say that
they are not justified in their contests.
That is a question for the committee on
credentials. But GrosVexor should no.
be so ready to cTiticise contestants and
say that they are for the purpose of de-
feating Mckinley when more than one
half Of them are Mckinley men
If the committee ON credentials is to
be packed, as Grosvenor says, who
knows but 1t may be in the interest of
these Mckinley contestants vino are
asking the seats of the delegates select
states and districts? I think he ought
to know what ne is talking about be-
fore he decides this very important
question which the committee on Gre
dentials has always decided in other
conventions and will decide in the one
at ST. Louis"
Grosvenor also said there were six
delegates instructed for Mckinley in
Illinois and the opponents Of Mckinley
were trying to have them violate tfIeir
instructions. Mr.. Aldrich again re-
marked that it was only transformation
that led GroSVenor to make such a
statement.
HE ought 20 know" said Mr.. Aldrfch,
that Mckinley has four instructed
delegates in Illinois and no more. No
one doubts that those four men will
vote for Mckinley and obey instruc-
tons No one IN Illinois would try to
have them do otherwise. But if the
general is to accuse the men who are
not instructed for Mckinley, but elect
ed for Cullon. of violating instructions,
there is no telling what complaint he
may have to maze regarding the Hi
nOis delegates before he gets through"
A good story is told here of an Incl
dent which occurred at the meeting OF
the Republican executive committee a.
St Louis a week ago. Mr.. Hahn OF
Ohio assured Richard Kerens of St
Louis THAT Mckinley had personal let
tiers from nine of the Chicago delegates
that were not instructed, pledging their
votes for him. Mr.. Kerens repeated
this story to Mr.. Manley and Mr.. Man
ley asked John r. Tanner about it. Tan
ner suggested that he wait until the
committee were all together and then
ask Hahn about it
The next day in the meeting Manley
drew Kerens out, and he assured all of
them that tine Chicago delegates had
all, with one exception, written TO Nc
Kinley, pIedging him their votes. Hahn |
verified Kerens' statement, and Manley |
then called Tanner to the witness stand. |
Tanner quietly asked Mr.. Kerens:
''TIis is your town, and l am away
from home, and its after banking hours, |
but what is my credit good for here?"
TEN Thousand dollars. or perhaps
$50. o0O," said Kerens.
well, all right; that goes." said Tan l
ner. "Now I'll bet you or Hahn the $10,-
900 or $40, 200, whichever you make 1t, I
that Mr.. Mckinley has not received a \
single letter of ;the character you de- /
scribe from single delegate in Chica- \
go. The $4,000 Or the $4,000 goes on
that proposition. Come up!'
Kersns turned TO Hahn, and Hahn !
said Hanna had told him, but Hanna l
was in Cleveland, and they declined
Mr.. Tannar's offer.
Ser55ary Carfisle's letter to the chair /
man of the Kentucky Democratic com
mite has created little talk in Wash l
ngton- 1t has for weeks been assumed l
1hat Mr.. Carlisle would like to be i
candidate on a gold platform, and thai 4
be would have the backing OF Wall 4
street Democrats. He would not expect L
to be elected, but his candidacy would \
give him g. good opportunity to more eX-
tensively advertise himself, and be of l
benefit to him when he leaves Mr..
cabinet and opens law Of 4
ice in New York. That is about all
that is seen in Carlisle'S candidacy. The
silver men are not afraid Of him but say
that he is the least available Demo-
cratic candidate.
Morrison or Campbell or Boies would !
oe stronger in the convention Morri- |
son is regarded as a gold man, but he is
lot an administration man. and has not
been at the White House for three 4
7ear.s- eli would not be looked upon as |
In administration man, and that in |
ITSELF would help him in the next Demo-
ratio convention Boies Is an out-and-
,ut silver man, and he would be prefer
Lble to Morrison with the silver men,
Tut he has not as good a record as a
consistent Democrat as Morrison. |
Senator Cullom received a letter from |
7. g. OrviS of haywood, HI, the other |
lay, IN which tihs writer criticised SEN
tor Hoar's speech against the Cuban |
Mr.. Orvis then explained |
hat he was ~ years old. continuing:
my grandfather was revolutionary /
older, his brother was an ensign in
he same war and my father was in
he war Of 1872. 1 have a snare drum 1
hat was made in 1T70, and was played |
n at Philadelphia when the liberty bell
vas rung. This drum was carried all
through the war of the revolution, and |
ne war of 1872 and has been played |
pom at every presidential election from
down. and it has not miss !
q a Fourth of July since this was a
overnment- 1 wish II could be played ]
-hen the Cubans are given their lib
rty. ! played it when William II. Har-
ison WAS elected. and am proud tn say
hat have played Il ever since on ey- :
~ presidential election and Fourth Of
uly feel proud that am a. free man
nd have sympathy with any one who
trying 10 gain mis- liberTy.
Mr.. Orvis went on 10 say that II ne
ere a scholar ne would like 10 exppess
is opinion OF Hoar's speech against
ne Cubaas, and he closed with: Il it,
md 10 play this drum as long as l live =
~ all presidential elections that ara
epublicans." =
IT'S well your heaviest wraps TO wear -
When YOU a-skating so,
Fen though for frost you do not care;