The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-13

minds CT some people that MIR. Harrison
wrote that platform, but that after II
to it. words that should have been omit
ted. The resolution was offered and uTg-
ed by warm, personal trend OF Mr.
enees with the ex-President on the sub
ject. AS the language Is supposed tc
have left Mr.. Harrisons hands, the res
olution declared that we favor the use
tent only and under such regulations
that its parity with gold can be main
tanned, and in consequence are opposed
to the. free and unlimited and independ'
ent coinage of silver at ratio of is to l
The words s'at a ratio of sixteen to one
we're added by someone else. Leaving them
off the plank is an admirable one, and ]
should like to see il adopted.
Mr.: Joseph II. Manley of Maine was
asked BY a representative of the United
Press today what foundation there was
for the reported misunderstanding be-
tween himself and Mr.. John Milholland
Of New York. Mr.. Manley replied
from Mr.. Milholiand asking me- as AS
sistent Secretary of the Convention if he
could have a ticket. That was the way
said Tickets but the telegram, as re-
member it, was in the singular. [ replied
Immediately that of course he could have
ticket This brought out another tele-
gram frcm Mr. Milholland. in which he
said If | imagined that the Assistant Sec
retary would he satisfied with one ticket.
did not understand h IN. He concluded
his telegram with the declara ton that
while he did not want the earth, he would
expect fifty ticksIs at least. / referred
this matter at once to our subcommittee,
and so far as | know 1t has remained un-
acted upon with many requests of a sim
liar character. The correspondence in
some way was made public 1t was not
given out by me. l thereupon telegrapned
Mr.. Milholland to this effect and / added
that had never characterized his despatch
as impertinent, but that l would gladly
do anything for him that l could That
IS all there is to the incident, SO far as 1
know
Mr. Chauncey NJ. Depew was asked
this morning by United Press repre-
sentative if he thought any bitterness
that might be engendered by the New
York contests would operate 10 the de-
trsment Of the Republican success in the
State next autumn. He Replied
with a gold sp.ank-I do not mean
literally gold in the platform but as
the phrase is understood in commercial
circles, a substantial sound money de-
claration. which viii satisfy our people
In the East--we can carry New York for
the Republican candidate by 10000 ma
lority. There is not any doubt about
DO you think Mr.. Platt viii, bolt the
convention if the contests in the New
him?' ----
Il have Just arrived replied Mr.. De-
PcW. nave not seen MT. Platt. /
can't say anything about that"
Are the Repu blieanS likely to carry the
OLD Republican States in the West where
the silver sentiment is now very strong,
adopted
I'm April last replied Mr. Depew. II
made an extended trip through the West
ern country, travelling in all about n.ne
number of States. / found the Silver
sentiment very strong, The people told
But they said. at the same time that they
were protectionists, and they assured me
that they did not intend to give up the
substance for t the IS shadow In Other
campaign besides the money question,
and the tariff is one. think that the
Western Republicans will be loyal to the
ticket. without regard to silver"
s''It has been repeatedly reported around
the hotels during the past few days
it was suggested to Mr.. Depew. that
would indorse the free silver candidate.
if one be nominated at Chicago. Would
not that greatly weaken the Republicans
In the West
perience, said Mr. Depew, smiling.
that the atmosphere which localizes
around a convention, and which is in
tensified by men meeting each other con
stantly, is not the sober sense of the
country"
Governor Morton's positive refusal to
permit his name to be considered for
the Presidency, it is said, has greatly
Evans of Tennessee, for nomination for
that office. 1t was asserted this morn
ing by one of the Mckinley managers
that Mr. Evans would be nominated by
acelamation and practically without a
competitor.
Ex-Governor Foraker OF Ohio is one o;f
today's arrivals. He is staying at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel. About eleven o'clock he
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most OF the politicians are located. From
the moment Of his appearance at the
main entrance he created a sensation. The
ioungers in the great rotunda on the
ground floor al once recognized the Ohio
man and crowded about him to give him
cordial greeting. Everybody seemed to
knew all those who addressed him, IN
most eases calling them by name. He
alighted from the elevator at the second
floor and proceeded in the direction of
Mark Hanna's quarters. The crowd around
him perceptibly increased and by the
time he reached lMr. Hanna's rooms there
were yearly 200 persons in his train He
was accompanied by Governor Bushnell
of Ohio They remained closeted with
Mr.. Hanna for an hour or more.
While the members of the National
Committee were assembling this morning
preparatory to a fourth days siege in
the matter Of the contesting delegations
there was an informal exchange Of opin-
ions regarding the advisabiiity of hold
ing one or more sessions on Sunday 1T
was admitted that the work of the body
was badly in arrears and that unless
means could be found of expediting 1t.
the temporary roll would still be in
allegiance when it became the duty of
Chairman Carter to call the National
Convention to order at noon on Tuesday.
When the Senator from Montana orig
inally issued his summons for the COM
mittee to assemble at this place a week
in advance of the date fixed far
the convention there was consid-
cradle criticism of his course and
it was aid that the committee ought to get
through with the business before it in a
determined the wisdom of the National
Chairnlan's course. Although the commit
tee has been in session for three days.
sitting until midnight and later, scarcely
more than half Of the contests have
been acted. upon, the most important yet
are the contests from New York 1t
bad already been informally agreed thar
the time limit will not be enforced aga nst
the New Yorkers, and the contest from
that State will, 1t is expected, occupy at
least one. il not two sessions of the
of the calendars. however, It was appar-
ent tn IS morning that strenuous objec-
TORS will be offered to any propositions
looking to the transaction Of bus ness
tomorrow. and some of the commit
teeraen went so Ear as 70 say that they
Inerations at the stroke cf midnight.
tonight, no matter what might be the
pending question The comnnittoa IS
also harrassed by the fact that It's ten
ancy Of the big clubroom on the par.cF
floor, in which It has been holding its
meeting, arbitrarily expires al six O'Clock
tonight when possession is asked by a