The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
CALLS THEM FOOL FBIENDs
New York Congressman Who is Disguised
With the Mckinley men


Washington, March 3O-Congressman
Odell, chairman Of the Republican state
executive committee of New York, re-
1 turned to Washington today. Speaking
of the Republican convention in New
York City Tuesday and the attempt Of
| the Mckinley men to amend the resolu-
tons, Mr.. Odell said they had simply
embarrassed their own cause. ''They
made it impossible for the New York
delegates-at-large ever to go to McKin-
| ley" he continued. There was nc dis
! position on the part OF Governor Nor
tons followers to discriminate against
Mckinley and bar his name from the
consideration of New York delegates in
case We fail to nominate Morton. We
| simply wanted to have the same kind of
Endorsement for Morton in New York
that Mckinley has from Ohio, and we
did not mention any of the other candi-
| dates. But the men VINO are opposed to
Mr.. Plat brought McKinley's name in
to the convention in a way to make 1t
| impossible for the convention not to
vote against his ever receiving any con-
sideration from the New York dele
gates-at-large.
THE minority of the committee on
nominations brought in an amendment
to substitute the names of Edgar B.
Jewett of Buffalo and Samuel Thomas
of New York City in place of those of
Plat and Lauterbach for delegates-at-
large. Had they stopper there, it would
| have been a simple matter to decide, but
they were unwise to drag in the name
| of Mckinley and also seek to instruct
| the delegates to vote for Mckinley if it
appeared that Morton could not be NOM
mated. In presenting McKinley's name
in that way they compelled the conven-
ton either to reject the names of Mr..
Plat and Mr.. Lauterbach or vote
against any consideration of Mckin-
ley's name at any time. By ar over
Whelming vote the convention declared
against Mckinley as a second choice or
any choice by New York, and our dele
gates-at-large are practically instructed
against Mckinley as a second choice.
We believe we are going to nominate
Morton, but if we fail our delegates-at-
large can never go to Mckinley. They
may go to Reed or Allison or Cullom or
Quay, but they are instructed not 10 go
to Mckinley.
This is not because of any bitter op-
position to Mckinley on the part Of
Morton's friends, but because the fool
friends of Governor Mckinley insisted
on bringing his name into the conven-
ton in a way to compel the convention
to vote his name out Of all considera-
ton. 1t would have been the same way
with any other name had Ii been pre-
scented, but the friends of other candi-
dates had the good sense not TO put their
candidates in such an embarrassing
Iosition. The New York Republicans
had no desire to instruct their delegates
at-large against any presidential candi-
date, but were compelled 10 do so in the
case of Mckinley because his friends in
New York left no other alternative.
They should have treated New York a s
the friends of all other candidates did,
and as all did the convention of Ohio.
II would have been presumptious for
factious minority TO have thrown the
name of Morton or Reed or Allison into
the Ohio convention, and had that been
done Ohio would have done as New York
did, and instructed against the man
" hose name was presented