The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-13

! lowing in the lines of the Indiana plat
form, goes one step further and special
ly declares for the gold standard"
The suggestion was made, however,
that If this platform were adopted by
| the Committee on resolutions it should
be with the distinct understanding that
! when it was reported the chairman
should entertain motion to strike out
the words gold standard" the plank 10
| be so framed that this could be done
without interfering with the context of
the sense. Such a motion being enter
| tanned, the proposition would be sub
| ject to debate and could finally be set
| tied by the convention on a test vote,
1t is understood to be Mr., Hanna's
| judgment that the words gold stand
ard" ought not to appear in the plat
form.
| Ex-senator Plat to-day issued the
! following statements Governor Nor
! ton VIII be placed in nomination and
cordially supported by his friends.
| Speaker Reed and Senator Allison will
also receive the votes of their support
ers. l am hopeful that the convention
will recognize the wisdom of making
! Governor Morton the presidential can
| hIudlS anu ueCldIluS lOl Il Sblu SIdliu-
ard, From d cursory observation during
my brief stay here l am sanguine that
a majority of the delegates favor the
continuance Of the existing financial
system as interpretated by republican
| administrations The New York dele
cation win do all in its power to put a
gold plank in the platform"
Senator Allisons friends, who have
hitherto remained so silent that the
impression gained ground that he had
! been withdrawn from the race, are now
assuming an aggressive attitude and
assert that he will be supported by
vigorous oratOry and many votes when
the convention proceeds to nominations,
The arrival of Senator Quay of Penn
sylvania stirred into activity the some
what languid political gossip. A num-
| Der of newspaper men called at the SEN
ator's apartments at the Southern Be-
yOnd announcing that he was in the
| fight to stay and that his name would
be presented by General Hastings Mr.,
Quay declined to be interviewed. He
| expressed entire ignorance as to what
| kind of platform the convention was
likely to adopt He also declined to
say whether it was his purpose, as had
been stated by some of the Pennsylva-
MIA delegation, to transfer the vote of
his state for Mckinley when Pennsyl-
vania was called on the rolls.
Washington, June 12.-Asde from
making call at the white house to-
day to take formal farewell of Presi-
dent Cleveland upon the close of con-
gress and another at the residence of
e l,,,
been ill., Speaker Reed remained at the
Shoreham, in constant Geographic COM
munication with friends and managers
at St. Louis. He had no further COM
ments to make respecting Mr. Manley s
celebrated statement of Wednesday. 1t
was learned that Mr.. Manlcys state
| ment of last night was prepared in re-
| sponse to Mr. Reeds telegram of in
quiry sent yesterday as to the mean
ing and cause of his original statement
| causing such sensation. Friends of
the speaker in st. Louis wired him that
they believed Mr.. Manley became
| panic stricken at the demonstration
made by the partisans of Mckinley at
the first meeting of the committee and
| Mr.. Manleys regret over his action sat
sfied them that he did not "mean it."
The assertion made by Mesars. Man
ley and Murray Crane, the latter of
| Massachusetts, at St. Louis, that the
speaker would not, under any condition.
accept the nomination for vice presi-
dent was reiterated by his friends in
| Washington. The action of the ma
tional committee in throwing out Reed
delegates, especially those from Louis
lana, was commented on with much
bitterness by Mr.. Reeds friends, as un-
necessary. if Mckinley had a majority
of the convention and indefensible in
any view. They were advised that the
Texas anti Mckinley men claiming tc
be the delegates would probably meet
the fate of their Louisiana colleagues
Speaker Reed will not go home until
after the convention adiourns, but may
go to New York on business.