New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-18
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A TALK WITH LEE MANN
THE PRESIDENCY AND THE cuRp,,.-
QUESTION.
HE SAYS THE WEST DOES NOT Hrc.,,
LEY AS A sILvERITE-THAT Rpo<.
MANDs HIS NOMINATION
CAUSE OF HIS VIGOROUS N !
VOCACY OF PROTEcrros .

MANDs HIS NOMINATION -
CAUSE OF HIS VIGOROUS A.
voCAcY OF PRorEcrros
| Several free silver men have been IN "A. 49,
Gently. and when they were asked II Mar, nv.
| ley was looked upon as an adyocats !, -
| free coinage OF silver they declared emoh.s's
that they viewed him in another Ight Fsu.s.y
upon the statement printed yesterday AZ 49,
| John p. Jones. OF Nevada, who lie LOOKED u,,. :
one OF the leaders In the free silver ranks an =
clared his belief that Mckinley was sound uoss,
man, Lee Mantle Senator from Montana 4. =
at the Hotel Brunswick. declares emnh,s~s
there Is no belief In the West that Major NJ.
ley is a s.lverite Mr.. Mantle is the colls.ro. :
the Senate OF Senator Thomas H. Carter -.
man OF the Republican National Committee. ~
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Mantle are extremists w.
the money question, and advocate the non,ir,us
of a man who will declare out and out for the 4.
coinage OF silver.
Mr.. Mantle said yesterday that he was at ~
TO account for the anti-McKinley agitation m 4.
East because OF his alleged silver tendencies :.
less IL was a last resort. I'm Montana" he sa
"where dare say not more than per cent a "A.
Republicans are for the gold standard the ReoM
lcan State Convention decided to send an I'M.
structed delegation. ! have opinion that h~.
vas an attempt TO commit the convention To Va
Kiney, for the reason that delegate tired
make a Mckinley speech, but he was choke d
There Is everywhere In the West a strong cod NJ
sistless current IN ieyor OF the nomination NJ
Kinley, and with the money question elnla,N
from the struggle | do not doubt that he pxx
carry the West without contest. Silver 10.
ever. Is the dominant issue. and no matls WIT
the ti-McKinley people In the East nq a.
there is no assurance that Mckinley 10 q fres esu
man. in fact his voice and vote tend 10 ne ~
trary belief, and so We are waiting to sa NJ
We can do for the cause before committing or
selves
THE only issue in the Montana Conyerton M
the money question. and a resolution was passed 10
dors.ng Senator Carter and myself for the stand that
we have taken upon that phase OF the National com
plication. We shall go 70 the Convention unn'
structed and try TO secure the nomination Of nm
who Is favorable 10 our cause. and failing IN that
Here the Senator stopped and unused. When
was asked further: And failing in THAR he replied
1T is hard to say II may be bolt and Il may not
/ am not prepared TO say. Party lines lie lsnu!
upon many persons in the West who favor the ire
coinage OF silver. We shall hold another STATE
Convention In Montana after the National Convsn'
ton and then will be time enough to map out
Louis Convention declares for the sold sold stana'
ard. as II probably will. then the silver men may
bolt the Convention: Colorado, which rsale1
free silver State, will doubtless lsA ne hoG hsfS
/, one, and II the silver men can make any NrA q
a showing they may walk out in 700, ou' ! W
not make any prediction upon me ms 'u ,ous.
I'm case OF bolt will the free silver men nomr
nate a candidate OF their own and run lree H'9
ticket?' AIR.. ".
Much depends upon the kind Of = ,iess, W. v:
want no more platforms that are vague 2, w 1
are freely known as 'straddles. believe ihs. ~
ST Louis Convention ought 10 declars strsisn, os;
for the gold standard or for the silver s,n% S.
and have the matter out for all time. y n.y., 49,
should be bolt OF silver men from the ,wy .t.% ~
conventions. and II man Is nominated wno ~
from Populistic whims and Is broad-eause eon
servatlve man with the best interests Of the aass
heart, we will sweep the West Sucn q NAB -
ator Teller and he seems 10 be the Iosics avm ,ss
In case conditions work out the way '"e' V''~-
Mr.. Mantle was asked II there was any raI ., \
the report being assiduousy circulated oy . ~. s
through the West 10 convince the people tss ~
Mckinley was a free silver man ~ nav 49,
heard II they have" he replied Va Inc !. 'I srsss
Major McKinley's strength in the West y p ~
ton. The Republican party believes IN Una. 80. ~
and Major Mckinley personihes II. They - ~
protection Administration and they wan. nm ii \
money question, however, l. great is s.e a.
many sections Il overshaGows the protec.ior
Major Mckinley is broad minded eon s,Il h i
abb. man and from every indication ne W., ,. y
nominee OF the Republican party at 81. L SSm "a
Is strong with the people and they wan. ns.. 4.
do not believe that anything can pNx. :, ~
nomination. While personally wouiu In sue
him declare himself specifically on the MONEY ysIs
tion yet think that he Is acting rgnuy " iii n
upon his record, which Is that OF MS parry. II. "a
in his place | would probably do the same' ..sIrf
doubtless be pursuing the visest course W sssrf1
to his record and then standing upon INC
adopted at st. Louis. c.,o,s ~
senator Cannon. one OF the new Senator, 70
Utah who was at the Plaza Hotter re Nat. 4
entertained the same sentiments as MI M MAJ \, +
was not willing to predict a bolt. ana ailS s,,s
clared that no assurance was given " 49,, sIh9
men that Mckinley was silverlte vv..i.y con-
men from the West. whom the anti-hehn@s III
bne have declared TO have received assuaD
Mckinley was with them. deny IL, -. At TIE
Patrick Egan, ex-Minister 10 chill, raj 10
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, ana ~ y. n, nom
believed Major Mckinley was likely 10 " g but
Tree at 81. Louis Mr.. Egan Is FOR Mon - ~ hcueht
has little hope. Some one asked him u y so,,ram
Mckinley was an A. p. A. man. as sons ~ b<ea
have been trying 20 prove. MT Esan. TEAM
student OF this situation, said empnAtssi dcut
II do not. He has too much sense. ~ ,sat Il
believe that there Is much use discusssso spd
seems TO me to be a Canadian impo''"
don't amount to much" II. Gas for
DR. Edward Bedloe, OF philadelphia, ws so. zen 10
mery United States Minister TO CHINA, n' moi deny
the city upon personal business. he ooS s,, In hb
that there Is a strong Mckinley se n1nsh The nom
State or that everything seems 10 assas onss that
ination OF Major Mckinley He ons Of The con.
Senator Quay may be the final cno.cs QUAY" sad
vention after deadlock. senator ssrt az both
Dr. Bedoe. rs likely TO receive the Tsr the con.
Speaker Reed and Governor Morton - Nominated
tests narrow down. II Mckinley Is ~ that the
on the first ballot and IL becomes Ns.,or prevent
antagonisms of Mr.. Reed and M ,,Ss,y that Quay
the nomination Of either. then 1t IL xe hat be NAY
Will be the candidate and have hope ''a' "
be the choice OF his party.
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