The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-06
COLONEL HEATH
VERY ANXIOUS
Has Discovered q Deep .Trencbed Plot to
Defeat Mckinley.
THE SChEMING LAID TO PLATT
Desperate Means Will BE Employed
to Defeat MniOr Mckinley at st.
LOuis..Arrangements for tine Ac.
cOmmOdatiOn Of Reporters ut the
Convention.

OF. LOUIS, MO-, June 5.-COlOnel Ferry
Heath, eX-journalist, of Cincinnati, and
just now avant courier of the Mckinley
invasion of St. Louis, is in deep anxiety
tonight over what he forcibly uenomi-
mates as an underhand attempt to de-
feat the Ohioan's nomination. He
names Hon. Thomas c. Platt, Of New
York, as director of the anti Nc kinney
move. He says that Platt has given
out the information publicly that he will
not be in st. Louis until next Wednes-
day, when all the other leaders are ey-
pected here, but that privately he has
notified all those members of the COM
mittee who are supposed to be bound
to Mckinley that he will be here Mon
day morning and would like to meet
them in private conference for the dis
cussion of business of very vital impor-
tance to the party"
THE method to be used to defeat the
Qhioian," said Colonel Heath, "is a des-
perate one. but 1t will be tried. 1t Is
well known that the national committee
Is to meet at the Southern hotel at noon
wednesday to begin the work Of maxi
ing up the temporary roll of the conven-
tion. which assemblies the following
Tuesday.
Ever since the opposition to Major
Mckinley has realized that the Ohio
ian's boom could not be checked by the
ordinary methods, 1t has schemed to
use the advantage given 1t In the con-
troll OF the national committee to defeat
Mckinley If possible by recognizing all
the anti-McKinley contesting delegates
VINO could show the slightest claim, and
then giving them the seats In the con-
vention with the expectation that they
would force men of their own selection
on the credential committee and thus
secure firm footing in the permanent
organization Of the convention"
On Wednesday the national commit
tee Will meet at the Southern hotel and
Will decide upon the temporary organ
ization and go over the 40 contests.
For temporary chairman Mark Hanna,
OF Ohio; Governor Merriam, Of Mime
sofa; Major Warner, Of Missouri, and
Warner Miller. of New York. have been
mentioned. Ex-Goyernor Merriam, of
Minnesota, who has a considerable
backing for chairman of the convention,
has written that he will be here next
Tuesday. He Is at the head Of the Min
nesota delegation and is a pronounced
Mckinley man.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESS,
Arrangements have been made for the
seating of the press representatives in
the Republican national convention,
and the 413 seats in the press stand
have been allotted among the metropoli-
tan newspapers Of the United States.
The United Press and the Chicago
Associated Press have been allotted six
seats on either side of the chairman's
desk The papers of New York, Chi
cago, and st. Louis will get the greatest
number Of seats each. 1t has been de-
cided to give to the Journal, Sun,
Herald, World and Tribune of New
York, six seats each. and to the Brook
lyn Eagle, New York Mail and Express.
Evening Post, Daily News, and Tele-
gram. two or three seats each. Pro-
visions have also been made for seats for
correspondents Of the leading PhiladeI-
phla, Baltimore and Boston papers. The
Chicago newspapers will stand on the
same footing as the st. Louis news
papers in regard to distribution of cor
respondents seats. Each St. Louis
paper will be allotted six seats in the
press stand, but as matter Of cour-
tesy they will take the seats farthest
removed from the chairman's table.
Country papers VIII not find room in
the press stand, owing to the great de-
mand made upon the accommodations
made by the metropolitan papers.
An effort has been made to secure 100
seats for the interior press Of Missouri,
but it is not likely they will be success
full. 1t will be simply question of
room that must be met and the commit
tee Is already puzzled to find accommo-
dations for the men from the big
cities.