The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-06-24


the National Republican Convention.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE first day 5
session of the eleventh national Repub-
lican convention which opened shortly
after noon today in the hall erected
for that purpose by the patriotic citi-
Zens of st. Louis, was unrelieved by a
single incident to lift the interior pro.
ceedings above the level OF the Hat and
uninteresting monotony which charac-
terized the exterior of the building.
Ths re was an immense Assem- blage; a
great waving of fans in torrid heat;
an hour or so of prepared oratory, the
delivery of which failed to reach mere
than one-hfth of the vast auditorium,
and prompt adjournment to await
the reports of the committees on Gre
dentials and platform. Other com
mittees were of course appointed, but
these two were the only ones upon
which public interest centered.
Aside from the work of these COM
mittee's the curious movement started
to force Levi P. Morton into the posi-
ton to tail to the Mckinley kite be-
fore his name has even been laid before
the convention for the higher Office to
which his State has nominated him,
engrosses attention. The facts in this
matter, carefully verified, seem to be
about as follows: Certain New York
Republicans (not, however, Mr.. PlatD
have repeatedly visited Mr.. Hanna's
headquarters today to solicit that gen
tleman's cooperation in bringing
about the nomination of Governor
Morton. Mr.. Hanna in turn ques-
toned these gentlemen as to their
knowledge of Governor Morton's in
tentions. He referred them TO the
governors telegram to Mr.. Depew on
Saturday late in which he stated with
out qualification that he would not
take the second place on the ticket. In
these circumstances, MIR Hanna desired
to know what reason these gentlemen
had for believing that Governor Nor
ton had so suddenly shifted his posi-
ton
To these inquiries an equally frank
reply was made. They had no assur
ances from Governor Morton that he
would accept, but they were so salts
fed hewoul6 not decline the honor,
if it were given to him, that they felt
no hesitancy is securing his nomina-
ton knowing that he would not run
counter to the conventions wishes.
Mr.. Hanna thereupon, informed his
visitors that he was taking no hand in
the contest for the vice presidency. He
was here, he said, to nominate Mr..
Mckinley as President. In this view
of the case he did not think it advis-
able to embarrass his candidates
charce by taking part in the contest
over the second place. He did not
hesitate to say, however, that so far
as his individual preference was con-
c-rned, it inclined to Mr.. Hobart of
New Jersey.
Information reached the Southern
Associated Press this afternoon that
Ssomas5f r. Mr. Mortcn's s friends who have
been workngup an interest IN his be-
half, today cabled Mrs. Morton, wLo
is IN Europe, to use her influence with
the governor to take the second place.
Her reply received at late hour this
afternoon, contained an emphatic
negative, the substan ce of the dispatch
being that she wished him to have the
first place or none.
The New York Mckinley men, with
a view to forestalling any favorable
action that the convention might take
respecting Mr. Morton and the Vice
Presidency, drew up paper this after.
noon which was being circulated to-
night for signatures. 1t does not men
lion Governor Morton by name, but it
protests against the faction quarrels of
New York being carried into the con-
veu,ion and condemns the unwlsdom
of selecting the Vice President from
New York. But an apparent quietus
was apparently putupon all this Cos
sip tonight by MIR. Cnauncey NJ. De
pew, " ho as Governor Mortons spon-
sor, would have been placed in most
en- barrassing position if ne had been
called upon. to waste his eloquent peri
nds in placing MIR. Morton IN nomina
tlon for one high office while the COVER
nors alleged friends were actively
pushing him for another office of les.
ser dignity. Mr.. Depew telegraphed
Governor Morton stating it had been
asserted that he had rescinded his tele-
gram of declination and was now
willing to accept second place and ask
ing him if this was so. To this MIR.
Depew received the following explicit
reply;
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Southern
Hotel, st. Louis:
Telegram received. Stories circu-
lated are unfounded. Have rescinded
nothing. IL. 7. MORTON. >
THE PLATFORM.
The~sahcommittee On resolutions
tonie ht resolved to recommend to the
committee on resolutions the follow
ing financial plank:
The Republican party is unreserv-
edly for sound money. 1t caused Inc
enactment of the law providing for
the assumption of specie payments IN
1879; since then every dollar has been
IS good as gold.
we are unalterable opposed to ev-
cry measure calculated to debase our
currency, or impair the credit Of our
country. We are therefore opposed
10 the free coinage Of silver except by
international agreement with the lead
ing commercial nations of the world,
winch we pledge ourselves 20 promote,
and until such can be agreed, The ex
istlug gold standard must be preserv-
ed. All our silver and paper curren-
cy now in circulation must be main
tained at parity with gold, and we IA
yor ali measures designed to maintain
inviolably the obligations Of the Unit
ed States and all our money, whether
coin or paper, at the present standard,
the standard of the most enlightened
nations of the earth"
The adoption of the above plank was
not concurred in until four different
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