The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
MCKINLEY'S THEIR MAN.
TIE GREAT OHlOAN NOMINATED
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

The Platform Explicitly for Gold Mono
metallsm and High hProtection-work o
the National Republican Convention.
ST. LOUIS, June 1G.-The first day
session of the eleventh national Repuo
lican convention which opened shortly
after noon today in the hall erected
for that purpose by the patriotic cltl
zens of st. Louis, was unrelleved by a
single incident to lift the interior pro
ceedings above the level of the fiat and
uninteresting monotony which charac
terized the exterior of the building.
The re was an immense assemblage; g
great waving of fans in torrid heat
an hour or SO of prepared oratory, the
delivery of which failed to reach more
than one fifth of the vast auditorium,
and a 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-
lion to tail to the Mckinley kite be-
fore his name has even been laid Eefore
the convention for the higher office to
which his State has nominated him,
enprosses attention. The facts in this
matter, carefully verified, seem to be
about as follows: Certain New York
Republicans mot, however, Mr.. PlatD
have repeatedly visited Mr.. Hannas
headquarters today to solicit that gen
tlenfan's cooperation in bringing
about the nomination OF Governor
Morton. Mr.. Hanna in turn ques-
toned these gentlemen as to their
knowledge of Governor Mortons In
tentions. He referred them to the
governors telegram to Mr.. Depew on
Saturday late in which he stated with
out qualification that be 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 he would 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
chance 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-
csrned, it inclined to Mr.. Hobart of
New Jersey.
Information reached the Southern
Associated Press this afternoon that
some of Mr.. Morton's friends who have
been working up an interest in his be-
half, today cabled Mrs. Morton, who
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 substance 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, drewup paper this after.
noon which was being circulated to-
night for signatures. 1t does not men
tion Governor Morton by name, but it
protests against the faction quarrels Of
New York being carried into the con-
vention and condemns the unwisdom
of selecting the Vice President from
New York. But an apparent quietus
was apparently put upon all this gos-
sip tonight by Mr.. Cnauncey M. De
pew, who as Governor Morton's spon-
sor, would have been placed in a most
embarrassing position if he had been
called upon to waste his eloquent perl
ods in placing MIR. Morton in nomina
ton for one high office while the COVER
nor's 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 Mr.
Depew received the following explicit
reply:
rhine CLIFF, N. y, June IL.
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Southern
Hotel, st. Louis:
Telegram received. Stories circu-
lated are unfounded. Have rescinded
nothing. 81. L. MORTON"
THE PLATFORM.
The sub committee on resolutions
tonight resolved to recommend, to the
committee on resolutions the follow
ing financial plank:
''The Republican party is unreserv-
edly for sound money. 1t caused the
enactment of the law providing for
the resumption of specie payments in
1879; since then every dollar has been
as good as gold.
I'VE are unalterable opposed TO ev-
cry measure calculated to debase our
currency, or impair the credit of our
country. We are therefore opposed
to the free coinage of silver except by
international agreement with the lead
ing commercial nations of the world,
winch we pledge ourselves 10 promote,
and until such can be agreed, The ex-
listing gold standard must be preserv'
ed. All our silver and paper curren-
cy now in circulation must be main
tained ct parity with gold. and we IA: