The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
ST. LOUIS TO SEE A STRUGGLE
A FIGHTING CHANCE FOR THE
FIELD AGAINST NrKINLEY.


The Day Brings "a Decided Change
in the Positions on the Political
Chess BOard-The Differences of
the SiIverites and sound Money
Men Apparently IrrecOnciIabIe.
Boss PIatt New on the scene.
st. Louis. No, June 11-AIcKinIey Is not
TO be nominated without a struggle.
TwentY-four hours have so changed the
positions on the political chess board that
there is still a fighting chance for the field
against Mckinley.
The stumbling block in the road of the
latter is the divergent views of the dele
gates on the financial plank of the plat
form. These differences are as wide as
the continent and at present seem ire
concilable. The western delegates main
tain their adherence TO silver with a
frankness that in former gatherings of
the party would have been punished as
political heresy.
The other half of the country is repre-
seuted by sound money advocates who
will listen to no suggestion of any other
platform declaration. This issue, even in
these ante-convenuon days, has ranged
the delegates into two camps.
The men from Maine and the far east
still uphold the banner for Reed, while
those from Iowa, supported by scattering
delegates from the middle west, declare
themselves for Allison.
Quay viii, of course. receive nearly the
full support Of Pennsylvania and Morton
is assured of all but four of the New
York votes.
Bradley has not been side tracked by the
allurement of the Vice Presidency.
So many tables have been complied
showing both that Mckinley will or viii
not be nomlna ted on the first ballot that
they are Valueless.
The monetary plank of the platform will.
uhless miracle supefVenes, determine the
nomination for or against the leaders.
The arrival of Thomas c. Platt tonight
gave encouragement and impetus to the
opposition. While he is not i'm sympathy
with the silver wing Of the party il is
thought he Will be the rauyng point for
a combined opposition. There is no hint
tnat other than an honorable fight viii be
made against Mckinley, but political exi-
gencies as presented here demand the al
nance Oh all opposition for successful
struggle against the Mckinley avalanche
When the national committee resumed
Its session tonight it was noticed that
several prominent members, principally
those from eastern states, were absent.
Among them We're Messrs. Gear Of Iowa,
Aerkes of Kentucky and Manley of
Maine. Later on ii was learned that a
conference of anti-McKinley leaders was
being held in the rooms occupied by
Thomas G. Platt. 1t was stated that the
at the invitation of Mr.. Platt and that the
situation was being discussed with the
view Of sizing UP the strength of the anti
Mckinleyites and formulating some pTan
TO cOunteract the strength that the Ohio
candidate has shown he will possess in
the convention. The conference was in
session at 10 O'Clock and no information
could be secured as TO what had been
proposed or adopted.
AT a late hour Charles w. Hickett of
New York said there had been no confer
ence in Mr.. Platts room, but that a num-
Der of leaders called on Mr.. Platt and an
interchange of views was had but no con-
certed plan nor formal action was decided
upon.
Col. Isaac Trumbo naeional committee
man and delegate at large from Utah is
authority for the statement that the sill
ped out programme. If they are defeat
ed in the convention they will not walk
out, but after the close of the convention
they VIII bolt the nomination. Our
plan" said Col TrumbO, sis simple. We
Will remain in the convention and take
part in the proceedings to the end. Then
If we are beaten we will join with the
silver men of the west and nominate Hen
ry NJ Teller of Colorado for president"
II. Clay Evans of Tennessee, who was
prominent yesterday as the Mckinley
boomers choice for vice president, seems
to have lost ground to-day Hon. Gar
rett NJ Hobart Of New Jersey is tonight
on every tongue. The latest evidence of
this preference is a large button bearing
the picture and the names of these gen
tlemen
Senator Thurston, who is to second the
nomination of Mckinley, was this morn
ing the first to spring this badge on his
coat lapel. By noon the display of the
Kinleyltes, was sufficiently general to ex-
cite wide comment and 1t was admitted
that the buttons We're procurable in any
quantity.