The record-union., 1896-06-17
THE VICE-PRESlDENCY.
New Workers Who Are Opposed to
Morton Being Nominated.

New Workers Who Are Opposed to
Morton Being Nominated.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-At meeting of
the New York delegates tonight the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in the interest of the
Republican party the delegates from
the State of New York present at this
meeting protest against dragging the
party differences in our own state into
the National canvass, and record them
selves as unalterably opposed to en-
barassing the coming campaign by
placing any one of our fellow citizens
upon the ticket as the candidate for
Vice-P President, unless supported by a
unanimous vote of the State delega-
tion."
Sixteen delegates were present:
Warner Miller, Joseph H. Newins, L.
B. Willis, G. II. Roberts, Jr., w. Il.
Atterbury, A. J. Caltenbach, Anson G.
McCook, c. N. Bliss, S. V. r. Cruger
William Brookfield, c. H. T. Coils
Albert Story, George E. Matthews, w.
c. Dudley, N V. V. Franchot, Lester
F. Sternes.
The Mckinley League of the State
Of New York had meeting this even
ing to protest against the attempt to
force on the convention the nomination
of Governor Morton to the Vice Presi-
dency. Resolutions to this effect, Of
fered by John E. Mulholland, and which
he said had been approved by McKin-
ley's friends here, were adopted.
The grounds for their opposition were
that the purpose of the movement was
tn hn of MrL N
ley and weaken him before the conven-
ton; that it would drag into National
politics the factional fight in New
York, and that it was an insult to the
friends of Mckinley in New York They
therefore asked all the friends of Nc
Kinley to join in opposing the attempt
to nominate Morton or any other New
Yorker for the second place on the
ticket.
Dodgers" reading as follows were
subsequently scattered all over the
city:
"Colored Republicans-Can you af-
ford to support for Vice-President a
man who, while occupying that office,
resigned his place as presiding officer
to Democrat when the Lodge cleo
ton bill came up before the United
States Senate?
mo, of course not
Then you cannot entertain the idea
for a moment of giving the second
place on the ticket to Levi P. Morton of
New York
THE Lodge election bill, had it be-
come a law, would have given 2,000,-
900 Of colored Republicans in the South
the right of franchise guaranteed by
the Constitution, but withheld owing
to the treachery or dough-faced leader
ship of such Republicans as Thomas
C. Platt's candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent.
"tSigned), Rev. Ernest Lyon, D. D..
pastor of st. Marks Church, New
York; Rev. Daniel Wisher, pastor Of
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New York
Rev. Henry Cramer, pastor of Ebenezer
BAPTIST Church, New York; Rev. T. H
Bayless, pastor of Bethesda Baptist
Church, New Rochelle, N. Y; Rev. r.
S. G. Miller pastor of Mt. Tabor Pres
byterian Church, New York; Rev.
Granville H. Huit, pastor of Antioch
Baptist Church, New York; commit
tee representing the Metropolitan Dis
trict of Associated Churches, repre-
senting over 1000 church-going Re-
publicans of New York"
T. G. Platt said to a representative of
the United Press this afternoon: "Mr.
Morton is still candidate for the
first place on the ticket
In answer as to a statement pub
lished that he (PlatD had received a
telegram from Morton to-day express
ing his willingness to accept a nomina-
ton as Vice-President if it were Of
fered him, Platt said: II can positively
deny having received any such tele-
gram. l repeat, Mr.. Morton is still in
the field for President"
From another source it was learned
however, that many of the leading
n1anipulators think it is practically de-
cided that Morton will be nominated
for Vice-President after Major Nc
Kinlye has been placed at the head OF
the ticket, and that assurances have
been received that Morton will ac-
cept. One of the most prominent Of
the Eastern delegates said this after
noon: THE ticket wiI be Mckinley and
Morton You may put that down as
settled An understanding has been
reached which will bring about that re-
suit. Matters have been drifting that
way for some time, and unless the un-
foreseen happens Morton will stand
again for the Vice-Presidency."