New-York tribune., 1896-05-06
MORE BREAKS EXPECTED.
THE CHILLED ATMOSPHERE ABOUT REPUBLICAN,
STATE UFADQUARTERS

THE CHILLED ALMOST HERE ABOUT REPUBLICAN,
STATE HEADQUARTERS.
No anti-McKinley men could be found about the
Platt State headquarters. in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening, who were lmbued with sufficient
confidence TO make predictions favorable 10 the
nomination OF any OF the combines" candidatea
Most Of the boastful politicians who. after the
State Convention. foreto.d how Morton's friends
would wipe the floor" with Mckinley had dis
appeared from the scene. or II any OF them were
yet to be found about the hotel corridors their
modest and retiring mien and averted gaze told
story Of disappointment and detection at once
convincing and lndisputabe.
feeble attempt made yesterday to dis.
credit the statement made public by Wilbur r.
Wakeman. general secretary Of the American Pro-
tective Tariff League on Monday that Colonel
Thomas W. Bradley. OF Newburg. would vote for
Mckinley at ST. Louis the first ballot. But
denial OF the announcement came from Co.onei
Bradley, and Mr.. Wakeman. who at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. last evening. repeated his statement
as the determination Of the Orange County
delegate to support Mckinley from the start.
Congressman Odell sen; many messages from Wash.
ngton yesterday to his colleague in Newburg. inn
porsun.ng him to disclaim his declaration made
through Mr.. Wakemap on Monday night. and re-
turn to the Morton reservation MrS Bradleys re-
plies 10 Mr.. Odall. whatever they were were not
made public. The fact generally taken 70 mean
that they were unsatisfactory to the Platt machine.
Mr.. Piatt was worried yesterday with reports OF
more desertions from Morton among the New-York
delegation. Some Mckinley men were disposed 10
regard the announcement OF Mr.. Bradleys purpose
70 vote for Mckinley the first ballot as prema-
ture and therefore not good politics But Il was
conceded that 1t could not prevent the early with
drawal from Morton OF many more delegates VINO
satisfied that Mckinley is the first choice Of
their constituents. and will act and vote accord
ngly
Ex-senator Warner Miller, who has been spoken
Of IN disna fr,p McI<i inleva
ming mate on the Republican National ticket this
fall, arrived the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening.
Mr. Miller in a remarkably cheerful mood. but
he refused TO discuss the possibility OF his nomlna-
ton for the Vice-Presdency the Mckinley ticket.
AS Mr. Miller Is delegateat-large TO the ST Louis
Convention instructed for Governor Norton his
friends insisted that he should not be expected 10
make a statement the subject. When Mr.. Miller
asked last evening II he had any comment to
make the dispatch from Cleveland connecting
his name with Major McKineys on the Republican
National ticket, ne replied somewhat curtly:
Nothing that has been sent from Cleveland or
anywhere else regarding the makeup Of the Presi-
dental ticket has any interest for me- ,.
Massachusetts, last evening indicated that senator
Hoar right when he said, before he sailed for
State are not opposed to Mckinley. and that moth
ing can prevent their voting for Mckinley after
nad abs1 Rho 'T
Massachusetts politics sad last evening"
The delegation from our State will cast one
as he pieases. You need not be surprised II rost
OF the delegates go for Mckinley. The people want
Mckinley nominated. and our delegates In Ma.
tunal Conventions are in the habit OF obeying the
The news from Indiana yesterday which indi-
Mckinley threw an additional extremely wet
blanket over the chilled and discounted Plattites