The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-12
ON THE POLITICAL FIELD
THERE Is STILL 4 CHANCE or TIRE
FIELD AGAINST M'KINLEY.

form May Determine the Nomination
Mr.. Platt is Interested.
st. Louis, June i1.-There wdo a gen.
uine SENSATION IN the meeting of the
committee when it reconvened tonight.
Senator Hasbrouck of North Dakota,
with the preliminary explanation that
he did so at the request of a number
of members who were not present at
the afternoon session, moved recon-
sideration of the vote by which the
Morton delegates in the First Florida
district were seated. General Hobart
of New Jersey seconded the motion.
Mr. Fessenden of Connecticut uttered
few words of protest, which were
drowned in cries of vote, vote" The
calling of the roll was commenced and
for a few moments the ayes and nays
were equal. When New York was
reached Mr.. Sutherland declined to
vote. He said upon the contest forty
three members had recorded their de-
liberate convictions, a larger number
than had been polled upon any other
I motion. 1t was worse than nonsense
for any member to assert that he voted
by mistake or misrepresentation. The
lines had been closely drawn and the
issue clearly defined.
Il desire to say here and now" con-
tinued Mr.. Sutherland in an extremely
dignified and serious tone and manner,
that if this resolution is adopted /
shall no longer regard it as necessary
IL III ,,;,> 70 i,, l,n
9ceedings of this committee. Its doings
5 will have become farcical and | shall
wash my hands of it and its proceed
ings. The course now proposed is revo-
! lutionary and without justification and
4 it will prove destructive to the candi-
dates of the republican party. I now
Il withdraw my refusal to vote and vote
mo-"
There was buzz of excitement as
1.-THE speaker concluded. The roll-call
4 was resumed. When Ohio was reached
\ Committeeman Hahn of Mansfield with
= emphasis said that he saw no reason
why the gentleman from New York
&should withdraw from the committee.
#There were methods employed in New
NYork that were not open and above Sus-
picion, as would be demonstrated when
1.-THE contests from that state were reach
#ed, and if the committee was unduly
exercising it's power it was doing moth
Hang more than had been done in New
4 York time and again. The roll call was
#completed without further interruption.
.8Secretary Burke announced the result
Nas nineteen for reconsideration to eigh-
teen against. Thereupon Mr.. M. H. De
s{VoI1ncr nf (Na1ifOrnia sSa6 that hic
51vote be recorded in the negative, max
ling it a tie. On this showing Chairman
ACarter was about to declare the motion
.slost when ex-senator Carey of Wyom-
8sing, who had previously declined to
8fyote, asked to be recorded in the mega
sstive. 1t was done, the vote was an
sgnounced as twenty to nineteen against
Reconsideration and there was an audi
fble sigh of relief from all over the room.
III st. Louis, June 1.-THE boom for
ssGeneral Edwin A. McAlpin for the vice
s}presidency will be formally launched
ION Saturday with the arrival of the
New York delegation. The white but
E8tons bearing the names Of the two
Macs are becoming significantly
numerous in the corridor of the South
ern, and with the arrival of each men,
|3ber Of the Republican National league
|@another is added. Several McAlpin
workers are already on the ground
|fThey are doing hard work for their
choice. w. G. Edens, state organizer
Nor the Republican league in Illinois,
is conspicuous among them. General
iMcAlpin will go into the convention
with 397 votes for second place. he
Aeo;d .sif tbe roap,herc of rho loo c11e,
of which Mr. McAlpin is national presi-
dent, hang together. This we fully ex-
pect This is 63 votes short of ma
jority, and we have assurances which,
| if carried out, will place McAlpin on
I the ticket with Mckinley. General Nc
| Alpin, besides the leagues strength,
. has the support of both the Platt and
I Ianti-Platt strength in New York. He
S Governor Morton's state adjutant
General, and besides being rich himself,
syill, if nominated, command the Nor
on financial strength"
Senator Gear of Iowa said to-day:
Il think that Allison will be a very
strong man in the convention. He is,
bf course, the favorite son of Iowans,
nd I think that he is the second choice
If all the supporters of other candi-
ates It looks to me as if Allison
gould be the man in case Mckinley
ails to get the nomination on the first
allot I think the platform will be
traight sound money"
Colonel Trumbo, national committee
han and delegate at large from Utah,
] authority for the statement that the
liver men so far on the ground have
iapped out a program. Our plan"
hid Colonel Trumbo, 'is simple. We
ill remain in the convention and take
art in the convention to the end.
hen we will join with the silver men
the west and nominate Henry NJ.
ieller for president"
srhe committee finally tired of the
Huabble and while the contestants
Fntinued the controversy in the ante
IONS the committee on motion of j.
Wilson of Delaware, proxy for Ma
snal Committeeman Clayton, seated
fe Hill delegates unanimously.
lin the First Mississippi district case
Bynam, a distinguished appearing
fhite republican, who said he had be-
hged to the party ever since Grant
skmounted at Appomattox, made d
ea for himself and his associate, W.
Parker, colored. They claimed to be
regular delegates Colored Com
,itteeman Hill championed the cause
w. F. Elgin and Richard d. Little
I'm, colored Hills friends were plac-
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