The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-11

ley programmes:
-Eor President
WILLIAM M'kINLEY, of Ohio.
For Vice President
GARRETT A. HOBART, of New Jersey.
-PIatform-
sound money, without a declaration
In favor OF the gold standard, hut
against the free coinage of silver at
the ratio OF 10 to 4.
Your correspondent has just left the Hon.
Joseph Manley, who made the following
statement: "The vote in the national COM
mittee this afternoon was SO overwhelm-
ingIy for Governor Mckinley that it set
ties his nomination on the first ballot. 1t
is useless to deny this. 1t is conceded on
all hands. / would vote for Mr.. Reed il
I stood alone, simply because believe he
is the best representative Of the party In
the country. the strongest and ablest that
We have in public life to-day. / hope his
friends will stand by him in the conven-
ton. His name will be presented to the
convention by Senator Lodge. / am au-
thorized to say that under no conditions
or circumstances can Mr.. Reed or will he
accept the nomination for Vice President
if it should be rendered to him. The great
majority Of the New England delegates
will be loyal to Mr.. Reed, but the conven-
tion is for Governor Mckinley and will
nominate him.
Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indian
apolis, is to be temporary chairman and
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont.
permanent chairman If he wishes it, Mr..
Fairbanks's selection has been practically
agreed upon. His appointment is intended
by the Mckinley people a compliment
to Indiana.
Mr.. Fairbanks is brilliant lawyer and
superb orator and will preside with dig
nifty and force. incidentally, it is pointed
out that this selection will remove one of
the possible dangers that the Mckinley
people are constantly fearing. The pre-
sentation OF Mr.. Harrison's name and the
stampede that might result is one of the
greatest fears that haunt the Mckinley
camp. If Mr.. Fairbanks accepts the office
of temporary chairman at the hands OF
Mr.. McKinley's supporters, the latter feel
that they have in his high sense of honor
every guarantee that Mr.. Harrison's
friends mediate no move against the Ohio
candidate.
AS for Senator Proctor, he is willing
to accept the permanent craftsmanship. L
saw him this morning as he left the train
ON which he and Mark Hanna had come
to st. Louis. Il will be glad to be perma-
nent chairman" said he, ''but If they put
the honor where it will do Mr.. McKin-
ley more good 1 am equally willing it
should go elsewhere. Meanwhile, / am a
soldier and will go where duty calls me-
As for the platform, Mark Hanna says
no more than is absolutely necessary. I'VE
want a sound-money platform. The In
diana platform is a very good ONE he
said The Indiana platform declares
against the free coinage Of silver at the
ratio of 16 to /. Those men who are in
earnest about placing the Republican party
squarely on record for sound money and
against the silver heresy see in the con-
cluding reference OF the Indiana platform
to the ratio of 16 TO l a loophole for
evasion, therefore they are anxious that
the platform shall declare against the free
coinage of silver and not merely at the
ratio of 16 to /. which leaves open the door
for coinage at 20 TO /, but against free
coinage at any ratio.
There is Il story afioat that Mr. McKin-
ley's representatives have quietly promised
the free-silver men that if he is elected
he will ill the great diplomatic missions
at London. Berlin and Paris with strong
free-siiver men, who shall devote all their
abilities whilst abroad to preparing for an
International agreement for the coinage or
silver, so that under President Mckinley
free coinage of silver by international
agreement shall no longer be a political
trick and evasion. There is a determina-
ton to avoid I'm the platform all refer
ence to the word gold This Is intended
as a concession to the silver people.
1t is important 10 note that all talk Of
bolting has died away Said Senator Car
ter. the loudest ''bolter" until lately, Il
am sitting on the free-siiver limb of the
tree, bat IL they cut that limb of you will
find that your Uncle Thomas has climbed
to n higher limb before the other one falls
down."
Late tonight Senator Proctor. who by
common consent was slated to-day for the
permanent craftsmanship OF the conven-
ton. announced that he cannot accept the
place. business matters OF the most i'm
perative nature will recall him to New
England before the adjournment OF the
convention. A number of new names have
now been brought forward. prominent
among them being that Of II. Clay Evans.