Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-18
Men Declare Intention of Bolt
ing if Gold Plank is Inserted.
Dramatic Developments May be Looked for at
Today's Session.

~ <otis yin 80 mo
safely be predicted that the convention
| will make it's nomination, tomorrow
The Mckinley men are in the saddl,
and are pushing things with a vigorou:
hand. The action of the convention
on the contested cases, his afternoon
has created much feeling. As a result
100 delegates were awarded seats in the
convention in contest what We're not
given a hearing either by the nationa'
committee or the committee on creden-
tials. This action was taken not upon
any hearing of evidence as were none
heard but solely because the men seated
were friends of Mckinley.
The facts of the case were very for
chilly brought Il by Congressman
Hepburn in his able speech presenting
the minority report. He stated that
Judge Thompson of Portsmouth, Ohio,
an eX-member of Congress. was Sc
cured some months ago as counsel
for the Mckinley forces in the con
tested cases. When these cases came
up before the national committee he
made the point that final determine
ton of them belonged properly to the
committee on credentials, and hat it
was not necessary for the committee
to waste its time in going overthemass
of evidence submitted.
When the committee on credential
met, he appeared before it and asked
that it should not delay the work of the
convention by considering the immense
volume of evidence in the contested
cases inasmuch as they had already
been considered and passed upon by
the national committee. He thought
the best and most expeditions way for
the on credentials to dis
pose of these cases would be to make
the temporary roll a IS made out by the
national committee the roll
of the convention.
Again his wishes prevailed and the
committee on credentials voted to fol
low his suggestion. This left only the
Delaware and the Texas cases to he
adjudicated. and they were quickly ais
posed of by seating the Mckinley dele
gates in both cases. In the Delaware
ca sc. the Addicks' delegates, who were
the ones elected by the regular Re
publican state convention called for
that purpose, and there was not the
shadow of evidence to show that the
contestants had any right to seats in
the convention. The action of the com
was purely arbitrary.
Mr.. Hepburn made the point that =
the delegates whose seats were in
question should not be permitted to
vote on the acceptance of the report |
h committee on credentials. but |
II was promptly overruled by Chair
man Thurston.
There is reason to anticipate some
dramatic developments in tomorrow'sI |
of the convention. me silver
men announce, tonight, that if a gold
is adopted in the platform they |
VIII withdraw from the convention. |
There is no doubt but what the con-
will declare for the gold STAN
dard, and it remains to be seen
out their threats.
The Massachusetts and Maine dele
gates held a meeting, tonight, at 6
. clock at the Massachusetts head
quarters and decided to make a fight
10 the finish.
This evening. by invitation, the
Maine men visited the California men
1T their headquarters where they were
Hon. J. II. Manlev was
tonight, ~ the Young
Mems Republican Club of Baltimore,
which was always a strong ...aine
club. and is here now in support of
Reed.
1t now looks as if the movement for
representation in future
conventions would be fayorably
by the committee on resolu-
and adopted by a large majority.
&. T. BURLEIGH.