The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
And Tacitly Admitted by the Nc.
Kinley Men.
STATE DELEGATIONS PASS RESO-
LUTIONs FAVORING SAME.

Against Mr.. Manley Has Abated In a
Great Degree-New Hampshire VIII
Stand BY Reed. ses~4
st. Louis, June 15.-"We have won the
fight. Gold is the motto. The commit
tee OIL resolutions will declare for the
gold standard and that declaration will
BIZ adopted by the convention"
Such was the statement made at one
O'Clock this afternoon by Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts,. He continued; "Sinoe
the conference we held last night we
have had returns from many states
that have elected members of the oom-
mittee on resolutions. We now know ex-
actly where we stand. The STATES that
have elected members Of the committee
on resolutions pledged to q gold
standard are as follows: Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut. solid
New England; New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ore
gon, Washington, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Illinois. and the District of Columbia.
"This makes 90 states. When it comes
to voting, Ohio, Indiana, and certain
other of the Middle West States will be
compelled TO go on record as favoring a
geld standard. Then it will be seen that
we have carried the day and the Repubii-
can party will he saved from commit
ting itself to straddle. The vote will
come first on the minority report for a
free coinage plank which will be voted
down and the gold plank substituted.
"Of course the Western Silver states
cannot be counted upon, but we have
saved New York and the vote of that
state amounts to more than the combined
vote of all the silver producing states
should they at the election repudiate the
Republican ticket
sit is m firm belief that the adoption
of gold plank will be the salvation of
the Republican party and cause the
friends Of honest money to rally arou nd
its standard the whole country over"
Senator Lodge had conference again
this morning with Mr.. Hanna with ref
erence to the financial plank and argued
in favor of the Massachusetts idea, with
such energy that Mr.. Hanna was COM
PEELED to declare he was the most persist
ent person with whom he had come in
contact since reaching St. Louis. Mr..
Lodge replied that the Importance OF the
cause demanded that he should be per-
sistent. He concluded the interview with
the statemenu that Ohio would be COM
pelled to get into line and vote for the
adoption of this plank.
The personal efforts of Mr.. Lodge have
done much in molding public sentiment
Lodge Is the author, be adopted, much
credit will be due him and those asso-
oiated with him. During the morning
round up Of colnred delegates favorable
to the geld standard was made- in the
room of the assaohusetts delegation.
These colCred men of the South to the
number of 45, were gathered there and
passed resolutions pledging themselves
to work for the adoption of this plank.
They were at once sent out to prosely-
tize among the various oolored delegates
from the south.
This meeting was not permitted to pass
without protest. DR.. S, d. Redmond the
delegate from Mississippi says that while
only forty-hve were present at this meet
ing, there are in reality two hundred
cOlored delegates and alternates attend
the colored delegates and alternates have
declared for the gold standard" said
DR.. Redmond, "does us injustice. DO
not say that the delegates will not en-
dorse such action, but the fact desire to
bring out il. thar only small portion of
those entitled to vote were present.
consider the meeting simply a movement
to brace up the Massachusetts delegation
in its demand for gold. -
Senator Lodges declaration that the
committee on resolutions will adopt the
gold plank is practically confirmed at Mo-
Kinley headquarters. The pressure from
the Eastern States has been so strong, it
is tncitly admitted, that the Mckinley
managers will not arbitrarily oppose it,
Notwithstanding their personal objeo-
t1ons. The work of proselytizing for the
adoption of the gold standard plank in
the platform was carried on today with
renewed vigor. White the Massachusetts,
delegation were at work in one end OF the
corridor appointing sub committee to
conduct this work, Mr.. Platt, in his
pri gate rooms on the floor above, was
holding council of war with the men
from various states who favored his
policy.
This conference continued for more
than TWO hours, Mr.. Lauterbach being
especially Jealous in rounding up the
men supposed to bB wavering in their
allegiance to sound money and who it is
snought might be persuaded into voting
for the outright gold plank.
At the Ohio headquarters very little
notice appeared to be taken of the plank
made public last night by Mr. Platt. A
prominent member of that delegation.
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