Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-12
SULTRY Time In ST. LOUIS
Republican National Committee En-
gagged in Deciding Contests in
Favor Of Mckinley.
BOSS PLATT THREATENS A BIG BOLT.
Platt Also Insists Upon Distinct yell
low Declaration-Mike De Young
Preparing to Swallow Gold
Platform.

st. Louis, June 12.-To-day there was
in circulation a report that Thomas O.
Platt had declared his intention of boiling
if the six contestants in New York should
be seated.
1t is learned from members of the ma
tional committee that probably six of the
Platt men will be thrown ont and the
other men placed on the temporary roll.
The friends of Mckinley say that Platt is
putting up grand bluff.
One of Platt's friends stated emphati-
cally that the position of Platt was that,
in case the six regularly elected delegates
for New York should be unseated, sixty
moro delegates would walk out of the
convention. On the other hand it is said
that from twenty five to thirty of the
delegates from New York are ardent Nc
Kinley men and can not be expected to
follow Platt.
Members of the national committee
think that the talk of New York bolt is
wholly for the purpose of influencing it's
decisions.
CONSIDERING CONTESTS.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, of West Vir-
gina, the time for the presen tation of the
cases of claimants to seats was reduced
by the national committee to-day from
fifteen to ten minutes by vote of thirty
five to nineteen.
Mr.. Scott said it was clear that at the
present rate of progress the committee
would be engaged entirely too long. He
said that only sixty of the 16S contested
seats had been awarded.
Notice was given of the withdrawal of
the contest IN the 8th Virginia district.
w.. Shumate and H. Y. Vale we're there
fore declared entitled to seats. They are
instructed for Mckinley.
James Francis Burke, of Pittsburg, was
elected official reporter of the convention.
The committee then resumed the con-
sideration of the Mississippi contests, be.
ginning with that from the 9th district.
This contest presented no points of es-
pecial interest and the contestants, @. A.
Simpson and George F. Bowles, Lynch
men, were seated. They are friendly to
Mckinley.
The 7th district concluded the list of
Mississippi contests. This was another
case of two conventions, involving mutual
accusations of Irregularities from the Hill
and Lynch forces.
james M. Matthews and Geo. @. Gran
berry we're the Hill claimants, and J.
Meredith Matthews and Thos. E. Rich
ardson the Lynch men, all being advo.
Gates of Mckinley. The Hill men were
seated.
The committee then returned to the
contest of s. NJ. Murphy Creed many
against john Harmon McKinley) for a
seat in the Sd Alabama district.
PLATr TALKS FREELY.
To an Associated Press reporter to-day
Mr. Platt said that he had not spoken
particularly of the New York contests, but
upon the whole proceedings of the COM
mittee.
,"They are riding rough shod over every.
thing" he said. "The question of mans
title to seat is not considered ON its
merits, but as to his position on the
presidential candidates. The Hahn COM
mittee from Ohio has declared that the
only question involved in these contests
is whether or not the man is for McKin-
ley and that line of policy is what New
York objects to-
Mr.. Platt reiterated that Morton's name
would be presented and voted for.
Platt has received a dispatch from Reed,
who says that Manley's utterance was
wholly unauthorized and expressing
astonishment at Manley taking such
a course.
Platt is interested in having gold
standard plank in the platform. "From
all I have heard," he said, II think the
convention will take that course. There
seems to be demand that can not be
ignored in favor of firm declaration
for the gold standard. The silver men
will not be satisfied with any kind of
straddle and there should be no attempt
to have anything but a straight gold
declaration"