The record-union., 1896-05-16
A Supporter Of Morton for the First
Place on the Ticket.
The American Protective Association
Convention, in Session at WASH
ington Not Only Likely to lndOrse
rlcKinley for President, But to
Reprimand the Board Which Pre-
ferred Charges Against Him.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Warner Miller
furnished the United Press to-day with
the following statement:
L returned from a trip tc the AdirOn-
dacks this morning, and find that some
of Governor Morton's friends are ex-
cited over the fact that some papers
have mentioned myself as a candidate
for Vice-PreSident on the ticket with
Mckinley, and also that the old and dis
carded story that l visited Mr.. Hanna
and made arrangements with him has
been reviewed
Ordinarily 1 would give no atten-
ton to a matter of this kind but under
the circumstances 1 think l may as
we'll end them both at once. To all my
friends who have asked my views in
regard to being a. candidate for Vice
President 1 have replied that 1 was not
a candidate and would not be under any
possible conditions that might arise. 1
have not seen Mr.. Hanna since last
June, and l have no connection, direct
or indirect, with him. In short, Mr..
Hanna has not attempted to buy my
support to Mckinley by offering me any
position or other consideration what
ever.
Governor Morton before many of his
officious friends did so. / have also
been instructed by the the State Con-
vention to support Governor Morton's
candidacy. l have done SO, and l shall
continue to do so; but 1 want the Re-
publicans of the State of New York
whom 1 have the honor in part to rep
resent a ST. Louis to understand that
/ am not taking any part in any can
vass which has for it's sole object the
proposition anything to beat McKin-
ley
II have looked upon all the leading
candidates heretofore mentioned as in
every way competent and worthy to fill
the exalted position of President of the
United States, and the nomination of
any one of them would receive my most
cordial Endorsement and support; but
from my correspondence and connec-
ton with the Republicans of the in
terror of the State, / believe that vast
majority of them after and second to
Governor Morton's candidacy prefer the
nomination of Mckinley.
Il shall attempt to carry out the
wishes Of the Republicans of the State
of New York, and if the occasion shall
ever arise in the convention my second
choice viii be Major Mckinley l have
known Major Mckinley for nearly
twenty years. L have known him to
be an honest, straightforward, con-
scientious and able man. He has had
large experience in public affairs, and
would no doubt fill the exalted position
of President of the United States with
credit to himself and honor to his party
AS l stated a few days ago in an in
terview, | have no doubt that the St
Louis Convention will adopt sound
money platform without any equivoca-
tions or straddles in it, and whoever
will be the candidate for President.
whether Governor Morton, Mr.. Allison.
Mr. Reed or Mr.. Mckinley, he will stand
unhesitatingly upon the platform adop-
ted, representing the sentiments and the
wishes of the Republicans of the United
States. / am a business man myself
and deeply interested in the question of
currency and the tariff, and shall never
give my support at st. Louis to any
platform which is not right upon these
TWO questions, nor my support to any
candidate regarding whose fidelity to
these principles I have the slightest
doubt. WARNER MILLER