The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12
ARE HOT AT PLATT
REPUBLICANS ARE QUARRBLING
AGAIN IN NEW YORK.

It Is Charged by the Mckinley League
That the Regular Republican Organ
ization is Stumbling Them and They
Want to withdraw-Hfnt at Possible
Defeat In the Statewide Matter Put
In Hanna's Hand-what Men Figure in
tn. Trouble-Harrison to Speak at =
Mass Meeting.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE Mckinley
league is out with open charges against
Thomas c. Platt and the state machine
leaders of ucachery to Mckinley
Their charges, which have been for
warded to National Chairman Mark
Hanna, say that Mr. Plett, National
Committeeman Gibbs. and the other or
ganization leaders stand ready to beat
Mckinley in New York in order to re-
tain their control Of the state.
There was long and secret meeting
of the executive committee of the league
lasting all Friday afternoon and even
ing. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Hanna spent three hours with MEM
bers of the committee on the last even
nights meeting the principal subject
discussed was the war with the state
organization. It was alleged that the
regular organization was really hostile
to the national ticket and subcommit-
tee was appointed to put the charges
into writing. Their report was pre-
sented IN the form Of letter to Mr..
Hanna Of the national committee. and
after being adopted by the league was
forwarded TO him The report says,
among other things:
1--WE have most reluctantly come TO
the conclusion that our services are OBJ
1ectionable, and that in many sections
the regular. organization has placed fac
ton above party. and in its Jealousy
and dislike Of the adherents of Nc
Kinley deliberately intend to imperil
IL not sacrifice the national ticket II
necessary to maintain local power and
patronage"
This report is also made the vehicle
by which the long report of the COM
mittee of twenty-five, made last Feb
ruary upon the enrolment frauds, is
trundled out again All this leads up
to National Committeeman Fred s.
Gibbs. Of whom it says: at is we'll
known that Mr.. Gibbs is merely the
personal representative and mouth
piece of Thomas c. Platt; that he can
not take any action of his own volftion;
and that whatever he does is under the
direction of his political master"
Mr.. Hanna Is next RECALLED with an
account of Mr.. Gibbs attempt to dis
rupt the party organization in New
York City by his action in the Egan
ssffeir in the county committee. In
he Loo In civ
ing this statement to the public the Nc
Kinley league does not desire to cause
Irritation and bad feeling, but it does
expect to arouse public sentiment and
indignation. We would be false TO our
duty to our candidate did we not point
out the traitorous influences that are
at work within the Republican organi-
zation.''
Attention is called to the small plu-
rality by which Blaine was defeated in
New York City and a suggestion of the
possibility Of one vote in each voting
precinct is made.
q Ex-President Harrison has not yet
accepted the Invitation to speak at a
mass meeting for which the Republi-
can state committee is making arrange
ments General Powell Clayton. who
has charge of the speakers bureau at
Republican headquarters, said this
morning: General Harrison has been
SO much fonored by his party that he
cannot decline this invitation. am sure
he will accept it next week"
The trouble among Virginia Republi-
cans was temporarily settled at con-
ference held at national headquarters.
The conferrees were William Lamb Of
Norfolk, who acted as chairman; James
D. Brady OF Petersburg, George z. Bow
den, James E. Walker, 8. B. Carney,
Parke Agnew. F. w. Strother and
Judge f.. Waddill. These gentlemen
are leaders OF the opposing factions.
They agreed to bury the Ratchet so far
as national issues go and to work to-
gether for the election of Mckinley ana
Hobart. After that nobody can tell
what will happen Napoleon Bona
parte Scott Will act as arbitrator in
case the trouble should break out again
during tho c2mnairn