The National tribune., 1896-06-18

gold-standard man in the very first skirmish
of the fight, and thus admit that they were de-
| feated before blow had been struck
As matter of fact, the silver program was
formulated and agreed upon before Senators
| Teller or Dubois. or any of the rest of them,
had reached st. Louis. They propose to bolt
! They have already agreed upon an address
which is to present the name of Senator Teller
! TO the country as the candidate of the silver
men, irrespective of party. At the same time.
this bolt, while it may be more or less dramatic
viii not be sufficiently large TO be considered as
really important.
The possibility of deadlock in the Platform
Committee reached Hanna ears Monday night
, and was not to his liking. il was the first in
timation that bis program could be materially
interfered with. He saw that the only way TO
avoid fight was to yield to gold-standard
plank, and this is now regarded as certain.
The platform as it is now understood will
probably be as follows:
Tie Republican party is unreservedly for sound
money, Ii caused the enactment of the law pro-
N1aihg ior me resum plion OF specie payments in
1873; since then every dollar has been ne good as
gold.
We are unaterably opposed to every measure
| calculated to debasc our currency or impair the
credit OF our country We are, therefore, opposed
10 the free and unlimited coinage OF silver except
by international agreement, and until such agree.
nient can be obtained we believe the existing gold
| standard should he preserved.
we favor The use Of silver currency but 10 the
extent only That its parity with gold can be niaisi-
talned, anu we favor all measures designed 10
maintain invioably the money Of the United
States whether coin paper at the present stand
of the earth.
| n is probable that motion will be made on
the floor Of the Convention by Gen. Henderson,
or someone equally prominent 70 strike out
the word gold" This will throw the re-
sponslblilty on the delegates. Senator Lodge
| agreed that there would be no contest in the
committee, aud said positively that there
would be gold plank in the platform.
the sensation of last week was the detection
of Mr.. Manley, OF Maine, Reeds chief of staff.
lie gave out a statement that in his Judgment
the Convention will nominate Gov. Mckinley
on the frst ballot for the Presidency Mr..
Reeds name will be presented to the Conven.
ton, and he will be voted for and am author
lied TO say that under no conditions or cir.
cumstances can he or will he accept the nomi-
nation for Vice president if ii should be ten
dered to him. The great majority of the New
England delegates will be loyal to Mr.. Reed
but the Convention is for Gov. Mckinley and
will nominate him.
This was not received with much surprise
but when there came dispatch, in which Mr..
iced was quoted as doubling that Mr. Manley
should have issued such statement, it sud-
denly became apparent that Marley must have
acted without the knowledge or ad vice of the
man whom be was in all honor bound to sup.
port. This action means the retirement from
public life Of J. II. Marley
Ex-senator Platt at st. Louis made threat
That unless the contesting Platt delegates were
seated by the National Committee he would
take the New York delegation out of the Con-
vention. MIR. fianna put this down as a bluff,
and Senator Quay is now on the ground, and
has good offices were invoked as a peacemaker.
lie is IN position where he can be Of service.
lie has already confessed and been forgiven in
the Mckinley household, and he is still
friend of Platt's.
1t is the subject of comment that the history
| of the Mckinley movement writes the history,
OF the downfall of the four supposed greatest
and most astute politicians in the Republican
Party. Plat, Of New York; Quay, of Penn
sylvania; Clarkson, of Iowa; Manley, of Maine
these were names to conjure with TO inspire
victory by their very sound, to lead great hosts
to victory, to be in themselves worth more
than votes and money.
Mr. Lodge came TO the Convention with
determination to carry gold platform through.
But sound money declaration will probably
be adopted.
Minor Notes.
1t has been thought that Garrett A. Hobart.
Of New Jersey, gold man, would be nominated
for Vice President
The latest dispatches from st. Louis rather
Indicate that Morton will be chosen in prefer
ence 20 Hobart, if he can be persuaded TO accept
the Vice Presidential nomination.
In the settlement of the contests for dele
gates seats Mckinley men made points right
and left; SO did those who were for Mckinley
after their regular candidate. The contests
aid not prove SO important as was expected.
AT Mckinley headquarters there is still the
fullest confidence in their favorite having 633
votes oD the first ballot Of total of 9l6.
Gen. G. NJ. Dodge and Gen. ID. b. Hender-
son were Senator AllsOn's managers, and did
all that could be done to win a hopeless fight
Platt was deeply touched by the GOODNESS of
his reception everywhere, aud commented upon
il.