Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-13
INERTIA AT ST. LOUIS.
EVsn Quay and Platt UnaOleto RtinYi6o-
rate the Anti GKinlcy Movement.
NEW FINANCIAL PROPOSITION.
+ Involves a Specific Declaration for
The "GOld Standard"
.x,cTR HANNA OPPOSED TO 1T.
NEW FINANCIAL PROPOSITION
x,crR HANNA OPPOSED TO 1T.
nj. opinion Is that the words
o,oted should Not Appear In the
p,,tform-Morton, Reed, and ALL
.on TO stick. f.a

or rOr-Is. MO. June 12.-This has
dav OF inertia In the Republican
~r Even the arrival Of Senator Quay.
enforce the presence Of eX-Sena-
platt. failed TO salvanize the anti
-,.r.irfcv movement back into any sem
.. of vigorous life. The corridors
....l the room where the National Com
-r.es went through its monotonous rou-
.. ~ deciding preliminary contests. was
..~ upcomfortably thronged at any pc
s Of the day. What the decisions
,ro committee would be appeared to
taken for granted in a majority OF
Some eccentric departures in the
louisiana contested cases from the or
,..r, course Of rulings scarcely served
..ys 2cst 10 otherwise tasteless pro-
urrs when the New York contests
49,. reached. tomorrow or Monday, In
..-,st may revive. Some Of Mr.. Platts
..rr..tcs continue 10 make threats Of
,.ir,e N the New York contests are de-
,isi on the same principles that are al
,.,s4 10 have controlled the committee
., other cases: but MIR Platt himself has
c.-sfllv avoided committing himself to
such "a course.
late this afternoon some very decided
,rs.rauons were given as to the course
which the Mckinley men would pro-
r,nv take on the financial question.
urherto the Platt men have shouted,
os5und Money! and the Mckinley men
tsv. shouted. "Tarlnw and neither side
has manifested any disposition to adopt
ths war-cry Of the other. Now all this
{. changed. and the Mckinley men are
shouting finance.
CHICAGO MONEY PLANK.
A suggested platform. drafted by Mr..
Xonsaat. Of Chicago. was submitted to
,fr Hanna and other close friends Of
Naior McKinley's to-day. and was taken
Ba er consideration. This proposed finan-
esl plank. while following in the line Of
ne Indiana platform. goes one important
gtap further. and specially declares for
the "gold-standard." At the same time
however. that this proposition was sub
ritted. the suggestion was made that, II
this platform was adopted by the Com
m.ttee on Resolutions, IT should be with
he distinct understanding that when 1T
was reported TO the convention by the
committee. the chairman should enter
ain motion to strike out the words
gold standard" the plank TO be so
framed that this could be done without
interfering with the context or the sense.
such a motion being entertained, the
proposition would be subject to debate.
and could be finally settled by the con-
yertion on a test vote. II is understood
90 Doe Mr.. Hannas judgment that the
words gold standard" ought not to ap-
pear in the platform.
STATEMENT FROM PLATT.
Ex-senator Platt to-day issued over
Dis signature the following statement:
Governor Morton will be placed in
nomination and cordially supported by
Dbl. friends. Speaker Reed and Senator
Allison will also receive the votes of their
supporters, all reports TO the contrary
Notwithstanding 1 am hopeful that the
convention VIII recognize the wisdom Of
making Governor Morton our presidential
candidate, and declaring for a gold stand
url. He IS essentially a gold-sfandard-
bearer. AS his record demonstrates.
From cursory observation during
uy brief stay here. / am sanguine that
O. majority OF the delegates favor the
continuance Of the existing financial sys-
tenn. as interpreted by Republican ad-
muistrauons The New York delega-
uol viii certainly do all in its power to
I.t @ gold plank in the platform, for
Sew York is for gold. r. c. PLATT."
Senator Allson's friends, who have
hitherto remained so silent that the i'm
preston gained ground that he had been
Withdrawn from the race, arc now as
s-mus an aggressive attitude. and as
s.r, thst ne will be supported by vigorous
uaoy and many votes when the con-
y.lH9u proceeds TO nominations.