The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-12

NOl NGhIIllty
In his argument the noted ex-Con-
federate admitted that he was dele
gate only by the right of revolution;
that revolution had been brought about
by a snap convention and by falsity
and fraud. Honestly and fairly he
said, he did not believe he was entitled
to a seat but neither were his oppOn-
ents, and if he was not given recogni-
ton they also should be excluded.
M. A. Montgomery and Claimant
Buchanan made the presentation for
the other side, and the committee went
into secret session. Committeeman Hill
favored the exclusion Of both delegates
on the ground that no primary election
was held, while Senator Thuston urged
the seating of Buchanan and Simmonds
and carried his point by the close vote
of 90 to 10.
Short work was made of the Third
district of Mississippi, W. d. Raymon
and Jose Allen being seated. Both
contestants are Mckinley men. AZ
1880 the remainder Of the Mississippi
contests were laid aside and the COM
mittee took uD the trouble in the
Twelfth district of Missouri, where ex-
SpilS 4NGlllletll CtIlh anu SIluS.
D. Comfort on the one side and Chas.
Parsons and F. G. UthOff on the other
were the contending parties. 1t was
an echo of the old time fight between
the Kerens and Filley factions. Mr.
Frank, who belongs to the I4el ems wing,
presented his case in an energetic
speech, claiming that Parsons and Ut
hoff were not elected by any conven-
tion called pursuant to law or as pro-
Vided by the call of the national COM
mittee but was merely a rump bolting
gathering, Seldom p. Spencer present
ed the side of the contestants with
equal force.
Mr.. Platt is interesting himself in the
eight New York contests and a num-
Der of national committeeman whom
he saw this evening were urged by him
| to see that these contests were settled
upon their merits. When the national
committee resumed it's session tonight
several prominent members We're alb
sent Among them We're Messrs. Gear
of Iowa, Yerkes of Kentucky and Man
| ley of Maine. Later it was reported
that a conference of anti Mckinley
| leaders was being held in the rooms
| ONCupICu DS LlbIllCto ~ L IctIl
| At late hour Chairman Hackett
said that a number of prominent lead
eds called on Mr.. Platt and that an
| interchange Of views was had. but no
| concerted plan for formal action was
decided upon.
| TWenty-four hours have so changed
the positions on the political chess
| board that there is thought to he still
fighting chance for the field against
Mckinley. The stumbling block in the
road of the latter is the divergent
views of the delegates on the financial
plank of the platform. 1t is believed
that the monetary plank of the plat
form will unless a miracle superVenes
determine the nomination for or against
the leader. Circulation was given to-
day to a copy of a, proposed plank de-
Claring that the party faVOTS a tariff
which will produce revenue in excess of
expenditures and thus solve the finan-
cial problem and asserting that the
people are satisfied with the currency
as it exists. Nobody could be found
who would father the plank.
Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey ap-
pears tonight to be the first choice of
the McKinleyites for vice president
st. Louis, June 1.-THE candidacy Of
Hon. Richard Parks Bland for nominal
ton as the democratic nominee for
president at the Chicago convention
was launched amid the booming of
cannon and the blare of trumpets here
tonight. A serenade and reception
was given Mr.. Bland at the Planters
hotel by his admirers, and he respond
ed in brief speech. The campaign
committee has appointed sub-commit-
tees to visit states in which democratic
conventions are to be held and urge in
structions to delegates to vote for Bland
| for president
Sentiment among the delegates al
Grady upon the ground appears to be
strongly crystallizing in favor of the
financial plank promulgated by Ma
| tional Committeeman r. G. Kerens of
this city, and which was given out yes
| terday. Mr.. Kerens admits that he is
not the author of the proposed plank,
and that it is the handiwork of "a prom
inent republican Taken in connec-
ton with his recent visit to Canton
there have been suggestions that the
draft has been submitted to and re-
| tclN gu Illt dpDlONeil VI hdJol AhSAiitlCS :
| Upon this point, however, Mr. Kerens
will not satisfy his enquirers. While in
| line with their previous position that
the convention rather than the candi-
date should make the platform, Mark
Hanna and his lieutenants continue to
regard the topic as tabooed, and will
not touch it even in generalities
Representative delegates of the
| standing of Senators Proctor of Yer
mont, Hainsbrough of North Dakota,
| and Payne of Wisconsin, and ex-GOV-
ernOr Fifer of Illinois, are very chary
! in their advocacy of a clear and en-
| phatiC declaration in favor of a gold
| standard and their talk and influence
| is beginning to have an effect, especial
| ly among the southern delegates, whose
| prOclivities are toward the white metal
! With the view of avoiding a prolonged
| debate in the committee on resolutions
! there is talk of holding a caucus either
on Saturday or Monday, of one repre-
| sentative from each of the sound mon
! ey delegations, when q plank will be
| framed to be placed before the COM
mittee as an indication of the senti-
ment of the majority element of the
! convention.
Washington, June 11-"There is no
! change in the situation at St. Louis so
! far as it affects me-" said Speaker
| Reed to the United Press tonight My
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