The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-15

dodgers bearing the words we are for
gold"
About o'clock this afternoon a bat
talon Of Reed men from Massachusetts
head by band marched down Fourth
street to the north front of the South
ern hotel and saluted the Reed flag.
Later a republican club from Alton,
ILL.,, carrying the Mckinley banner and
headed by q band, cheered Justify for
their candidate as they passed the
Southern.
The Connecticut delegation arrived
this morning and at once LAUGHED the
boom of Ex-Governor Morgan G. Bulk
elcy for the second place on the ticket,
Every delegate wore a badge with q
nutmeg attached. They are all for Nc
kinley, sound money and Bulkeley.
They base their hopes on the attitude
Of Morton, Reed and other eastern men
in regard to the vice presidency and
point to Ex-Governor Bullieley's record
as mayor of Hartford four consecutive
terms and governor of Connecticut TWO
terms, and to his business standing
and army record. and claim that he is
the most desirable man for the place.
Ex-Governor Bulkeley is a delegate at
large for his state.
To-day he said; My people seem to
be agreed in urging my name for the
second place on the ticket and friends
from other states have rendered their
support. l am a sound money man. I
know of no other New England state
that has agreed upon a candidate for
vice presidency and l think the New
Workers would support a Connecticut
man almost as solidly as one from their
own state. Through my business inter-
ests l am not unknown in the west and
since my arrival here many delegates
have offered to support me-
John B. Jeffrey, the old time printer
of Chicago, is pushing Governor BulFe
ley's campaign with great energy. He
declares that the strength of the en-
tire east will be thrown for ConneCti
cuts candidate. The recent visit of
Governor Bulkeley to Canton, O., has
led to the report that Major Mckinley
is not aVerse to having the Connecticut
mans name on the ticket. Mr.. Platt
still insists that the word gold" must
appear in the financial plank of the
platform. Nothing else, he says, will
satisfy the east
viii the east not be satisfied with a
declaration to maintain the present
standard and against free coinage of
silver at any ratio?" Mr. Ptatt was
asked to-day
That is not strong enough respond
ed Mr.. Platt. I'VE must have gold
gold-in the platform There must be
no mistaking the party's position on the
money question" Mr.. Platt was in
conference a good share of the day
with representative men-not McKin-
ley men-with reference to the financial
plank. He found a gratifying response
TO his insistence that the platform
should declare for the single gold stan
dard. There are gold men here from
the Dakotas, Indiana, Illinois and other
western states which are known to be
saturated with silver sentiment These
conferences encouraged him to believe
that a majority of the convention will
not only favor the gold standard, but
will urge a declaration for it.
The Mckinley men at the Tli-
nOis headquarters are greatly exercised
over the report that the eighteen unin-
struCted delegates from that state are
likely to join their associates and vote
as a unit for Mckinley.
The New Hampshire delegation this
afternoon chose S. S. Jewett chairman,
William Yutherly secretary, Frank
Streeter member of committee on reso-
lutions, c. r. Gaffney member of COM
mittee on credentials, John II. Brown
member of committee on permanent or
ganization, c.. p Mecens member of
committee on rules, w. D. Sawyer mem
Der of committee on notification, John
A. Spaulding honorary vice president,
and James A. Wood honorary secre-
tary. 1t was agreed to cast the first
ballot as a unit for Thomas r. Reed
It was the sense of the meeting that
Mr.. Streeter should support a gold
plank in the platform.
The Rhode Island delegation made
public its organization to-day. 1t con-
sists of f. L. Freeman, chairman; Wal
ter A. Read, committee on resolutions;
S. w. Allen, credentials, and J. p
Soudborn, notification
The twelve Maine delegates accom-
panied by nearly 100 political friends,
arrived this afternoon. At a meeting
held later it was agreed that Amos l..
Allen, Speaker Reeds secretary, who is
one of the delegates at large, should be
placed on the committee on resolutions
and Forest Goodwin on credentials.
Joseph II. Manley was selected a fort
night ago to represent the state for the
next four years on the national COM
mittee.
The Maine politicians are reticent
when questioned as to the feeling
among them respecting MI Manley's
recent published statement in regard
to Mr.. Reeds candidacy. 1t mas been
openly declared that Mr.. Manley had
ruined his political future as a result of
his declaration, but to what extent it
will effect his membership in the ma
tiOnal committee no one would say.
Much will depend upon the position as
sumed by Nh Reed, whose personal
representative, Mr.. Allen, will reach
town tonight.
The threat of a bolt in the Massacl1u-
setts delegation this afternoon caused a
decided sensation. Eben S. Draper was
elected chairman of the delegation and
z. C. Benton secretary. Up to this
point everything went smoothly, but
when George H. Lyman of Boston was
nominated for member of the national
committee an emphatic protest was
forthcoming. Immediately following
this nomination NJ. V. B. Jefferson with
much emphasis said if the effort was
made to place Lyman on the committee
Reed could not have the solid vote of
n1, in hot