The Portland daily press., 1896-06-12

Seems to Have Been Given ar Impetus
High Handed Methods of Mckinley
ties in National Committee Session
Almost Causes Bolt-GeneraI Conven-
tion Gossip.
st. Louis, June Ill. H. Manley Of
Maine, was deluged all day with tele-
grams requesting MIN to explain or
qualify his statement given. the United
Press yesterday, in which he conceded
that Mckinley would be nominated son
| the first ballot, but declared that Mr..
Reed would remain in the fight to the
finish. Late this afternoon Mr. Manley
| furnished this signed statement to the
United Press:
"The action of the national committee
at the meeting yesterday. showing clear
ly thoir intention Of placing on the tenn
porary roll the delegates favoring MoKin-
Icy, which in the end would mean one
| hundred and sixty additional votes,
| caused me to make the statement. am
as earnestly for Mr. Reed as ever. urge
| upon Mr.. Reeds supporters throughout
| the country to make still greater efforts
| in his behalf.
81. Il. MANLEY."
| An immense canvas picture of the
! Speaker was placed in position in the
rotunda Of the parlor floor Of the
Southern hotel this afternoon. Reed
buttons and badges are making their ao-
pearance and there Is every Indication
shat Mr.. Reeds boom is being given
renewed impetus.
After the national committee voted to
seat the Morton delegates in the First
Hlorida district, Mr.. Manley left the
room and prepared the statemen above.
Pressed this evening to make clear the
apparent discrepancy between today's
bulletins and that of last evening, Man
ley would only reply that the statement
was sufficiently self-explanatory, for the
present and needed no elaboration. Those
in position to know, say that today's
bulletin isAan intimation of Man1ey's be-
lief that just such a break as occurred in
the committee today, may happen at
some critical moment, and upon some
unexpected Issue in the National oonen-
tion and that he proposes that the friends
OF Reed shall be prepared for any even
tuality.
Ex-senator Thomas G. Platt of New
York arrived late this evening with
Chairman Hackett of New York state
His arrival gave encouragement to the
anti. Mckinley men. 1t is thought that
he will be the rallying point of the oppo-
sition. &
MIR. Platt said: "There is no truth in
the report that Gov. Morton will be with
drawn. He will be presented to the con-
vention as the gold standard candidate of
New York.
Shall you hazard prediction as to
the conventions ohoiceY" was asked,
Il know whom they ought to nomi-
nate," was the reply.
Mr.. Platt expressed the hope that the
platform would declare for the gold
standard.
'What do you think of the National
committees action in unseating SO many
nAoA-InCAlul6J u6ieSsUSh!
"All can say is hope they will deal
more fairly with the others to be con-
| sidered than they have with those upon
which action has besn taken. 1 hope
these contests will be settled upon their
merits, not because the men to be seated
will vote for Mckinley
When the committee reassem bled to-
night many prominent members were
absent including Manley of Maine.
AT late hour Hackett said that
number of prominent leaders called on
Platt and an Interchange of views was
had, hut no concerted plan for formal
| action was decided on. Twenty-four
hours have SO changed the positions of
| the political chess board that there is
thought to ba still d fighting chance TOR
the tield against Mckinley.
The stun bling 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 none
tary plank of the platform Will, unless
miracle supervenes determine the
nomination for or against the leader.
situation Not Affected Says Mr.. Reed.
Washington, June 11.-"There is no
ohange in the situation as far as it