The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-15
Mckinley .,eadqu.rtrrs


York.
Mckinley headquarters
st. Louis. June l4.-While the head
quarters of some states have not been
crowded. as is usually the case two
days before the convention assemblies.
this has been big day at the rooms OF
the Ohio delegation, known as the Nc
Kinley headquarters. Some OF the
Ohio district delegates and Mr.. Hanna
are on duty there all the time. while
Delegates-at-Large Foraker. Bushnell
and Grosvenor and some district dele
gates are out visiting other state dele
gates and leaders.
When Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks.
the temporary chairman. arrived this
morning, Mr.. Hanna and others had a
long conference with him over the
keynote speech. apd later this keynote
speech was submitted to a conference
OF the Mckinley leaders. II Is under
stood that the keynote speech will be
in the line of the Indiana platform.
which specially declares opposition to
the free and independent coinage Of
silver at the ratio of 16 to /. At Nc
Kinley headquarters there Is still the
fullest confidence. the favorite having
G33 votes on the first ballot OF total
of 9lS, but there Is not any fixed slate
for the nomination for vice president
or any ultlmatum on the currency
plank. There Is no trouble about the
platform except on the divergent views
of the East for gold and the West for
silver. while Michigan, Indiana and
even Ohio. with other middle states
want the eastern idea expressed In the
currency plank without the word
gold" in the phraseology OF the dec
laration for a single standard. As Sen
ator-elect Foraker will be pressed for
the chairmanship Of the committee on
resolutions. 1t is expected that he will
make the fight for declaration for
1.-The maintenance of the present stand
ard" which means a single gold stand
ard without the use of the word gold"
before the word standard" By the use
of the word gold II Is claimed that
the campaign cry Of "goldbugs" would
be used in a prejudicial manner during
the canvass. Not only delegates. but
also republican candidates for congress
and others from Ohio. Indiana. Michi-
gan and other middle states. called on
Foraker and Hanna to-day to say that
as positive a declaration as possible
was wanted without the use of
the word gold" which was Of
fensive to many wanting to support re-
publican state and district tickets as
well as the national ticket.
Messrs. Foraker. Hanna and other
leaders insist that IL 1t is the will Of the
committee on resolutions and later Of
the convention to insert the word gold
standard" that McKinley's friends
would not oppose It, This is the i'm
port OF the reply made to all who have
been solicitous in their Inquiries on this
all-absorbing topic around the McKin-
ley headquarters Last week was a
gold" week here, but there Is a vigor-
Gus effort to-day to have the present
weeks agitation result In the gold idea
under the names of honest money" or
a sound currency" While the south
ern delegates are divided on the tech
nical phraseology OF the currency
plank, the western delegates are ex-
pected to go with the middle states In
the committee on resolutions.
At the Mckinley headquarters they
expect a minority report from the sill
yer members Of the committee on reso-
lutions. The managers. for this reason.
dFt DlOIt w k't ts uldng
as possible to sign the majority report
and to have financial plank on which
there can be a general concurrence, ex-
cept with the silver extremists. The
Mckinley men anticipate no trouble on
agreeing on other resolutions, which
will include Foraker's Indictment of the
Cleveland administration on several
counts.
rrxt. tc ~
the Mckinley headquarters to be in
doubt. owing to complications In New
York. 1t seems impossible to select
any one from that state as yet. No
word can be had from Speaker Reed or
his friends that he will accept. and the
Mckinley men say they cannot nomi-
nate anyone with doubts as to his ac-
ceptance.
cnstor Warren on the n ianeiai Plank,
ST. Louis, June Ex-senator Warren
of wyoming. who arrived here tonight
from Washington, believes that the
best way to settle the dispute over the
money plank is to leave the whole ques-
tion open. Warren is free silver man
but was Instrumental in securing a de-
claration by the convention OF his state
against boltlng. He thinks II would be
a wise policy. rather than attempt &c
frame a financial plank TO be accepta-
BILE to the extremists. on both sides
which must. In the nature OF things, be
unsatisfactory to both, to leave the
whole question to the public for solu-
tion. IF could have my way" said
he, II would make no. equivocal decla.
ration. Let the republicans OF the coun'
try frankly acknowledge the difference
which they fully realize. on the tarlf
and other questions we are united. or
the money question our difference:
seem irreconcilable; but West, East
North and South. We believe in the tru
est discharge of our obligations. No re-
publican vans anything but the sound
est money. and no one desires repudia'
tion at home or abroad. Let Us saJ