The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
Ex-senator Plat Is Confined to
His Bed Through an
Accident.
ENTHUSIASTIC MORTON MEN.
Platt, Depew, Lauterbach and Miller
for Delegates.at-Large to
st. Louis.

majority of the delegates to the Repub-
Gcan State Convention which will con-
vene next Tuesday to elect delegates at
large to the National convention at st.
Louis have reached this city. They were
very much in evidence at the different
hotels to-day.
During the early morning hours and late
in the evening the Fifth-avenue Hotel was
the Mecca of the delegates and the lobby
was alive with politicians eagerly discuss
ing affairs political. Neither Chairman
Hackett nor Thomas C. Platt was to be
found about the hotel lobby during the
day, and this fact caused considerable
comment. It was learned that Chairman
Hackett was confined to his room with q
slight illness. Late in the afternoon the
fact leaked out that ex-senator Platt was
confined to his bed owing to somewhat
severe accident which happened to him
last Friday evening. It seems that Mrs.
Platt, who is heavy woman, suffered an
attack of vertigo while standing in her
room.
Mr.. Platt was near her at the moment
and endeavored to prevent her from fall
ing. Mrs. Platt fell into her husbands
arms so suddenly that it took the ex-
Senator off his feet and his side struck
against projecting piece of furniture.
Some say the blow was so severe that Mr..
Plat received fracture of one of his ribs,
but others say he was only severely bruised
and shaken up. Atany rate he has been
unable to leave his room for two days.
During the day the principal topic of dis
cussion indulged in was the National Presi-
dency. Morton men, of course, predomi-
mated, and the chances of New York's
Governor for the nomination were glow
ingly set forth. A number of guberna-
torial booms were brought to town by
leading Republicans, but discussion upon
the question did not assume any definite
shape.
ALI arrangements for Tuesdays conven-
tion are completed and the programme
has been practically decided upon. Grand
Central Palace, where the delegates will
assem- BILE. has been elaborately decorated,
and has seating capacity of 1000. The
convention will organize at noon Tuesday
with Senator Cornelius R. Parsons of
Rochester as temporary chairman. After
transacting minor routine business. such
as the presentation of contests and the ap-
adjournment will be taken until 1880 P. M.
When the convention reassembles Con-
gresham Southwick of Albany will be
the permanent chairman. Unless the
slate is suddenly changed Thomas G. Platt,
Chauncey M. Depew, Edward Lauterbach
and Warner Miller will be chosen as
delegates-at-large to the st. Louis conven-
ton. The naming of the thirty-four Presi-
Dental electors representing the Congress
sional districts and the two electors
representing the United States Senators of
New York State will very likely be deferred
until the Republican State convention
in the fall.
Although the platform of the conven-
ton has not been decisively passed upon
by the party leaders, the main features
have been drawn up and sanctioned. The
leading feature will be the financial plank
which will be strong declaration in favor
of "honest" money. In addition to ex-
pressing unalterable opposition to free
silver coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1, or any
other ratio, except in the event of an in
ternational agreement, it will insist on the
maintenance of the public faith with cred
itors of the Nation by maintaining gold
payment of all public debts. In this re-
spect it win be far more pronounced e4-
preston than any other financial plank
adopted at State convention thus far dur
ing the Presidential canvass.
The tariff plank will be strong declara-
ton in favor OF the policy of protection to
American industry and for reciprocity.
This plank will be very short.
Another plank will indorse Governor
Morton's candidacy for the Presidency,
setting forth his qualities as business
man representing business interests.
The name of Major Mckinley is not
likely to be brought forward in the con-
vention, but if it does come up the leaders
say it will be in very feeble way.