New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-02
WHAT A CHILL IS THERE
THE FRIGID ATMOSPHERE AT STATE
HEADQUARTERS.
MR. PIATT MAY HAVE A CONFERENCE ON SUN
DAY WITH MP. QUAY. Mr. MANIEY AND
MIR. CIARKsON AND TRY TO DIS
COVER WHERE THE COM


BINE IS LAT"
The atmosphere in the nelghborhood Of Mr. Platts
state headquarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel which
vas struck with a Mckinley frost Wednesday
and Thursday when the from Vermont ana
Illinois came In on Chairman Hackett and his CO.
servants, continued in state OF frigidlE ali uay
Yesterday and until ciosingup time last evening
Mr. Hackett got word from some source yesterday
morning that convinced him his opinion de-
livered on Thursday night. that 1t was Impossible
for Illinois TO have instructed for Mckinney, was
erroneous. Mr. Hackett was suky and suen all
day. but refused 10 admit that the Zig was up
with the an,i-McKinley combine"
Mr. P.att wore rueful and woebegone expression
OF countenance last night, hut he refused 10 creci
the figures which showed that he and his fellow
bosses who had conspired to defeat the popular VIII
had been drowned In the Mckinley deuge. Mr.. flatt
was in communication with Senator Quay, James
s. Clarkson and Joseph II. Manning VINO were al
WASHINGTON during the day. and claimed to have
encouraging messages from these gentlemen. he
showed a message from Mr.. Quay. which he inter-
preed to mean that II might be worse for the CON-
bne" than It was and that the opponents OF Mckin-
ley could yet defeat the Ohioan.
7, was the understanding at State headquarters
last evening that Mr.. Plat arranging a con-
ference to take plac, here on Sunday. probably.
at which Senator Quay Mr.. Clarkson. AR Maney
and other anti-McKinley workers were to be pres
emit The confreres, IT was said. would consider the
desperate condition o! things which now confronted
them An entire change OF programme was limited
at last night.
One OF the interesting phases OF the +, csidcntal
contest was remarked Yesterday by keen
politicians That was the dropping out OF sight
since the triumph OF Mckinley in Illinois OF the
plan to bring ex-Presdent Harrison into the arena
and to try TO concentrate the opposition to McKin-
ley on the former occupant OF the White House
O,,ox, knc ,akn fp11 10
scheme and 1t was sad last evening that Its demise
was not deeply nourned by Messrs Manley and
Clarksor either. Runors were revived yesterday
that the Mckinley sentiment In Pennsylvania
would sooner later force Mr. Quay to consent TO
the casting OF the solid vote Of the keystone State
for the Ohio ndidate
W. w Tracy Of illinois, ex-president OF the Ma
tiona. League Of Republican Clubs and General f.
A. McAp!n's immediate predecessor in that office.
arrived the Fifth Avenue Hotel. In this city, last
evening. direct from Springfield where the Illinois
Republican State Convention was held this week.
Mr.. Tracy. who has been an active Mckinley man
for many months. delegate TO the Illinois Con-
venton from Sangamon County. where Sena tor
Cullom lives, and was In the thickcst OF the TWO
days fight between Cullom and Mckinney In tho con-
TrasX po. asscTsqs the Sae s1a
lated every agreement they made for running the
convention in fair and honorable manner. All
sorts OF tricks and unfair methods were resored to
by the Cullom men, yet in spite OF these devices
ard the deals that were worked in the contests Of
State candidates Mckinley by clean ma
jority Of 300 all opposition. The Cullom
men had the chairman. and they violated their
stipulatons with us by forcing an adjournment on
Wednesday evening. We voted the motion 10 adj
tourn down. but the chairman declared IT carried.
1t was to give the machine time to manipulate
deals among the State candidates that this was
done. 1t did not avail them. however
Senator Fuller, Mr.. Cullom's spokesman had Of
fered the resolution instructlng the delegatesat-
large to present Cuoms name. When 1t was de-
feated and the convention had ordered that McKin-
leys name be substituted for Culom's. II devolvcd
upon Mr.. Fuller 10 move that the Mckinley IN
struc,ion pe ,aue d nbn,,, dse sTene wren the
CARS description.
mckinley will have at least thirty-six OF the
forty-eight votes OF Illinois in the convention No
body in the West now doubts that Mckinley viii be
nominated by reclamation at St. Louis
Mr. Tracy will sail to-day the Ems for tho
Mediterranean. hoping to benefit his health. But
he intends to be back again In time for the Re
publican National Convention next month to see Ia
it that the full Mckinley strength from Illinois is
polled.