Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-16

| Mr.. PIatt had said Mckinley WAS unfi
and incompetent for the office Of Presi
dent. He challenged the correctness
OF the statement Ind asserted. white
! the P;att men cheered him TO the
echo. that Mr.. Miller had misrepre-
sented their leader. What Mr.. Plat
| did say was that the gentleman who
aspired to the Presidency should. an
| nounce his position on the money
, question. In one part Of the country
he was quoted as holding certain
| views, and in another part of the
| country he was quoted as holding the
| opposite views.
What Plat wanted was a correct
definition OF McKinley's financial prin-
ciples. He charged Mr.. Miller with be-
ing faithless I'm everything and faith
fdl in nothing. He was again loudly
.heered when he declared in o
clusiOn. that whoever might be nOmi-
mated. whether it was Mckinley or any
other gentleman, he would have the
united support of all the loyal Repub-
leans Of New York including, he
hoped. even Warner Miller.
Mr.. Raines' remarks so cleared the
atmosphere and so satisfied Mr.. Platt's
friends that they were willing at this
point to vote on the question for the
craftsmanship. Mr.. Miller apparently
had nothing further to say and the
clerk began to call the roll. Mr.. De
pew was loudly cheered when he an
nounctd his choice to be Mr.. Plat.
The latter's friends expressed further
manif stations of approval When SINH
lar votes cast by Thomas j. Bradley,
who some weeks go announced hat
he would support Mckinley for Presi-
dent, and DR.. Dewitt G. Middleton.
OF the 10 votes cast, Mr.. Plat re-
ceived 50. Mr.. Miller II. The Plat
men heartily cheered the
ment.
A meeting of colored delegates. pre-
sided over by Col. Perry Carson of Wash
ington, D. C.. today. adopted resolutions
son. ex-Gov. Morgan G.. Buckley of
Hartford. for the office of Vice President.
The resolutions state that in Mr.. Bulke-
ley the coiored men will have a firm and
much 10 alleviate the state of affairs that
obtains In localities whore unjust dis
elimination IS made against the negro in
the matter Of franchise.
The Maryland delegation elected NJ. l..
Mott. IN ardent free silver man. a mem
Der Of the resolutions committee, and
NV II. , VI ~
At the meeting Of the Virginia delega-
ton, William Lamb. the present state
chairman. was completely overthroWn as
a result of his efforts to stem the Nc
kinley tide In his state. He was sup
posed 10 have been for Reed. at all events
he was for anybody TO beat Mckinley.
When Mr.. Lamb sought recollection as the
virginia member OF the national commit
tee. hc found the state delegation practi-
ctlly unanimous for George T.. Bowden.
who las been the Mckinley leader in
Virginia.
The Virginia delegates discussed the
financial plank informally. Congressman
Brady expressing himself as being favor
able to sound money. 1t Is said that If
the majority of the committee on %resolu-
tions favor the insertion of the word
gold" Mr.. Brady will vote that way. |
Ex-Governor Foraker could not resist
the temptation at the Ohio meeting. this
afternoon. to introduce a resolution. in
Hfructing the delegates TO vote for Nc
Ninley. The resolution was received with
three cheers and Il tiger and went
through with a whirl. The financial
plank was not referred TO during the in
formal discussion of various topics by
the delegates.