The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-26
SENATOR DAVIS'S FAILURE.
Labor organizations Defeated His
FayOrite Son Boom.
M,KINLEY PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
NEW YORK UTTERANCE.

Eastern States viii be Solid For Gold
Standard-R Which Contrast
Favorably With Ohio Platform-Senator
PIatt's Reasons For Hoping For an Early
Adjournment of Congress.
| Washington, March 25.-The failure of
Senator Davis to secure the delegates
from his own state of Minnesota ie said
to be due to the fact that the labor organ
izations have been fighting him, on ao-
count of the letter he wrote concerning
| the great railro ad strike about two years
ago which brought him into prominence
at the time.
| There has been no doubt in the minds
Of any one here, about Senator Davis be-
the field. Even the Mckinley men, with
all their antagonism against favorite
sons, have been wiling to conoede that ho
was sincere in seeking the support of his
state.
While hi g withdrawal is conceded to be
an event favorable to Mckinley, The op-
ponents of the Ohio candidate are not
willing to concede that the Mckinley
boom has got too strong to be destroyed.
The adoption of a gold standard plank
in the New York convention, with the
endorsement of Morton, is regard ed as
important as to its bearing on McKin-
ley's prospects. 1t is expected that tho
Pennsylvania convention will adopt a
similar plank on the financial question,
and that this, together with similar ac-
ton in the New England States, will
make strong the contrast with the Ohio
plank and raise an issue against MoKin-
ley.
| 1t is evident from what is said pri-
vately by some of McKinley's friends,
that they are not pleased with the New
York expression. A great many Repub-
licans while seeking to avoid public
discussion of the question, are greatly
concerned over the prospect Of SO ad-
vanced "a position being taken by the Re-
publicans of the East. Many of those
from the Western States which lie this
side Of the silver belt, express the opinion
that less distinct plank would better
serve the party.
The radical silver men, without exoep-
tion express satisfaction at an open decla-
ration. They say that all the influence
of the delegations from their respective
states will be used to prevent the adoption
of straddle, and that, while fighting for
silver, they will always cast their votes
so as to secure an unequivooal declara-
tion, Zone side or the other" on this
subject.
When asked for his reasons for the in
PRODUCTION of his resolution for the ad :
journment of Congress on May 2, Senator
Platt replied that he had put in the reso-
luton, because he believed that Congress
could complete all the business that it
will be able to do by that time.
ss'It is perfectly clear" he said, "that
there will be no important legislation
during the session, except that which is en-
braoed in the appropriation of bills, and
there is no reason why those bills should
not be disposed in the six weeks named
by the resolution. Practically there are
only five appropriation bills still to be
considered in the House. They will not
requile more than months time, If that
much in the House, and the Senate ought
to be able to finish up what will be left
for it to do, two weeks after the House
Is through.
''The Senate committee on appropIia.
tions is practically ready to report the
post Office and Indian appropriation bills,
which are the only bills now before it,
and Is we'll up with the House in their
work. This being the case, we should
begin to look to adjournment.
81 see no reason for remaining here
merely for the purpose of introducing
and talking upon agitation resolutions,
and am persuaded that the country
| wou Id, under the circumstances, be bet.
, ter satisfied to have US at home than tc
have us here"
r. The Senator added that large majori.
ty of the Senators favored an early ad.
journment, and that most of those with
whom he had talked, thought it could be
accomplished by the middle of May.
REED AND ALLISON.
Said to Have Formed an Alliance Against
Mckinley.
New York, March PA Washington
despatch to the Sun says:
. Senator Lodge will go to Massachusetts,
, to take charge of Speaker Reeds inter
, ests as Presidential candidate at the
Convention to meet on Friday.
Senator Lodge, speaking as one OF
those Interested in Speaker Reeds can
dldaoy for the nomination, admits that
! the Mckinley landslide has been littl
dscouraging, but says that the McKinle,
managers have made claims that canno
be substantiated, and that beginnins
with the present week the Reed men viii
a have their innings.
' He thinks that the only state in which
the Mckinley movement has gained vote
beyond what was conceded to it is IL
Minnesota.
A.oonference of the friends of Reet
and Allison was held in the room of tn,
committee on rules last Saturday to tax,
steps to check the Mckinley movement
and tO aCpaa nDon a C0-Oparat;va Dlap hy