Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-23
SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
Indications Point to q morton Delegation,
Although Mckinley Men are stlii Hopeful.

NEW York, N. " March 23-- The
republican state convention TO select
four delegatSs-at-large 10 the national
convention, will convene In the Grand
Central Palace, at noon, tomorrow.
After the storm comes the calm.
The situation on the eve Of the con-
vention cannot be truthfully described
as altogether calm, when one considers
the many animated conferences being
held TO- day IN the lobbies Of the Fifth
avenue hotel and other plaoes where
the party leaders are wont to CON.
gregate !, and yet the perturbed po.
lltical pct has simridered down until II
Is possible to forecast with reasonable
certainty the programme which will be
followed by the convention, to- morrow.
Thomas G. Plat sits 10 his Office at 49
Broadway entire master OF the situa-
tion, or such, at least, IL the universat
opinion, and 1t is conceded that the
actions Of the CONVENTION will be In
full accordance with the dictates Of the
machlne. This means that some more
Morton resolutions Of the strongest
sort will be passed, although such q
proceeding might seem unnecessary 10
face of the public sentiment OF the
state already expressed. But MIR.
Piatt intends that every vestige Of
anti Morton feeling shall be stamped
out ard particularly that the wind
shall be taken out Of Maj ,r McKinley's .
sails, and toward this end every move
of the convention will be directed. II
the schism between the Platt and anti
Platt wings Of the party can be healed
in the interests OF harmony before the
convention Is called TO order, all well
and good, but il the tffFts Of Sloat
Fassett and othtr leaders who are
going about, ,olive branch In hand in an
eudeayor to bring peace, are unavaiI-
ing, then the machine people
must be quashed. II Is also evident
that strenuous effort will be made
during the next twenty -four hours to
unite the warning factions in order that
the convention proceedings may be
harmonious and standing rebuke to
the district conventions which have
evinced disposition to bolt the Nor
ton boom.
Chauncey M. Depew, Thomas y.
Platt, Warner Miller and Edward Lac-
t rbach will compose the delegation
t-lArge, and all indications point to
the selection Of Speaker Fish and
Lieutenant Governor Saxton as alter
mates at-large. The other two alter
mates are not definitely decided upon,
but they will probably be Comptroller
Roberts, who was turned down for del
egate from his own district, and Mayor
Wurster of Brooklyn. The selection
of Mayor Wurster is being urged, In
order 10 bring Kings county solidly
into line for Morton.
There will be the strongest kind of
a sound money plank Incorporated in
the platform, thereby re6vcting the
views OF Governor Morton, and, at the
same time, gaining gthecleverage afford
ed by being the first Of the state con-
ventions to declare unqualifedly for
The single gold standard.
John E. Milholland, Secretary Wake
man, of the protective tariff league, and
other ardent Mckinley men have been
on the jump all day, arousiag interest
in the Mckinley demonstrations, which |
Is planned for Cooper Union to night.
The Mckinley supporters and the dis
affected element opposed to Platt's
plans, are OF the opinion thst an en-
thusiastic and well-attended meeting
will go far toward putting the stamp of
on the Morton boom.