New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
POLITICAL ODDS AND Ends.
MARK A. HANNA'S COMING
TO TRY TO GET NETWORK DELEGATES FOX
M'KINLEY-PEOPLE WHO WANT To
TO ST. LOUIS.

NJ
GO TO ST LOUIS.
New-York politicians are looking forward to the
coming Of Mark A. Hanna. Of Cleveland one y, '''e
recently elected delegates-at-arge to the hePuo'''
National Convention from Ohio, and one Oh eA-
Governor McKinley's stanchest champions. .'''
Hanna Is expected in this city. it was saiu 'as'
evening to-day. for the purpose OF entering upon
an active canvass here in favor of Major Mckinney
nomination.
Candidates for delegates TO the St Louis No".e"-
ton are plenty and they are beginning 10 "oO''o
their preferences for second choice Oh COURSE my
announce fealty to Governor Morton as long as ne
is In the A..
The fight at the primaries for delegates IN 'he
XIIth Congress District which has been uhtii re-
Gently claimed by tine machine VIII he not o',e
from present appearances In the XN\th Asse"''''
District which lies in the XIIth Congress Dls'r'c'
vigorous canvasses are being made Amasa morn
ton who aspires to the Plat leadership III the
XVIII and Wilbur F. Wakeman. general secre-
tary OF the American Protective Tariff League VINO
Is an active and energetic Anti Machine RepupnSa'
live In the same election district the fourte.ii' VI
the XVIII. They are each making elaborate pre-
partitions for the conflict next Monday me III, us
Thornton revised II by ordering the district zap
tain. A. S; Bughee. TO strike or twen, ,,,
names. leaving sixty. lie afterward caused twenty
persons be a,..ed 70 the roll, bringing iho
number up to eishty-one so as 10 ente tnT a n
The Anti-Platt- i auterbach Thornton WORKERS
have made careful canvass OF me name or , ,ie
direction Of Mr.. wakeman. They found that OF the
sixty left on the roll seventeen mad ether optu o
Of the district or were unknown or the twrn'y o'o
which Thornton added 10 raise the representation
four delegates there was not trace to be l,,o,erca
of ten. while the other eleven are not residents OF
4 caucus of the Anu-Machinc Republicans wa, was
held las, evening at Ny. Wakeman,s house. IN taSt
Twenty -fourth-st. and the following ticket to he
at the Prpore@ on Mondny VIA. pm and ""
A. d. Pratt. The Other ticket Will be headed by
II was scrn-oniciauy given out last night that
Mr.. Thornton had withdrawn as candidate ior dcc,
H@s ST M na an TbuT T w@a 70 rnc
toms elimination AS "A candidate Of the machine "aS
Plat and I.auterhach. who are quoted as saving
that would he foolish to put Thornton In place
WHERE he can DO any dnG ,n r Of the
Machine that he shall be the Plat ledacr OF 'hs
Two Am Machine Rcn,iblcans from the XlIth CON
gress District is still considered good
ASKED FOR THEIR VIEWS on CANDIDATES.
Some time ago II. Il Smith. Of No. l.s6 broadway;
George Hayes Of No Il Eigh,h-ave: John Reattle.
OF No. 2ij IVES, Forty-sixth-st.. william G. Kcldy.
Of No 100 Broadway: benjamin Oppcnhcimer. OF No.
IS Park Row anl A. T. CossaaTt Of No. lS's Lex
ington-avc all OF whom are members Of the Re
publican organization OF the XNlllih Congress Dis
trict being active me cause Of Republican sue
without favorng either faction wrote a letter
20 each Of tho candidates for election delegates
II the 81. Louis Convention asking him to declare
whose nomination he approved in case OF failure OF
Governor Mortons candidacy. 'Our people ths
letter read. ARE terribly In earnest In this year
1856 demanding al abandonment Of all circumocu-
ton Uncertainty IL the disease krom which n"
Nation is suffering now. AMI We are sure You "
serve your people and yourself by announcing
certainty 10 your purposes"
one OF the letters sent TO q neral G. II 4
Coils. AMI he replied that he would vote for Nc
Knley If Governor Morton could not be nominal Il
Several other persons to whom letters were al
dressed said their second choice Mckinicy.
H. Is. Smith. who signed the letter. said last night
a Tribune reporter that those who attached their
The time for the people TO know IA. Presidential
choices OF the possible Republican delegates 20 n"
Convention. There l. Widespread feeling. SAL
Nj smith among Republicans that the name ~
Governor Morton IA being used merely a. cover
o enable Plat to carry delegation OF seventy
view Of this il IS desirable for the people u know
the Intentions OF their delegates In case the nrsi
choice Of the delegates j. not acceptable 10 tn
Convention. for when the delegates meet IN convrn-
ton the matter H. thea beyond the control Of NE
peOp.c. and Is llkiy to become matter or log
rolling and political trickery. entirely suhvering
Tho wishes OF those whom the ie.csdfes represent
llcan organization loaded with fraudulent
names. but matter what The decision of tn
Kepublican election - delegates may be. the st
Louis Convention viii never know the wishes OF the
people unless conveyed 20 them 10y other
means The letter was written 10 have the public
10 prevent possible upse,tng Of their wishes