The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-13
SILVER'S CHANCES Simmer.
HANNA, WILLING TO HAVE A SOUND
MONEY PLATFORM.

He Opposes, However, the Use of
the Words Gold Standard in the
Party's observation-disclosures of a
Bolt If the 8TKfnIey Delegates
From New York Are Seated in the
COnventiOn-Reed, Allison and
Morton SdII in the Race.
St Louis, June 12.-This has been a day
of inertia in the republican camp. Even
the arrival Of Senator Quay, to rein
force the presence Of ex-senator Platt,
failed to galvanize the anti-McKinley
movement back TO any semblance Of Wig
orous life
The corridors around the room where
the national committee went through its
monotonous routine Of deciding preimi-
nary contests was never uncomfortably
thronged at any period of the day.
What the decisions of the committee
would be appeared to be taken for granted
in a majority Of cases. Some eccentric
departures in the Louisiana contested
cases from the ordinary course Of rulings
scarcely served to give zest to the other
wise tame proceedings. When the New
York contests are reached tomorrow or
Monday interest may revive.
Some of Mr.. Platt's intimates continue
to make veiled threats of bolting if the
New York contests are decided on the
same principles that are alleged to have
controlled the committee in other cases,
but Mr.. Platt himself has carefully avoid
ed committing himself to such a course.
Late this afternoon some very decided
indications were given as to the course
which the Mckinley men would probably
take on the financial question. Hitherto
the Platt men have shouted Sound mon
ey" and the Mckinley men have shouted
tariff and neither side has manifested
any disposition to adopt the war cry of
the other. Now all this is changed, and
the Mckinley men are shouting finance.
\ suggested platform drafted by Mr..
kohlsaat Of Chicago was submitted TO
Mr.. Hanna and other close friends of Mai.
Mckinley to-day and was taken under
consideration. This proposed financial
plank, While Following the line of the In
diana platform, goes one important step
further and specially declares for the
sold standard" AT the same time, how
ever, that this proposition was submitted
the suggestion was made that If this plat
form were adopted by the committee on
resolutions it should be with the distinct
understanding that when ii was reported
TO the convention by the committee on res
oluuons, the chairman should entertain
a motion to strike out the words gold
standard" the plank to be so framed that
this could be done without interfering
with the context or the sense.
oHCu Il luoLAOtl DGlilB enter Ine
proposition would be subject to debate,
and could be finally settled by the con-
Venuon on test vote. It Is understood
TO be Mr.. Hanna's judgment that the
words gold standard" ought not to appear
in the platform.
Ex-senator Platt to-day issued over his
signature the following statement: Gov.
Morton will be placed in nomination and
cordially supported by his friends Speak
er Reed and Senator Allison will also
receive the votes of their supporters all
reports 70 the contrary Notwithstanding.
] am hopeful that the convention will
recognize the wisdom OF making Gov.
Morton our presidential candidate and
declaring for gold standard. He is es-
sentialy a gold standard bearer as his
record demonstrates. From cursory OBJ
SerVatiOn during my brief stay here,
am sanguine that a majority of the dele
gates favor the continuance of the eX-
listing financial system as interpreted by
republican administrations. The New
York delegation will certainly do all in
It's power TO put gold plank in the plat
FORM for New York is for fo.rrrg gold. No.,
Senator AlIison's friends, who have
hitherto remained so silent that the i'm
preston gained ground that he had been
Withdrawn from the race are now as
suming an aggressive attitude and assert
that he will be supported by vigorous or
atory and many votes, when the con-
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was one
of Mr.. Piatt's callers this afternoon.
The two were closeted for an hour. When
Senator Quay departed, Platt remarked
10 a group of newspaper men; Senator
Quay is in the fight with me to the end
Early this evening Mr.. Platt received
a dispatch which he showed with much
satisfaction to several callers in his room.
1t read as follows: Albany. n. Y, June
y, to T. c. Platt, Southern hotel ST.
Louis. Five carloads of loyal New York
republicans are on their way to st. Louis
for Morton and sound money. j. S. Ken
yOn."
This delegation will arrive tomorrow
afternoon, and thus, reinforced, the fight
to prevent the unseating of the Platt
men in the New York delegation will ac-
lively begin. Mr.. Platt is quoted as say
ing that if the national committeeman
unseat his delegates he Will carry the
contest to the committee on credentials,
and if their decision is unfaVOrable it win
be continued on the floor Of the conven>
tion.
Bliss and other New Workers gave rise
TO the belief that the New York contests
which had been postponed pending their
arrival, would be taken up tomorrow.
At midnight it was still a question wheth-
er they would be reached tomorrow or
go over until Monday.
received a reply from Gov. Morton OF New
York to an inquiry addressed to him as
10 whether in the event of his election TO
crmination against Roman Catholics.
Gov Morton quotes the explicit declar-
ation of his letter Of acceptance when
nominated for governor as to the equal
rlehts of all citizens and adds: Il Still
adhere to the views therein expressed,
with the duty of administering the office
of president of the United States l should
endeavor to treat all classes of citizens
without discrimination as to their relig-
ious belief"
There are indications of a disruption in
the solid state support of II. Clay Evans,
candidate for the Nomination as vice pres
ident. growing out of local friction be-
tween the three sections Of Tennesse-
east, middle and west. The friction
grows out of the contest for member of
the national committeeman to succeed
4 George W. Hill, the incumbent. The
fight Is between the field on one side and
n The Chattanooga candidate, Charles W.
II Chamberlain, on the other. Chattanooga
has the vice presidential candidate. the
"A delegate and alternate at large, and the
II Chairman of the state central committee
II The friends of the four other candidates
for Mr.. HilIs place are threatening
bolt from Evans unless that gentleman
and Newell Saunders, chairman of the
n state committee, both of whom, it is
Il Gained, are active in pushing Mr.. Cham
berlain for national committeeman, do
not permit the place to go to some other