New-York tribune., 1896-04-04
CHANDLER LET DOWN EASY.
MR.. PUTNEY'S ACCOUNT OF THE REED
OR MKINLEY" AFFAIR
WAS COMING AND ACCEPTED THE NEWT
ABLE-NO DECEPTION AROUT 1T.

HE DECLARES THAT THE SENATOR KNEW WHAT
WAS COMING AND ACCEPTED THE NEWT
ABLE-No DECEPTION ABOUT 1T.
Manchester. N. H.. April s-Henry NJ. Putney.
chairman OF the Committee Resolutions OF the
New-Hampshlre Republican State Convention on
Tuesday. has issued open letter Senator Chand-
ler In which ne denies many Of the statements made
In Mr.. Chanders letter to Senator Lodge. Mr.
Puthey declares that the Mckinley movement grew
spontaneously all New Hampshire, and that
he did everything In his power elect the delega
ton which Senator Chandler said was for Reed Mr.
Putney denies that Mr.. Chandler told him that the
names Of Presidential candidates should not be men
toned In the resolutions
He says that nearly every delegate went to Con-
cora with the feeling that something must be done
10 show that the party not be held respon sble
Tor what Senator Chandler had said about McKn-
ley; that the Committee Resolutions considered
at least dozen resolutions. ranging from in
dignantly repudatng Senator Chambers utterances
down to one instructlng the delega for Mckinley
either Of which, their authors believed, could be
passed by large majority. About midnight 1t was
decided. at the earnest request Of the Senator's
riehds 10 ofer the mildest of these the passed
by the convention but Senator Chandler had retired
and could not be Informed of this decision.
Inc committee on Resolutions met at $3.50 the next
morning and then for the first time heard the plat
form and voted at once unanimously to report IT,
40 SpoH az IL was III type IL was given to Senator
Chandler The assertion that It arranged or
designed TO keep it from him moment is based en-
tlreiy on mslnformation. He knew something Of
The KIND was coming. and knew its form with
IN thirty minutes OF the time when any one else
knew Il.
Mr.. Putney continues: You said on the previous
evening that II an attempt was made to declare
Mckinley the second choice Of the convention you
would leave the chair and oppose It, The next
morning, AT about 10 o'clock when It was known
what the resolution was to be. number Of your
most devoted and influential friends waited upon
you and told you yon were fortunate to get moth
Ing worse; that with the temper Of the convention
as 1t was, any attempt oppose mild a resou-
ton would result in the passage of much more
drastic one. and they asked you. for your own
sake. not to make night which would be hopeless
You were not coward. You were not cheated
You saw the avalanche coming and got as FAR
man you are You conceded nothing. You ac-
cepted the inevitable. You could not have Sc
cured fifty votes against that resolution. and all
your friends knew it. You should thank them
FOR advising you OF the fact. instead OF abusing
them tor mislead ing you. The convention con
sisted OF 100 members You have the list. Write
and ask them 4 they would have followed you in
The only man really opposed 10 1t was yourself
When you stepped aside II was unanimous. II you
had been surprised and demoral.zed. as you say
you had ample time to yourself and rally
your forces FOR the district conventions at Con-
cord THAI afternoon and at Manchester the next
day. which. of course. you would have done II yon
had believed there Reed majority In either
for by doing this you could have almost entirely
Offset the effect OF the State Convention. You at
tempted nothing Of the kind because you knew 1t
would be disastrous.
our people admire Thomas Il. Reed. and would
b. de GIFTED % him President. especially as he
I is one oy our New England nclghbors. but they
admire the less William Mckinley. and they
regard h.m IN" representative Of Mcklnleysm
which Is their creed
Whenever Reeds cause is hopeless there viii
be eight good and from New Hampshire
70 vote fnr Mckinley, and the rest OF New England
uil fOllOH and VIII unite WIN tnf rest OF W.
in rejoicing iha, have such pure and able
statesman. such stout champion OF protectlon
such A grand Republican. for our leader.
/ Il am glad 10 learn that Mr.. Reed Is n blmetal
list for Mr. Lodge. whom You make report or
your stewardship and whom you seem 10 recognize
rs his manager has pu; him on a goldbug plat
form in Massachusetts,.