Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
DELAWAIE THURSDAY JUNE IS 1896

chair letter from Mr.. Fort, saying
the committee on credentials s unable
to report at this session.
Ii 24-GOv. Bushnell OF Ohio moved
for adjournment until 9 o'clock. Car
ried.
THE NORTON BooM.
The complex situation Of last night, |
in which the bitter feud between the |
New York factions was the principal |
factor, coupled with desire to put MIR. |
Hanna and the Mckinley managers on
record, continued this morning with
out material change Mr. Platt was
about early and had seen the leaders of
tho Indiana aud Illinois delegations
priur to 0 O'Clock. He was pursuing
his usual tactics Of stating his position
quietly to the leaders of delegations
whether they were favorable or unfav
orable TO his cause. There was, how
ever, no disposition on his part to
make any definite statement OF Mr..
Morton's candidacy other than to say
courteously: In the event of Mr.. Nor
| toms defeat ON the Presidential issue
| it 10 thought TINT Mr.. Morton would
accept tho second place. Every care
was taken in the New York headquar-
ters to not in any way autagoniaa Mr..
| llH0nH UT tlltnllbn hi olNhy -
the Morton boom for Vice President
| Chairman Hackett of the New York
committee said. "Mr. Hanna cannot
be expected to enter into this Eight
when he has the Mckinley fight upnn
his shoulders. Surely no has honUrD
enough in securing first place for his
candidate. v
at the Ohio headquarters, up to Q. 30
o'clock, no definite answer had been
given to Mr. Miller or Cornelius Bliss
as to their proposition to secure aid in
their fight against Mr.. Morton and
they were getting rather uneasy. MIR.
Milhulland, however, said there was no
doubt but that thore would ho assist
ance lent by tho friends of Mckinley
in the West to those in the East who
had assisted them, but this view was
not CARRIED out by interviews with Nc
Kinley adherents in other States.
The Morton people, this morning.
figured their vote on Vice Presidential
position for Morton as follows: New
York, Sc: Connecticut, l2; Delaware,
6; Florida, 8; Maryland, lG: MasHa
chusctts. 80; Michigan. %: Minnesota,
, iS; Nebraska, l6; Now Hampshire, s.
North Dakota, 10; Ohio, "a; Pennsyl.
! vania, 6i; Rhode Island, 8; South
: Dakota, 81 IHnDeHBee, Els IeNhes .u
Indiana, lG; Wisconsin, "a: Missouri
! IL; Vermont, s; Utah, G MiHHissippi
1S; total, AIS. For a choice il will bt
Q necessary to have 4G0 votes and it il
! claimed that when the ballot is startet
3 the surprise will be great as to Mr..
Q Morton's strength. But there is 1
r great portion Of the day in which t.
fight the battle and Mr.. HahnR is still
T tho pivot about whom the fight swings
. When Mr.. Warner Miller was asked
d to speak upon Mr.. Hanna'H uncertain
= attitude he said: '.Mr. Hanna viii
i show his hand after the nomination o
+ Mckinley has been accomplished
9 Wait until thon. We have had severa
!. delegates telegraph Gov. Morton as t
. his Vice Presidential aspirations, bu
$ he has not been heard from AS yet.
u As tho morning wore on it was eyi
Q dent that all the influence that th
C Miller crowd could bring 70 bear wa
% used with Chauncey NJ. Depew to ge
!, him to Withdraw from nominating
u Morton for President. 1t was urge
70 that it was perfectly evident tha
a. Morton was in the race for Vice
y President and that, therefore,
m should withdraw from the Presidency
re Mr. Depew answero: "Mr. Morto
q assures me he is in the race. / mus
10 nominate him according to agreement.