New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
DELAY IS WHAT THEY WANT.
VAIN HOPES OF THE MACHINE MEN.
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CONVENTION PUT OFF
MONTH. THINKING THAT THEN THEY

MONTH. THINKING THAT THEN THEY
CAN BEAT MKINLEY.
No little disappointment was expressed in the
neghborhood of the Platt State headquarters yes
torday because 1t decided that there was no
good reason for postponng the Republican National
Convention, TO remove 1t from the city of ST.
Louis. The assurances from prominent Republicans
connected with the Republican National Committee
that the damage to the building in which the Ma
tional Convention is to be held really slight and
would require only few days TO repair by
no means satisfactory TO the Platt contingent.
Any port In a storm. with them. They are now
catching at straws. II the convention could only
be postponed fortnight a month. the machine
shouters said, and nobody was louder in enunciat-
ing this belief than B'rer Hackett Mckinleys defeat
would be assured
why said machine striker. who is always on
deck with anti-McKinley predictions. eff the
vention could be put off few weeks or month
nothing would be left of Mckinley He Is losing
ground rapidly. and 1t would require less than
thirty days to beat him out of sight"
Another matter which the few remaining ad-
herents of the State machine exercised about is
the distribution of patronage in New-York State
under the next National Administration story
that they circulating last evening gave to ex-
Senator Warner Miller the prerogative of debating
who were to hold office under the Mckinley Ad-
mnistration. 1t said that the promise had been
given to Mr.. Miller by Mark Hanna himself. The
object of starting such report was obvious
Colonel John s. Kenyon, of Syracuse, secretary OF
the Republican State Committee. at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last evening. Colonel Kenyons featy
to the State machine has been questioned. and
there few politicians in the State more shrewd
intelligent and far-seeing. When asked what he
thought Of the report that Mark Hanna had prom
ised TO ex-senator Miller the distribution of the
offices under Major McKinley's Administration, Mr.
Kenyon sad
Il do not take any stock In that story. II Is
ridiculous. The men who have conducted Governor
McKinleys campaign have shown too much capacity
to turn around and do what would indicate that
they are fools Whatever may be done with the
patronage of this State after Governor McKinley's
election Mr.. Hanna has not entered into covenant
with anybody for It's distribution.
Ii was said last evening that Chairman Hackett
had given up all hope OF being reelected 10 the
Republican State Committee from the XVIII Con-
gress District unless he joins with Warner Miller
In overthrowng the Platt machine. Mr.. Hackett
himself was reticent on the subject but he is doing
a great deal Of thinking. His district Is composed
Of Iierkimer and Oneida counties II he loses loses a
Mr.. Hackett must choose between Mr. Platt and
There are othefsi the same boat Ex-Mayor Will
IAN l. Proctor, Of 0sdensbnrs VINO, VINO represents the
renee, Saratoga. Fulton and Hamilton. is out. II
ne fails to come out promptly for Miller and Nc
hney ms are sn The Sentiment in
Northern New-York Is extremely strong
the ist Congress District made up Of surolk and
Queens counties. must exclaim that he If a sup
porter of Mckinley or his days are Numbered
Lewis H. Vail. of the XVIIlth. representing Put
nam Dutchess and Ulster counties, has. II is
understood. seen a great light" and will parade
with Mr. Miller when the time comes so OF - v
Collins. the XIXth District representative on me
State Committee. whose district is Columbia ana
Rensselaer, counties He is reported already on the
Mckinley band wagon Frank :. Witherbee. OF the
NXIIId Congress District, who has the counties OF
Clinton, Franklin. Essex, Warren and Washington
In his bailiwck. has been conferring win eX-
Congressman Henry G. Bureigh Of Whitehall.
and IL is reported at the State headquarters. mas
made up his mind that Mckinley Is sound money
man and Warner Miller knows what he is talking
John T Mott in the XXIVth Congress District.
whjcn has Oswego jefferson and Lewis counues IN
lis boundaries and Barnet II. DAYS., OF the
XXVIIIth Congress District. composed OF Mayne, y.
Cayuga Cortland Ontario and Yates counties, botn
of them thick-and- thin machine men. are down for
permanent dismissal the Miller slate John r.
Parkhurst in the XXIXth Congress District whose
domains include Chemung, Seneca, schuyler ,s, ana
S,euben counties, has heard rumbes or the Mchih-
lev thunder. II said last evening that MT.
Parkhurst was ready to make n quick shiit -
Other changes of q similar KIND in the state Com
rittee are said to be imminent.