New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-22
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IN THE M'KINLEY CAMP.
WHERE MORE NETWORK DELEGATES
WILL BE FOUND.

Platt State headquarters indicated that the fight
against Mckinley Is practically dead. Mr. Platt
has made no effort to rally his rapidly disinte-
grating forces since the clear and courageous
enunciator Of Warner Miller met the State Com
mittee on its assembling in Parlor r on Satur-
day. and effectually broke up the scheme to in.
dorse Mr.. Platts remarkable attacks upon the
peoples choice for the Presidency In machine
circles yesterday it was generally admitted that
any further attempt on the part Of Mr.. Platt or
anybody else to oppose Major McKinley's nomi-
nation would be rank lunacy. The plot OF the ma
chine to create financial panic in the interest Of
the anti-Mckinley combine" has ended in the ut
ter discontinue Of It's originators. Utter demor-
alization seemed to have taken possession Of the
Plat contingent A Republican leader whose in
fuence has been exerted for years to keep Mr..
Plat in the saddle said last evening that Warner
Mers estimate that Platt would not be able to
deliver half the New-York delegates at st. Louis
far below the real facts
when we reach ST. Louis" he said there will
not be fifteen delegates out Of the seventy-two
representing the State of New-York who are will
ing to stand with Plat in the last ditch"
EX-JUDGE ROBERTSONS STATEMENT.
Ex-Judge William II. Robertson, OF Katonah.
who has represented his district in every Repuo-
can National Convention for twenty years, ana
was again elected a delegate this year. made an
important statement yesterday. Judge Robert
son and his colleague Major Peene. have been
counted in The Tribune tables supporters OF
Governor Morton. but Mr. Robertson cannot
countenance the attacks Of Mr.. Platt on Major
Mckinley. In his statement he said:
The movement to create an artificial disturb
ance in financial circles TO the great detrlment
Of the business interests Of the country. soiely
for the purpose Of defeating McKinleys nomina-
o.. a.. rxf,. ,,ara rar
Senator Miller 1t will lave a different enec'
from that expected by its originator.
The result will be that more uninstructed dele
gates who desire fair play and decent conduct
OF the canvass for the nomination. will be FOUND
In the Mckinley camp than would otherwise have
been
Alderman Elias Goodman. who is an alternate
in the National Convention from the XVIII Dis
trict. said Yesterday that the outrageous tactics
Of the machine and its unwarranted attacks on
Governor Mckinley had induced him to declare
publicly for the Ohio These changes to
Mckinley are OF daily occurrence, but not sim
gle Mckinley delegate so far as has been learned
has gone over to the opposition.
WESrERNERs SURPRISED.
Franklin T Roots. of Connersville. Ind, who
presided over the Republican State Convention
OF Indiana at Minneapolis on May I, when IL de-
clared for the nomination Of Major Mckinley.
Tribune. who saw Mr. Roots at the Astor House
and asked him what ne thought of the attempt
TO nisrepresent McKinley's status on the sound
money question. he said:
The impression made upon ones mind landing
in Gotham just from the West after readlng tne
New-York dailies is one akin 10 astonslinehs
bordering upon bewilderment
am not here to defend Mr. Mckinley. simply
here OF business but ilasmuch as our state
Convention. over which as vice-chairman hao
~ do
large to vote for William Mckinley, do feel ike
saving a word in justification OF that indorse-
ment oy our State
Mr.. Roots referred 10 the gold plank in the In
diana Republican platform and proceeded:
Now II Mckinley is ",traddle bug" and
free silverite" and "unsound the money ques-
tion" as some of the politicians in the East claim
then our state has been guilty of political
paradox; that Is TO say we indorse plank Tor
sound money and instruct for the opposite; II Is
an absurdity ard does not exist. We believe Nc
Kinley means what he says. that every dollar.
whether gold, silver or paper snail De as good az
every other dollar.
We do not share IN the financial Mysteries OF
certain Eastern politicians concerning Mr.. Nc
since the Resumption act of 1919. in full SYM
pathy and accord with the Republican party.
standing on its National platforms and declar.
ing against the eApediency OF free coinage OF
silver II Mr.. Mckinley is friendly 10 silver ne
goes no further than his own party; but be.
cause the National pa,f and the ONO ana
Indiana platforms declare for the use OF silver.
paner and gold. and every dollar as good as
every other dollar" and this based upon an
international agreement or upon such legislation
as the wisdom OF people may dictate. thus
making gold the unit of value we do not stamp
Mr. Mckinley our own party as free-siVer
PARTY The absurdity Of the whole situation 3
made apparent When we cohsiuer ioi d iioi"e"s
the present situation - .
Mr. Mckinley has said IN 1895 he would not
accept nomination on rree,siVer piatrorm; n1r,;
"Whatever dollars we have In tnis country
must be good dollars. worth lOO cents on tne
dollar whether II be gold silver or paper The
Republican, party stands opposed 10 Ine o,r un-
limited coinage OF silver under existing cir
cumstances." ,,,
In the face OF the above we do not think II nee.
oesarv 70 call on him every twentyfour hours ana
demand to know II he Is Ia iavor OF oo-ceht doi-
lars. ,... -.
/, !s not money we want. nor the agitation OF
the money question. at present. The currency Is
good enough. and has been since the war. III IS
the employment Of the money we nave ana tne
restoration Of tariff that VIII 90 Two ,hlhss'
frst produce enough revenue TO meet the en-
pense OF this Government and, second 10 pre-
serve America for Americans and protect tne
workingmen ot this country from .hs rui"ous GU.
competition OF foreign labor. This done OUT
country will return its oldtime prosperity anu,
other than Benjamin Harrison we believe WIZ,
7m Mckinley the exponent or thls noctiii'e a'u
the beau ideal of the Republican party
John H. Ricketson, OF Pittsburg. one OF the
hest known iron manufacturers Of western
Pennsylvania was a guest OF the Firth Avehue
Hotel last evening.
This attempt to misrepresent Mckinley on
the money question will not injure him. out I"
will react upon his opponents. TIC question Ma
ior McKinley's standing as an advocate OF sou'u
money Is absurd. He - solid as a ROCK anu
cs mot be driven from his position to let the con-
vention at St Louis make the platform IL ths
nIatform suits him he will accept It, ana yo"
will hear his views after his nomination not oe-
fore. - ,-,ord,v n
"Pennsylvania Republicans are IrienuiS go ~
QUAY personally. but the sentiment Vi '"e '''
IS for william Mckinley. ,..
Russell Sage yesterday repeated his s statemenv
that he was for Mckinley. and knew personany
trat Mckinley was sound on the money !ues-
tion on this latter point he said re had IN
eIon, . .o,,er,,i,Is Information From the first Mr.