Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-16
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of the idea that 1t even winks at the free
coinage of silver. My own notion is that
the Indiana plank, with q single modi-
hcation. would be good plank for our
national platform. 1t Is terse and d.
rectly to the point and q model in the
art of condensing much in a few words
There Ia strong suspicion in the minds
Of some people that MIR. Harrison wrote
that platform, but that after 1t left him
two or three words were added to it.
words that should have been omitted
The resolution was offered and urged by
a warm personal friend of Mr.. Harrison
who had number of conferences with
the ex-president on the subject. AS the
language Is supposed to have left Mr..
Harrisons hands. the resolution declared,
that we favor the use of silver as a
currency. but to the extent only and
under such regulations that its parity
with gold can be maintained, and in con-
sequence, are opposed to the free and
unlimited and Independent coinage of
Silver at ratio of sixteen to one.' The
words at ratio Of sixteen to one were
hodea by some one else. Leaving them
on the plank is an admirable one and
should like to see it adopted"
Manley Explains MilhoIland Matter
Mr.. Joseph II. Manley, Of Maine, was
asked by a representative of the press
saturday what foundation there was for
the reported misunderstanding between
himself and Mr.. John Milho!land, of New
York. Mr.. Manley replied: Some time
ago l received telegram from Mr.. Mil
holland asking me If. as assistant secre-
tary of the national committee. he could
have q ticket. That was the way con-
Btrued the message He may have said
tickets, but the telegram as l remember
1t was In the singular. replied immedi-
ately that of course he could have q
ticket This brought out another tel
egram from Mr.. Milholland in which he
said II imagined that the assistant sec
rotary could Re satisfied with one ticket I
did not understand him. He concluded his
telegram with the declaration that while
he did not want the earth, he did expect
70 tickets at least. / referred this matter
at once to our subcommittee and SO far as
as know ii has remained Enacted upon
with many other requests of a similar
character The correspondence in some
way was male public. 1t was not given
out by me. thereupon telegraphed Mr.
Mtlholland to this effect, and added that l
had never characterized his di:patch as i'm
pertinent. but that would gladly do any
thing for him that could That is all
there Is to the incident SO far as l know {"
Morton Positively Declines Second Place.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew, who arrived
m 81 Louis Saturday morning, makes
public the following telegram from Gov
Morton. declining in advance a nomina-
ton for the vice presidency:
~, kline Cliff, n. Y. June 1a.-To Hon.
OSPS"b
Flease announce that stated to you be-
fore you left New York that l would not
nnder any circumstances accept a nom
nation for vice president. (Signed)
Levi p. Norton"
Evans Chances strengthened.
Gov. Mortons positive refusal to ner.
NIT his name to be considered for the
vice presidency, it is said, has greatly
strengthened the chances of II. CLAW
Evans OF Tennessee, for nomination for
that Office. 1t was asserted Saturday
by one Of the Mckinley managers that
Mr.. Evans would be nominated by accla-
nation. and practically without a COM
petitor.
Chauncey Depew Interviewed.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew was asked Sat-
urday morning by press representa- tive
II ne thought any bitterness that might be
engendered by the New York contests
would operate to the detriment Of the re-
publican success in the state next au-
tumn7 He replied:
With gold plank-I don't mean liter
ally gold in the platform, but as the phrase
70 Understood in commercial circles-a sub
stantial sound money declaration which
VIII satisfy our people in the east, we can
carry New York state for the republican
candidate by 100000 majority. There isn't
any doubt about that"
DO you think Mr.. Platt will bolt the
convention II the contests in tina Naw York