The record-union., 1896-06-13
Talk Of Following in the Lines ct
the Indiana Platform,
Only 1t nay Go a Step Further and
Declare for a Gold Standard-GOv.
ernor Morton, Speaker Reed and
Senator Allison Still in the Fight
for the Presidential Nomination.

ST. LOUIS, June 12-This has been a
day Of inertia in the Republican camp.
Even the arrival of Senator Quay to
enforce the presence OF ex-senator Platt
failed to galvanize the anti-McKinley
movement back to any semblance of
vigorous life. The corridors around the
room where the National Committee
went through it's monotonous routine Of
deciding preliminary contests were
never Incomfortably thronged at any
period of the day. What the decisions
of the committee would be appeared to
be taken for granted in a majority Of
cases. Some eccentric departures in
the Louisiana contested election cases
from the ordinary course Of rulings
scarcely served to give zest to other
wise tasteless proceedings. When the
New York contests are reached to-mor-
row or Monday, interest may revive.
Some of Mr.. Platt's intimates continue
to make yelled threats of boiling if the
New York contests are decided on the
same principle that are alleged to have
controlled the committee in other cases,
but Mr.. Plat himself has carefully
avoided committing himself to such a
course.
Late this afternoon some very decided
indications were given as to the course
which the Mckinley men would proba-
bly, take on the financial question.
Hitherto the Plat men have shouted
sound money" and the Mckinley men
have shouted tariff" and neither side
has manifested any disposition to adopt
the war cry of the other. Now all this
is changed, and the Mckinley men are
shouting finance.
A suggested platform drafted by Mr..
Kohlsaat of Chicago was submitted to
Mr.. Hanna and other close friends of
Major Mckinley to-day, and was taken
under consideration. The proposed
financial plank, while following the
lines of the Indiana platform, goes an
important step further, and declares for
the gold standard. At the same time,
however, that this proposition was sub
mitted the suggestion was made that
If this platform We're adopted by the
Committee on Resolutions 1t should be
with the distinct understanding that If
it were reported to the convention by
the committee the Chairman should en-
terrain motion to strike out the words
gold standard" the plank to be so
framed that this could be done without
interfering with the context or the
sense. Such a motion being entertained,
the proposition would be subject to de-
bate, and could be finally settled by the
convention on a test vote 1t is under
stood to be Mr.. Hanna's judgment that
the words gold standard ought not
to appear in the platform.
Ex-senator Plat issued to-day over
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Morton will be placed in nomina ton
and cordially supported by his friends
Speaker Reed and Senator Allison will
also receive the votes of their support
ers. all reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. 1 am hopeful that the con-
vention will recognize the wisdom OF
making Governor Morton our Presi-
Dental candidate, and declaring une-
Quivocally for single gold standard
He is essentially the gold standard
bearer, as his record demonstrates
From a cursory observation during my
brief stay here / am sanguine that a
majority of the delegates favor the con-
tinuance of the existing financial sys-
tenn, as interposed by Republican Ad-
ministrations. The New York delega-
ton viii certainly do all in it's power to
put gold plank In the platform, for
New York Is for gold. T. c. PLATT."
Senator Allison's friends, who have
hitherto remained so silent that the
impression gained ground that he had
been withdrawn from the race, are now
assuming an aggressive attitude, and
assert that he will be supported by Wig
orous oratory and many votes when the
convention proceeds to nominations.