New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
| The News Of BROOKLYN
,or GOING TO ST. LOUIS.
TIE MAYOR TO LET HIS "A. ALTERNATE snnan
,,,11JKEN. ACT IN HIS STEAD.

MAYOR ~ ~
Mr. MILLIKEN. ACT IN HIS STEAL
Not WISH 10 LEAVE THE CITY WITH
" .-r HEAD DURING THE CONVENTION
Mr.. MILLKEN SAID TO BE
Mx1NLEY MAN.
..,..ar deprecates attacks upon pos
Mayor ,s,,can Presidential nominees ano' ei-
81" delegate. Is not gong 10 ID. ,"
~".n,ion. To those VINO A''o" '"e 'A~' -
~''.,,-mst.on will not be SURPRISE OUT 10
% add a drop Of bitterness 70 the over
1'n ,,n n the Plat managers. VINO nave ME-
'osA ,.lxen the Mayors friendliness toward .he
az" FOR subserviency to unworthy ihach'he
S"' This announcement Is. all thlngs COIL
E, IN line with the Mayors ahhouioeu
',.,,n at the time he was hrst spoken VI DIS
% the St. Louis Convention. he ala not
cave .,.,,,on as a delegate. but MS 1rlehos cd"
se seen OF using his name in district IN
'n' Az. friends Of ex-senator Worth are
Sa,S' T., the ascendency. He was nominated ana
III" with Mr. Kaltenbach as his colleague
ee sharp struggle. The result was pro-
ai' defeat Of the friends OF Mesers Worth
pr,,png. The WITH District Convention
CIV ..s president Clark, Of the Board OF Aldermen.
e@.. The latter is going to st. Louis.
go S0,n the Mayor and Mr.. Clark, who Is
Wv" uovo- In Wursters absence. out OF
a' ~ almost unprecedented spectacle would
..ossn,ed. namely, the fourth city or the
pe c,o,ss temporarily deserted by her Mayor
.s .c,ing Mayor. Mayor Wurster is disin-
',ns5 70 lay himself or his administration open
=. any such possible opportunity for CRITICISM
..a although he would have enjoyed the breezy
.,,srences Of a Presidential convention. he has
s..,,sd 10 stay a. home. look after the city's
,...res,s. and ALLOW his alternate. Mr.. Milliken,
.,,ct in his stead. Mr.. Miiliken Is said to be
yxinley man out and out If he Is. Governor
v,,on Is likely to lose another vote on the first
Mint and Major Mckinley may add one more
phs long list.
LENGTH OF THE SESSION.
the session is likely to last full week. II not
,mser" said Mayor Wurster to Tribune re-
porer yesterday, and Mr.. Clark will I'M
doubtedly 60 / may say with a degree Of al
most absolute positiveness that l do not expect
4, IN NY absence from the City Hall under
such circumstances would be likely to invite
criticism along a line which it may be well to
avoid The district will be faithfully represented
BY Mr.. Milliken, l am sure"
What do you think Of the attack upon Major
Mckinley by certain Republican leaders," the
Mayor was asked.
II will only reply to your question In gen.
eral way" was the rejoinder. II believe 1t Is
wwse for Republican at the present time to
furnish the Democrats with campaign material
With which to fight US after Republican candi-
date has been selected. 1t Is unwise. in my
einaton TO attack @ Republican who at the
rwnt moment is a possible Republican Presi-
dax candidate"
MAT do you regard as the leading issue at
tbs time?"
The money question:" said tn, Mayor quick
j. The tariff question has been settled ior
years to come by force of circumstances. The
Democratic party will not go before the country
again on a platform savoring of free trade. The
experience Of the last Cleveland Administration
has settled the question. The currency question
Is now the more important Of the two. All we
Iced is an explicit declaration for the gold STAN
dard by the Republican platform in order to
irsure speedy and permanent revival of busi-
ness. We are a borrowing nation. Money is
being lent in Europe at IL per cent per annum,
while in this country gilt-edged securities calling
for per cent go begging. The European in
vestor chooses the Ia per cent security because
he knows he will get his interest payments in
gold. He is not 50 sure OF our per cent Sc
curities, and will not be sure until he sees a
Republican National Convention. European in
vestors want TO see the Republicans win with
gold standard and a protective tariff They
know the protective tariff will keep this country
prosperous as long as 1t Is In effect, and that
American securities bearing ) per cent interest
will be as good can be found / look to see
the Republican platform pronounce for sound
money. and believe that IL Major Mckinley is
nominated he will come out unequivocaly for
the Republican platform and gold standard"
WHAT MD NtrrrrXrN c.yc
Mr.. Milliken was found at his home. No $50
WNloughby-ave. last night by a Tribune re-
porter. and asked whom he would vote for
In the St. Louis Convention. Mr.. Mlliken
fought shy of direct answer to this question,
and insisted that he had not committed him
SELF on this point to any one, and did not pro-
pose 10 do 50; that in fact, he was open TO
eohVicton on the question OF candidate. But
MI Mliiiken did have something TO say about
ue various prominent candidates for the Re-
PapEcan nomination. and the general tenor OF
MS remarks bore out the expressed belief OF sew
erai OF his closest friends that he 10 a McKin-
ley man.
don't believe" he said, "in tricking and
trapping man to make him commit himself.
uont like TO see unfair and underhand meth
49, ussc 10 prevent mans getting nomlna-
Ssy y n man has the delegates. let MN
NJ n@in All should be treated alike. IL
sb . ,ssed's personality Is the strongest. he
fhA
n v.ionsest he should be the nominee. ana
sbonid nnsneys personality is the strongest. ne
nent IN me nominee. don't Ike this move,
am M .New-York against Mckinley. and
man ~ nue afraid it's going to hurt. | met
ana 'o-cay who had been Influenced by H.
no nov tod him that II Major Mckinley were
vo,a .s, should take off my coat and de-
InSe.S ' ume and money toward electing MIN
NV D. VIII dc that whoever Is nominated
brors nsepuoicanism was born In me. 1 was
nsonu up In the State of Maine. and some
Iva q. ennk that every man who mas ever
Thor,..n Maine ought TO be shouting for keed
.n nss d Reed is a broad-mnded man.
bind ws the fact that you came from Maine
The reporter. way " ''''
ths en no, not at all. I have been away IRON
AV .u Maine man."
cb,"lnat do you think OF Governor Morton
.Sn T',s Tor the nomination."
Ia" veil voted for him at the State Convention
ndo,..e,aar You remember there was resolution
and I', ing MIN as candidate for the PRESIDENCY
~ voted for that"
yo,s a. you feel that your vote then binds you u