Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-24
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York Convention,
NETWORK, March 23.-J. Sloat Fassett
and Sersno e. Payne were among today's
arrivals of prominent republicans who will
participate In the state convention tomor-
row. MIR. Fassett is actively working I'D
the presidential candidacy Of Governor Nor
ton. Mr.. Payne is said to be slated for an
elector at large. T. c. Plat kept his room
all forenoon on the plea of indisposlt' on. He
was able, however, to give audience to sew
eral leaders from the interior of the state.
There is a possible deviation from the pro-
gram already announced in the case of the
alternate delegates. Controller Roberts of
Buifalo, it is alleged, may be dropped from
the LIST unless he can give assurance that
the Erie county delegates VIII fall in line
Tor Morton for the presidency. Senator Lexow
VIII be chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions. 1t has been decided to admit the
MIlhoilahd delegates from five of the New
York city districts.
Adherents Of the Mckinley boom circu-
lated among the delegates tonight and in
duced many Of them to attend the mass
meeting held in the Ohio ex-governor's
honor. The fact that Governor Morton had
not only signed the Raines liquor tax bill.
but had also endorsed it in a long brief, made
some OF the city members rather willing to
be approached by the agents of the Ohio
candidate and many expressions Of dis
gruntlement were heard.
The state committee met at the Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel tonight to appoint temporary Of
hcers for the convention. Cornelius r. Par
sons OF Rochester was named as temporary
chairman. Congressman George II. South
wick of Albany will be made permanent
chairman.
Great clrcumspection was exercised to-
night in giving out the tickets of admission
to the hall. The committee is DESTROYS that
no Mckinley men shall be admitted to dis
turb the harmony of the meeting or inter-
rupt when the resolutions endorsing Morton
for the presidency are put to the convention.
1t has been decided by the leaders that
there shall be no mention in the platform
OF anything connected with the state affairs
except the endorsing of the administration
Of Governor Morton. 1t had been thought
that perhaps 1t would be well to have a sep
arate resolution endorsing the Raines bill,
but the leaders are afraid Of a demonstration
upon the subject If 1t is preached. The plat
form, which Is in Senator Lexow's keeping
tonight, is quite brief. 1t favors a sound
currency on a gold basis; reafirms the tariff
policy of protection, but asks that 1t be so
guarded as not to prove monopolistic in any
sense, while still protecting American in
dustries. This, In brief, besides the endorse
ment, is all that IL to be said in the resolu-
ton.
1t was finally decided early tonight that
Comptroller Roberts could not go as an
alternate because Of the Erie county delega-
tion's attitude, Ex-senator Daniel Mcmillan
was slated to go in his place, and this did not
seem 10 stop the trouble, Tor IL was an
nOunced just after the above fact was made
public that Erie county delegates would re-
nounce Mr.. Morton and would not even
promise him support on the first ballot. The
slate, as arranged, with the addition OF Nc
MILAN, will probably not be changed. II
was decided tonight that the electors-at-large
should be e. II. Butler of Buffalo and Cen
eral Benjamin Tracey of Brooklyn.
For an Original McKinIeyite.
OMAHA, March 20, 1S96-To the Editor Of
The Bee: The editorial in yesterday morn
ing's Bee under the heading "A Dangerous
Precedent" strikes me as being just to the
point; and as an original Mckinley man, the
writer hereof would like to see the repub-
licans of the state take the matter In hand
and select their own delegates. In all con-
science why should the republicans of this
county he called upon to salect a man as dele
gate at large who less than a month ago
did not know where he stood. What is the
matter with General John G. Gown? He is
an original Mckinley man, He and Nc
Kinlcy were soldier boys together and have
always been warm personal and political
friends.
II the republicans OF Douglas county wish
to emphasize their friendship for Mckinley
and I'M fact do the most pleasing thing for