The herald., 1896-05-16
Warner Miller Denies Having
Made Any Trades
HANNA HAS MADE NO OFFER
TO Secure the New Workers. Support for
Mckinley
He viii Support No Man Nor No Platform
Not Pledged to the Gold Standard
and Protsctlon

NEW YORK, May 15.-The World VIII
tomorrow print a signed statement by
Hon. Warner Miller:
Il returned from trip to the Adiron-
dacks this morning and find that some
of Gov. Morton's friends are excited
over the fact that some papers have
mentioned myself as candidate for
vice-president on the ticket with Nc
Kinley. and also that the old and dis
carded story that 1 had visited Mr.
Hanna and made arrangements with
him had been revived. Ordinarily
would give no attention to a matter of
this kind, but under the circumstances
! think I may as well end them both
at once. To all Of my friends who have
asked my Views in regard to being a
candidate for vice-president ! have re-
piled that l was not a candidate and
would not be under any possible condi-
tions that might arise.
II have not seen Mr.. Hanna since last
June. and have had no communica-
tion direct or indirect. In short, Mr.
Hanna has not attempted to buy my
support for Mai Mckinley by offering
me any position or other consideration
whatever. I announced myself as sup
porting Gov. Morton before any of his
oficious friends did so; have also been
instructed by the state convention to
support Gov. Mortons candidacy; I
have done so and shall continue to do
so, but I want the Republicans Of the
state Of New York. whom I have the
honor in part to represent at ST. Louis,
to understand am not taking any part
IN any canvass which has for it's sole
object the proposition anything to beat
Mckinley. I have looked upon all the
leading candidates heretofore men,
toned as In every way competent and
worthy to fill the exalted position of
president. and the nomination of any
one OF them would receive my most cor
dial support. but from my correspond
ence and connection with the Republic
cans of the interior Of the state believe
vast majority Of them, after and sec
ond to Gov. Morton's candidacy, prefer
the nomination of Mckinley. I shall
attempt to carry out the wishes Of the
Republicans of the state of New York,
and II the occasion shall ever arise In the
convention my second choice would be
Mckinley. 1 have known Maj McKin-
ley nearly twenty years know him to
be an honest. straightforward. con-
scientious and able man; he has had
large experience in public affairs and
would no doubt fill the exalted position
Of president Of the United States with
credit to himself and honor to HIS party
"AS I stated q few days ago In an
interview. have no doubt the st. Louis
convention will adopt a gold standard
platform without any straddles in it,
and whoever will be the candidate for
Observation-Disclosures Gov. Morton, Mr.,
Allison, Mr.. Reed or Mr.. McKinley-he
will stand unhesitatingly upon the plat
form adopted. representing the senti-
ments and wishes of the Republicans of
the United States.
Il am bushes man myself and deep
ly interested in the questions Of the cur
rency and tariff and shall never give my
support at st. Louis to any platform
which is not right upon these two ques-
tions, nor my support to any candidate
regarding whose fidelity to these prin-
clples have the slightest doubt"
IDAHO REPUBLICANS.
POCATELLO. Idaho, May 15.-The Re-
publican state convention will assemble
here tomorrow morning Only a few del
egates has arrived, but a number of
leaders are on the ground. There will
be 249 votes in the convention, 200 Of
which Will be for Dubois. The latter's
followers will put him at the head Of
the delegation and will name no associa-
tes not thoroughly in sympathy with
him. The opposition Is made UP or
friends of Senator Shoup. who is anx-
ious that he be sent as q delegate. This
- hardly likely, however, as he has not
been in full accord with Dubois. Many
have hoped Shoup would recognize the
overwhelming sentiment of the state
and announce his adhesion to Dubois
policy. A number Of delegates declare
they would gladly unite in sending him
SuCu ClTCutIl5tdICeS.
1t is possible that there will be bolt
in the convention. There are thirty or
forty delegates who appear determined
to offer resolution to pledge delegates
to support the national nominees and
when 1t is voted down to bolt and elect
contesting delegation.
A. P. A. AND M'KINLEY.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The session
Of the supreme council, A. p. A., rect
1nr tnd TIL
sideration Of committee reports. The
report Of the committee on agitation
took the ground that agitation without
education is dangerous to the cause
The committee recommended a bureau
Of information be established. to consist
Of a supreme president and one men,
ber of each state council. The work Of
the Junior A. p. A. was reviewed and
the proposition urged that the body be
placed under control Of the womans
auxiliary of the A. P. A. The main point
of the report, however, was the recon-
mendation that all property in the
United States except such as was owned
and used by national, state or munich
pal organizations be taxed. The COM
mittee on ritual and paraphernalia made
a report. covering the technical changes
in the ritual. An Armenian subscrip-
ton was raised. The advisory board
will report tomorrow.
The ritual, as finally revised by the
committee, makes no direct reference
to the Roman Catholic church, but
makes a sweeping manifesto against
sectarianism in governmental matters
in general way. The direct reference
was stricken out late this afternoon,
after long and heated controversy the
advocates of the proposition finally pre-
vailing in the committee Of the whole,
and the full report of the committee was
adopted.
At o'clock the advisory board took
charge of the convention and began a
significant meeting. The charges
against Mckinley were taken UP and a
number of those who signed the affi-
davits making the allegations appeared
before the board as witnesses. The re-
suit of the conclusions of the board and
the evidence that was presented during
its session were embodied in the report
which will be made to the supreme
council tomorrow.
1t was stated upon what appeared to
be good authority that the board had
before 1t two persons who had been sent
to Ohio and seen Mr.. Mckinley and they
had received satisfactory answers to
questions propounded to him. No off,