Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
Admission of McKinley's Strength
Has Put Him in Hot Water.
NO THOUGHT GIVEN IT AT FIRST
Strong Denunciation by Chairman
Carter.
THE GENERAL SENTIMENT

| 81. LOUIS, Mo, June l2.-Manley IL in
| hot water on account OF his conceding that
Mckinley will have control of the conven-
| ton. The anti-McK!nley combine, as repre-
| sented by Platt of New York are using him
| as scapegoat to bear the responsibility of
the failure of any of their plans to matcri-
alize
When. Immediately after the decision of
| the national committee I'm favor of "a. NJ
hlnley contestants from Alabama Manley
| mace MS statement expressing the opinion
| that this decision meant that Mckinley
would control the convention, hut that Reed
| "ouiu remain In the night, and d majority
| OF the New England delegates would stand
py MIN loyalty, none of the politicians as
sembled here appeared TO see Anything re-
| iidrkabie about the statement. For a long
| tlme the only slim hope OF the alti-Mcktn
iey people was that the contests might l,e
decided In their favor by the national COM
mittee In making up the temporary roll
Even with the contests decided their ,,.,,,
there would have been very little h,n. of
their controlling the convention.
"hen II was demonstrated tha, THO Nc
hh'iey people had possession of the uai;onal
e'iiiihiltee and were sweeping everything
befcre them in the cCnteSrs i: w. ,l,
evident that the Ohio man had the cop,.,
uen. This was not Questioned by anvhos,
Inc general comnc II that night Was ON.
VI amusement that Manley should HAY,
.housht IL necessary 10 utter A truis.n I'm,
~" the fiatt people are iencuncin. Man
ieS' anu an ehort is being made to have II
appear that the responsibility for The ,.o,-
lapse OF the combine rests upon him
Ihere is not leader on either side u.,o
does not know that as a n.t,.r =,
'he collapse of the anti NJ Il ini.,- t;
GCn occurred when Dua, mn, -
since then all the leaders exce;.i Plat
nave been saying just what Mani.y said
that Mckinley would find out thai they
would Keep up the fight for ne other can
didates just the same
from the time when IL was demonstrated
1hat Mckinley had control of the nat!oi.al
comm tee there has been no question about
Ills debating everything excepting r.r-
haps. the financial platform What the plat
| form shall be on this point ie subject to ad.
Justment, and Mckinley does not want 20
appear too conspicucpsy il the matter
" lille his preference for a mild oppression
is made known, he holds himself I'm po-
siton to be able to stand on any financial
plank that may be decided on
At Morton Headquartcrs
Platt and his lieutenants arrived last
evening, and have taken possession OF the
N.
These headquarters are the anti-McEinley
resort, and the source of about ali the
anti-Mckirley talk. The ladies ordinary
is converted into reception room. and
made magnificent in decoration. Flags
hing from the walls, and four big columns
which support the canopied ceiling are
decorated with silk banners and shields.
An immense portrait of Morton is hung on
the wall opposite the entrance, and smiles
Upon those who cross the threshold. Plat
has gone to work as if he expected 10 win.
The certainty of defeat does not appear
to deprive him of vigor mo,iify his
declarations of confidence. His arrival has
caused al air of expectancy TO pass over
the assembled watchers of events. 1t is
not apparent how he can do anything that
viii influence the action Of the convention,
but there has been a promise OF an active
anti-McKinley move upon his arrival, and
every one is curious TO know what he in
ends to do.
The fact that he can apparently do moth
ing only adds to the puzzle of what he will
attempt. The subsequent proceedings in
the contest cases can hardly interest him
any more, and ii is calculated that about
all he may be able to accomplish will he 10
embarrass the situation to the selection
of the platform. 1t is generally accepted
as settled that the friends of all the other
candidates will put up as stiff a light
against Mckinley as possible, a fight With
out hope, but made on general principles
and taking the chance of accidents or
something turning up.
Vice Presidential Candida tes.
The managers of the several candi-
dates very prompt to repudiaIe
any suggestion of choice from their
respective candidates of VICE pres
idential candidate, but it is hard TO keep
the second place candidates down. Men
" no would like to be the ticket with
Mckinley are bobbing up In all directions,
but the talk around the Mckinley head
quarters is still for Hobart.
1t is apparent that strong pull is going
to be made for C n. Bliss OF New York,
whether Platt wants a candidate to appear
fl ON that state or not. The selection Of a
man from either New York or Pennsyl-
vania, however, is not looked on with favor
by the Mckinleyites. They are more par
ticularly opposed TO a New York candidate.
Mckinley does not want TO have 1t appear
that he has made deal with Quay, and he
is very determined that there shall lie no
misunderstanding as to his relations with
Platt. He is following a policy OF con-
ciliation toward everybody but the New
York boss. His managers say that the
selection of Vice President candidate
from New York would look too much like
conciliation for Platt, and it is objectionable
on that ground as well as on account of the
factional divisions in the party in that
state
To Prevent "a Bolt.
Everything possible is being done
make 1t difficult or impossible for the rad
ical silver men to bolt the convention.
When Teller and Dubois arrive they will
find that the game has been set up against
them. In their absence the silver ex-
tremists without leader. Except
Garter. who is occupied with the work of
the national committee. all the men OF na-
ticnal reputation from the silver states are
talking concord above all else They are
trying to arouse the sentiment of party
loyalty SO that 1t will be so strong by the
time Teller arrives it will be irresistible.
Hansbrough and Shoup making q fight
for a compromise the financial question,
and will regard II as a sufficient victory IL