The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-15

any second choice for president, nor OF
q candidate for vice president.
For Gold and Reed" is the motto of
the Massachusetts delegation. and in
order that no one may doubt It, the
managers have hung IL all over the
walls of the headquarters Of the South
ern hotel. IL has been the motto of the
Massachusetts, Republicans for months,
but 1t was formally adopted at a meet
ing of the delegation yesterday. At this
meeting, E. s. Draper OF Hopedale was
elected chairman and r. c. Benton Sec
retary. II Is understood that Senator
Lodge will be the committeeman On reso-
buttons. Curtis Guild. Jr., one of tho
from Massachusetts,,
was asked for statement of the atti-
tude of the Massachusetts, delegation re-
garding the financial plank of the Re-
publican platform, and gave out the fol-
lowing:
Massachusetts, will simply demand
that we tell the truth in our platform.
Our circulating medium is gold, silver
and paper, but our standard of value Is,
and has been. gold. This is no time for
glittering generalities. Let us be hon.
est with the friends of both gold and
silver, and say what we mean. The FREQ
coinage of silver would prevent bimetal-
lism. Massachusetts, can never endorse
q policy that would reduce one-half the
value of the savings in our savings
banks, and half the wages of our opera
tors. The Republican party has nothing
to gain by attempting to conceal the
fact that the present standard is gold
standard. Neutrality makes no con-
verts: II involves desertion."
Senator Lodge, who has been slated as
the representative of Massachusetts, on
the platform committee, will fight, IL
necessary, for a single gold standard.
Should he fail TO gain his point in the
committee, he will take IL up on the
floor of the convention. He is quoted by
members of the Massachusetts delega-
ton as saying that he would demand a
rollcall vote. and place every one on rec
crd. He is said by his fellow delegates
to have made this announcement TO
Hanna.
The Massachusetts, delegates held a
caucus yesterday. and agreed upon the
following organization: Chairman, T..
8. Draper: vice chairman, William
Whiting; secretary, L. c. Benton. Curtis
Guild, Jr., is said to be the choice of the
delegates for vice president of the con-
vention. 1t developed during the caucus
that for the frst tinc the Massachusetts
delegation will cast solid vote. 1t was
agreed that the delegation should vote
as q unit for president and platform,
and probably vice president, but in the
latter the delegation will have no choice
until Reed is either nominated or de-
feated.
|. Rhode Islands delegations went around
yesterday bearing banners gorgeously
decorated, and inscribed with notices
|, declaring for a single gold standard. "A
banner, on which was painted the like
ness of Thomas b. Reed, was also car
ried.
The Reed men are jubilant over the
results of colored mass meeting held
yesterday afternoon, at which the rep
resentatives from Florida, Alabama and
South Carolina declared for Reed. and
practically withdrew their names from
the Mckinley column. The meeting was
called by Congressman Murray of South
Carolina, the only colored representa-
tive in congress. About 200 colored dele
gates and alternates attended, and there
was great enthusiasm when Delegate
Johnson of Alabama, who had been
counted a Mckinley man, spoke for
Reed, as did Caleb Simms of New York
and j. j. Christopher.
Joseph Manley was severely criticised
at meeting of the Maine delegation
yesterday, behind closed doors. Some OF
the delegates even went so far as to i'm
timate that IL would be for the good OF
the cause of Republicanispi in Maine
10 select new committeeman. This was
brought about by the action OF Manley
in announcing upon his arrival in st
Louis that Mckinley could not be de-
feated for nomination, G. Il. Littlefield
chairman of the delegation, in answer to
the question as TO the liability OF de-
posing Manley, replied: II am free to
say that Manley was harshly criticised
for the course he adopted. However
we decided that II would be best not ia
say anything outside tho delegation
upon the subject. At least, we decided
not to say anything for the present.
This is all 1 can tell you just now"
There was a confeEencc last night M
the Southern hotel, az which the follow
Ing states were represented: Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Connecticut.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island. New
York. Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Illinois
and Wisconsin. The question of fnau-
cial plank in the platform was discussed.
and the following was agreed upon ag
satisfactory, ana VIII be presented to the
committee on resolutions:
I'VE favor the maintenance OF the
existing gold standard. and are opposed
10 the free coipage of silver, except 10y
International agreement. for bimetal-
llsm. with the leading commercial ma
tlons OF the world"
The men In the conference were those
who Will probably represent their states
on tho committee on resolutions.
The arrival of Senators Tyler and
Mantle has had the effect OF reviving
interest In the program OF the silver
men IN the national convention. The
silver contingent viii be small. but com
pact, and. II Is believed. under quito
perfect discipline. These delegates viii
demand a declaration by the convention