The herald., 1896-06-15
AT HEADQUARTERS
Mckinley Mes Absolutely Confidsnt-Av1t
President Wanted

ST. LOUIS, June 14-While the head
quarters Of some states have not been
crowded. as is usually the case two
days before the convention assemblies.
this has been big day at the rooms Of
the Ohio delegation, known as McKin-
leys headquarters. Some Of the Ohio
district delegates and Mr. Hanna are on
duty there all the time. while Delegates
Foraker. Bushnell and Grosvenor and
some delegates are out visiting other
state delegates and leaders When Hon.
Charles w. Fairbanks. the temporary
chairman. arrived this morning from
Indianapolis. Mr.. Hanna and others had
long conference with him over the
keynote speech. and later this keynote
speech was submitted to a conference
Of the Mckinley leaders. 1t Is under
stood that the speech will be in the line
of the Indiana platform. which spe-
cially declares opposition to the free and
Independent coinage Of silver at the ra-
ito of 16 to 1.
At Mckinley headquarters there is
vorite having 633 votes on the first ballot
out of total 918. but there Is not any
fixed slate for the nomination for vice.
president, nor any ,ultimatum on the
currency plank. There is no trouble
about the platform except on the d.
vergent views of the east for gold and
the west for silver, while Michigan, In
diana. and even Ohio, with other middle
states. want the eastern idea expressed
in the currency plank without the word
"gold'' in the phraseology Of the decla-
ration for a single standard. As Sena-
tor-elect Foraker will be pressed for
tho chairmanship Of the committee on
resolutions. 1t is expected that he will
make the night for declaration "for the
maintenance of the present standard"
which means q single or gold standard,
without the use of the word gold" be-
fore the word standard" BY the use
Of the word gold it is claimed that the
campaign cry Of ''goldbugs" would be
used In prejudicial manner during the
canvass. Not only delegates, but also
Republican candidates for congress and
others from Ohio, Indiana. Michigan,
and other middle states called on Fora
ker and Hanna today to say that as
positive a declaration as possible was
wanted. without the use of the word
"gold." which was offensive to many
wishing to support Republican state and
district tickets. as we'll as the national
ticket. Messrs. Foraker, Hanna and
other leaders insist IL 1t Is the will Of the
committee on resolutions and later of the
convention to insert the words gold
standard" that McKinleys friends
would not oppose. This is the import of
the reply made to all who have been
solicitous In their inquiries on this all
absorbing topic around Mckinley head
quarters.
At Mckinley headquarters they ex-
pect q minority report from the silver
members of the committee on resolu-
tions. The managers for this reason are
the more solicitous to get as many as
possible to sign the majority report, and
and to have q financial plank on which
there can be general concurrence, ex-
cept with the silver extremists.
The Mckinley men anticipate no trou-
BILE In agreeing on the other resolutions.
which will include Foraker's indictment
of the Cleveland administration on sew
eral counts.
The vice-presidency is announced at
Mckinley headquarters to be in doubt.
as, owing to the complications in New
York. 1t seems impossible to select any
one from that state as yet. No word can
be had from Speaker Reed or his friends
that he will accept, and the Mckinley
men say they cannot nominate anyone
with doubts as to his acceptance. Gov.
Bulkley and Senator Hawley Of Con-
necticut are both mentioned, and there
is no doubt about the Mckinley men
regarding Senator Hawley with great
favor, If his state will come out for him.
Governor Brown of Rhode Island is an
other prominently mentioned. Hobart
of New Jersey Is being aggressiveIy
pressed. but he is considered suburban
resident Of New York, and that may
initiate against him. If anyone should