The record-union., 1896-06-06
The Ticket Which May be Nominated at
the St. Louis Convention,
Since Reed Will Accept Nothing Less
Than First Place.
The Ohio Statesman Said to Have
Decided to Use His Best Efforts to
Prevail Upon HarrisOn's Secretary
of War, and at Present Senator
From Vermont, to Accept the
Second Place on the Ticket.

Second Place on the Ticket.
CLEVELAND, June 5.-It is an open
secret here tonight that Major McKin-
ley has given up all idea of persuading
Thomas B. Reed to be his running mate,
and as result of several conferences
with M. A. Hanna and others he has de-
cided to use his best efforts to prevail
upon Redfield Proctor, Harrison's Sec
retary Of War and at present United
States Senator from Vermont, to accept
that position. Negotiations with that
gentleman have been pending for some
time, and as a result Mark Hanna gave
out tonight that Senator Proctor would
arrive in Cleveland tomorrow morning
and go with him at once to Canton to
talk over matters concerning the cam
paign with Mckinley.
While Mr.. Hanna would not admit
that it was for the purpose of talking
over the Vice-Presidential nomination,
he did not deny it, and it is certain when
he starts for ST. Louis next Tuesday to
open Mckinley headquarters that Proc
tors name will also be upon his slate.
AS to the declination of Reed, it is
learned here from sources close to the
Mckinley managers that he said to
those who urged him to join fortunes
with Mckinley: TT is impossible for
me to consider the matter. 1 have served
this country to the best of my ability.
My friends think / should be nominated
for the Presidency. / am a candidate
for that office, and for no other. If the
people do not want me / shall retire
from public life, and in the practice of
my profession try to earn living"
There has been some talk of Henry
Clay Evans Of Tennessee for the Vice
Presidency, but the outlook tonight is
that if Proctor says YES" the McKin-
ley managers will drop all other candi-
dates and urge Proctor as the best man
to bring the united support of New Eng
land to the Republican party
ANOTHER NAME SUGGESTED.
ST. LOUIS, June 5.-Among the ar
rivals to-day was Colonel Fred Brack-
EFT of Baltimore. He is a welI-known
Republican from Maryland, and will be
at the convention in the capacity of
Assistant Sergeant
Some of the friends of Governor Lloyd
Londes of Maryland" said Colonel
Bracket, have been booming him for
Vice-President While he is not an
avowed candidate, yet he will be an ex-
cellent choice. He is an able man, and
under his leadership Maryland went
Republican for the first time in twenty
five years."
On Wednesday the National Com
mittee will meet and will decide upon
the temporary organization. For Tenn
porary Chairman Mark Hanna of Ohio.
Governor Merriam Of Minnesota, Major
Warner of Missouri and Warner Mill
Ter of New York have been mentioned.
Most Of the members of the National
Committee, including Chairman Car
ter, Secretary Manley, M. H. de Young
of California, General j. S. Clarkson
of Iowa, Senator Thurston of Nebraska
and Ex-Governor F'ifer of Illinois are
expected here Monday or Tuesday
next.
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota,
who has had considerable backing for
Chairman of the convention, has writ
ten that he will be here next Tuesday.
He is at the head of the Minnesota del
egation, and a pronounced Mckinley
man.
The hall decorations are of the most
elaborate character ever attempted at
any convention, and are most COM
plete.
PREFERS REED.
CANTON (O), June 5-Among the
distinguished callers upon Governor
Mckinley to-day was Hon. Robert w.
Patterson of the Chicago Tribune"
Mr.. Patterson, who is a delegate-at-
large to the ST. Louis Republican Con-
vention, said to a United Press re-
porter: There is but one man in the
minds Of the American people for Pres
ident. Illinois is for that man. There
has hitherto been some doubt as to how
many Illinois delegates will support
Mckinley. Every one Of the forty
eight will be found on the line on the
first ballot
who is your choice for vice-Presi-
dent?"
Thomas B. Reed. He will be named
as the choice of the convention, unless
hes does something in the meantime
that will actually prevent 1t. This
seems to be the feeling in the East and
Vest
ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT M'KINLEY.
ST. LOUIS, June 5.-Colonel Perry
Heath, ex-journalist and Just now
avant-courier of the Mckinley inva-
sion of ST. Louis, is in deep anxiety to-
night over what he forcibly denomin-
ates an underhand attempt to defeat
the Ohioan's nomination. He names
Hon. Thomas c. Platt of New York as
director of the Mckinley move
ment. He says Platt has given out the
information publicly that he will not be
in st. Louis until next Wednesday,
when all the other big wigs are ex-
pected here, but that privately he has
notified all those members of the COM
mitttee who are supposed to be op-
posed to Mckinley that he will be here
Monday morning. and would like to
meet them in private conference for the
discussion of business of very vital in
terest to the party"
One committeeman thus written to
has communicated with Mr.. Heath.
Mr.. Heath does not know exactly who
of the committeeman are now so set
against Major Mckinley, but he names
among the probabilities Clarkson.
Manley and certain members from
New England. with Wright COME of
Texas and A. H. Leonard of louisiana
THE method to be used to defeat the