Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-11
A MONEY PLANK.
Three Propositions May Be Submitted
to the St. Louis Convention.
SENATOR THURSTON TALKS.
MoKInIsy's Chief Managers, Hanna and
Hahn Arrive on the Ground-A COlOred
Delegation Acknowledges TO Be-
Ing Comfortably CHARTERED.

ST. LOUIS, June 1O.-EXpressions OF
the views of delegates and national
now here for the ma
tional convention next week fore
shadow three financial propositions to
be submitted to the resolutions COM
mittee. Eastern delegates will insist
on the words gold standard" in the
resolutions. Senator Teller and other
mountain states delegates will demand
a free silver declaration. The Missis-
sippi valley members will call for
something very similar to the Indiana
platform, condemning free and indie
pendent coinage of silver at sixteen to
one and upholding sound money, but
not declaring for the gold standard.
There will be 81 mem bers of the reso-
buttons committee, and two, possibly
three, reports are probable. How the
committeeman will divide no one can
figure, but the Indiana platform men
believe that they will have control.
The mountain states delegates declare
that they will force gold platform if
their silver plank is rejected, but it is
believed that the fact that Mckinley
favors the Indiana platform will have
much weight, and may result in the
compromise platform.
Senator Thurston, member of the
national republican committee from
Nebraska and delegate to the conven-
ton, was among the early arrivals to-
day. He appeared at the breakfast
table wearing the first combined presi-
Dental and vice presidential badge
displayed by any of the republican
leaders. It bore the faces of Mckinley
and Hobart, of New Jersey. at is
pretty we'll understood. said he, that
am for Mckinley for first place.
With his nomination assured, as it is,
we want an eastern man as his run
ming mate, and l believe Hobart to be
the available man. He meets the re-
quirements of the situation in all re-
spects. We want to keep New Jersey
in the republican ranks now that we
have it there. Furthermore, Hobartis
strong in New York, where he is per-
sonally we'll known and much es-
teemed.'
Asked what course he thought would
be adopted by the convention upon the
financial question, Mr.. Thurston re-
piled that he believed the Indiana
declaration upon that subject would
form the model upon which the money
declaration would be based. ut is"
he said, "brief and explicit and very
skillfully avoids reference by term
to any of the mooted questions. 1t
is Enthusiastically a sound money
utterance. At the same time it avoids
all mention of the gold standard,
reference to which by name would
drive votes away from the ticket in
some of the states. 1t is better than
the Ohio platform, which, while when
analysed it is just as clearly for sound
money, makes too prominent by name
the silver question. The Indiana form
of expression will be more acceptable
in the east than would that of the Ohio
republicans"
The senator expressed the opinion
that the platform would be satisfactory
to all the western states, except the
five silver producing states-Colorado,
Utah, Montana, Idaho and Nevada,
and possibly Wyoming-but as they
had all told only 10 votes in the cleo
toral college the party could afford to
lose them.
Marcus A. Hanna and William A.
Hahn, of Ohio, McKinley's managers
in-ehief, arrived to-day and the Nc
Kinley headquarters at the Southern
at once became the busy portion of the
hotel. Hanna said that he had not
been long enough in st. Louis to make
any statement, but the reports received
indicated that the friends of Maj. Nc
Kinley had not in the least overesti-
mated his popularity. Hahn said that
assurances had been received from
friends Of other candidates that little
or no contest would be made When
asked what the financial plank of the
platform would be, he said that it
would be such as every republican
could stand upon who wanted the ma
tional credit sustained.
There is something of a contest over
the selection of temporary chairman.
The Mckinley men have decided upon
C. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, but many
mem bers Of the national committee are
urging Samuel Fessenden, of Connecti-
cut. The friends of the latter say that
he is we'll acquainted with republicans
everywhere and has been attending
national conventions so long that he
knows every body of prominence and is
also familiar with the management of
large conventions But Fessenden will
not be satisfactory to the Mckinley
leaders and IL tue national committee
should name him it might precipitate
contest in the convention. 1t is pos
sible, however, that everything will be
adjusted in committee.
The trouble about the colored dele
cations seems to be settled. Chairman
Carter has received kilograms from all
over the country calling for the re-
moval of the convention il the colored
men do not receive fair treatment.
The matter viii be- hronTbt IN in the