San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-09
THE CONSPIRATORS.
Matching Scheme to Beat McKin-
ley-Tom Plat the Leading
COnSnirotor
ConSpirator.

st. Louis, June S-COl. Perry
Heath, eX-jOurnalist of Cincinnati,
and Just now avant courier for the
! Mckinley invasion of ST. Louis, is
in deep anxiety over what he forcibly
| denOminates an undetermined attempt
to defeat the Ohioan's nomination. He
names Hon. Thomas c. Plat as di-
rector of the nti-McKinley move
ment. He says that Plat has given
out the information publicly that he
will not be i'm st. Louis until next
Wednesday, when all the other lead
ers are expected here, but privately
| he has notified all those members of
| the committee who are supposed not
to be bound to Mckinley that he will
be here Monday morning land would
| like to meet them in private confer
ence at discussion of business of vital
| Importance to the party"
One of the committeeman thus
written to has communicated with
Mr.. Heath.
Mr.. Heath does not know exactly
who of the committeeman are against
Mckinley, but he names, among the
| probabilities, Clarkson, Manley and
several members from New England,
| with Wright Quincy, of Texas, and A.
III, Leonard, of Louisiana.
1.-The method TO be used to defeat
| the Ohioan," said Col Heath. is
| desperate one, but it will be tried. 1t
| is well known the national committee
is to meet at the Southern hotel at
noon, on Wednesday, to begin the
work of making up the temporary
roll of the convention, which Assem-
bles the following Tuesday.
Ever since the opposition to Ma
| jor Mckinley has realized that the
Ohioan's boom could not be checked
by the ordinary methods, it has
schemed to use the advantage given
it in the control of the national com
mittee to defeat Mckinley contesting
delegates who can show the slightest
claim emitting them the seats in the
convention i'm the expectation that
they will force men of thir own selec-
ton on the credentials committee and
and thus secure a firm footing in the
permanent organization of the con-
vention."
Col. Heath will be Joined Monday
by Judge A. G. Thompson. of CALI
polls, a leading member of the Ohio
delegation and one of the Mckinley
managers. Gen. Grosvenor will also
come on that day, if Congress ad-
journs Saturday.
Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes has been
busy trying to get in order the deluge
of mail and telegraphic applications
for door keepers, ushers and messen-
gers under his control. Mr.. Byrnes
has a provisional list made up of the
six hundred to be appointed, but the
final selections will be made after the
committee meets here. The press
committee has decided upon a basis
| for the distribution of tickets to the
press box. Only reporters and cor
respondents actually reporting the
proceedings will be admitted to this
space. Leading daily papers will be
allowed not exceeding six tickets and
the allowance is graded down in pro-
portion to the Importance. National
committee man will receive twenty
five tickets; the delegates three and
the alternates three. The Grand Ar
my Of the Republic will also receive
several hundred tickets. The seating
capacity of the hall is above 1900
and there will be a ticket for every
seat Among the arrivals is Colonel
Fred. Bracket, of Baltimore. Colonel
Bracket is well known Republican
from Maryland and will be at the
convention in the capacity Of assis-
tant sergeant-at-arms.
''Some friends of Gov. Lowndes, of
Maryland" said Col. Bracket, shave
been booming him for vice-president.
While he is not an avOwed candidate
yet he would be an excellent choice.
He is an able man and under his lead
ership Maryland went Republican for
the first time in twenty-five years"
On Wednesday the national COM
mittee will meet at the Southern hotel
and will decide upon the temporary
organization and go over the 10 con-
tests. For temporary chairman.
Mark Hama, of Ohio; Gov. Merriam,
of Minnesota; Major Warner, of Mis-.
souri,, and Warner Miller, of New
York, have been mentioned. Most of
the members of the national commit
tee, including Chairman Carter. of
Montana; Secretary Joseph Manley,
of Maine; Nj. III. De Young, of Califor-
mia; ]. S. Clarkson, of Iowa; Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, and ex-Gov-
ernor F'ifer, of Illinois, are expected
here Monday or Tuesday next. Ex-
Governor Merriam, of Minnesota.
who has a considerable backing for
chairman of the convention, has writ
ten that he will be here next Tues
day. He is at the head of the Min
nesota delegation and is pronounced
Mckinley man.
The decorations are of the most
elaborate character ever attempted at
any convention and are almost COM
plete. On Wednesday the hall will
be handed over to the Business Mems
League.