New-York tribune., 1896-05-15
PRICE THREE CENTS.
M'KINLEY RANKS UNBROKEN
THE oUTcRIEs ABOUT HIS MONEY VIEWS
OF NO EFFECT.
OPPONENTS OF THE oHIoAN CANNOT CITE 4
SINGLE DELEGATE WHO HAS LEFT HIM
DEPARTURE OF HIS FRIENDS WHO
HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN

DEPARTURE OF HIS FRIENDS WHO
HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN
THIS CITY.
Nobody in political circles talks now about the
noise and wind" of the Mckinley BOOM The
Mckinley men may have made some noise dur
ing the contest. but ali the time they were gather
Ing in delegates for their candidate and can now
count something like 100 to 14O votes more than
are needed to nominate the Ohio Napoleon in the
ST. Louis Convention 1t is the ant-McKiniey
shouters reinforced by the free trade newspapers
that are in the noise and wind business now.
Their outcrles and lamentations on the financial
question, and their wild. uncomfortable fears
regarding Mckney's standing as a sound money
man, have attracted some attention. but the effect
has been 10 amuse the business community In.
stead OF frightening.
| prominent machine Republican was telling
little coterie at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
terday how the financial writings OF Platt and
the sound money" agtations OF the f:ee-trads
clubs had been weakening the chances Of Nc.
Kinley's nomination within the last few days
This sprightly politician predicted change Of
sentiment in the future. which would make
McKinleys nomination at st. Louis impossible.
NO DEsERTIoNs FROM MKINLEY
do you know Of any delegate elected 70
the st. Louis Convention who has deserted Nc
Kinley because OF fears that he is unsafe on the
financial question:" the anti-McKinleyite was
asked. The latter obliged to admit that
he had not even heard of a single delegate.
Can you give the name Of any Mckinley man
OF note or prominence who has changed his
views on the Presidential question because OF
these attacks on McKnley's sound-money rec
ord?" was another question put to the spoKes-
man of the machine Again there was reiuc'
tant answer in the negative
The meeting of the Republican State Commit
tee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day may %
more lively than the oilers and greasers OF the
machine desire or expect. II the attempt Is MADE
to place the committee in line with Mckinieys
free-trade defamers 1t will meet with determined
opposition.
VISITING STATESMEN GO AWAY.
There was a general exodus Of visiting states
men yesterday from the city. Most OF the friends
Of Major Mckinley who have been here TINS
week started homeward. II was reported yester-
day that Senator Quay and Joseph H. Manley' OF
Maine, were coming 10 New-fork 10 meet Messrs
Plat, and Clarkson In holding an ant-McKinley
conference But neither Mr.. Quay nor Mr. Man.
ley had appeared at late hour last night, ana
Mr. Patt assured nquirers that he was not ex-
pectng them.
The Mckinley men went away satisfied that
nothing the "combiners" had done could do
would disturb the financial community or create
any sort Of a scare TO imperll NcKinley's sue.
cess. William NJ Hahn, the Ohio member OK
the Republican National Committee. who has
been looking into the financial situation here
for a week, said before leaving the city yester.
day:
The financial matter which has been so thor
oughy discussed in New-York is not frighten-
ing any of McKinley's delegates. The papers
and the persons who have been making so mucn
fuss not doing the injury they tried 10 do
Mckiney's friends satisfied with his record
OF the last twenty years. He is squarely and
thoroughly for honest money, protective tariff
and everything that is good, and against every
thing that Is bad. l feel sorry for Mr. Platt
He has got on the wrong side of the question
and don't know how TO get back. But when
the convention is over and Mckinley Is nomin-
ated he WILL / sure, acknowledge his mis-.
take and join heartily I'm electng the candidate"
Other Mckinley men talked the same way.
and General Alge- smiled when asked about the
Patt manifesto of Wednesday He responded
by picking up paper and turning TO para
graph which declared that Senator-elect Well
nngton in Maryland, who has been looking
after the Reed interests In that state. had given
up the fight and admitted that the sixteen dele
gates from Maryland will doubtless vote for
the nomination of Major Mckinley. That"
said General Alger, Ought to provide food for
thought for those who say that the Mckinley
wave has reached the crest, and is now on the
flood. a few more weeks and there won't be
q single anti McKinley man in the country.
Mr. Platt is personally my friend. and am
sorry that he opposes Mckinley. 1t Is losing
fight for the other side. however, and We need
not make any comment about IT, All this tax
about Mckinley missionaries being down In
Wall dr. 10 NOR fWa
OF men In the country who are supporting Major
Mckinley more earnestly than the bankers ana
business men. They have confidence that ne
is sound. and that covers the case Let the
other side have their say We have stated our
case, and rest on its merits.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Richard Quay. a son of Senator Quay. in com.
pany with State Senator Arthur Kennedy. OF
Allegheny, was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel during
the day. and incidentally ran into the Mckinley
men yesterday. He was not inclined TO talk
about the situation. but remarked grimly: We'll.
Of course you don't want to ask me whom am
for That Is foregone conclusion, but Will say
the flag Is nailed TO the mast yet, and we shall
be In the fight to a finish Major Mckinleye
nomination, 90 many people say Is assured.
but We are holding on and hoping
Senator Kennedy remarked convlncingly:
Senator Quay has been advised by friends al!
over the country 10 stay In the race he wiz
grow In strength. To-day he has every delegate
in Pennsylvania with the exception OF four. We
concede Christopher Magee and Senator Flynn
in Western Pennsylvania and Dave Martin ana
his colleague in the Eastern end Of the state az
Mckinley men. but the remainder OF the deiega-
tion is intact and Senator Quay VIII get strength
outside"
Christopher l.. Magee has gone home. and when
he left town IL was in extremely contented
frame of mind. He only laughed at the manfestoes
OF the machine men and the reports that he had
been trying TO induc, Wall Street TO believe that
Mckinley was a sound money man. Let them
have their fling" he remarked. good -humorediy;
II am not a political messenger and neither am
q Mckinley missionary. Wall Street II the anti.
Mckinley men would only concede the truth.
Is as much in favor OF the nomination OF Major