The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-15
jected by the National Committee and

| Committee stated this morning that tnesr
knew os their own knowledge that sucn
| s-gument against the plausibflity
in this runner lies in the fact
| that as the Temporary roll now
| stands the State Of Delaware is unrep-
resented. under the decision of the COM
mittee refusing to recognize either the
Add .eks or the Higgins delegates, and.
| roll of the convention. then for the
| first time in the history of a National Con-
sentons SKATE .havs2g representation in
the electoral college would be debarred
from taking part in the deliberations. It
: understood that the proposal IS based
upon desire to exped tie business in view
It now appears to be lodged with the
committee and upon O. further wish to
prevent re-opening OF any of the New
York contested cases which We're the
occasion of SO much excitement n the
committee room.
AS to the question whether anything of
the kind can be legally done there is a
differene. Of opinion. come people con-
tending that the unsea led delegates can
not be 'debarred from hearing on appeal
While others take the ground that the
Committee on Credentials can and is
likely to do anything that a majority
therecf may see fit to order irrespective
Of precedent. One of those who think this
way is Committeelr5ap Sutherland, Of
Rochester. N Y. who has been congrat-
llated even by his opponents for the dig
fed fight he made in behalf of the inter-
ests which he represents. Mr.. Sutherland
said this morning.
i have heard the report from dozen
sources and very likely it is true. 7
mean no reflection on the committee
when say it is in their power so far as
majority rule is concerned to carry things
with a high hand and sto do anything
they please. They have the majority
and majorities are sometimes higher
Ina. 5nan law The other night Senator
re Addicks delegation from Delaware
with the exception of Mr.. Addicl1s him
self. Such course would have been I'M
| precedented and revolutionary and yet
| the very fact that il was proposed dem
| onstrated that precedents were not re-
sarded. What has been done in the
National Conrmittee may be done in
| the Committee on Credentials or by the
convention and I shculd~not be at all
surprised If tn delegations that are ex-
l'pscting hearing on appeal should find
rary roll being adopted as the perma-
aent roll cf the convention
Mr. Marshall of Texas, who sits as
proxy in the National Committee for
or rnirior ord adopted It as his own
The probability Of q fierce factional fight
in the New York delegation resulted in
an adjournment Of this mornings meeting
until three O'Clock this afternoon in order
that the Platt and anti-P!att forces might
have further time in which to prepare
their plan of campaign.
The New Workers met at their head
quarters on the second floor of the South
ern Hotel at a quarter to eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Warner Miller, who is one of the dele
gateS-at-large. at once took the floor and
moved that Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew be
made chairman of the conference. This
was agreed TO unanimously. Thereupon
Mr.. Miller. still holding the floor. again
moved that Mr.. Depew be appointed per-
nanent chairman of the delegation dur ng
the continuance Of the convention Mr..
Quigg moved to amend this motion by
substituting the name of T. C. Plat
Thereupon State Senator Raines arose and
Sffo-c rod ~ I4,cr ar1c I,o
Ter if the meeting were adjourned. until
three O'clock this afternoon.
This motion was carried without diy:-
s.on.
It is learned that Mr.. Millers motion
70 make Mr.. Depew permanent chairman
vas greeted with a chorus of ssent by
vas one Of the first. to demand roll
sall. fearing that in the confusion the
notion might be declared carried By a
Quigg moved to amend by substituting
~. s1att's name. This was followed by
Mr Raines' motion to adjourn. II was
stated after adjournment that the Platt
mon deemed 1t inadvisabie to have a
showdown of strength at this time on
account OF the large number of absentees
At least twenty of the. delegates not be-
ng present in the hall. The Platt men
INSIST that they could easily have car
ced Qusgg's motion by a handsome ma
ier.ty,. but that they preferred to make
The adjournment motion was carried,
and a postponement ordered until three
1'cloek to accomplish this purpose as
- ottendsrce at that time will include
ali cf the delegates.
Iiie Flatt men are greatly irritated at
Aif. Milier's action and were claiming
lfter the meeting adjourned that he had
minority. It has been suggested that at
this afternoons meeting Mr. Quigg's
motion should be further amended pv
substituting Mr. Miller's name, so that
n I1l-f+ f.,x, ,.tr,l,
evidence of their strength oy voting
unanimously against IT
Senator-eiect Foraker, who is to be
Chairman of the Committee en- Elections,
makes public the following statement of
mis- views
q believe in b:-metallism in contradis-
silver monometallism. but I believe that
the free coinage of silver without an in
-ernational agreement would mean silver
monometallism, and / am therefore OPP
posed TO it. and in favor maintaining our
Existing standard until we can do better
The tariff plank will be a distinct de-
M san industries and to to American an labor labor,
but that will not mean that It win favor
the re-enactment of the Mckinley tar
iff law That law will never, be re-enact-
ed. Conditions have changed and tariff
rates must change with them
Il want to see another plank in the
platform. I want a declaration in favor
# restoring, our merchant marine, and
If doing it by recurring to the policy of
discriminating duties. ROuntieS and sub
sides are distasteful The American peo-
pie would never sustain policy of sub
sides, and, therefore, we can never build
up merchant marine in that way; but
when we say to shippers abroad that they
can have a rebate by shipping in American
bottoms we can get the CARRYING trade
back again. We pay nearly $500 600 in
gold annually to foreign shipGwners for
freight transportation, every dollar of
which we ought to pay at home and keen
al hcrne. This is enough of Itself to cure
all this money question.
The malscontents in the MASSACHUSETTS
delegation, after good nights rest, re-
turned to camp this morning very willing
to act in harmony with the entire dele
gation. In fact Mr.. M. V. B. Jefferson,
vino started the revolt when it was at
Lyman of Boston, the member. of the
National Committee, was first on his
feet this morning to make the motion
hat Mr.. Lyman be elected This was
done by the solid vote of the Delegates
and fromAthat time on every action taken
was unanimous.
Senator Lodge was placed in nomina-
ton for the position of member Of the
Committee on Resolutions by Mr. A. e.
Winship, who said that the great cues
ton of the convention next to the rosni-
committee, and, probably upon the floor
IF the House. on the financial blank
The. one man in the convention. said
Mt. Winship, whose scholarship, expe-
craftsmanship. wisdoE and and orafariegi safarl.si
oower make him equal to this ernersen-
~ is member of the Massachusetts
delegation, the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge
This statement was greeted with pro-
| t5nUfd aD)lauSp ND RTr r1tro r,,.