The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
M MANUS AND NEY ANSWER MIR. TROUP They Inaist That the New Ha- ven Delegates Statement
 Was Uncalled
 For. FOR JOHNSON AND MCNEIL Deal With Minnesota Men Perfectly Friendly and Courteous-Rea-
 son for Troup's Ob-
 jcction.
FOR JOHNSON AND MCNEIL

Hartford. July 22.-Dr. Harry Me- Manus of Hartford and Harry c. Ney of Farmlngton, delegates to the demo- cratic national convention at Denver issued the following reply today to Alexander Troup's statement regard ing the doings of the Connecticut del- egation to the conventions.
 "The Hon. Alexander Troup having returned home radiant with enthu- slasm for Mir, Bryan. has seen At to give out a wholly uncalled for state ment attacking Governor Johnson's supporters In Connecticut and Dr. Henry McManus of Hartford and II. c. Ney of Pennington in particular because of their activity at Denver towards giving democracy a winning ticket. It was only by the greatest courtesy of the recent state conven- ton that Mir. Troup was allowed a look-ln at Denver and good manners, 10 say the least, should have dictated his actions at Denver and since. But no, the big Bryan noise in Connec- tlcut must be heard making as usual all sorts of wild predictions concern ing the result in November and this In the face of the fact that with two exceptions the Connecticut delegation did not believe that Mir. Bryan if nom mated could be elected
 "Dr. McManus and Mir. Ney sup ported Governor Johnson for presi- dent and Senator McNell for vice. president equally earnestly and did to the utmost whatever their limited experience showed them to be right and proper in behalf of these two gentlemen. all statements and insin- nations of Mir. Troup to the contrary notwithstanding. The deal made with Minnesota was perfectly friendly and courteous thing to do
 Connecticut not having a presiden- tial candidate agreed to waive It's nominating right to sister state on the roll call of states for presidential nominations and in return received a Iseconding speech for Senator McNell and would have received Minnesota's 8 2o votes had not Mir. McNeil's name been withdrawn before Minnesota was reached In the roll call Mir Trour took great exception to this arrange. ment with Minnesota. not becauee of his frlendliness for Mir McNcl bu, because he wanted Connecticut 10 give way to North Carolina for seconding | Mr pr,.a t1, that would have brought Mir. McNeil absolutely nothing and would have placed Connecticut in a false position The Connecticut delegation could no accept both propositions and true tc Johnson and McNeil they rejected Troups scheme and by a vote of il to g. stood by the deal that McManus and Ney put through.
 Tt was the general understanding that Mir. Troup was to present MT McNeil's name and motion to this ef- feet was put and carried unanimously and immediately there was trouble fin the family and MT. Troup's dog in the manager tactics loomed large be- fore the entire Connecticut delegation and they sat dumb with amazement and disgust, Mir. Troup, professet friend of MT. McNeil, refusing to pre-. cause of the friendly deal with Mime sota and as 1t afterward proved thu only deal that made good--and made good In one of the finest sccondlnf speeches ever delivered at conven' | tion In this country.
 If George Fred Williams told Mir Troup that he did not think MT Troup was sincere In his advocacy o McNeil he voiced the thought of more than one member of the Connecticut delegation.
 Now at this lato day MT. Troup comes along with inside information regarding Nebraska's attitude toward Mir. McNeils candidacy. Denver was the place for MT. Troup to have stood | by McNcil to the last ditch but instead of that he would not play because ht couldn't have his own way and beater to standstill by the Connecticut del egation which had every desire tc honor him had he shown reasonable spirit he tries to shift the blame for Mir. McNel's defeat on the shoulders of McManus and Ney. Mir. Bryan named the vice-president at Denver and had he so desired could have named Connecticut's choice. He did not do 1t and there the matter rests
 "Mr. McNeil has expressed himsel as perfectly satisfied with the way hi' campaign was managed at Denver ant Mir. Ney and pr. McManus take thii opportunity of extending to him theil support and best efforts In the com ino ct a to nnunai ipn VI