Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED PAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Eveni N Oo: A © 'S HL KAUFMANN, Prost, penetra eons ty Kew York Ofics, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Eveuing Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carrters, on their own account, at 10 cents per or 44 cents month. es at the geunter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—£0 cents r mont Pgaturday Cutatrple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage udded, $2.00. xtered at the Post Ortice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) All mall subscriptto mast be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. iF No. 13,504. THE MONEY PLANK Itis Causing Many Conferences With Mr. Hanna. DISPUTING OVER THE WORD “GOLD Hopes of Increasing District Rep- resentation. SCENES IN THE CORRIDORS Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—With all the ar- rivals today added to the crowd there are not yet enough people assembled to fill ore-third of the Southern Hotel lobby. At midday there were not a thousand per- sons in the Icbby and corridcrs, though all the interest in the conyention is centered there. Tomorrow and Monday the great- est rush will come, but the outlook is that the attendance will be smaller than for many years. Depew, Warner Miller and Foraker were the big guns who arrived today. When Foraker entered the Southern Hotel this mornirg he given an ovation from the moment he crossed the thveshold until he had got behind the closed door of Hanna's reom. The crowd rushed after him and followed him through the corridors, shaking hands with him and making all sorts of demon: rations of enthusiasm. ‘nor and ex-Secrétary Foster, who night; Bushnell, C. 1. ers of the Ohio leaders have been in conference with Hanna and For- aker during the morning, and from time mirent men from other states into Hanna's room, joining for a few minutes. Mr. Hanna still more trouble cver the plat- Having expressed his willingness to claration for the “present gold he is now being pulled and the people on the other side. Michigan delegation, who are for McKinley, have arrived, and are protest- ing very earnestly againsf the use of the term “gold standard.” They add thelr voice to the general cry of the McKin delegates from the middle west and silver states. The that it will never are outright for bh m men say do in the world to d 0 been bby they will not feel safe about their state if it is done. Ex-Representative Allen said this morn- ing that while there was no downright sil- y could to prevent one beir they want, he said, is to make the teriff the principal thing and to d that the republican party can be trusted to settle the financial question according to the best Interests of the country. “In other words, we want to let the mon- ey question alone at this time. We shall put on the committee of resolutions from Michigan a man who would take the gold standard rather than silver, but who will do ali he can to prevent a gold declara- tion. Representatives of the Kansas, Michigan and Towa delegations are to have a confer- ence with Mr. Hanna, and intend to state to him that in their opinion the use of the phrase “gold standard” in the platform will cost the party the electoral votes of thos¢ J. P.M. DISTRICT'S REPRESENTATION Hope Entertained of Its Being In- crensed. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13.—The action of the national committee in allowing six del- egates to each of the territories has en- couraged Mr. Conger and Mr. Block in the hope that similar action may be taken in the case of the District of Columbia. Mr. Block said today that he had_ received much encouragement today. There is strong opposition, however, and Mr. Con- ger has up te this time had little hope. fe J.P. IN ST. LOUIS HOTEL CORRIDORS. What ts Neing Said Prior to the Re- pu n Convention. Special From a Sta Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13—Mr. Manley’s despairing letter has served to further stimulate the other friends of the man from Maine, and to nerve them to renewed activity in his behalf. They have now got their mad up and are going into the fight with bitter determination to hang on like bulldogs until the game fs up. The Reed headquarters are being elaborately decor- ated and preparations are under way to make a good showing to the delegations. An immense sign, probably forty feet long, composed of wooden letters two feet in height, calls attention of the wayfarer to the entrance to the headquarters. Busy workers are on hand, with more to follow, to do missionary work for the Maine Statesman among the outside delegations. Mr. Reed's name is to be kept right in the front until some one is nominated. «+ It is said that the change In the slate made up by the McKinley men, by which Senator Proctor of Vermont was to have been permanent chairman of the conven- tien, came about as a result of a protest from Reed people. One of Mr. Reed’s managers is said to have gone to Mr. Hanna with the state- ment tkat the slating of the Vermonter would be taken as direct and intentional affront by the Reed forces. It was claim- ed that by right Vermont should have been in the Reed column of states, and that Senator Proctor was responsible in part for its defection. ‘To recognize him, there- fore, in this conspicuous manner would be resented by the friends of Mr. Reed. i have scen a letter written by Senator Proctor early in the spring to a McKinley man, in which it is-shown that he knew how Vermont was going, even at that early date, and before the rank and file of the politicians had the remotest idea of how matters would turn out in that state. In this letter Senator Proctor speaks of the growing sentiment for Me- Kinley, and ada: “I expect my son will be a delegate, and I am afraid I will not be able to prevent his supporting Mckin- le: That was just Mr. Proctor's drollery, for doubtless he knew all the time he would be a delegate himself and knew the diffi- culty he would labor under to prevent him- self from voting for McKinley. Every hour's deliberation by the national committee of the contested cases adds to the growing indignation of the ant!-McKin. Jey men over the way their delegates have been treated. The McKinley men do not seem to be satisfied with the already large mafority in sight for their candi but are ravenously greedy for every delegate they can lay their hands upon. They are knocking out the Reed mev_ who are con- testants right and left with the greatest ruthlessness. They are also killing off the silver men among the contestants, and In several in- stances have seated anti-McKinley dele- gates who were sound for gold over their own men who were known to be for silver. ‘This was especially the case with reference te Gen. Chalmers of Miasissippi. This old republican of long standing is well known in Washington, where he represented his state in Congress for several years, and has been a familiar figure at the national cap!- tal frequently since his retirement. He came here instructed for McKinley, but had the temerity to openly express his pro- nounced free silver views. They howled him out on the first round in committee, and the old gentleman sits around the corridors, a picture of disgust and indignation. The action of the committee was in one case so rank as to call for a severe rebuke from Senator Gear cf Iowa. The contests from the first Alabama district were under consideration, having been laid over frora Wednesday. The contestants were Reed men. The committee rode them down in a Manner so summary as to cause Senator Gear to remark that “this vote will have a bad effect on the country." The oppost- tion now declare that the national com- mittee has stmply resolved itself into an aid society for McKinley. As already stated in these dispatches, Mr. Platt is weiting in very grim humor for the committee's action in the New York contest cases. He has not minced words in threatening the McKinley outfit with trouble if they do not act fairly. This threat was promptly followed by an an- swer of defiance from the other side. Mr. Piatt was informed that the contest- ants in these cases were republicans of good standing in the state, and that if their claims were found good they would be upheld, Mr. Platt and his threats to the centrary nothwithstanding. Fiushed with success, the McKinleyites are inclined to hold a stiff hand with Mr, Platt. ‘Trouble is brewing over the tariff plank. Mr. McKinley's managers have put out as a sounder the suggestion that the people do not want as radical a tariff as the late McKinley bill. This is the sentiment of the great agricultural states, it is said, and strong pressure has been brought to bear to have this idea dominate the prepar- ation of the tariff plank. Chris Magee, the great McKinley man of Pittsburg,discovered the existence of this feeling upon his ar- rival here, and immediately set to work to counteract it. He has done nothing since his arrival but urge a high tariff campaign, and even goes so far as to threaten Mc- Kinley if Pennsylvania interests are not amply covered by the protection clause of the platform, and, of course, when he says amply, he means a figure higher than the majority of Mr. McKinley's advisers want to go. The Pennsylvanians also Join the New Yorkers in demand for straightout gold platform. Thus it transpires that McKinley is find- ing himself between the devil and the deep sea upon two issues. He has the east pulls ing at him for gold and a way-up tariff: the west demanding as the least of favors due them that no declaration for gold shall be made outright, while the certral states want moderation in the tariff. Washington city has but a small delega- tion at the convention, only two. It is lit- tle, but when it corhes to fame the s ington aelegation is way up in it.Why, “Col. Perry Carson is a host in himself. Every body knows him, everybody stops to talk to him, and he is as gummed up with the sweets of adulation as a bear that has lowed in the contents of a beehive. He is regarded as the head of the colored coutingent, the noblest Roman of them all, and when he stops in the corridor his big white hat looms up out of a sea of durk faces like a great, gray owl in a bunch of blaekbirds. Your Uncle Perry has been keeping a jose Watch on Mr. Frank B. Conger and ‘is machinations in tehalf of those addi- tional delegates from the District. Si he hus observed the way in which the committee has been dealing with contested cases he is prepared to hear scme McKinley man move to admit the ad- Gitional delegates, and when he dos there's going to be trouble. The Tall Sycamore the Potomac loves a scrap and he knows how to talk for himself. Mr. Frank P. Morgan of Washington, who is a delegate to the coming democratic convention at Chicago, is here in his capac- ity of newspape: man. Today a lo pa- per printed a picture of Mr. Morgan and- ing In close and fanliar converse with Col. Perry Carson. Mr. Morgan has not done a thing all day but take his friends aside, and with tears in his eyes explain that when that picture gets beck to Washing- ton it will ruin him with his constituents. He says he knows he will be a dead duck pelitically from this time on, and ean no longer march his procession ac DELEGATES ON THEIR WAY. Departure of Representatives for St. Louis. Special Dispatci to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 13.—The Mary- Jand delegation to the republican national convention left for St. Louis in a special train at 2:20 this afternoon. A large and enthusiastic crowd of republicans was on hand to see them off. In addition to the delegates present there were large delega- tions from the Young Men’s Repubiican Club and the Columbian Cub of this city. The membere of the latter organization are warm admirers of Mr. Wm. T. Malster and intend to do all in their power to insure his election as the Maryland member of the national coramittee in place of Mr. James A. Gary, resigned. The general belief, however, is that Senator-elect Wellington will be Mr. Gary’s successor. Silver Men With Gold Badges. SALT LAKE, Utuh, June 13.—The Cali- fornia delegation and a part of the Nevada delegation to the St. Louts convention left Ogden in a special train over the Rio Grande road at hulf-past 5 o'clock last evening. A large picture of McKinley adorns one of the cars, while another car- ries the motto: “Protection to American Industries." While the Califernia conven- tion declared for free silver, it is a no- ticeable feature that each delegate wore a badge of pure gold. A prominent mem- ber of the delegation said a strong fight would be m:.de for silver, and if a gold platform was adcpted the result in California In November would be mixed with uncertainty. There seemed to be @ feeling that George C. Perkins of Cali- fornia would receive corsiderable support for the second place on the ticket at St. Louis in case they decided to go west for a candidate. — A DELEGATE SHOT. His Asentlant Says He Thought He Was Being Held Up. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13.—About 1 o'clock this morning Charles Losee, a colored del- egate from Texas, while on his way home, was shot in the right shoulder by Robert W. Thiel, twenty-one years of age. Mr. Losee has been stopping with a “brother, at 2658 Lucas avenue. While on his way there, near the corner of Garrison avenue and Morgan, becoming confused, he halted pedestrians and inquired the way home. Thiel, one of those of whom Mr. Losee in- quired, it 1s claimed by the latter, drew a pistol from his pocket and fired five shots, one of which took effect. Losee's wound is pronounced sericus. Thiel, who is in jaii, claims that he thought he was ‘about to be held up, and fired to save himself from personal injury. —_—._—_ Music at the White House. Flag day will be conspicuously observed in the musical program to be rendered by the Marine Band at the President's grounds this afternoon, beginning at 6 o'clock. The program is as follows: “Star Spangled Banner”. seeecsees Keyes Grand March—“The Great Republic,” Fanciulli Overture—‘‘Jubel” . - -Weber Medley—“Columbian National Potpourri,” Coates “The Blending of the Blue and ea -Sousa ‘Memories of the War,” March. Reeves Selection—“Rip Van Winkle”....Planquette March—“The American Republic”....Thiele Bouquet of National Anthems: . “Columbia” .. -Gilmore “Columbia, My Country’ . Vickers “For Home and Country”. George “America’s New National H; -Tregina “Hail Columbia”... --Fyies CONSIDERING CLAIMS South Carolina’s Contests Before the National Committee; DECISIONS REACHED IN OTHER CASES Every Arriving Train Brings Dele- gates. GOV. MORTON’S MESSAGE ST. LOUIS, June 13—Every incoming train today brought crowds of delegates and others to attend the republican conven- tion, and the immense waiting rooms and the midway of the union station presents a scene of activity. Among the prominent people to arrive today were ex-Governor Foraker and party of Ohio, who came in on the Clover Leaf route at 7:40 a.m. Mr. Feraker will place Maj. McKinley in nomi- nation before the convention. He was im- mediately driven to the St. Nickolas and had breakfast with Governor Bushnell of Ohio and several companions who arrived at 7:12 a.m. in a special car. Chauncey M. Depew, who is to nominate Levi P. Morton, came in his private car on the Big Four, which reached Union station at 7:30 a.m. Gov. Daniel H. Hastings and party of Pennsylvania came in later over the Van- dalia and Congressman H. C. Loudenslager of Paulsboro’, N. J., and party arrived on the same trata. The whole town is assuming a conyention aspect, as everywhere can be seen decora- tions, in which the red, white and blue pictures of presidential candidates pre- dominate. In the leading hotels the dec- oration: are especially fine, the different headquerters being ‘elaboratély draped and the corridors hung with bunting and flags. Very few of the politicians who are al ready on the ground appeared very early at their hotels, as the late session of the tional committee and numerous confer- ences kept many of them up until after midnight, consequently there was little of interest to be heard. Awalting Senator Teller. Lytleton Price, delegate from Idaho, ar- rived today. He says a ticket nominated on a gold platform could not secure 150 votes In Idaho. He intends to offer the following to the convention: “We hold that the veto power given to the Presi- dent was not intended to be used to de- feat the authority of Congress to make laws on proper subjects within constitu- tional Hmitations. We condemn such an exercise of this power as an unwarranted invasion of the legislative department of the government, and we demand a return to the legitimate use of this power, as it was understood and exercised by the fath- ers of our institutions.” 4 ‘The silver men were early on the groun and for the first few days there was con- siderable silver talk. Finally a conference was proposed, but it was not held, it being stated by nearly all of the prominent. sil- verites that until Senator Teller arrived there could be nothing done, and the silver forces could not be organized. Mr. Teller 1 probably be here tonight, and there I be a revival of the silver ussion. The western men have been coming in during the day, but they are not doing very much talking. In fact, they find the gold sentiment so strong that they have no hepe whatever of making any particular showing In the convention. Then they are finding that the majority of the republicans from the silver states will not bolt or leave the republican party if they do not get what they want. In fact, the silver fight oes not assume very great proportions in the face of the great gold sentiment which is prevailing here. Mr. Morton's Message. Chauncey M. Depew, who arrived today, received the following telegram from Gov. Morton: “Please anncunce that I stated to you before you left New York that I would not under any circumstances ac- cept a nomination for Vice President.” Mr. Depew will place Gov. Morton in nemination for President. Chauncey M. Depew had a conference with Mr. Platt soon after his arrival in the city. He showed the New York leader tke telegram frem Goy. Morton announc- ing that under no consideration could he be a candidate for Vice President. After the conference Mr. Platt was asked in case his candidate, Gov. Morton, was not nom- inated for President, if New York would Present a candidate for Vice President. “I must decline,” he said, ‘to discuss that subject as I have done during the past.” Mr. Platt expressed the opinion that the rational committee would place the Mor- ten delegates on the temporary roll. He also referred to the fact that in one dis- trict the contest against his men had been withdrawn. He said there was no reason for making a contest on the other five dis- tricts. Mr. Depew said that there was no talk of bolting in the New York delegation. CONSIDERING THE CONTESTS. The National Republican Committee Again in Session. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—The members of the national republican committee were not very prompt in getting together today, after the long and somewhat trying ses- sion of yesterday. The work was not be- gun until a quarter past 10, and there was scarcely a quorum present then. Imme- diately <fter calling the committee to or- der Chairman Carter warned parties to contests of the importance of being pres- ent when their cases were called, in view of the order made yesterday requiring cuses to be presented in the order called, whether the parties at interest were pres- ent or abrent, except upon unanimous con- sent, Mr. Carter said it would, in order to expedite the business, be necessary to strictly enforce the rule. ‘The Tennessee contests were promptly taken up, the first contest presented being that from the sixth district of that state, which includes the city of Nashville. contestants were J.C. Crawley and Daniel Shofner, and the contestees J. B. Bosley ene H. L. W. Cheatham. All were McKin- ley. 2 The contest turned upon charges of irreg- vlarities in the congressional convention involving the conduct of the chairman, Mr. Cheatham, one of the contestees, hav- ing occupied that position. It was asserted, on the other hand, that the convention was entirely regular, and that the bolt had no other excuse than that a colored man was made chairman. On motion of Mr. Manley Bosley and Cheatham were seated. From the ninth district, which followed, David A. Nunn and Henry E. Austin were the delegates cupeee by one faction and J. R. Walker and Robert H. McNeeley those of the other, the latter two appearing as contestants. This contest turned entirely upon the alleged arbitrariness’of the chair- man of the district convention in ruling for the unit rule from counties, notwithstand- ing there had been no instructions from the counties to this effect. Mr. Walker, one of the contestants, who appeared for himself and McNeeley, said that knives and’ bludg- eons were freely displayed and that much confusion ensued. After the split in the convention the seceders met in the same hall Mr. Walker declared that his con- vention contained a small majority of the delegates. Nunn and Austin were seated. They are for McKinley. —————— Mr. Carlisle to Testify. The Senate committee appointed to in- vestigate the recent bond issues decided yesterday to ask Secretary Carlisle to ap- = before it at 10:30 next Monday morn- ing. WHAT QUSY AND PLATT WARKT. ht That is Being Muge. Special From a Staff Cofryspondent, ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13.—Quay and Platt are making themselyes more interesting than it was thought would be possible. Quay, who srrived ‘at half-past 3 yester- day, was not In town an hour before he was in conference with the New York “boss.” They started every one guessing and are keeping theta guessing. The won- der, of course, is what they can expect to do. In spite of the fact that Hanna is Cirecting the proceedings preliminary to the convention, and he@ all the delegates he needs to nominate McKinley, he and the rest of the McKinley people are not in- different to what is going on in the enemy's camp. They profess indifference, but the Profession is tao obyiously not sincere. They know that Platt fg making a “big bluff” and they are “bluffing back.” The thing at stake is no longer the presidential nomination; that is gettled. ~ ‘There are other considerations, however. The nomination dces not settle the cam- paign. The el2ction {s to come. There are many things to be taken into account. Mr. McKinley 1s going to ‘be nominated largely by the west and gouth. He is going to de- pend mainly .on. the ast for his election. The electoral votes gf the south are not ecunted on, and ¥ of those in the west, it is feared, arg doubtful. They feel that in California or.Oregén the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Wypining, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and perhops' even in Ohio, they have got to make a fight for the election. The political situation {s peculiar. No poll- tician, however expptienced, has ever be- fore had to deal with such a situation. There is too much @bseurity to warrant any obvious risks, The vote of New York in the election cannot be thrown away. ‘The full sympathy and essistance of Quay, Platt, Allison and the rest of the anti- McKinley forces are needed after the con- venticn has finished fts work. In this les the strength of the combine bosses. To Show: Their Power. The McKinley people have the conven- tion. There is no human probability of McKinley's failing of the nomination. Platt and Quay regarded that as settled long be- fore the delegates began to assemble in St. Louis, but they want it made clear that their defeat is nct thelg annibilation. They intend to show that they are powerful, even in defeat. Hanna and Platt sit with nothing put two doors and a few yards of carpet be- tween them, watching each other and plan- ning against each other. Each is acting utter indifference or defiance, and each ts listening for the call of the other through the keyhole. The MgKinley people gener- ally are so mad with Flatt that they are sincere in saying that he may go to a warmer climate and sey there, for all they care. ¢ No doubt ee Hanna have felt rt Meaning of the that way about it, » but now that they have won this fightgother considerations appeal to their better judgment, is no doubt that if it.did no! much they: would Bike with all elements of Platt and can get. What H: them as little as pos: “To this etd the fs kept up. Hanna is displaying his fow way dp. decidedty impressive. who) t he can walk rougl oppasitzon. The constderation® of expediency might make him mere moderate, some broad and: pr does not Intend to shown that in a c do a little bullying f. Working Up Bgd Blood, The essential thing to the combine bossed getting anything at all is that they shall keep all the candidages in the field to the end or until they naye won their conces- sions. That is whaf for the present is eceupying their attention. They do not want any withdrawals and a nomination by acclamation. A fight which will be bit- ter if not effective is:regarded as essential to their accomplishing anything, and Platt s Working up as much bad blood as pos- sible. He was alarmed lest Manley's confes- gion of McKinley's gtrength mmght drive Reed out of the fiek& before the game had been played to the nd. Now there has been a round-up, it 1s claimed that all the candidates wal stick. Quay has refused £0 talk since his ar- rival, except to say that he would not talk and that anything: purporting to be an in- terview with him would be @ fraud. But the conferences between him and Platt Were to determine whether the Pennsyl- vanian intended to have his name present- ed to the convention. -Platt says that the talk was eminently setisfactory; that Quay is all right and will be voted for in the convention. s The Allison people are very emphatic in their declarations that their man will Be Presented and voted for. A similar decla- ration with quite ag;sreat emphasis is made in behalf of Reed. The Kentucky national committeama@n says that Brad- ley’s friends in that delegaticn will vote for him for one ballet: Platt sums it all up with the declaration that the names of Morton, Reed, Allison, Quay and Brad- ley will be presented to the convention. This does not mean for a minute that any one of them expectS to be able to defeat McKinley. Purpose of the Fight. The purpose of the fight may be indi- cated by the effect it is havirg. The talk of Morton for Vice President is reviving and the McKinley people are being drawn inch by inch closer tq such a gold stand- ard plank of the east-are demanding. The revival of the talk of Morton for Vice President comes from McKinley quarters. It is suggested that Morton’s going on the ticket with McKipley would interpret even a moderate financial plank to mean gold. One cf the strongest supporters of McKinley on the national committee said to me today that no, promises had been made to Hobart by the McKinley man- agers, and that whilesthere was a general friendly feeling toward bis candidacy the impression was growing that it might shape up so that Merton.or some other se- lected by the New York delegation would be given the vice’ gresidercy. This same impression is alarming some of the avowed eandigates for that office. Many McKinley peoplé with whom I have talked within the past twelve hours admit that the financial plank 4s apt to be much stronger for gold as at first con- templated by McKimley. -The latest propo- sition is to make a,flat-footed declaration against the free ¢ofmage of silver at any ratio whatever, to Gemand that the present standard be matitalmed and then, in a separate resolution, pot a part of the plat- form, to pledge the administration to use every possible effort to secure an inter- national agreen.ent for the coinage and use of silver. . The McKinley men themselves are not entirely in harmogy,on either the money or the tariff questiots. Many of the support- ers of the Ohid-gandidate are as anxious as are Platt of=Rep@ that the platform should declare “frankly for gold. Others want a straddle: that- will look«sriendly to silver, without being-so, aiid most of those in the middie western states want simply a declaration for sojind money; one dollar as good as another, etc., without any defint- tion of what sound money is. Among those latter are many whq want something more moderate in the way of protection than the McKinley bill, and all through the West It is protection to raw materials, rather than to the manufactured articles, that is wanted, while the eastern’ manufac- turers have quite a different idea, IP. M. but he has given that he s has can ————— No Holt Case Today. ‘The fourth week of the trial of the Holt will case came to an end yesterday after- neon. When court adjourned shortly after 8 o'clock it was until next Monday morn- ing at 10 o'clock, so there was no session today. cause the republican party won't MR. PLATT IS: DEFIED Warner Miller Says “Let Him Bolt if He Wants to.” DEPEW SPEAKS IN THE SAME STRAIN Probability of the. Silver Men Leaving. THE VICE PRESIDENCY Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—“Let Mr. Platt bolt if he wants to. If he does we will carry New York state by three hundred thousand majority!” Ex-Senator Warrer Miller, one of New York's “big four,” made this declaration on his arrival here this morning. Mr. Mil- ler is one of the four delegates-at-large, his colleagues being ex-Senator Platt, Chauncey M. Depew and Edward Lauter- T. C. Piatt. bach. Mr. Miller says that he will voie for Governor Morton on the first ballot, ac- cording to his instructions. Should there by any possibility be a second ballot he will be for McKinley. He is very indig- nant at Mr. Platt's threats of bolting, ani declares that he will fight him on the floor of the convention. Chauncey M. Depew also arrived this morning and was son in consultation with Mark Hanna. When shown on the train on his way here the report of Mr. Piatt’s threatened bolt Mr. Depew said: “He wen't dare bolt. Even if he did he could not take the New York deiegation with him. At the most he could not take more than the New York city delegates out of the convention. Why, the whole convention would hoot at him if he did such a thing”’ yanti-Piatt people from New York are fly hop:ng that Mr. Platt will carry out hig threat. “We only fear that the news is too good to be true,” sald George E. Matthews, publigher of the ‘Buffalo Express and the McKinley leader in western New York. “We want Mr. Platt to bolt. Nothing he could do would suit us beiter. If he leaves the national convention simply oe to his-dictation we will carry New York this fall by 200,000 majority. Why, the mere fact of his bolting would give us Brooklyn and Kings counties.” Great interest attached today to the con- sideration of the New York contest by the national committee. Mr. Platt’s announce- ment that he will not submit to the un- seating of the delegates from his state whose seats are contested, and the threat that if these cases are disposed of in the summary manner the Alabama contest was, the sixty Platt delegates will walk out of the convention, suggests great pos- sibilities in the way of sensational devel- opments. The popular impression is that there will be no bolt resulting from this contest. There is a strong sentiment in the Mc- Kinley ranks against anything but a fair consideration of the case, and even if the Platt delegates are unseated, there are considerations which might prevent Piatt from carrying out his threat. If he found himself being walked over with hobnail shoes, this, as the climax of his accumu- lated woes, might lead him to make a theatrical play; but with the present pros- pect of a gold standard platform, he may find sufficient comfort to restrain him from doing anything rash. Likely to Be a Bolt. The silver bolt is apt to materialize, though it may not be made in the theatrical way in which most people assume it would if it came at all. Those silver men who have anticipated the possibility of having to retire from the convention have not ex- pected to do fo in any manner except the ™most quiet and unostentatious possible. If they should follow any other course, it would be due to something unexpected in the immediate surrounding circumstances of their turning down by the convention. There is every reason that there has been at any time to expect that the bolt will occur. Teller and Dubois, and the rest who are with them in that position, may not seize their hats and march out of the con- vention with free silver banners fiying. It is more than probable that they will sim- ply not come back the next day after hay- ing failed in their effort to adopt a free silver plank. It may be sald with as much positiveness as can anything be said that depends on the future for its fulfillment that the men who are commonly spoken of as likely to bolt will not support the re- Publican nominee of this convention, and that they will so announce to the public in a formal marner. Doubt is thrown about their probable action by the fact that they are now keeping very quiet, and are reti- cent as to what their intentions are. They do not want publicly to assume that they will be compelled to abandon their party. ‘They want to go on with their part as representatives of their state, in good faith, and anticipate nothing. As one of their Tesentatives said to me: * what we think to be right, and will kee} up the fight and stick by the convention until we are actually driven out by the course of the majority.” What these men want fs to elect a silver man to the presidency, and they have but the one purpose of so conducting themselves as to best serve that end. They intend to devote themselves consistently and with steadiness of purpose to defeating any gold standard candidate, by whatever conven- tion nominated. Whether that is to be called “bolting” depends upon the choice of terms. The silver men, not only those who may bolt, but those who want to square themselves with their constituents, and still stand by the party, want to have a general and free discussion of the money question in open convention. The'followers of Teller and Dubois are particularly determined to be heard. This has been a-source of an- xiety and perplexity to the managers of the convention, Among those who would like tc put up the show of a fight -for silver, in order to satiafy their people that they did all taey could before surrendering to the majority on the financial question, are some earnest supporters of McKinley, and. Hanna would like to do what he car'to let them out of the difficulty they are in thrcugh repre- senting silver states. Resolutions to Be Referred. There is much danger in an unlimited discussion of this question in the conven- tien. On each side things would be said that would offend the other, great bitter- ness would doubtless be engendered and the debate would be abundant in campaign material for the rival party. For that rea- THE STAR BY MAIL. » Persons leaving the city for any ~~ period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at + this office, in person or by letter, or Postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 28 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. sen the managers have decided, and will probably hold to the decision, not to per- mit resolutions on this subject to be read and debated in open convention, but will have all resolutions referred promptly, without reading, to the committee on reso- lutions. They hope in this way to avoid much trouble. The plan is to have every- thing cut and dried beforehand as far as possible, and to try to rush things through So as to finish up the work of the conven- tion by Thursday night. The radical silver men are likely to resist this plan vigorous- ly, and a sensational scene may occur when they are refused the privilege of con- sidering recolutions in open convention, The Vice Presidency. It is said that Whitelaw Reid believes that he is going to be the nominee for Vice President. The anti-McKinley people have revived the story that he promised Reid his support in return for the support of the Tribune and declare that Reid expects the contract to be carried out. Some of them insinuate that if Plait had laid down and let the McKinley boom rush along without resistance Re'd would be on the ticket. If nothing else could induce Platt to keep up his fight his dislike of Reid would be enough. It is possible that this story is circulated again for the purpose of exciting the New York delegates, who are anti-R newed antagonism toward Mckinle; is claimed that McKinley has many friends among the Platt delegates who are just awaiting an opportunity to yote for the Ohio man, but there are probably none cf the sixty who would not keep up the fight to the extreme if he feared the Mckinley people contemplated elevating Whitelaw Reid. Warner Miller and Depew, and, it is be- Meved, most of the New York delegation, will favor the nomination of Hebert for Vice President since Morton has Geclined pesitively. Morton telegraphed Depew to anounce for him that he would not accept the vice presidency under any circum- stances. The New York people express great indignation at the efforts made in behalf of Bliss, Fassett, McAlpin, and the rest of the New York aspirants to the vice presidency. They say tnat it looks like treachery to Morton. Proposed Postponement. There is a struggle on rcw over a propo- sition to postpcne the New York contests before the national committee and to refer the whole metter to the committee on cre- dentials when appointed by the conyen- tion. The atlitude of Platt toward the matter makes It a very delicate question to handl2 Under the form of procedure established by the committee the Platt men would be apt to go out. Then there might be trouble. People on the outside anxious to patch the matter up have been urging the committee to compromise, ad- mitting part of the Platt and part of the anti-Platt_ men. The members of the committee have re- plied to this that they have adopted certain gereral principles and rules for deciding contests, and that they must adhere to them or else stultify themselves. ‘To overcome this difficulty, it is proposed that the contested delegates from New York be left off the temporary roll alto- gether, and the matter be left to be settled by the new credentials committee, which has no esiabiished mode of procedure. Mr. Platt says he is confident that all his dele- gates will be seated. J. P.M. ——_-—_ DURATION OF THE CONVENTION, Might Remain in Session Until the Following Week. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—The probable pro- cedure fa the convention will result in a series of interesting sesvions each day from the opening, Tuesday, until adjournment, Saturday or later. Those familiar with the situation think it not improbable that the ccnyention may continue beyond the week. It will be called to order at 12 o’clock Tues- day by Chairman Carter. The day will be coreumed in the reading of the call of the roll, Installing of temporary officers, and the appointment of committees on perma- nent organization and order of business, on resolutions and credentials. It is not known whether Chairman Carter will make any remarks in ypening the convention or not. It is safe to say, however, that the tem- porary chairman he presents to the conven- tion will make the best speech of which he is capable, The varied proceedings of dis- cussion, and the session which will follow in the evening, will probably be interspersed with oratory. On Wednesday the report of the committee on permanent organization and order of business will probably be pre- sented and acted upon, and the permanent officers will take charge of the convention. The permanent chairman will be John M. Thurston of Nebraska, and the temporary chairman C. W. Fairbanks of Indiana. It is safe to say that pending receipt of the report of the committee on credentials, the session of Wednesday and Thursday and possibly Friday will be devoted to gen- eral convention business, interspersed with oratorical efforts by famous orators of the republican party in attendance. At all of the sessions it is probable reso- lutions will be received and referred to the committee on resolutions with or without reading or debate as the convention may direct. The Money Question. Whether the important money question will be precipitated before the convention before the report is received from the com- mittee on resolutions is questionable, but ne€ardless of any rule which may be adopt- ed the tension on this question is so great that the discussion is liable to be precip!- tated at any time and is threatened by some silver men. It is hardly to be expected that the report of the committee on credentials can be pre- pared and presented to the convention be- fore Thursday night or Friday morning if the contests are considered as thoroughly as by the national committee. There are 168 contests, and it Is doubtful if the com- mittee on credentials can pass upon the question giving any reasonable attention to the facts short of three days and three nights, unless the rule of the national com- mittee should be edepted. The report of the committee is liable to precipitate the most lively convention scene witnessed in recent years. Next will probably come the report of the committee on resolutions. This committee will have clear sailing until the currency question is reached. On that question in this committee and later in the convention interest will be intense, and the oratorical effects pronounced. Probable Length of the Convention. A member of the national committee, dis- cussing the probable length of the conyen- tion, said: “Considering the whole situation, it 1s difficult to see how the report of the com- mittee on credentials and the committee on resolutions can be disposed of before mid- night on Friday by the convention; there- fore, according to the natural order of things, the presentation of candidates will not occur until Saturday morning. Owing to the interest taken in the money question the convertion will scarcely defer action on the platform until after the nomination of the candidate. It is well known that when the nomination of the candidate takes place the convention rapidly disin- tegrates, and the gold standard men who seem to predominate in the convention will not take chances on leaving the silver men in possession when the platform is to be passed upon. This result might obtain, or, indeed, any result might be expected, if the adoption of the platform should be deferred until after the nomination of the candidate. No one can predict what the platform would be in such an event. ——__ The Vice President pleasantly declined to discuss politics, and said he would leave the city tomorrow for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he is to jJeliver an address. On his return to Washington it is his intention to depart for Boston to attend the dedication of the monument to the poet John Boyle O'Reilly, who, in his Mfetime, was one of Gen, Stevenzon’s well-loved friends. THE SLACK CHILDREN More Legal Arguments in a Much- Discussed Case. EFFECT OF THE NEW JERSEY DECISION Court of Appeals Listens to Both Sides. QUESTION OF CONTROL The Court of Appeals held a special meet~ irg this morning to consider two motions made by the respective counsel in the matter of the controversy over the custody of the children of the late Wm. H. Slack. On behalf of the mother of the childre: Mrs. Mary Kemble Slack, ler counsel, Messrs. Geo. E. Hamilton, A. 8. Worthing- tcn and Julian G. Buckley, moved the court to at once send its mandate down to Judge McComas, that the latter might, in conformity with the court's decision, trans- fer the custody of the little ones from their aunt and testamentary guardian, Mrs. Ad- die Slack Perrine, to their mother, pending future proceedings in the case, or that the court so direst the court below On the other hand, counsel for Mrs. Per- rire, Messrs. Carlisle and Johnson and Jer Wilson. moved the court to grant @ rehearing of the case, opposing, of cour: the motion made on the other side. Court of Appeals, it will be remembered, reversed the judgments of Judges Mec- Ccmas and Hagner, holding that the judg- ment of the court of chancery of New Jersey, awarding the custody of the chil- dren to their mother, ts bin¢ upon, and inust be respected by, the courts of this District. Several days ago, and subs nent to the decision of the Cou Is judg- ment of the New Jersey rt was set aside by the New Jersey chanc cause of this later action of the New y court, it was understood, counsel for Mrs. Perrine asked the Court of Appeals to grant a re- hearing of the whole case. But, previous to mzking the motion for a rehearing, Mrs. Perrine’s counsel petitioned for a writ of error to the United States Supreme Court which writ was allowed by Mr. Chief Jus- ce Alvey of the Court of Ap Oa behalf of Mra. Slac explained that whil als. r. Hamilton they believe that no appeal lies from Court of Appeals to the United States Supreme Court in habeas corpus proceedings, they would not Ine’st upon that point. They merely desired, said, that the mandate of the appe ecurt should issue forthwith, that McComas might act in conformity the: or that the appellate court shall Judge McComas to make en order giv! Mrs. Slack the custody of the children pending future proceedings in the That is, further ined Mr. H. on, they would not ask the court to fssue its mandate unless the court believes that a writ of error does not fie to the Supreme Court. that the another of the children by. given the temporary custody of iu ones. The recent action of tl sey court Mrs. Slack has ap; said Mr. Hamilton, and he a action of that court can hav no effect upon the proceedings tainly not, he thoueht, pending the appeal noted by Mrs, Slack in New The Other Side. Mr. Carlisle, replying to Mr. Hamilton, explained that they had contemplated mak- ing the motion for a rehearing even before the recent action of the New Jersey court was had. Therefore, they did not base their motion upon the late ection of the New Jersey court. Mr. Carlisle then pro- ceeded to argue that the Court of Appeals having allowed a writ of error to the United States Supreme Court, the court is, there- fore, without power to make an order now disturbing the present custody of the chil- dien. “Do you mean to say,” inquired Mr. Jus- lice Shepard, “that Judge McComas can make no order now respecting the custody of the children?” » Mr. Carlisle replied that he so contended, and he also remarked that the District Chancery Court (Judge Hagner, in the present Instance), and not Judge Me- Comas, has the present jurisdiction of the custody of the children. “But the proceedings before Judge Hag- ner,” remarked Mr. Justice Morris, “was a petition for an injunction to restrain ha- beas corpus proceedings and all others pending the contest over the will of ihe father of the children. How can it be said that Judge Hagner sull has jurisdiction over the custody of the children when the injunction granted by him ceased when the will contest was concluded?” Jadge Hagner'’s Decisto Mr. Carlisle replied that in the injunction proceedings there was a prayer for a gen- eral relief and in that way, he thought, Judge Hagner retained jurisdiction over the children. interrupted Mr. Justice Shepard, understand that Judge Hagner merely enjoined proceedings pending the contest over the will, expressly refraining, as I un- derstand it, from passing upon the fitness In other words, they merely asked now of any of the parties to have the custody of the children.” That was true, said Mr. Carlisle, but Judge Hagner, he continued, decided that the children should remain in the custody of Mrs. Perrine. In that way Judge Haz- ner, he argued, retained the jurisdiction over the children, and he insisted that Judge McComas, having dismissed the writ of habeas corpus, in recognition of the injunction granted by Judge Hagner, the jurisdiction of the latter was not disturbed. “But the judgment of Judge McComas having been appealed from, was not his custody over the children, obtained by the issuance of the writ of habeas corpus, re- tained during the pendency of the appeul?” inquired Mr. Justice Shepard. Mr. Carlisle thought not, again insisting that Judge Hagner alone has jurisdiction over the children, And in conclusion he contended that neither Judge McComas ror the Court of Appeals can now, the writ of error to the United States Supreme Court having been allowed, disturb the present custody of the children. Mr. Wilson also addressed the court, as did Mr. Worthington, the points raised by their respective associates being dwelt upon by them. The hearing was concivded at 1:45 this afternoon, the court reserving its decision. A decision is expected by coun- sel in a few da; APPOINTMENTS. A New Lease to Those on Wh, Senate Failed to Act. The President today made the following appointments: William L. Marbury of Maryland to be United States attorney for the District of Maryland: John C. Kelley of New York to $e collector of Internal reve- nue for thefirst district of New York; Charles H. Wills of Maryland to be Unived States consul at Managua, Nicaragua, and Wiliam B. Childers of New Mexico to be United States attorney for the district of New Mexico. These appointments were nominated to the Senate, but falied of ac- tion. They run until the end of the next session of Congress. No action has yet been taken by the President with regard to the vacancy in the iniernal revenue vol- lectorship of the Fredericksburg district, to succeed Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who has been appointed consul general at Havana. Mr. William H. Fowle, who was nominated to this office, was rejected by the Senate. That fact, however, will not, in itself, pre- vent his reappointment for ‘service during the recess of Congress. he