The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1896, Page 1

e e 'Me.&q wouy 17 oy uaye} aq 03 | | 30U Jaded siy | VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 16. SAN ' FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1896.— PRICE FIVE CENTS. GOLD HAS CARRIED THE DAY Illinois Swings the Middle Western States Into Metal ADOPTION CONCEDED BY the Yellow Line. OF EASTERN FINANCIAL POLICY THE LEADERS. Advanced Silver Men Talk of Bolting After Their Minority Report Is Read in the Convention by the Committee on Resolutions. UNITE PRESS HEADQUARTERS, | SOUTHERN HOTEL, 8T. LOUIS, Mo. June 15.—Gold bas carried the day. This | assertion, made through the United Press Senator Henry Cabot Lodge at an early | hour this afternoon, put a new phase on | the financial situation and overturned several of the plans which bad been formed by those who had expected a different result. Mr. Lodge figured that | twenty-two out of the forty-five States now forming the Union had each selected a member of the committee on resolutions favorable to the gold siandard, and that two or three Western States were likely to follow suit, thus insuring a ciear majority. The Ohio men somewhat reluctantly rec- ognized that Mr. Lodge was speaking by the card. George A. Robertson, editor of the Cleveland (0.) Recorder, who has made | a specialty of fashioning the views of the Ohio eaders on this matter, saw ex-Secre- tary Foster and asked him if he did not know that the people all through North- ern Ohio were for silver. He replied: “The people of Ohio are Republicansand will stand by sound Republican doctrines. silver is a heresy and they do mnot want it.” General C. A. Grosveror, who is re- garded as almost the mouthpiece of Mc- Kinley, said: “The platform will be all rig There will be no occasion for the East to complain on that score. It will be discussed a good deal more, but it is really settled just the same that the declaration will be for gold.” Even Mark Hanna could not‘dispute the fact that the gold-standard plank was in the ascendant. It is somewhat singular | that Illinois, which turned the scale in fovor of McKinley by instructing for him \stead of for Cullom, took a leading part ping the course of the Middle West- States to-day by adoptinga gold plank, y the decisive vote of 42 to 6. The action of the Idaho State delegation may perhaps be significant of an intent to bolt. It selected all the usual officers ap- | pomnted by State delegations, except some | to wait upon the nominee for President and Vice-President. Beyond this, and‘the exceedingly soft money plank adopted by Jowa delegation, which voted that 1d, silver and paper be kept on a parity he enactment of laws to accomplish it, | e were no very significant financial | ures in the meetings of the State dele- tions which have occupied so much of e day. In the selection of the National Com- | mitteemen for next year many men of National repute were turned dcwn. Wil- | m A. Hahn, solong a potent factorin Ohio politics, disappears from the list, as does also the egually well-known General James S. Clarkson of Towa, and ex-Presi- dent Harrison’s friend, J. N. Huston of Indiana. Chauncey L Filley of Missouri sustained another defeat at the hands of his old opponent, Mr. Kerens, and Colonel William Lamb, chairman of the Republi- can State Committee of Vir-inia, wascom- | pelled to retire from the National Com- mittee in favor of a gentleman holding different views. The case of Joseph H. | Manley of Maine is still held under ad- visement by his delegation, with an inti- mation that they will probably consider his recent offense in giving upthe Reed ship as one of tte head rather than of the heart and will continue in his committee membership. | To-day’s proceedings seem not only to have settled ‘the financial plank, but also the tariff plank of the next Nationai Re- publican platform. A sketch of the pro- posed tariff revision, which it is said was either drawn up by Major McKinley him- self or was submitted to him tfor approval, proposes an increase of duties all along the line sufficient for the needsof the treasury and the reimposition of protec- tive duties on wool and sugar. The first four paragraphs of the plat- form are devoted to a denunciation of the Democratic policy, to which is ascribed ihe commercial and industrial depression that has prevailed during the past three vears and a laudation of the Republican policy of protection, which had prevailed for thirty years previously. There is a strong recommendation for the renewal of reciprocity agreements. There is also a recommendation tor the imposition of 10 per cent duty on importsin foreign bot- toms, as foreshadowed in Governor For- aker’s statement published this morning. The language of the platform is de- | scribed as forceful, alliterative and full of | catchy phrases, such as are calculated to brine down the house. ~All the talk among the advanced silver men to-night is of bolting after their minority free-silver re- port from the committee on resolutions is voted down, as, of course, it will be. PN > L GOLD MEN GAINING. | by Their Strength l:graiulnz Among | Northwestern Dele- rates. | ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—The gold men are steadily increasing their strength among the Northwestern delegations, which were supposed to be favorable to a bimetullic standard. Proof of this was shown to-night in a sinancial plank which was drafted by Governor Merriam of Minnesota and sub- mitted to Mr. Platt of New York as em- bodying the views of the Western McKin- ley men. This plank is identical with the resolu- tion adopted by the New York delegation to-day, which declares for the main- condemns the free coinage af silver ex- cept by international agreement. It contained an additional provision, however, that the silver now in circula- tion shall be maintained at a parity with gold. This 1s understood to have been in- serted with a view to satisfying the friends of silver that no attempt will be made, in the event of Republican success next No- vember, to degrade silver. Mr. Platt sent for Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Messrs. Quigg and Lauterbach of New York, and other gen- tlemen during the course of the evening, and consulted with them regarding Gov- ernor Merriam’s proposition. There was a unanimity of expression | among those who were consulted that the parity ciause should be eliminated, and this being done it was returned to Gover- nor Merriam for his approval. of the contests i¢ would be manifestly 1m- proper to construct the committee on reso- lutions. Their programme is to devote the first day’s session to the temporary or- ganization and the formation of the creden- tials committee. = The second day they desire the conven- tion shall consider the committee’s report, and when this has been done an adjourn- ment is to be taken in order that the third day may be devoted to the platform, thus carrying the nominations over until Fri- day. The McKinley men say in answer to this that representing a large majority of the convention they will cut out the work to suit themselves without submitting to the dictation of the minority. e SENATOR ALLISON TALKS. Confident That His Party Wil Adopt a Gold Standard. | CHICAGO, ILL., June 15.—Senator Alli- son passed through the city yesterday on his way from Washington to Dubuque. He was averse to discussing the political situation, and especially his. own candi- dacy, as well as the probable nominee of the St. Louis convention, and dismissed the latter subject by saying the nominee, whoever he might be, would unquestion- ably be elected. He talked freely, however, concerning the probable financiai plank of the plat- form, and expressed the opinion that it would be a clear-cut declaration for the maintenance of the present gold standard. He said it was practically assured that the Democratic party would come out for the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and noth- ing remained for the Republican: party to do but to take a bold, unequivocal stand | in opposition to it and in favor of the maintenance of'the present standard. The Republican party, be said, was not an enemy of silver, but had always stood for as extended use of it as was consistent with a maintenance of the parity between the two metals. Under its rule, he said, silver had attained to an extensive use, and the Republican party favored this use so long as it did not seem to be a menace to the existing standard. forward to u glorious victory in the com- ing campaign.” Congressman *Bob’’ Cousins of Iowa, who attained National fame through his recent speech on Minister Bayard, passed through the city yesterday afternoon, on his way from Washington to St. Louis. He said Iowa was still loyal to Senator Allison, but admitted with a smile that it looked very much like McKinley. He thought there was little doubt that the convention would declare clearly against free silver. Congressman S. M. Stephenson of Mich- igan was here, en route to St. Louis. He does not fear that a gold platform will cause the loss of Michigan to the Republi- cans. He is confident that any defections will be more than made up by Democratic votes. —_———— TALKED TO MERCHANTS. Chauncey M. Depew Addressed Many Business Men. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—Chauncey M. Depew this afternoon addressed 3500 merchants of St. Loais on the financial question. Every reference to the main- tenance of the gold standard was received with hearty applause. To-night Mr. De- pew addressed a meeting held at the Auditorium under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic for the bene- tit of the Missouri Soldiers’ Home. It was an enthusiastic audience and estimated at nearly 10,000. His address was mainly in eulogy of the G. A. R. st HAS SQUARED HIMSELF. Manley Will Not Be Disciplined by Maine Delegates. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—The feeling of resentment against Joseph Manley, which was intense among the Maine dele- gation when they arrived yesterday, has perceptibly decreased. Mr. Manley met the issue with charac- teristic frankness. He told his Maine iriends that he had made a mistake. “It was not a crime,’” he said, ‘it was a blunder.” He then explained the spirit in which * Free coinage at 16 to 1, however, with- ; his published statement that McKinley H Mississip pi, by the National Committee as desired to make a presentation of their cases. Some of the minor Texas and Missis- sippi contests will not be pushed, but the New York and Delaware cases will, it is expected, occupy so much time that it will be impossible for the com- mittee to make its report before Wednes- day night atthe earliest. The effort to bring about a caucus of all contestants failed of success, the Delaware and New York people deciding that nothing was to be gained by it. e Bl WILL NOT COMPROMISE. Higgins and Addick Forces Wil Not Affiliate. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—Reports of a compromise between the Higgins and Ad- dick forces in Delaware are denied em- phatically by the Higgins men, who say they are either entitled to complete rep- resentation or to nothing, and will accept no half-way measures. Mg b NEW NATIONALCOMMITTEE Members Who Will Serve for the Next Four Years. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—The new Na- tional Committee, as far as perfected to- night, follows, the selection of the mem- bers having been deferred until to-morrow or later: Alabama, William Youngblood; Arkan- sas, Powell Clayton; California, J. D. Spreckels; Connecticut, Samuel Fesgen- den; Delaware, Edward Addicks; Florida, E. R. Cumby; Illinois, T. N. Jamieson; Indiaua, W. T. Durbin; Iowa, A. B. Cummings; Kansas, Cyrus Le- land Jr.; Kentucky, J. W. Yerkes; Maine, Joseph Manley; Maryland, George L. Wellington; Massachusetts, George H. Lyman; Michigan, George L. Maltz; Min- nesota, L. H. Habbard; Missouri, R. C. Kerins; Nebraska, John M. Thurston: New - Jersey, held for Hobart °if not nominated = Vice-President; New York, Fred .S. Gibbs; North Carolina, James E. Boyd; Ohio, Charles L. Kurtz; Oregon, George A. Steele; Pennsylvania, Matthew S. Quay; Rhode Island, General C. R. Brayton; South Dakota, A. B. Kit- FREE COINAGE WILL UNITED PRESS HEADQUARTERS, SOUTHERN HOTEL, ST. LOU1S, Mo., June 15.—There will be no dramatic exit from the National Convention nor will there be held any separate convention by the free-silver Republicans. The Western men foresee defeat and will accept itas philosophically as possible, although not without vigorous protests, both here and at home. No.formal conference of tbat faction of the party was held to-day, but Mr. Teller, a magnet that attraeted every silver man in St. Louis. The private talks he has had the party is in deadly earnest and will not accept anything short of a clear-cut and unequivocal declaration for the free and 'W[.,AH'LT’W/ZH ; ~f >0, iz [~ ¥ P Pl @i I h.n & —(le. AP b \ ar 7 * =z ’ THE CONVENTION AUDITORIUM IN ST. LOUIS. The above picture is reproduced from a sketch made for * The Call” by J. Kahler on Wednesday evening last on the occasion of the dedication of the big hall. There were 15,000 persons gathered on the occasion. The view will give an excellent idea of the appearance of the hall when the convention is opened to-day. By consulting the ground plan printed on the second page of * The Call” this morning the reader will be able to understand the interior arrangements and how the great space is divided. 28 oA o &3 - e 1 AL RNy Tl N= n - _—nm_qrg o) e 2 ‘ ORI / 1 7 = The Obio managers of Mr. McKinley deny all knowledge of Governor Merriam’s plank, and say that it is but one of many tentative propositions which have been advanced and which must be referred to the committee on resolutions. They themselves have acquainted Gov- ernor Foraker with their wishes ana he will be prepared to represent them when the committee meets. It is an open secret at Ohio headquarters that they do not wish the word *gold” to appear so prominently in the platform as has been suggested in some quarters. They will agree to a declaration that the money of the country shall be as sound as gold, or some similar expression, but they are ill-disposed to make the statement broader. There is a manifest purpose on the part of the anti-McKinley men to delay the | nominagions as long as possible. It is whispefed about the Southern Hotel at midnight that some of these gentlemen entertain the hope that by nro}onginz the contesta better oppor- tunity will be afforded of presenting a stronger front to the McKinley forces. One of Mr. Platt’s lieutenants at midnight informed a United ~Press reporter that they would® stubborn- Iy oppose the formation of ‘the committee on resolutions until the committée on cre- dentials had made its report and it had been acted upon by the convention. Their contention / is that until tenance of the present gold standard and the convention has taken cognizance 1 out an international agreement,” he said, ‘“simply means silver monometallism, and the Republican varty will never con- sent to be a party to such a crime against the financial and industrial forces of the country. The great business interests of the country, to which it has always been an unswerving friend, looks confi- | dently to 1t now to take its stand un- equivocally for the maintenance of an honest dollar, and it would be false to its glorious record if it failed, in however so | slight a degree, to fully meet vhese ex- pectations. “There can be no doubt, either, as to how the masses of the Republican party feel on this question. They feel that the party is facing another great crisis i its history, and they are eager to see it and face it with the same fearlessness with which it has faced the many momentous problems of the past. I have no fears my- self, therefore, as to what the St. Louis convention will do, and I believe its action will meev with the indorsement of the great business interests of the country in- dependent of party affiliations, “The convention will probably declare for a tariff which willafford the Govern-- ment sufficient revenue to meet its ex-' penses as well as afford adequate protec- tion to American industries. [t will, also, undoubtedly declare for reciprocity, which was productive of such beneficent results to the commercial and manufacturing in- terests of the country. On these lines, I think, the Republican party will march was likely to be nominated was written. After its publication he saw how easily . it could be misinterpreted, but it was then too late to correct the error. The leading members of the delegation discussed the matter informally after their conference with Mr. Manley, and his explanation of the incident was fully accepted by them. To-day few if any of the delegation will admit that Mr. Manlay was influenced by improper motives, although there are not wanting those who feel thatin some way Mr. Manley should be ‘disciplined.” These, however, are in the minoriiy. The majority believe that Mr. Manley has been sufficiently punished, and they are not disposed to degrade him in the eves of his friends by asking his with- drawal from the National Committee, for which place he was informally agreed upon a fortnight ago. The indications are that the incident will be vassed over with- out action or further comment. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE. An Impartial Hearing to Be Glven All Contestants. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—The plan to avoid a hearing of contests 1n the commit- tee on credentials by n(lopfing as a whole the temporary roll adopted by the Na- ‘tional Committee is not ‘likely to succeed. A number .of the members of the cre- dentials committee said to-uight that they were in favor of giving & limited but im- partial hearing to such of those unseated tridge; Utah, O. J. Saulsbury; Virginia, George F. Bowden; Washington, P. C. Sullivan; Wisconsin, Henry C. Payne; District of Columbia. Perry Carson; Okla- homa, Henry E. Asp. MAGUIRE COMING HOME. The Judge Is Highly Pleased With the Posi- tion of the Railroad Funding Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—Judge Maguire left to-night for San Francisco. Speaking of the funding bill, he said it was in the best possible position for which the people of California could have hoped. “It is tied up in the House, with a very strong sentiment against it, and in the Senate it is in a position where a deter- mined filibuster can certainly defeat it during the short session. “Jr was- beaten by persistent opposition upon all possible grounds and by the pow- _erful showing made by THE CALL and other papers and of the universal senti- ment, ugrienst it on the Pacific Coast. Our fight has been from the beginning against ‘taking any action in Congress on the ques- tion, holding that the present law.issuf- ficient for foreclosure. . “The Huntington people have been very anxious to have us admit that some legis- lation is necessary and upon this admis- sion to go before Congrese and try conclu- sions against their powerful and secret influences. In my opinion the failure of the funding bill to get consideration in the first session makes its defeat certain so far as this Congress is concerned.’” unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. “The managers of Major McKinley’s campaign are conducting themselves in a fashion that, to speak mildly, is foolish,” said Senator Teller this evening. *“Do they think that the voters of the silver States are to be misled by any catchpenny phrase they may insert in the platform? To believe thus is an.insult to the integ- rity of the people of the West. ‘It matters nothing to us whether the word ‘gold’ apvears in the platform or whether the effort is made to slide under the terms ‘existing standard.” Everybody knows they mean the same thing and our people would have infinitely more respect for the Republican party if it came out plainly for gold instead of foisting upon them a miserable straddle. We have re- spect for those who are opposed to us and who boldly assume their position. But with parties, as with men, respect disap- pears and we have nothing but contempt for those who have not the courage of their coovictions.” Mr. Teller has called a caucus of the free silver members of the committee on resolutions for to-morrow evening. He recognizes the fact that the silver men are in a hopeless minority, but they will go over the ground as carefully as though they controlled the situation. Knowing they are to meet defeat, plans for the future will doubtless be discussed. ‘When it comes to a meeting of the com- mittee a vlank deciaring for free coinage, P & SILVER MEN WILL NOT BOLT Though They Foresee Defeat They Will Remain in the Conven= tion to the End. BE INSISTED ON AND NO COMPROMISE ACCEPTED. Senator Teller Says McKinley Cannot Carry a Single Silver State in the West on a Plat= form That Declares for Gold. as interpreted by Mr. Teller, will be sab-. mitted by him. This, of course. will be | voted down. A compromise will then be offered in‘the shape of a proposition to coin the American product only. This, too, will meet the fate of the more advanced proposition. Itis not improba« ble that a third proposition promising fu- ture legislation favorable to silver will be submitted, the silver men not abandoning hope until every offer has been rejected. The fight will then be carried into the convention. Possibly these same proposi- wherever he has happened to be, has been | tions may be submitted there; they cer- tainly will be if the chairman of the cone vention will entertain the motion. If the with.those ?lho helieve '“'ilh him have | financial plank becomes a subject for convinced him that the silver element °f*debnte, as it is believed it will, Sena- | tor Teller, Senator Dubois, Congressman | Hartman and-several other of the silver leaders will make brief speeches outlining their position and warning the convention that any plank, however it may be worded, other than a free coinage declara« tion will cause the defeat of the ticket in every silver State in the West. 1t is understood that while Mr. Teller’'s speech will be earnest to the point of in« tense vehemence, he will not then and there bolt the convention and leave under the dramatic circumstances that have sometimes been pictured. His speech, however, will represent the views of every silver delegate to this con« vention, and it is possible, even probable, that the silver men will refrain from far« ther participation in the business of the convention. The most prominent of the silver leaders is to-night authority for the statement that no convention or meeting separate from the National Convention will be called on benal: of the disappointed silver Republi« cans. What may be done, however, in the future, is still undetermined. The action of the convention in denying the demands of the silver men will not be permitted to go without official protest. A declaration is to be prepared setting forth- the views of the silver men | and warning the country of the sure dis- aster to follow the adoption of the plat- form agreed upon the election of a Presi~ dent plegded to either a gold standard or the present order of things. The rough drafu of this manifesto was the subject of several conferences to-night. , LB TRAFFIC IN SEATS. Scalpers Place Tickets on Sale at * Fancy Prices. CHICAGO, Iin., June 15.—A special from St. Louis, Mo.. savs: It having been announced that Sergeant-at-urms Byrnes | would distribute the tickets for the con« vention Monday night bis rooms yester- day and to-day were crowded with men who thought their influence was at least sufficient to secure an antrance to the nail for themselves and possibly a friend or two. After about 500 such individuals had visited Mr. Byrnes he had made a distinct reputation for “‘cold-bloodedness.” All the extra tickets have been secured by the men who are in control of the con- vention and the nomination bids fair to be made in.the presence of a large gathering of “original” McKinley men. There are 11,000 and more seats in the convention and the McKinley managers discovered that the local committee was making away wiith these in a hurry, so they took the matter out of its hands. Then it was that the taking care of the original McKinley men began. Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes fizured closely when he allotted the tickets for the con- vention. He has just enough seats in each State delegation for the delegates and the exact number for the alternates in the sections reserved for tnem. The National Committee, in deciding the contests, has given to several contesting delegations half a vote apiece. The sergeant-at-arms had a force of men enter the convention hall to-day to rearrange the chairs so that the hali-vote men could be accommodated. Mr. Byrnes so arranged that the mem- bers of the National Committee would have to take the brunt of the importunity of the ticket-seekers. He made the allot ment of each State upin a package, and this was given to the National Committee- men; then they received requests and made enemies. There are a good many tickets to the con- vention already being offered for sale around the city. The scalpers explain to their applicants that while the tickets have not yet been distributed they have positive assurance that they will be able to meet all orders. Some of the choicest seats in the convention hall are being placed on the market. The Business Men’s League, which built the convention hall, secured 3000 tickets from the Na- tional committeemen. These have all been placed on the market at the uniform vrice of $40 apiece. Each of the delegates has - been given three tickets and each alternate two. Some of these have already begun cutting prices with the Business Men's League. They are offering admission to one day of the convention for $20. The brokers are_doing a rushing business, al- though the crowds have only begun to come in earnest. “We bave for sale no regular delegate seats,” said a ticket-broker. “I can give you aiternate conpons for one, twoor three admissions for $20 a day. That is, you must buy the three sessions. Youn can have a seat in the session devoted to alternates dor $20. If there is only one session on that day that you want to attend you can briog the remaining two coupons to us and we will see what can be done. If we sell them quick, all right.”