Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-26

Mr.. Mckinley il understood to be making q
very bold strike to put himself in line OF sue
cession TO President Harrison, while the latter
Is disposed to succeed himself. There is q very
interesting game between them for honors. The
Ohio statesman is SAID 10 have laid out a cam
paign for himself which, unless he is less san
guine than his close friends are, he expects 10
lead TO the White House.
WILL BE TIE RkPuBLlcAS CANDIDATE foR Gov
ERSoR.
Mr.. Mckinley is as certain as any one can be
In advance of a happening to be the republican
candidate for governor Of Ohio. His friends
say that while local issues will enter into his
canvass Tor the governorship the feature of his
campaign will be his mastery defense of the
tariff law which bears his name. From this
time forward until another defeat. or, per-
chance, victory, has made further struggle I'M
necessary or fruitless, he proposes TO conduct
a crusade In behalf of that offspring which
gives him feeling of immense pride. He is
SAID to feel that the friends of that measure
have been too confident in the spontaneous
good judgment OF the people" in not exerting
themselves more in defense Of the measure. II
he is nominated for governor he will make a
close canvass of the state. besides accepting
such INVITATIONS as seem promising TO speak
elsewhere, always preaching the doctrines OF
protection and still more protection, after the
Mckinley plan
WANTS 70 BE ELECTED on THE TARIFF ISSUE.
He wants to be elected governor on that
issue and upon his authorship of that law to
base his claim upon the party for higher
honors. He is said to believe that he is strong
enough and great enough and that the cause is
good enough to overcome all the prejudice the
democrats have excited against the measure
and he is going 10 set himself about doing it,
Having made that the great issue in the Ohio
els rflnra fall h., Al.
hcan party up to the line and keep that as the
one great issue OF the presidential campaign in
1892. he is compliment and sanguine. His
speech in Boston is but the first of number
he expects to make wherever occasion offers.
he is a good speaker on the tariff question
| and he may make some impression, and il now
seems probable that the democrats will send a
good speaker, well informed on the tariff ques-
ton, along either to speak from the same plat
form with him in his state canvass OK to follow
close behind him.
1t is probable that the republican convention
In Ohio will be held early in June, and il
Mckinley is nominated the campaign will be-
gin at once. 1t will be unlike a state campaign.
lnasmuch as it will be conducted on national
issues chiefly, and will have direct bearing on
the presidential election TO follow in another
year.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY ARE GLAD.
or course the democrats say they are glad
Mckinley tariff idea the platform of the repub-
ican party, and that they are particularly
pleased that both Of the principal candidates
for the republican nomination are willing to
stand on that platform to make the fight.
Mr.. Harrison is said to be not disposed to let
Mckinley take all the credit for the tariff legis-
lation OF the Fifty Congress or for the rest
of its work, but would give the world to under
stand that the administration" took a very
important part in making that legislation pos
slbie. He Is said to be determined TO have his
share OF the credit for the last Congress, even
at the risk of having some of its heavy responsi-
bilities fall upon him.
MR. M'MILLIS's OPINION.
STAR reporter had a talk with Represent
alive McMillin today, in which he abstained
from any discussion of possible democratic
candidates for the presidency, but spoke at
length about the outlook on the other side
MIR. Harrison will receive denomination. of
course Mckinley is working for the nomination
but Harrison has control OF the biggest part Of
the machine which does the nominating and
the Ohio man cannot beat him. Harrison is
certain to have the solid southern republican
delegation to the convention, because the office
holders are the only republicans in that
section who have money and can exer-
else an influence over politics there.
He will certainly have the delegation from his
own state also. for they cannot afford to go
against him. With this strength to start on
patronage is of very little value if he cannot
get the few more delegates necessary TO make
majority. Mckinley is counting on q glorious
victory in Ohio this fall to give him a boost,
but if he is not very careful he may be defeated
there for governor, as he was for Congress. If
the democrats can cure the trouble they are in
over that board Of public works business in
Cincinnati they can beat him in the tariff issue
IN his race for governor If he gets the
nomination, as certainly he will