The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-09
tEprronrAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SEws.l

EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE SEws.l
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9-At this writing,
1890 A. NJ. the situation is shadowed in
doubt more completely than at any pre-
vious hour since the opening of the con-
vention. The Blaine forces are appar-
emily stronger than those of Harrison, but
1t would not be safe to predict that they
can carry the day. Fresh complications
are introduced continually, the most sig
nifcant being the perceptible wavering OF
delegates credited to either faction as the
result of an inpouring of kilograms from
Republicans in every section of the coun-
try. urgently suggesting the dropping OF
both Blaine and Harrison and the elimi-
nation of all factional bitterness from the
contest by union on third man.
1t wouldl be premature to predict the
success of a dark horse, but the indica-
tions are certainly more and more that
way. Readers of the NEWS need not be
surprised IL the head of the Republican
ticket should be Gov. Mckinley of Ohio
The only authentic interviews with Nc
Kinley sent out yesterday were despatched
by its correspondent to the NEWS. In his
conversation with me the major declared
such use of his name as could possibly
injure the chances of Harrison. Those
who remember his gallant act OF devo-
tion to John Sherman in the convention
of 1888, and who have never relinquished
the belief that he pushed the presidency
from himself at that time out OF devotion
TO friend. will not now question his alb
solute sincerity. His manly and honest
little speech wherein he thrust from him
the preferred presidential office, was a
striking illustration OF devotion to the
~ oh saf llttft that ind 1tn.f tat.u
now are that he may not be able to con-
trof the delegates who are determined to
vote for him. 1t is freely wagered that
he will have forty to fifty votes on the
first ballot, and that at an early stage in
the balloting he will be nominated by
stampede
II Mckinley should be the standard
bearer, the Republlcanopartyw would be as
sured of gallant fighter To lead its cam
paign. 1t is a curious illustration of the
modesty of one Of the most noted men in
the Republican party that some of the
delegates do not appear to be aware of the
fact that Maj Mckinley of Ohio has a
brilliant war record. Some even have
suggested that he would make a very
powerful candidate II he had been con-
spicuous in the war. Maj. Mckinley had
the distinguished characteristic OF having
entered in early youth the ranks of the
Union army as private and of having
obtained the rank of captain and brevet-
major before the war was over. No mau
in the Union army ever earned or de-
served more the title of major which he
bears.
The Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, i'm
which young Mckinley enlisted as a pri-
vate when boy in his teens, was indeed
ca famous regiment" Not even
srand duchess of Gerolstein need have
hesitated to celebrate it in song Its
successive colonies, promoted almost as
fast as they could be appointed, were
Major Generals Rosecrans, Scammon,
Comfy and Rutherford Il. Hayes It's
lieutenant colonel was named Stanley
Matthews Its major was Russell Hast
ings, the sonorous orator. now hailing
from Pennsylvania, who distinguished
himself in the last convention. Its sur
geon was DIR. Webb, brother of Mrs.
President Hayes.
The nomination of Reed of Maine is
quite within the possibilities but not
quite within the probabilities. There is
talk of him among the Eastern delegates,
but Mckinley has more strength the
country over. j. l.. III.