Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-20
SOME STRAIGHT TIPS
Concerning McKinley's Position for
Presidential Lightning.
WHY GROVER NAY NOT BE In IT
The Author Of the Tariff Bill the Logical
Candidate This Time.

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Candidate This Time.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 10. - In two
months from Thursday the national conven-
tions. one of which will name the next
President of the United States, will have
met, yet to-day the most sublime political
prophet hesitates to even hint at who will
be the candidate of either Of the great politi-
cal parties Among the Democrats, more
| especially in this State, there is q deep
seated belief that Grover Cleveland will be
the candidate of his party, but the best
posted politicians in the nation do not share
in that belief The pre-arranged determine
tion of Pennsylvania's Republican Conven-
tion, which meets in Harrisburg tomorrow,
not to instruct its delegates for President
Harrison, is thought to be most significant,
and has confirmed the anti Harrison peo-
pie in the belief that the President is not
to be renominated by the Minneapolis Con-
vention.
A gentleman who came here yesterday
direct from Columbus, O., where he con-
ferred with Governor Mckinley, talked in
terestingly with your correspondent on ma
tional politics, and in quiet way made
some astounding statements ndpredictions
In his Judgment neither Harrison nor Cleye-
land will be nominated by their respective
parties. He SAYS Governor Mckinley, of
Ohio, will be the Republican candidate, and
Ex-Governor Campbell, Of the same State,
or some other Western man, will be the
Democratic candidate.
Elements at Work Against Grover.
ssSpeaking from Democratic standpoint,
we hear a great deal Of Cleveland and his
BOOM" my informant began, ''but under the
foam and enthusiasm it is apparent to the
keen political observer that many elements
are at work to prevent Mr.. Cleveland's 8
nomination. The Democratic National
Convention will be made up of 900 dele
gates. A two-thirds majority is necessary
to choice, making it necessary for the sue
cessful candidate to secure 601 votes. Even
Mr. Cleveland's most ardent friends admit
that if he is not nominated on the second
ballot he will have little if any the best of
the fight.
"If that be true, then Mr.. Cleveland
will not be nominated. How do
figure that out? Very easily. If Mr..
Cleveland should receive the full vote of
every State from Alabama to Now York he
would not then have the necessary two
thirds of the convention. Then will come
the first break from Cleveland. and then In
my Judgment will come the disaster to his
boom. All tho votes will not have
been cast for Cleveland. Iowa's votes will
be cast for Governor Boies. The votes of
Illinois will be cast for Palmer, Maryland
will vote for Senator German, Kentucky
will vote for Carlisle, Massachusetts will
vote for Russell, New Jersey will vote for
Albeit and New York, with her rs votes,
will 20 solid for Hill. Several of the
Southern and Western States have been
instructed for Hill and while am now
confirmed in the belief that Hill will not
be nominated and will not be much of
factor in the convention, he, with other
genuine politicians in the Democratic
party, will be able to stampede the con-
vention to some man like Campbell or
Palmer or some other Westerner.
''Of course the nomination made by the
Republican Convention will have much to
do with the Democratic nomination.
The Tariff Alone Will Be the Issue.
sThe Republicans will nominate at Min
neapolis on June Z, and the Democrats will
nominate at Chicago just two weeks later;
but no matter who is nominated at Mime
apolis, the issue will be made on the tariff.
That, as Mr.. Cleveland aptly said, Is con-
dition and not theory. With tariff the
issue, BY what method of figuring can party
wisdom lead to Cleveland as the candidate ?
Tariff reform is Mr.. CleveIand's only issue.
He was defeated on that issue four years
o,o ord tba conditions havo ot oh q n ood II,
his favor since then. The Mckinley bill as
q whole has been a magnificent success.
Even the brightest thinkers in the Demo-
cratic party, with an overwhelming ma
jority in Congress, have failed to conceive
a measure or policy to take its place. The
most eloquent political croakers have and
will fail to make people believe the country
has gone to the bow-wows on account of
the tariff.
Notwithstanding the Presidential year,
business all over the country is fairly
settled and the outlook is just as bright and
cheerful now as it was at this time four
years ago when Mr.. Cleveland and the
Democratic party were retiring after four
cumstances the cry of tariff reform will go
up through the country like the lament of
lost soul When Mr.. Cleveland was first
found he was nominated for President, not
because he was a tariff reformer, but simply
because he was Democrat and could carry
New York. On that issue he was
elected. On the tariff issue he
was defeated four years later. The fore
most Democratic leaders of the nation will
hesitate before they again go to the country
with an issue and candidate both of
whom have been beaten in a popular con-
test.
Mckinley the Logical Candidate.
ssFor these reasons I believe Mr.. Cleve-
land will not be nominated. There is no
new field for the Democracy. To elect
President they must carry the Solid South,
New York and the Northern States carried
by Cleveland eight years ago. New York
now, as then, is necessary to a choice, and
no one is wild enough to say, meaningly,
that Cleveland can carry New York. 4
"Who will the Republicans nominate?"
was asked.
mckinley is our logical candidate. His
great tariff measure will certainly be the
issue, and why not make the issue and the
candidate one and the same thing. Penn
sylvania's determination not to instruct for
President Harrison is at this time most
significant. 1t has been announced on every
hand that Senator Quay will control to-
morrow's convention like an expert baker
would control handful of dough. Quay
and Harrison are fighting. That cannot be
concealed. Should Harrison be renominated
and reelected, what chance would Quay
stand of being reelected United States