The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-29
Whizzing Around in Many Pres
idential BOnnets.
Harrison. Reed and Mckinley of
the Republicans.
BE FROM SOUTH.
Democrats Look to Whitney,
Flower or Lamont


VIII for the third time be q candidate Tor
presidential honors when the Republican
national convention is held. but at the same
time the men who declare that General
Harrison IS already laying the wires to ser
cure the nomination insist the president
can never again carry off the prize They
insist that las is weaker today than at amy
time since his first nomination. This APP
pears TO be an extreme view of the situa-
tlOn to an unprejudiced observer The poll
ticiaas-at least the most of them-made
the same declaration last time and had TO
eat their words afterward
lie General Harris0n's name is presented
to the Republican nominating convention,
his chances will be as good as If not better
than those of any other candidate. Harri-
son is by far TOO good politician to 20 into
q race unless be has every reason to am
ticipate success There is no doubt that
Mr.. Harrison would be quite willing to
head the Republican national ticket. A
mem Der Of his family admitted as much
few days ago in private conversation. While
this statement cannot be taken as anthem
tic, it quite clearly shows the ex-president's
Intention to run if convinced he can win.
The Isuzzine Bee.
But it is quite difficult at this time to
conceive of a political situation which
would make Mr. Harrison the logical can
didate of the Republicans in 1896. Ev-
cry Republican here contends and many
Democrats admit that If the election was
held tomorrow the Democrats would be
showed under many thousand feet. The
Republicans also admit and the Demo
Gratis hesitate to deny that the next house
of representatives viii have ala overwhelm-
ing Republican majority-as large as ST not
larger than that now held by the Demo
Gratis This only makes the desire for the
presidential nomination all the stronger.
Reed and Mckinley have had the presiden-
eial bee buzzing in their bOnnets for several
nt70f al acf 7rnv al
ge1her Indifferent, and Mckinley was by no
means aggressive. AT best both men feared
defeat at heart, and subsequent events show
ed their fears to have been well founded
The situation today is exactly the reverse.
Both men are confident that President
Cleveland viii have a Republican for a Sic
cess0r. With the lamented Blaine out of
the way, Reed has really none to compete
with him. NO leader in recent years mas
had the power over his party such as is
willingly accorded the leading and agrees
i've ex-speaker. The fact must be apparent
to any enc here that Reed is bigger than
his party, so far as any action that may be
taken in the house is concerned. But Reed
never seems to realize this himself and is
by FAR too clever to take advantage of At.
Ask the Republican leaders here now to
name their choice of q candidate and the
verdict viii be Overwhelmingly IN favor Of
Reed
Harrison's Weakness
en6s. of course, but not many more than
ex President Harrison, who has very few
indeed The political strength shown by
Mckinley in his native state of Ohio in
both gubernatOrial elections gave his presi-
Dental boom quite an impetus-too much,
ia fact in the judgment of many, to be last
ing. The meager support given General
Harrison by the national lawmakers is read
lily accounted for. With all Of his discern
ment and with all Of his ability to judge hui
man nature, Mr.. Harrison was at no time
polite, was often anything but pleasant
and was sometimes positively rude. His
treatment of the most prominent mem bers
Of his own party was never conciia1Ory and
made him many personal enemies. His lack
of strength among members of his own
party cannot therefore be taken as showing
his strength with the people.
81 hO viii be Mr. Clevelandfs legatee?
This question puzzles every Democrat who
had it flung at him ~ ost of them got out
of it by giving the exceedingly foolish state
ment that they did not know When ln-
formed they were not expected to know
whaE was TO happen two years hence but
were only asked % think, they would look
dreadfuly bored and ask to be excused.
Private John Allen of Mississippi re-
piled: "W has. You ask me to 1hink- I'm
possibIeI' On one point they do agree.
Mr.. Cleveland VIII not run again Not chat
he would not like rO remain for another
four years at the head of the government,
but he remem bers the experience of Grant,
who in his day had as strong a hold on the
people as any president since Lincoln
WHO WIN Succeed CleveJand2
The Democratic candidate viii not come
from the south That is equally certain
as that Mr.. Cleveland viii not succeed him
self Who, then shall 1T be2 Hill? NO.
He IS too closely identified with New York,
be il good or bad. to make his nomination
wise. There are three men in New York
state who are certain TO figure more or less
prominently in the Democratic convention.
They are eX-Secretary Whitney. Governor
Flower and Secretary OF Wan I-4moub. I'm
the event of a contest for the support of the
state delegation, Cleveland would be al
most certain to throw all his influence to
Lamont The latter is undoubtedly closer
to the president today than any other man
unless il be Gresham. Mr.. Lamont is re-
garded by many as the power behind the
throne
But there arc many prominent Demo
Gratis who are strongly in favor of going
elsewhere than New York for a candidate
The day has passed. they justly contend,
when the old saying, LAS goes New York
men want the candidate selected from a mid
die or western state , usU who is the best
man from these sections they are not pre-
Jared to say. There is such scarcity Of
presidential timber out there that it would
be almost like looking for hens teeth on
Kansas farm
The Joints and muscles are so lubri-
Gated by Hoods Sarsaparilla that all
rheumatism and stiffness soon disappears.
Get only Hoods
Oysters 25c quart.
MORROw's MARKET,