The morning call., 1894-04-09

for the nomination, as are other distin-
guished Democrats"
When the name of Mckinley was mem
toned as a probable nominee by the Re-
publicans Mr.. Watterson said:
ut would seem as ii Governor Mckinley
were the logical candidate. If | were TO
buy French mutuals on the race I should
buy Mckinley ticket. His position rela-
tive to the great issue and his location
combine to his advantage. Ohio is the
pivotal Republican s ate. as New York is
the Democratic. If he has a warm, earn
est backing in Ohio his chances are the
best. Harrison. personally, is not mag
netic man, but he is man OF high char
acter and made good President. II Nc
Kinley does not have walkaway Harrl-
son Will be strong man..
The question of what to do with the ma
tons eX-Presidents occurred TO MI.
Watterson. who inquired after General
Harrison and asked if he would deliver
another series of lectures at Stanford. 1T
is good thing for the university" said
Mr.. Watterson, ''and | should think 1t
would prove au agreeable change to Cen
quailhed to lecture upon the topics he has
chosen. There has always seemed 10 me
certain uDfltness in the retirement to law
practice of man who has once been Pres
ldent. 1t seemed bit out of place for
Mr.. Cleveland TO appear before the Su-
preme Court after his first term.
where two of its Justices were his
appointees. 1t would be a good
thing If the constitution contained
a provision that eX-Presdents should
be life members of the Senate. John
Quincy Adams served for several terms in
Congress after his term of President had
expired and died on the floor of the House.
Andrew johnson got back to the Senate
from Tennessee just in time to die"
Mr.. Wattersou is a good questioner as
well as talker and made many inquiries
about men and affairs on the coast. His
visit here is upon lecture tour. He ar
rived Yesterday morning. he spent the
day quietly at the hotel and in the ening
raid = visit to the Midwinter Fair Mr.
WattersOn will lecture tonight at Metro
politan Temple upon Money and Morals"
His lecture course embraces some twenty
cities from San Diego to Vancouver. Fol
lowing the lecture this evening Mr.. Wat
terson will be the guest of the Press Club.
Tomorrow he will go TO Sacramento.
AS all orator aud an editor Mr.. Waiter
son has won equal fame. The editorials
of the Courier-Journal have always been
noted for their vigOr. and as speaker bis
rank is among the nrst.
Henry WatterSun was born in Washing
ton in 1910. He engaged in journalism In
Nashville. Tenn, after the war In 1867
be secured a third interest in the Louis
vile Journal, and in 1868 he negotiated
cen S0idation with the Louisville Courier,
which involved the parrhase of the Demo-
crat of that city. The Cnurer-Journal be-
came a great factor in politics. The editor
led the cause of free trade aud forced his
party to adopt the shibboletn of "a tariff
for revenue only" At the Democratic
convention in Chicago he secured the re-
versal of the report of the platform COM
mittee, winning a victory by vote of two
to one in the convention. His speeches at
the ban0uet nf The A rmy of the Tennessea
and at he unwilling Of the Grant statue in
Chicago are regarded as two OF his master
pieces, while his address on the occasion
of the dedication of the Worlds Fair at
Chicago is pronounced one of the great
flights of oratory Of the period.