People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-14
BOOMING TOM REED.
Joe Manley Talks Freely OF the Repub-
lican Possibilities for 1896.

JUG VI Aut
lican Possibilities for 1896.
CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE Record this
morning publishes the following in
terview had by its correspondent at
Augusta, with Joseph II. Manley, the
Republican member of the national
committee, on the Republican presi-
1ential nomination in 1896:
''In the next Republican national
convention" said Mr.. Manley, Tom
Reed will be n candidate for the first
place on the ticket. All New England
will be solid for him and the delegates
from Maine will be for him in the con-
vention first, last and all tie time. In
the last convention in 1899 Mr.. Reed
could have had the second place on
the ticket as gift, but he did not care
for il and neither will he in '96 accept
the second place"
Mr.. Manley was asked: lis it not
likely that deal may be arranged
whereby the ticket will be Reed and
Mckinley or Mckinley and Reed?"
Mr.. Manley, after few moments
reflection. replied firmly, with an en-
phatic No Continuing, he said:
There is no likelihood of such deal
for the Republicans of Maine will be
as loyal and as steadfast to Mr.. Reed
as they have been to Blaine in the
past. There is no foundation for any
claim on the part of any friend of
Governor Mckinley that Mr. Reed
was antagonistic TO his candidacy for
the presidency in 1892 Mckinley
himself, during the week of the con-
yention, went among the delegates
and discountenanced the boom that
was being made by his friends in his
behalf. Certainly nothing that Mr..
Reed done could have injured Cover
nor Mckinley in the convention. Reed
was loyal to Blaine
Touching the presidency and the
availability of candidates Mr.. Manley
made cursory survey of the field.
He said: There are likely TO be
some candidates for the nomination
other than Mr.. Reed or Governor Nc
Kinley. Ny ideal for the Republican
candidate is John Sherman, for ne is
undoubtedly the most accomplished
man from his long experience in the
public service. But he is now - years
of age and past the limit This also
applies to Justin. Morrill, of Vermont.
Robert Lincoln might be presented as
the favorite son Of Illinois. General
Harrison may againbe a candidate for
the nomination, but the eX-president
is not likely to have the same
strength as in the convention of 1892.
Do | think the Populists will be fac
tor in the next presidential campaign?
Well, no | don't. | don't believe
they will hold the balance of power
in the next electoral college. There
the choice will be as heretofore, be.
tween the other two parties"
"Who are the Democrats likely to
nominate for the presidency in 1852"
Just now there seems to be some
feeling that the party from sheer nee
essity will turn to Grover Cleveland
for third term OF course such a move
would be an innovation and would be
dangerous to the party. Yet there
are some people who say third term
for President Cleveland would be no
violation of the traditions of our
country, for the reason that there was
an interregnum between his first and
present terms. But this argument is
not likely to stand, for public senti-
ment would be decidedly against the
proposition as was the case when
General Grant, in the height of his
fame, sought a third nomination in
1880, after he had been out of his Office
for four years. General Grants ex-
perience ought to settle the question
of third term presidential candidates
for all time"
Referring to David B. Hill as pos.
sible candidate, Mr.. Manley remarked
that the senator of New York had
proved himself an exceptionally able
man.
The tariff. according to Mr.. Manley,
would be the issue between the two
great parties in 1896.