Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-04
EIGHT CANDIDATES
That Many Presidential Aspirants
Anxious About Tomorrow.
THEIR FORTUNES AFFECTED BY RESULTS
Harrison, Reed and Allison Not in
the Storms Track.
GUESSING AS TO CLEVELAND

Tomorrow's figures are awaited with all
the greater interest and impatience for the
reason that the fortunes of at least eight
presidential candidates will in some meas
ure, it is thought, be affected by the results
of the day. The field is wide, the uncertainty
and the possibilities great, the line
of speculation somewhat involved, and
out Of these conditions has grown a perfect
forest Of Interrogation points. You pick
your favorite. and you answer the cues
ton or questions applying to him in a way
to suit either your prejudices or your own
information.
Take New York.
Take New York If the democrats lose,
to what extent will Mr.. Hill be injured
If they win, to what extent will he be bene-
fitted? If Mr.. Hill is knocked out will there
be anything left for Mr.. Whitney? Will
another republican triumph in the state
make Gov. Morton a more positive ouan-
t,ty in the national field than he now is? =?
If the republicans lose the state, Will that
take him out of the field? And if he goes
out, Will the state, under Mr.. Platts leader
ship, be transferred to Mr.. Reeds column?
How About Ohios
Take Ohio. If Mr.. Campbell wins, will
that inevitably make him the national
democratic leader next year? If Mr.
Campbell loses the governorship and Mr..
Brice carries the legislature and is re-
elected to the Senate. will that carry with
1t the partys presidential nomination i?
And how would the nomination of an Ohio
man for the presidency by the democrats
affect the case of Gov. Mckinley? Would
the republicans go there also for their can
didate in an effort to save the state next
year? If Gov. Mckinley is injured by to-
will
Harrison, near neighbor on one side, or
Mr. Allison, near ne.ghbor on another
side?
Carlisle in Kentucky.
Take Kentucky. Can Mr.. Carlisle secure
the states instructions next year for the
presidency? Can he benefit either by the
success or the defeat of the Hardin Black
burn combination? If the combination
wins. will it not fight him with all the
prestige of office? If it loses, will not the
individuals composing it fight him with all
the bitterness of personal soreness and the
energy OF men seeking Jevenga2 And,
with Mr.. Carlisle out of 1t. to whom would
the vote of the state be likely to go?
Maryland and German.
Then Maryland. If Mr.. Hurst is defeat
ed. OF how much of his power at home will
Mr.. German be shorn? If Mr.. Hurst wins
how much stronger will Mr.. German be-
tial instructions next year for himself?
And strong enough to get them? Or will
he content himself merely with heading a
delegation selected to obey his slightest
rcd, and with which he may figure as a
kne-maker in the national convention?
And II he plays SO prominent part in next
years convention. will he undertake the
management of the campaign to follow !?
And II Mr.. German goes at the head of the
dc emocratic committee will the Republicans
m Mr Nfr
Speculation as to Cleveland.
Shall Mr.. Cleveland be considered in this
line CT speculation? Some democrats insist
uron 1t. If the democratic loss is heavy
and general tomorrow, will not that alone
put an end 10 all third term talk? Will he
not be charged with having brought the
party t, SO hopeless and helpless a state?
VIII it not he urged to shake itself clear of
his influence as soon as possible? Or may
it not at once be urged that it Is only when
Mr.. Cleveland is its leader before the peo-
pie that the party is able to win? Besides
with Hill, Campbell, Brice, German and
Carlisle all winged at one shot. to whom
else can ,, the party turn with any hope at
all? VIII not Mr.. Cleveland in that event
be the dcmocracy's only refuge? Will not
its helpless soul hang on him?
Three Not Directly Affected.
General Harrison, Mr.. Reed and Mr.. ALL
son are not directly in the track of tomor-
rows storm. There is an election in Iowa.
but the republicans feel absolutely certain
of success, and hence Mr.. Allison is not at
all anxious about the roof over his head
He can we'll afford to join General Harrison
and Mr.. Reed, and unexcitedly wait to hear
the news from the storm centers, and fru-
gally pick up and put by anything Of value
that the winds from distance may deposit
in his bailiwick. The eyes of those three
gentlemen are thought to be fixed on New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. AS matters
now stand, Mr.. Reed and Governor McKin-
ley divide that territory. The Ohio candi-
date has his own state and the bulk of Penn
sylvania, while Mr.. Reed, with Governor
Morton out of the way, has the Platt influ-
e1ce in New York and is Mr.. Quay's second
choice in Pennsylvania. Will tomorrow's
blow change this situation? And, if so, in
whose favor? Harrison's? Reeds? or Alli-
sons? And, if to any, to what extent?