Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-17

simply matter of dollars aud cents. The
Mckinley treasury saves money by hay
ing the convention at st. Louis, and the
boom of the Ohio man is thereby ad-
vanced.
For Mckinley, it seems pretty certain,
is to have nearly all of the south. He is
popular there, and he made a swing, not
SO long ago, around the southern circle,
mending the fences. From converse
tions with southern Republicans who
have been in Washington during the last
few days it seems settled that he will get
Georgia and goodly part of Alabama.
Tennessee is for him, and Powell Clayton
will deliver Arkansas into his hands.
Texas may also be counted in his column,
and there will be scattering strength for
him in other southern states. Mis-
souri, contains very large Mckinley fol-
lowing, which will be strengthened by
the activity with which the MeKinleyites
on the national committee worked for st.
Louis.
That is the Mckinley outlook. Reeds
interests lie in other sections. He will
get practically the solid vote of New Eng
land. Even Senator Proctor, who has
ayers of the Harrison boom, is now GER
tain that the ex-president will not be
nominated, and this removes some of the
New England friction which was threaten
ing the man from Maine. heed will also
get practically the Pacific slope, which is
enthusiastic but not very numerous. He
hopes to get Pennsylvania. HI will if
Senator Quay says the word. At the
present time the Mckinley people are not
disposed to let Pennsylvania slip from
their grasp without struggle. They
were at first inclined to be pugnacious
and threatening to Mr.. Quay, demanding
his support as the price for preventing
him from being swept out of control. At
this Mr.. Quay smiled silent smile and
did not even digulfy the threat with an
acknowledgment. Now cajolery is being
tried. He has been taken up, as it were,
into high mountain and shown the land
which he can possess if he will enter the
Mckinley alliance. Mr.. Qoay, it may not
be generally known, is anxious to round
out his career in cabinet position. He
knows now how his ambition can be
gratifed.
The delegation from Pennsylvania will
not be solid unless between now and next
January or February Quay and Chris
Magee patch up their quarrel. This is
possible. If it does not happen, three
fourths of the delegation will be for the
man whom Quay favors, and the other
one-fourths will support someone else,
just for contrariness. There will be no
attempt to force the delegation into an
observance of the unit rule. This was
tried on one memorable occasion and
failed. When Don Cameron was seeking
to elevate Grant to the presidential chair
for the third time he captured the Penn
sylvania convention, which named the
delegates and secured the passage of a
resolution committing the entire repre-
sentation of the state to Grant. The res
olution sounded we'll, but was not effect
i've. At the convention over twenty of
the delegates broke away and voted for
Pennsylvania delegate has retained his
individuality and voted for whom he
pleased, if he did not want to be led.
New York is doubtful. Platt is declar-
ing for no one just now. Morton's name is
being used, it is suspected, as a cover for
Interior purposes, and Platt's preferences
may not be disclosed until the convention I
is actually in session.
McKinley's friends are watching Reed
with hawk-like eyes. They are hoping
and praying that he will not allow the tar
i'll to be taken up in the house. They say
that if he ignores the subject Mckinley
will be nominated without any trouble.
The situation is, beyond doubt, ticklish
one for Mr.. Reed.
There is talk, too, that Reeds friends
are trying to combine with Allison. They
want the middle west, where Allison is
strong, and where they have not now
very extensive organization. 1t is too
early to predict what will come out of
this movement.
is OF interest. Reed and Mckinley will
undoubtedly have majority of the votes
of the convention between them. If they
get at loggerheads and fight to the bitter
end, neither may be selected. But if, when
Mckinley sees, tor instance, that he can |
not be nominated, ne should throw his
strength to Reed, the latter could be
chosen. If, on the other hand, it was i'm
possible for Reed to win, and he went over
to Mckinley, the latter would be the nomi-
nee. 1t is in the hands of these two men
to decide whether one or the other shall |
be nominated, or neither.
Mutual friends of both of them are try
ing to secure their consent to an agree
ment of this character. The question is,
will they aid one another or will they
both, perhaps, 60 down together?- Wash.
ington Post.