Evening star., 1895-06-17
BOOM FOR ALLISON
His Friends Working in the West
for Him.
N THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION
A Movement to Put Elkns at the
Head of Il.
THE ALLEGED PROGRAM
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1.-THE van
guard of the republican hosts to the great
league convention is camped within the
city walls, and two presidential booms have
come with it. The arriving Ohio delegates
are carefully nursing Gov. McKinley's IN
terests, while from out of Father Iowa and
posts of the west comes solid mass OF
workers for Allison. His candidacy for
that office has heretofore been more in
the nature of an expression of respect from
the republicans of his state, but this year
his supporters say they are going to push
him energetically, and feel confident they
will succeed in their plans. Some of the
more enthusiastic Iowa men have gone so
running mate.
The Iowa delegation will be Joined by the
delegates from Colorado and other western
states and 1T is thought that the leaven
will begin to work and Allison will not
cnly leave Iowa behind him, but that he
will be heartily supported by the west.
This is causing the friends of Gov. Nc
Kinley great u1easiness as they have con-
sidared their favorite the only one who
would be benefited by the convention. The
theory has even been advanced that this
complication has been the prime factor in
bringing the governor back to Ohio while
the league is in session.
The Money Question.
The west is divided on the money ques-
ton ard the east comes for gold. Many
fighters are numbered among the silver
advocates, and q lively contest will be on
that lire A strong effort will be made by
the eastern delegates to have the question
dropped, and let the national republican
convention fight 1t out. On the other hand,
the west Is equally anxious to force an eX-
preston In favor Of free silver The con-
vention will be unique. In that among The
delegates will be number of ladies, and
In that 1t will be among the first in the
country.
More is heard regarding the candidacy
Of the different men for the office of pres
ident Of the league than of silver. but the
silver cry will be raised when the west ar
rives.
For President of the League.
D. D. Woodmansee of Cincinnati, pfesi-
dent of the Ohio League. will not permit
his name to be presented for the presi-
dency. He will sit in a position that will
insure his being struck should the light
ming play a freak.
The candidacy Of Mr.. John Goodnow,
which was at one time regarded with some
favor. has become matter of history, and
Mr.. Goodnow says that under circum-
stances will he accept the office.
The McAlpin men in the east received 4
scare Saturday by the rumor that
West Virginia is candidate and
that he has so arranged his plans that
he will come to this city with a powerful
support and with a few adrot maneuvers
stampede the convention and secure the
election.
The mere rumor has startled them. and
coming as it has, at the eleventh hour. is
said to be an indication that the Senator
has laid his plans well and that the fight
may be a bitter one. The McAlpin men
had not considered Elllins a factor In
the race 1t was generally presumed that
Virginia
eye on the United States presidential plum
and had concluded that in the event that
he could get that he would make a hust-
ling fight for the vice presidency.
The EIkins Movement.
This presumption has not been refuted,
and it is said that Mr.. Elkins' move in at
tempting to be elected president of the
league is merely to strengthen his support
for the struggle of '96. His little '96 boom
let has as yet not appeared, and his friends
argue that the election to the presidency
Of the league would be the means of bring
ing +. from its present chrysalis. The plan
which his friends have settled upon is said
to split to the east and west, bringing in
Eikins as a dark horse.
The silver question is said to be the
means by which his friends will make the
Senator possible candidate. The western
delegations will nearly equal in number
the eastern delegations. New York will
stand In for McAlpin, will several Of
the other eastern states ElkinS friends
argue that the western delegations Will
stand firm for the election of silver man
and will fight tooth and nail to have one
elected. New York and the other eastern
states will fight with equal determine
ton for an anti-silver man. When the
fight Is at it's height the Elkns Inen will
spring their man.
The town is In gala dress and the wealth
er is as balmy Washington in April
Feeling of the West.
By Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 17.-C. E. AL
len, one of the delegates to the league
convention from Utah, has arrived in this
city. Mr.. Allen Is a champion of free
silver. To a reporter he expressed his
views on this question and what the result
of stradde by the league would be upon
the western states.
THE action of this convention" said
Mr.. Allen. whether 1t is for or against
silver. will not have the slightest effect
on the people of the west. They feel too
deeply this matter to be Influenced by
q mere declaration of such a body as this.
I will say. however, that If the national
republican convention does not nominate
a free silver man, on a free silver plat
form, the party need not expect to carry
q state west OF the Mississippi river"
what ticket, If both democrats and
republicans straddle." asked the reporter.
will the west voter"
'They will vote the ticket of the party
declaring for silver" replied Mr.. Allen.