The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-20
That Is What the Republican
Leader Styles Untrue
Reports.
PRINCIPLE NOT PREJUDICE
Delegates to the Next National
Convention Expected to Dis
play Common Sense.

trlneS are m2SnlIleQ INTO an apparent I'M
portance simply by taking notice of them;
and it often happens that a published
misstatement gets wider circulation and
does more mischief through being dig
niied by public denial"
This was the evasive answer which the
Hon. Joseph H. Manley of Maine
gave last evening to a question as
to the truth or falsity of the
published report that he had made
deal which would give Allison the first
place on the National Republican ticket
next year, with Chandler of New Hamp-
shire as his running mate. Then Manley
reflected for a second or two and con-
tinued:
1.-THE whole thing is sensational twad-
die. 1t is not worth denying. 1t is
ridiculous on the face OF it. Why, Bill
Chandler would not take the nomination
for Vice-President if the Republican
party should offer it to him on a gold
plate. 1t was the ambition of his life to
be United States Senator and he is sat-
isfed to remain one. Besides, his own
newspaper has most emphatically de-
clared that he is not an aspirant for the
Vice Presidential nomination and has
unqualitiedly expressed his preference for
Reed for the head of the ticket, first,
last and always
II have had no talk or correspondence
on this subject either with Reed, Allison,
Blair, Chandler or anybody mentioned in
the article referred to or with anybody
representing any of them. l would like to
see the Republican party in the South di-
vided in its preferences for Presidential
candidate. 1t would be extremely unfortu-
nate for the party to have the Southern
delegates in the next convention solid for
any one candidate. 1t would be more so
for the man whom they might support. In
my opinion it would be almost fatal to his
chances of success before the convention.
Support of this sort defeated Mr.. Blaine in
two National conventions and cost him
the Presidency. States that have "votes
to burn" in National convention, but
none IN the Electoral College, cut big
figure in naming the candidate and often
work a serious injury to the party. So l
hope to see the delegates from the South
split up next year.
Es"There are hopeful signs there now of a
speedy obliteration of old party lines. The
voters, both whites and blacks, will hence
forth be controlled by principles instead of
by prejudice, and both the great political
parties will, hope, soon cease to be Sec
-tional parties There is absolutely no rea-
son why they should be sectional. 1t
would have been infinitely better for the
Republican party if it had dropped the
agitation of the Force bilr question eight
years before it did. That policy kept the
South arrayed against it. The people of
the South are bound to have rule of in
will have, with the blacks divided into
Democrats and Republicans, as well as the
whites so divided
Manley thinks that the revival of bust
ness all over the country will keep both
the great parties from going wrong on the
silver question next year and that "free
silver" will cut no great figure in the
campaign of 1896. But what the i'm
portant issue will be he declines to
predict. He reiterated his preference for
San Francisco as the place for holding the
National Republican Convention, adding
by way of justification for it: 81 voted for
San Francisco in 1892. As already ex-
planned, the Pacific States are entitl ed to
this convention. having always been loyal
to the Republican party, although getting
nothing out of it. But aside from this the
effect of q National campaign starting on
the Pacific and moving majestically East
ward to the Atlantic would be something
superb in politics."
Hasn't fear that the Pacific States
might otherwise be lost to the Republican
party anything to do with your preference
for San Francisco?" Mr.. Manley was
asked.
mot the slightest. We can carry those
States in any event"
"And you still think Reed will not be
knitted after the first ballot?''
"I'll say this" was the decisive reply.
81 never went into convention with
second choice. l never will. We will
stand by our candidate, sink or SWIM