Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06
ALL FOR REED.
Hon. J. Manchester Haynes on
Presidential Question.
Has No Doubt But What Reed viii
Receive Nomination.
Sure That He Will be Acct ptabie Candidate to
All Sections.

Boston, Aug 5.-Hon. ]. Manchester
Haynes OF Augusta, arrived yesterday.
Mr.. Haynes was a member of the national
Republican committee in 1SS492, and is
still IN touch with the party leaders and
their plans. To Mr.. Haynes there is but
one logical outcome 10 the next Republi
can convention, and that is The nomina-
ton Of Thomas B. Reed of Maine This
is the way he figures it out;
Mr, Harrison made great Presi-
dent, says Mr., Haynes. "His state docu-
ments. and speeches are the most flawless
and perfect since the days of Abraham
Lincoln. He made splendid President
in everything that concerned his official
acts as the Chief Executive of the nation.
His weakness Is due to the fact that he
was extremely unfortunate IN his appoint
ments for office. He appointed men whom
nobody wanted, and failed to appoint the
men whom everybody wanted. That is
why his support for the nomination will
be weak
Z" 1 believe Mr.. Reed is today, the most
typical repre- sentative of modern progress
sive Republicanism. And ! believe that in
the absence of local interests and preju-
dices, Mr. Reed is, today, the choice OF
the Republican party, that he stands at
the head of the column of Republican
ideas at they, today, are marshaled, that.
if he should be nominated and elected
President, it would be a triumph of the
true spirit of the party, which, though
sometimes o5soured has never been ex-
tinguished since the days of Lincoln.
y II think all New England is for Mr..
Reed, and think New York would be
entirely satisfied with Mr.. Reed. think
Pennsylvania Will in the end be for Mr..
Reed. and know from personal observa-
tion that what may now be called the cen
trail Western states would be satisfied with
Mr. Reed
Tho Western states will have more
than one candidate, and they will support
their candidates with characteristic local
pride and enthusiasm, but 1 think that
the confidence in Mr.. Reed and the ad
miration for his talent and integrity,
which extend from one end of the country
to the other, will in the end overcome the
motives of local and personal interest and
Mr. Reed will be nominated and elected
as the best representative of the modern
progressive spirit of American life
now no men of surprising prominence.
They have no men so prominent as Reed
and Mckinley are in the Republican
party, and SO far as was able to see, there
are no pointers in the Democratic party
for tho Presidential nomination.
In my opinion the solid South is on
the eve of break up and it only requires
good management to give the Republican
party victory IN the Southern states in the
next election. The South does not want
free trade any more than the North does.
The South would have been for protection
long ago had it not been for the negro
question
In regard to the attitude of Western Re-
publicans toward Mr., Reed as a candidate
for Presidential honors, Mr.. Haynes said
that Mr.. Reed is very popular with the
Western Republicans, who would no doubt
be entirely satisfied with him as the stand.
ard bearer Of the party.
In my recent travels l have met with
many prominent Republicans who unhes-
itatingly pronounce Mr. Reed as the grand
est man on the continent. II is II pity
chat they should hesitate in openly declar-
ing themselves for him y