Evening star., 1895-09-16
Senator Davis.

on this as the final outcome but the fight
that Is in progress fer second choice shows
that there will be nothing of that kind,
although 1t would not be a strange thing
If Mr.. Davis should be in the next cabinet.
When He Denounced Lavylessness.
The Davis hoom started when he stood
UP in the Senate and denounced the Debs
lawlessness at Chicago. That bold stroke
gave him prominence before the country.
1t made him talked about everywhere, and
the newspapers were especially favorable
in their comments. After Davis had been
talked of SO favorably In other sections Of
the country. his friends in this state
thought he would make a good candidate,
and SO they began booming him. The Sen
ator is not averse to the mention of his
name, and has left no doubt In the minds
of those who have talked with him that
he is really in 1t, at least so far as Min
nesota Is concerned.
Reasons for His Candidacy.
1t appears that he has several reasons
for going in When he returned to Mime
sofa last spring he found that one set Of
politicians had determined to give the state
to Mckinley; Tom Reeds friends had de-
termined to secure the delegation, and
there was another element who thought 1t
would be a very neighborly thing to have
the votes turned in for Senator Allison of
Iowa. Besides these there were number
of eX-office holders who were trying to
figure out a few votes for Benjamin Har-
riSon.
The Senator looked the ground over, and.
after some of his friends had consulted
him, and shown him that they could not
hold his boom back, and it was further
pointed out that he was not being con-
suited by the various men who were en-
gineering other booms, he said ''let 'er CO..
And she has been going ever since. But it
has only changed the appearance of things.
Under the surface the other fight is 60
ing on. But the Davis candidacy will re-
suit in getting Davis men on the delega-
ton, who will be controlled by the Senator,
in spite of the work that Is being done by
the friends of the other candidates. In
fact, 1t is possible that Davis will prove SO
strong that he may control the delegation
in it's entirety, as did Window once before.
Objections to other Candidates.
The Davis men here, and there are many
of them. are very much in earnest, and
they are discussing the possibilities of their
candidate with as much seriousness as are
the devoted friends of Reed and Mckinley.
This is the way they are reasoning:
There is a great deal of objection to Nc
Ninley on account of the name and the
Mckinley bill The republicans have not
yet recovered from the jolt they got at the
first election after the Mckinley bill was
rassed, at least that is the talk. Then
they say that Reed is SO far from the CEN
ter Of the country, and that the candidate
will of necessity come from the west. Alli-
son is not considered available, and in Min
neScta the large majority do not want
Harrison.
1t is, of course. easy to see that this re-
duced the available candidates to a very
narrow limit, and Davis is that limit In
answer to the suggestion that it is not
likely that a candidate will be chosen from
a sure republican state, it is at once point
ed out that Maine, Ohio and Iowa are sure
republican states, and that is no bar to
candidates.
Effect on the Labor Vote.
The question naturally arises, How will
the position Senator Davis took when the
Debs strike was on affect his candidacy
Well, 1t is recognized here that the politi-
clans will be apt to shy little for fear
that a point will be made against him, and
he will lose many workingmen'S votes
They may push this matter too far" Sem
ator Davis said to a friend who was dis
cussing the question with him. 1.-The fact
Is, the walking delegates, the agitators
men, inaugurating Istrikcs and disturb
ances, are, perhaps, taking the Debs side Of
the case, but the rank and file of the labor
ing men, the actual workers, recognize that
Debs was wrong and that no body of men
has the right to wreck property and defy
the authority of the.United States"
1t is evident from what the Senator has
said to friends that he would not be averse
issue of his position, iand' to declare that he
should not be nominated because he took a
position against the Debs crowd.
Outside His State.
A question has also arisen as to whether
Senator Davis will be able to command any
strength outside of his own state. South
Dakota, and, in fact, the other western
states, are being carefully sounded as to
their prasIdential preferences and II is he
lieved that several delegations will be Sc
sured for him. 1t is also said that as Sem
ator Davis has never taken an active posi-
ton one way or another on the money
question, or, rather that he has never as
sumed to be a leader against silver, con-
tenting himself with voting the sentiment
of his state, without making any bitter
fight on the white metal he will win many
delegates from the silver states, who will
really have no one to vote for after Don
Cameron is out of it. Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota, one of the most ardent sill