Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
THE NEW SENATORS
Their Probable Connection With Re-
publican Presidential Aspirants.
WHAT TIE HARRISON MEN CLAIM
Mr.. Reeds Winnings Include the
AbIest Campaign Orators.
M'KINLEY'S ONE MAN

Now that the senatorial elections
| throughout the country are over, the
| friends of the different republican presi-
| Dental aspirants are casting up The results
as they appear to affect the fortunes OF
| their respective favorites- 1t is not con-
tended, of course, that in any of the races
| the presidential question entered di-
rect or controlling factor, but inasmuch
| several of the newly chosen Senators are
| known to have pronounced preferences on
| the subject, connection is traced in near
| ly every instance. And, the office of Sena-
| tor being one of Importance, it is agreed
| that any man of force and inflle COM
| ing into 1t on the eve of presidential eiec-
ton has an exceptionally good opportunity
| to exert himself in behalf Of his presiden-
tial choice.
The Harrison Mems Claim.
The Harrison men claim to stand at the
head of this poll. They point first to the
election of Mr.. Elkins in West Virginia,
| who is not only politician of experience
and great capacity, but the most untiring
of workers. He is known to be enthusiast
tically in favor of the denomination Of his
old chief. and not improbably will look af-
| ter the Harrison interests throughout the
| south. AS the first straightout republican
straightout republican votes in many years
Mr.. Elkins Is expected to put himself at
| the head of the new republicanism of his
| section, and to have a potent Will in all
southern affairs in the event of the return
of Gen. Harrison to the White House. The
| success of Gen. Sewel in New Jersey gives
| the Harrison men almost equal pleasure
Although hardly so well known as Mr.
Elk1nS, Gen. Seweil is regarded as a very
| able and adroit mar, and as the recognized
| head OF the republican organization in
New Jersey he may be expected to cut a
prominent figure in the next republican
national convention. His intimacy with
| Gen. Harrison seems to justify the claim
Of the Harrison men that the New Jersey
| leader will wCrk hard for the return of his
friend to office. The choice of Mr.. Carter
| in Montana, Mr.. Warren in Wyoming and
MIR. Dolph in Oregon, likewise pleases the
Harrison men, and it is observed that Mr..
Burton, who is leading in the still unde-
cided contest in Kansas is Indianian
by birth and education, and to be placed
| in the Harrison column.
- Mr.. Reeds Winnings.
But Mr.. Reeds winnings are also ac-
counted very good and encouraging. The
New England results are all his. Mr.. Frye.
who will probably place Mr. Reed in NOM
ination before the next republican national
convention; Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Chandler, all
succeed themselves in the Senate New
England is claimed as solid for Reed, and
these three Senators indorse the local senti-
ment
the senatorial race in Michigan handily, is
a pronounced Reed man and is expected to
prove of great help to the Maine man. 1t
is not believed that there will be any re-
vival of the Alger boom next year, and
this will leave Mr.. Burrows unembarrassed
to go all lengths for the candidate whose
success he really desires. Mr.. Woicott is
classed as a Reed man, and his personal
popularity, united to his ability and fine adj
dress. enters largely into the Reed hope Of
securing the principal delegations from
beyond the Mississippi.
Only One Mckinley Prize.
The only Mckinley winning seems to
be that of Mr.. Pritchard in North Caro-
lima. But that is comforting to the friends
of the buckeye candidate by reason of hav-
ing been secured at the expense of Mr..
| Reed. The race finally came between Mr..
Prtchard, a known Mckinley man, and
Mr. Holton, whom Congressman Settle de-
clared for and tried to serve Reed
man. This gave to Mr. Holton's candidacy
a Reed badge. But after all possible COM
binations had been tried and had failed,
Mr.. Pritchard won. His speeches On the
stump We're all in praise of the Mckinley
bill and of its author, and when the time
comes for choosing delegates from North
Carolina to the republican national con-
vention the new Senator and his friends
will move, it is claimed, for Mckinley in
StructionS.
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois and Mr.. Thurston
OF Nebraska are not classed. Mr. Culiom
has several times been mentioned a
presidential possibility himself, and this
has kept his name out of the list OF those
training under well-known banners. What
his expectations now are nobody seems
authorized to declare. 1t is hardly prob
able, however. that he will raise anybody's
flag, not even his own, until the approach
ing problem grows clearer than it now is.
A ri horse kppnS himself
ciently dark, may carry off the next re-
publican nomination. Mr.. Thurston is a
new quantity in national life yet to be
appraised. A great deal is expected of
him. He is one of the famous orators of
the west, and his connections, both busi-
ness and political, are said to be highly
influential There is a feeling that lie may
declare for Mr.. Reed; but it is difficult to
say upon what this is founded He IS
protectionist, and gave to the Harrison ad-
ministration hearty support.
A Summary.
A summary seems to show that the Har-
rison men have won the managers and the
Reed men the orators The Reed men have
nc body to show like Mr.. Elkins and Gen.
Sewell both of whom are at the head Of
strong organizations at home, and both
masters of the art of maneuver and ccmbi-
nation. There seems no room to doubt that
each will head the delegation from his state
t. the next national convention and labor
industriously for Gen. Farrison's success.
The Harrison men, on their side, have no.
body to show of oratorical capacity the
equal of that possessed by Mr.. Frye, Mr.
Wolcott and Mr.. Burrows, all of whom are
likely also to exert themselves in the next
national convention. They are not only
orators, but men of much personal popu-
larity and The widest acquaintance with
public officials, ard therefore TO be feared
when working in union in anyboy's be-
half. That Mr.. Reed will greatly benefit
by their friendship ard activity everybody
conc cedes, and ii may turn out to be
friendly contest among them as to which
one of the three shall push the Reed sentf-
ment the farthest in his section. The Reed
BOOM indeed, is regarded as being in good
shape and in good hands, both east and
weSk