The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-01
M'KINLEYS SCHEME IN DIXIE.
HE THINKS THE SOLID SOUTH Is a
THING or THE PAST.

The Governor Counting on Getting
some support From the Business
Element in Ills Presidential AspE-
ratIons-That's Why He HObnobbed
with Boards OF Trade aud Com-
merciaI bodies 10 the Exclusion OF
the Negroes.
Washington. March si.-Gov. Mckinley
arrived in this city tonight. His pres
enee has started vast amount Of pres-
idential gossip in which his name is
naturally prominent.
AS for Gov. Mckinley himself. be Is
saying nothing-at least for publication
although his room at the Ehhitt house has
been crowded tonight with politicians
from Ohio and other states. There are
not many leading republicans now in the
city, but such as are here found their
way to Gov. McKinley's apartments be-
fore he had been here many hours. The
governor shows some of the effects Of his
recent Illness but otherwise seems in good
health
One thing that seemed to impress him
in his southern trip was the development
OF that section and he is quite willing to
talk by the hour in praise OF the south.
II Is very easy to understand the method
in his talk IN this direction, at least one
of his personal friends said to me to-
night. as we stood together In Mckinley
room, when ] asked him what the gov
ernor expected to get out Of the south In
the way OF aiding his presidential ambi-
tions; There was time as we all know
when the southern republican delegate
was either an Office holder or negro. II
he was an office holder he and his ma
chine were for the denomination OF the
President to whom he owed appointment.
IL he was a negro, he was for sale to the
man who bid highest for his vote IN tho
national convention. This was the case
at Chicago, when Harrison was nomi-
mated and when Alger bought over again
the delegates which Sherman thought he
had already purchased.
Gov Mckinley thinks that the eondl-
ttons Ia the south are changing. He be-
lleyes that the break in tho soildlty of
the south which was 10 noticeable In tho
last election is a permanent thing and that
the republicans are really TO be a factor in
the politics Of the section. Believing, as
he does, that the country is ready 70 re-
| pudiate the democratic idea of low tariff,
he thinks that the material Interests ot
AA1 auAtA Will Nv JUST hs AAANh " 7kdAA4
/ by the Republican party as II they we're
/ in the NORTH especially as the negro ques-
tion has become greatly eliminated. It
| Is this new republican blood In the south
this respectable elment which Is now ally
ing itself to the party for the tirst time.
that Gov, Mckinley Is endeavoring 10 at
tract to himself II you noticed his move-
ments in the south. you saw that no
hobnobbed with boards Of trade and COM
| mercial bodies. He Is making himself
solid with the business interests and he
believes that he stands as good chance
to get the support of the south as does
any other candidate for the presidency"
There are very few politicians In Wash
| ington, however, who expect that Cow
McKinley's very apparent effort to Sc
cure the presidential nomination will be
successful. The democrats hope he will
be, for they believe no Is an easy man
to defeat. This Is the general sentiment.
The republicans are divided, but 1t Is
only small minority that will predict
Gov. McKinley's nomination.
Gov Mckinley will so west from WASH
ington. He has received assurance that he
Is very popular in Wyoming and other far
northwestern states, and he thinks he
can advance his boom by swinging around
the circle. The cool-headed politicians.
however. are remarking that It viii be a
year before the national conventions
meets.