Evening star., 1895-06-07
GOV. MckINLEYS FRIENDS
They Cannot See Wherein He Has Lost a. 8
Presidential Candidate.
His Case Stated and the Relation Of
the Foraker Faction to 1t
Made Clear.

Some of Gov McKinleys friends are un-
able to see wherein he has lost as a presi-
Dental candidate by the result of the re-
publican convention in Ohio. They con-
cede that Foraker had his way about the
ticket. and that his supporters carried
themselves, both in the convention and IN
the marching columns en- the IS treets, with
but little regard for anyhodyibut their ia
vorite. Bat that day Is JpasG and the ap-
PEAL now is to the people. 1.-The Foraker
faction alone cannot elect the ticket, nor
alone secure legislature to send their
leader to thesUnited States Senate. United
action in the campaign is necessary, and
this the Mckinley people on their part are
willing to guarantee. They announce the
purpose of working as hard in Bushnells
behalf and toward securing a republican
majority in the next Legislature as will the
Foraker people. Then, having done their
part by the Foraker Contingent and in fur
therance Of the Foraker program, they will
turn and demand equal good faith and
good conduct on the part of the Foraker
contingent in the treatment of Mckinley
in the national convention to follow. And
they believe that the public sense of fair
play, If nothing else, will secure this
..:. NcI<inIey's Case Stated.
Mckinleys case is put in this way: His
friends do not regard him as being in any
presidency. Ohio will support him in the
national conventon-wil present his name
to that body-but that alone will count for
but little. The convention, so far as the
state is concerned, will act upon the as
sumption that any good republican stand
ing upon good republican platform can
carry Ohio. The fact alone, therefore, that
Mckinley halls from Ohio will be of no
especial weight in the convention. The
effort in the balloting will not be to get
man who ean carry Ohio. but one strong
enough with the people al large to carry
the country. Can Mckinley 20 this? Is
there sentiment enough in the other states
favorable to him to make his nomination
the w1Sest step for the convention to take?
That. 1T is claimed. will be the point If
the east, and south, and the middle states
want Mckinley, he will be nominated, his
friends assert, without any regard what
ever as TO what Foraker personally may
desire. a little factional trouble in a state
counted as reliably republican will be com
pletely ignored. 1t Is not thought to be
Withln the possibilities that anybody will
appear TO assert McKineys inability to
carry Ohio in case of his nomination If
such an individual should appear the Nc
kinley people have no doubt that he would
be laughed at; that, instead of injurng
tEelr laVor1te, SO reckless a man would
help him.
another Point Made.
The Mckinley people make another point
lhey tEink that the attitude in which some
Oh his supporters would appear to place
him Is serious reflection on Foraker,
Ihey accept the case as stated. They will
assume that Bushnell has been elected;
that republican legislature has chosen
FORAKER Senator to succeed Brice; that the
OElo delegation to the republican national
convention has peen instructed to vote
for Mckinlcy's nomination for President
that the delegation contains many of For
akers friends, and that Foraker himself
heads 1t and is selected to present Mckin-
ley's name to the convention. None of
this, of course, could take place without
the cooperation OF the Mckinley contin-
gent Mckinley's friends would have help
ed Foraker into the senatorship, and into
hls position as spokesman of the delega-
In such circumstances. with safely to his
reputation, wear the air or use the words
OF half-heartedness or 'ins:pcerity in ad-
dressing the convention? Would not he
be howled down for. such an exhibition? :?
And would not the man whose betrayal
was thus attempted be- certain to profit,
rather than be inspired. by treatment so
repugnant to all honorable dealing?
How They Regard Foraker.
McKinley's friends do not admire For
aker They regard him. as too resentful
and too spectacular, but they hold him
superior to any act involving treachery or
cowardice. Whatever he does against Nc
h:nley they expect to see Elm do openly
ara without apolcgy.