Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-29
ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTH
Republican Delegates to the Nominating
Convention Will Not Be Aggressive.
The Party's Success to BE Considered
Rather Than Preferences for
Individual Candidates.

Speculation Is now and then indulged in
respecting the relative strength in the south
of the candidates for the republican nomina-
tion for the presidency. 1t IS only specula-
ton. There Is little, if anything, of a def
mite nature to go on. Missionary tours lave
not yet begun, and until these have been
made and the results ascertaned one mans
guess will be accounted pretty nearly as
good as anothcrs.
Attitude of the South.
The 8 'rgeston has come to representa-
tive of Star from well-known republi-
can of that section that the south in the next
| national convention of that party is likely
to occupy an attitude of inquiry and patience
rather than tnat { aggressive king making.
She is to give I,s~ -suas.on than heretof ore
| for the harsh criticism that is always be-
slowed on laundering too loudly in the index.
said this gentleman. who is likely to be a
delegate to the next convention:
The main purpose and desire of the south
ern republicans next year will be to aScar-
tain what man would prove strongest as a
presidential candidate in those states to
Which he must look for the votes TO elect
him. That will be the point, and l thnk tie
south will readily concede it. Why should
she hesitate to do so? Any good rcplpli "a
standing for the party's principles ousnt to
satisfy US
The Pnrty's Success.
"The thing to be considered is the party's
success at the polls, and, as our chances
as matters stand, are against our being
able to do much for the candidate there
why should We assist in manipulating the
convention so as to bear a decisive part in
naming him? l. for one, am opposed to any
such coarse, and shall use my influence to
try and prevent it if it should seriously be
proposed. l have no desire, of course, to
behttie my PARTY in my section, nor do
propose that its delegates go to the next
convention and Simply suck their thumbs
ana lock on But We ought not to carry
ourselves so as to foment factional strife,
or to permit ourselves to be used toward
foisting man upon the party as its can
d!date who is not thoroughly and entirely
acceptable to those sections upon which he
must depend for his election We are to be
supposed as willing and certain to do all we
can lor anybody the convention may put
up, and II we succeed in rendering some
real service at the polls, much the better
for him. the party and for ourselves. But
no definite calculation will be based on US
in considering the problem of success, anC,
hence it will work no injustice to us to
leave US in Il measure out of the caicula-
tlOnS respecting the nomination"
Will Go Uninstructed.
"You think. then, that the southern re-
puhlicans will. as a rule, go to the next
national convention uninstructed?"
Il do. AT any rate, l most earnestly
hope they may. They ought to go there to
consult about the party's good, and not to
announce their individual preferences
That. of course, should be the attitude of
all the delegates, from cne section as from
another, but in sections reliably republican
1t is only natural that Individual prefer
ences should be presented and demand at
tention."
But this view of the case aside, who of
the recognized leading candidates mas to-
day the greatest strength in the south?'
Harrison and Mckinley the Best
Nobody can safely answer that. Gen.
Harrison and Gov. Mckinley are person.
ally the best known to the local leaders.
Both have visited the south. Gov. Morton
has just made a visit to Atlanta, but is
something of a stranger to our people
Neither Mr.. Reed nor MIR. Allison has been
down to see us, though both are in high
re2ute with our people But what should
our preference as among so admirable
list matter? What man among them Who
if nominated and elected next year, would
fail as President to treat the south right?
Why should not the southern republicans
this being true, hold back and let the test
of personal popularity be made where the
decision of the question will signify?"