Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-30
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THREE PROMINENT NAMES CAUSING
 A GOOD DEAL OF GOSSIP.

nessrs. ElkIns, Davis and II. c. Evans.
 What Each One of the Three Really
 Deserves and How They Will Proceed.
 Talk of Politicians.
 The names of Mir. Stephen B. ElISins of West Virginia, Senator Davis of Minne- sota and MT. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee arc subjects of considerable gossip among Republican politicians at this time. Mir. Elkins and Mir. Evans arc generally cred ited with entertaining vice presidential aspirations. Senator Davis, it is thought, has another ax to grind, but will adopt tho same methods that tho other two use in accomplishing his purpose.
 Within tho past few weeks a distinct Elkins boom has made its appearance. It poses Gow 9s ? psssilcptial boom, but all politicians arc agreed that this is merely a subterfugo and that it is tho second place on tho national ticket upon which MT. Elkins has designs and not tho first place. It is tho general idea that MT. Elkins, while very glad to hold tho position of United States senator, would prefer sitting at the head of ths senate to being merely a member of that august body. They prob ably think it likely he could have the sen atorship any timo that he wanted it if he should decide to relinquish it temporarily.
 The plan of the Elkins boom for the vice presidency as understood among poli- ticians of tho national capital, is this: That he is to go into the national conycn- tion as a candidate for tho presidential nomination and with sufficient strength to make it an object to others to trado with him. It would be necessary of course for him to control several delegations, capital with which to do business, and 1t is to obtain this capital that his friends arc now said to be laboring. It is claimed that Mir. Elkins can secure tho support of the West Virginia Maryland, Virginia and New Mexico delegations, forming a nucleus around which ho might gather other southern and western contingcnts. The West Virginia delegation will be his for the asking of course. The effort to get the Maryland men would be made through Mir. Elkins' extensive business re- lations with prominent Republicans of that state. Tho Virginia delegation would be worked upon In the same way and on tho ground of being West Virginia's near neighbor and of Mir. Elkins posing as a southern Republican. New Mexico and probably ono other western delegation WOiilu Dc NItn DuSlHtSS llllpS.
 Backed by theso delegates and with an occasional group of Elkins men from some of tho southern states, it is claimed that the West Virginian would go into the con vcntion as formidable man and well worthy the consideration of candidates de- siring first place and needing auxiliary strength to their own following.
 Senator Davis of Minnesota has been mentioned in connection with the presi- dential nomination, but it has been rather in the nature of compliment and hardly a serious proposition. It is not believed that he really has any hope of receiving the nomination, and some of his friends say that what he wants is to be secretary of state. It Is presumed that the national convention is deemed the best place to lay plans for gratifying this ambition. The suppostion is that Senator Davis will go into tho convention with tho Minnesota delegation back of him and probably with a call on Wisconsin and immediately begin some lively dckering with the leading presidential candidates. The question has been raised whether the Minnesota dele gation would allow themselves to be trad ed away by MT. Davis for a cabinet posi- tion, but it is claimed that thero will prob ably be no trouble on this scoro, on ac- count of conditions surrounding the sena- torship, which would be vacant by MT. Davis elevation to tho cabinet It is said that some of tho leading candidates for senator would smooth the way of MT. Da- vis' getting tho cabinet plum.
 The other man mentioned in connection with this gossip, Mir. H. Clay Evans, is regarded as probably the most formidable obstacle to MT. Elkins' ambition to be vice president, if such really is MT. Elkins de- sire. General credenco is given to the TO- port that a cast iron combination will be made between MT. Mckinley and MT. Evans for mutual aid and support in ob- taining, respectively, first and second place on the ticket MT. Evans is regarded as probably the leading southern Republican of tho day in point of political influence. Recent events in Tennessee hayo strength ened his hold upon tho southern Repub- licans, and it is believed by many that he could easily take the leadership of his party south of Mason and Dxon's line.
 Tho general gossip in this connection is that MT. Evans will control tho southern delegations for Mir. Mckinley for president and himself for vice president, while MT. Mckinley will give MT. Evans some sup port from tho north. If this combination should be faithfully observed by both the supposed parties at issue, it is thought it would prove hard game for the other candidates to oat.-Washington Star.