The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13
WHO WILL BE THE NOMINgB9
AN ALLEGED POPULAR DEMAND
FOR WM. O. WHITNEY.

N'SNf AspinSECu W --Nsbtnf
bell, of Ohio, is Suggested as a. Run
ming Mate
The Washington correspondent a
the News and Courier, VINO is favoro
BILE to Mr.. Clevelau nd and his admins
tration, has the following specuiatiou
as to the nominees of the Democrati,
party next year:
VIM e. Whitney's name comes rigl
TO the front every time the Democrat
lc nomination for the Presidency i,
mentioned. 1t will not down in spit,
OF the supposed opposition on the part
OF the South and West to taking the
mex standard bearer from the East.
There is magnetism surrounding the
name of Whitney which seems to at
tract all factions in the Democratic
party. lie comes nearer being the
popular choice Of the united Demo
cracy than any other man now in sight.
ID magnificent management of the
last Cleveland campaign has never
been eXcelled In national politics, and
he has managed to keep out of all en-
tangling alliances since that great vic
tory was achieved.
Those who were on the inside at che
last Chicago Convention know that il
was the sagacity of Mr.. Whitney that
prevented combinations being made
against the nomination of Mr. Cleve-
land on the first ballot 1t was uDon
his advice that the Fairchild delega-
tiOn from New York reluctantly CON
sented to make no contest for seats in
the Convention. They went to Chica-
go In great numbers, took the best
apartments in the grandest hotels and
were prepared to make II determined
Issue befote g the Convention for recog-
milton. When Mr.. Whitney arrived
hn ~ n,t. Il,l lt..IN Il
friendly relations with all the contend
ing factions in the various delegations,
and soon sized up the situation to the
effect that, in spite OF ali the comhina-
lions that might be made, a maiority
OF the delegates elected to the COnVCn-
tiOn were unultcrabtv in favor Of the
noninnt'or Of Mr. Cleveland. Ii was
then his task To SECURE the necessars'
two thirds required to nominate on the
first ballot. 1t was MIR. Whitney whJ
convinced Senator German that, while
the nomiHutiOa Of Mr. CIcvelauu might
be delayed beyond the first ballot, it
could not be prevented There were
many Anti C!svGlaud mon IN the Con-
veation who thought otherwise, but
Nh. w hltncy Was present, or he had
trusted representative at every
counting that took place III the various
dclega tions, and he knew the fun
strength of the opposition from the
start to the linish IL was this Knowl.
edge that induced the anti-snHppers
from New York TO subsitlc
To avoid the unpleasant and annoy
ing opportunities from oilicc-scckCrs,
alter the election Of President Clcvc-
ana, MIR. Whitney did not try to dis
credit the report that he had DO IN
hIcnco with the prasUut Admlnlsti'a-
ton. IL relieved him from muay em-
barrassmcnts aud at the same Sine did
not injure his popularity wjth 'hc rank
and ulc OF the Democratic party
through hout the country. His name OK
cites more genuine enthusiasm at the
present time than any Of tho other
Presidential possibilities.
Some of the Illinois contingent insist
upon trOtting out Bill Morrison. 1t
member Of the Inter SIotg commerce
commission, every time the prrsiucu-
tial question comes up. Those who
know MIR. Morrison personally and
who have followed him through his
long political career in Congress con
slider his Presidential aspirations It
joke. "Uncle Blll,' rs be is familiar
ly called, is not built Of Presidential
timber. He is not strong on amy Qucs-
tion, and his financial views are as un-
certain as his views ON other great ma
tiOnal questions. He went - the re-
cent Convention in Illinois, it, il said
with the expectation OF securing an
endorsement from the free silver clu-
ment that WAS rampant in the Spring
field meeting. When he was APP
preached for AN expression of his posi-
tlOn on the siive" question. he lodged
by saying that he thought the " Adj
ministration had gone too far IN the IT,
nancial question: When pressed
fOr further explanation of that state
ment he refused 10 discuss the subject:
so he returned from the Convention
weaker politically than he was before
it met.
In looking over the field to select Il
running mate for Mr.. Wnitncy, pro-
viding the Western Democracy can
overlook the fact that he Is II ricn man
and more on less identified with Wall
street, popular scntimonS naturally
turns TO Ex-Governor James Campbell.
of OHIO. He Is one of the ublcst mon
in national politics today, aud like MIR.
Whitney, he Is universally pupuiar
with the masses. He is Il good cam"
paigner and nc would arouse the
greatest enthusiasm throughout the
West 1T is said By those who are sup
posed TO be posted rs 10 the political
situation in OuiO THAI the Democrats
nave an GNCCiIcnI ~ EnIing chance 10
redeem that State rom the Rcpubli-
cans. The MckinlcJ and FOraScr fac
tions are engaged IN bloody row,
which means war TO the knife, and on
the other hand the Democrats are
making an able effort to unite thc
party under the leadership Of Camp
bell.
The growing prosperity under the
existing tariff law and gradual Oblitcl-
alton OF the silver question from the
political map has given tna Demo
cracy IN ali parts o! the country re
newed hope uud ambition WiJn which
TO go into the nnXt national contest
The party leaders some Ol whom were
disposed 10 sutK in thCir tents because
they could not obtain all thc patron.
age they Imagined shOuld De coming
to them, now realize tnat il is DaJLcI
To continue tucW' party in power, ii
| possible, than to turn toe country Oven
| TO RcpuOiiCanlsut again. Iue result
| is that the organizers and sChcmCrs
| who are necessary in IL political con
| test. are commencing to get out then
F., machines ana giving them an over
| hauling preparatory TO setting them il
motion in honaii OF the Democratic
| cause.
a WESTERN MAN NEEDED.
/ Senator IIiil Thinks mat VIM. IL
/ Morrison is the Coming Candidate.