Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
WHAT Mr.. BAKER THINKS
Some New England Politicians Prefer Nc
Kinley and Allison to Reed
If the Maine Man is Nominated, How
ever, He Would Carry All
the States There.

Representative Henry NJ. Baker OF New
hampshire is in the city. and. when asked
by a Star reporter how he regarded Mr..
Reeds chances for presidential honors, re-
piled:
Undoubtedly the people of New England
are generally for Mr.. Reed. 1t is too early
to make any positive forecast of what the
Itsrlt may be when delegates are chosen
to the republican national convention, but,
unless decisive work is done for other can
d.dates. Mr.. Reed will have the substantial
support Of New England.
There are individuals in almost every
one of the New England states who have
their favorite candidates. Some are for
Mr.. Morton, some for Mckinley, and some
will believe in Mr.. Allison as a compro-
mise candidate. while Robert Lincoln has
always had some devoted admirers in New
England. The people generally recognize
that hlr. Harrison made a good President,
but do not think the people of New
Hampshire or of New England, as rule
are in favor of his denomination. So, as
matters stand today, New England will
give very substantial and possibly unani-
nous support of Mr.. Reed
wv hat causes have alienated the people
OF New England from 6 unanimous sup
port of Mr.. Reed?" The Star reporter
asked
Il do not know that there has been any
alienation. 1t is simply this: The people
Of these states, especially Connecticut,
nave always been strongly in favor of
Mckinley, and that is true of many of the
party leaders in Connecticut. In Rhode
Island the tendency may be, through the
influence of Senator Aldrich, in favor of
Mr.. Allison, as it is understood that Mr..
Aldrch is a leader of Mr.. Ailison's cam
paign. 1t is not that the people of these
states or that the republican leaders in
them have anything especially against
Mr.. Reed, but that their predictions have
been in one instance in favor of Mr.. Nc
Kinley and in another the prominent poll
ticianS have led them to regard Mr. ALI
son as generally a stronger candidate
The feeling that exists in New England
on account Of Mckinley comes from the
fact that his name has been so generally
identiaed with the doctrine OF protection.
The people there regard him as leader in
that line; not that they regard their local
candidates as less strong in the protective
principles. The situation in New England
Is not that the people are antagonistic to
Mr.. Reed. but the conditions are such that
some action favorable to other candidates
may be secured through active work"
Would not the people OF New England
be Influenced by local pride in the support
Of Mr.. Reed?'
1.-THE people there would naturally sup
port Mr.. Reed, and will support him heart
lily, If they can see that other sections of
the country are sufficiently favorable to
him to render his nomination at all prob
able. Not only the people of Maine, but of
all New England. have great admiration
for Mr. Reed. His bright. positive qualities
and his firm republicanis,n are admired
greatly among them. If nominated he
would carry all Of New England BIZ decis-
i've ma jorties."