Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-26
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
THREE PROMINENT NAMES CAUSING
A GOOD DEAL OF GOSSIP.

What Esch Ono Of the Three Really
Deserves and How They VIII Proceed
Talk OF Politicians.
The names of Mr.. Stephen Is. Elkins OF
West Virginia, Senator Davis OF Minno.
sofa and Mr.. III. Clay Evans OF Tennessee
are subjects Of considerable gossip among
Republican politicians at this time Mr..
Elkins and Mr.. Evans are generally cred.
tied with entertaining vice presidential
aspirations. Senator Davis, 10 IL thought,
has another AK to grind, but will adopt
the same methods that the other two use
In accomplishing his purpose.
Within tho past few weeks distinct
Elkins boom has made It's appearances IL
poses now as IA presidential boom, but all
politicians are agreed that this Ii merely "A
subterfuge and that IL Is the second place
on the national ticket upon which Mr..
Elkins has designs and not the first place
1t Is the general idea that Mr.. Elkins
while very glad To hold tho position Of
United States senator, would prefer sitting
at the head Of the senate to being merely
member OF that august body They prob
atorship any time that he wanted it II he
should decide to relnquish 1t temporarily
The plan Of the Elkins boom for the
vice presidency, as understood among poll
ticians OF the national capital, Is this:
That no Is to go into the national conven-
tion M candidate for the presidential
nomination and with sufficient strength
to make IL an object TO Others to trade
with him. II would be necessary Of course
for him to control several delegations
capital with which to do business, and it
Is to obtain this capital that his friends
are now said to be laborfng 1t Is claimed
that Mr.. Elkins can secure the support Of
the West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia
and New Mexico delegations, forming a
nucleus around which he might gather
other southern and western contingents
The West Virginia delegation will be his
for the asking, Of course. The effort to
get the Maryland men would be made
through Mr.. Elkins' extensive business re-
lations with prominent Republicans Of
that state. The Virginia delegation would
be worked upon In tho same way and on
the ground Of being West Virginia's near
neighbor and of Mr.. Elkins posing as a
southern Republican. New Mexico and
probably one other western delegation
would be shared with business lines.
Backed by these delegates and with an
occasional group Of Elkins men from some
Of the southern states, 1t Is claimed that
the West Virginian would go into the con-
vention as a formidable man and well
worthy the consideration of candidates de-
string 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 1t has been rather
In the nature Of a 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. 1t Is presumed that the national
convention is deemed the best place to lay
plans for gratifying this ambition. The
supposition Is that Senator Davis will go
into the convention with the Minnesota
delegation back Of him and probably with
call on Wisconsin and Immediately begin
some lively dickering with the leading
presidential candidates. The question has
been raised whether the Minnesota dele
cation would allow themselves to be trad
ed away by Mr.. Davis for cabinet posi-
tion, but 1t Is claimed that there will prob
ably be no trouble on this score, on &C
count of conditions surrounding the sena-
torship, which would be vacant by Mr..
Davis elevation to the cabinet. 1t Is said
that some Of the leading candidates for
senator would smooth the way of Mr.. Da-
Wis getting the cabinet plum.
The other man mentioned In connection
with this gossip, Mr.. H. Clay Evans, is
regarded as probably the most formidable
obstacle to Mr.. Elkins' ambition to be vice
president, II such really Is Mr. Elkins de-
sire General credence Is given to the re-
port that cast iron combination will be
made between Mr.. Mckinley and Mr..
Evans for mutual aid and support In OBJ
tanning, respectively first and second place
on the ticket Mr.. Evans Is regarded as
probably the leading southern Republican
Of the day in point Of political influence.
Recent events in Tennessee have strength.
ened his hold upon the southern Repub-
licans, and 1t Is believed by many that he
could easily take the leadership Of his
party south Of Mason and Dixon's line
The general gossip In this connection Is
that Mr.. Evans will control the southern
delegations for Mr.. Mckinley for president
and himself for vice president, while Mr..
Mckinley will give Mr.. Evans some sup
port from the north. If this combination
should be faithfully observed by both the
supposed parties at issue, 1t Is thought 1t
would prove hard game for the other
candidates to obeat.-Washington Star.
Tho Ball Nozzle.
According to Chief Bonner of the New