Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-27
IOWA ACTIVE FOR ALLISON.
Friends Of the Senator Claim to B,
Making Progress,
THE ARGUMENT OF A WESTERN MAN


ucuNe the past Few weeks, and they claim
to have made considerable progress IN
advancing his chances for the presidential
nomination, They have been directing
Their efforts principally toward securing
mo support e. the neirhhorig States. In
south pakotn they have had the best to.
suits. The republican State GENITAL CONF
mlttee met there the other day TO call tho
state conN ontion Senator fettigrew de-
alred the convention 10 no called some
time ~ May. and had Written or teic
Hraphed the nifty members Of The commits
tee asking that this be done; hut when the
committee met and II was found that the
interests OF senator Allison would dictutc
an earlier convention tho committee de-
cidod by u vote OF 80 to 10 to call the con.
rtniiou on Mdrol %, two weeks after the
Iowa convention Is held The Allison men
are SO strong in this State that they say
that Senator pcjtigrow can not be ! dele
safe to the St Louis CONVEX ton unlesa
tho delegation Is bound hy Instructions
for senator Allison, they moan 10 send u
delegation TO St Louis that will he eln-
eeroly ana theoretically for the nomna-
ton Of Allison.
Next to South pakotn, tho Allison man
isers make the strongest claims IN regard
TO Nebraska. a month ago they admitted
privately that Nebraska wus tn the handa
Of Mckinley. and that II would be an no
hill job to got 1t away, but aimee then cir
NNAit'tNAi''1 NilA EiNsAA uNAiNFAN UtNF
changed tho atu9tiou. Nebraska is full
OF oN-Iowuns A great many OF the rcpuh.
Leans of this state who were associated
with Allison IN the earlier part OF Ms
career have moved Into Nebraska aud he
como influential and rromlncnt IN politics,
They have been aroused TO exert ther
influence upon the politicians OF Tie State
and the resalt l,us boon. the Allison man
ayers say. that the state Is now pretty
surp for Allison, outside Of Omuhu.
To reach Omaha another influence has
operated, and most onecth ely. Omaha Is
moving every thing In her power to Secure
aid and Endorsement for The Trans Mls-
sissppi exposition, which h TO be held In
Omaha N 1895, a strong delegation ot
Omaha business men came 60 Dea Muncs
to secure support from the legislature. II
was suggested to them that Il they wante
iowa's assistance IN their enterprise; VI
they expected 10 unite tho interests OF TIE
Trans-Mississipp states upon uleir fuir,
they must hc willing tC rocproratr 10y sup
porting the Trnns-Nlirplssippi candidate
Tor president, They wcro rcnindcl, az
all Western states arc, that the West hns
now It's first real opportunity to secure tho
presidency that II they Will unto aud bend
all If their efforts 70 this end. 1t cen be-
accomplished. and that this IS probably
the chance for many years 10 come, he
cause there rs no Wcstorn man now N
sight who IL at all likely to command the
support that Allison does
This argument Is very effective with tho
Nebraska mon, and they hnYc given ua-
suruncc that Allison win be we'll taken
care Of by Nebraska. They have tho sup
port OF a large majority Of the leading
business mon Of the city Of omaha, ana all
cr this influence ~ being brought 20 heur
upon tho rolnlcal leaders OF Nebraska.
some OF whom have been pronounced for
Mckinley
Ex-united States senator Manderaon
went to Washington recently for the pur-
pose OF consulting with joins NJ, Thurg-
ton, his successor. md " is nuld succeeded
IN Inducing 8 natpr rhurston to moderate
his activity for Mckinley OH account Of
ihc strong locnl reasons why Nebraska
should support the Town candidate fhe
Iowa legislature promptly lndoacd the
Omaha fair as requested, and stands rcndy
10 do still more In the way of apploplin-
ton for state exhibit, II the Nebraska
republicans give evidence OF their honest
Intentions 10 bring Ncbraskn Into tho AM
son column In fact, tho Iowa politicians
who are Informed In regard TO H. are en1-
fdent that Nebraska Is now safe.
Advice has just been received to the ef-
feet that two Allison delegates have been
a. ctcd In the Seventh district Of Toynt
aud one IN tie Fourth district OF Georgia
Now York man who has been through
tho South and has examined into the sitIn-
tIon m all the Southern States IN the inter.
est Of Aliifon's candidacy, snyA TINT he
plll have iirst choice votes In every Suutt-
orn state. unless 1t be Arhnnens and WtRt
Virginia. The latter State. they say, Is
frst for Mckinley, II Elltns Is not n can
.ldat. ana second foi hltlson. Texas VIII
give Allison fifteen TO twenty votes from
inc start We have absolute assurance
Of this claim. and returns arc beginning 10
come In
Three weeks ago I thought thot Ms
rouri had gone TO Mckinley sure" said
Jnp OF the mast prominent of senator
Alll9on'H friends the other day but now
/ am confident that we shall get good
shhrr OF the delegates from that state.
The claim Of the Mckinley boornrrN IL not
based Oh the most rccen, or accurate or
thorough Information"
Illinois has not been given up by the
Iljpou mnnagers by any means. TntY
think that the state win 70 Into tho con
ytntiun for Cullom first and for Allison mud
Mckinley second. They nay they ran not
believe II possible that Chicago, aftcr all
that Iowa has done for her. should now
refuse TO even divide her vote and give
the Iowa candidate u share Of II,
on the Pacific rest Allison II strongest
I'm California, The argument OF bringing
tho presidency us far West as possibie is
having telling effect In the far Western
States, especially those where iownns have
settled, Thcge Inter reasons apply 10
Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakoias. and
1t is true IN large degree OF Wasbing-
ton, Oregon and California. IT II were
not for tho Iowa PEOPLE IN Oregon that
state would certainly be for Mckinley. II
ls admitted. but there hre thousands Of
cx-Iowans there who are cNerting them
selves for Allison aud the state Is no
longer considered sure for Mckinney. III
regard TO the mountain States. Colorado
Montana, Idaho, Nevada aud utnh. tue |
argument OF "a Western man X being e. !
fectually used, and they believe Allison |
to be as safe for the fair treatment Of
silver az either OF the other strong cnndl- |
datos. II is expected that they will send |
men TO tho convention who nre Tor some
nronounced silver man. probably Teller or |
cameron. but when tn, broak-nD COMES |
tbey viii not be unfrienaiy 10 allison.
Another agent Of the Allison campaign |
no has Travelled through the New Eng
land states reported that Allisop ir very |
strong III Connecticut Ond Rhode Island.
..If there was not CANDIDATE from Now |
I.r .,land - he raid, II think he would get |
those States first choice. As It ~ they |
viii vote fret for Reed md second Tor |
Allison. verify believe that II the busi-
ness ,,,trrrstn a AIassnchiisetls. New YORK..
t,onnectlcut, rhcdc leland New Jenny |
and Pennsylvania could have tnelr reai
choice after fthi dcllberHtl1li. they would |
si,ooye Allison before any other man. nm
las II would he Morton. In his thirty
yanrs IN congress lie has shown himself
10 ha 4 safe lcslalaier ard Il dopcndense
prainst danger. IN tina nciai matters ana
currency he has al experience that no
one pretenda "a clairn for even Mckinley,
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