The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

Those Illinois newspaper correspondents
persist in representing Mr.. Cullom as being in
a boom-bound condition.-W ashington Post.
1t is quite evident that Mr.. Carlisle would
not be averse 10 sitting up with, the Demo-
cratic Washington Post.
Reed may take comfort in the thought that
at this season everybody is more or less af-
ficted with that tired feeling-Cleveland
Press.
1t would be easy to make up baseball nine
of Repu blican Presidential candidates, but i'm
possible to get up an opposition team.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The people do not want their Presidential
candidate handicapped by the claims of hordes
OF professional politicians in score of States.-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Vice-Presidency is a symmetrical step
ping-stone, in the hands OF e self-assertive
man, which Mr. Reed should not despise.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Secretary Carlisle's concern for the welfare
of his party might with good results be ex-
tended SO as to include the welfare OF the coun-
try.-New York Press.
Here is the difference: In the Republican
party the question is, "Who will get 1t?" and
in the Democratic, .'Who will take it?"-
Worcester Telegram.
Robert E. Pattison is sensible man. He
has made kindling wood of the little Presiden-
tiai boom his friends presented him with some
time ago.-Florida Times-Union.
1t is said that about month ago the McKfn-
ley managers made oyertures to Quay, urging
him to withdraw in favor of their man, but
their offers were erejected.-Brooklyn Eagle.
If the next Presidential election could be
held in Great Britain there would be many
eager aspirants for the nomination, because it
would be a Democratic walkoyer.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The managers of the Mckinley poom will
make fatal mistake if they permit Mr.. For
aker to sit too near that large consignment of
fireworks they have ordered tor their st. Louis
isplay.-Washington Post.
Morrison, Campbell and Whitney are the
men oftenest mentioned for the Democratic
nomination. Undoubtedly Whitney would re-
fuse it if it were rendered to him. The choice
probably lies between Morrison and Camp
bell. Either would do in this off year.-St
Louis Glob be- Democrat
Don't bet on the result of the st. Louis Con-
ventlon. Betting Is foolish at all times. 1t is
doubly so when the situation is so involved as
1T is regarding Presidential candidates. We
challenge anybody to figure correctly to-day
within 100 votes of the standing of the dele
gates already elected.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
The Tribune is not partisan of any particu-
lar candidate. 1t is one of the encouraging
features OF the situation that no candida te has
yet been named for President by any consid-
erable group of Republicans whom the Trib-
une could not support with heartiness and en-
thusiasm as representative and exponent of
Republican principles and policy.-New York
Tribune.
The Washington correspondent of Chicago
paper says Mr.. Olney wouldn't walk the length
of his room in the State Department to secure
the Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency. The odds are 900 to that the Boston
lawyer would sprint the whole length of Penn
sylvania avenue-his wind permitting-for
complimentary ballots from two States.-Min-
neapolis Times.
For time it was believed that Major McKin-
ley's boomers would sweep the whole South
That idea has long been dissipated. There is
no truth whatever in it. There never was sny
truth in it, and that fact is now becoming ap-
parent to ALL Alabama, which is the first
State on the rollcall in the National Conven-
ton, and which was expected to set the Nc
k1nley gait, will cast only four votes for the
man from Ohio. That same proportion. when
the convention meets, will hold good in most
OF the other States OF the SOuth.-Des Moines
Register.