The morning times., 1896-07-15
WILL FILL GARsON's PLACE
Republican Committee Meets
in-CIeyeland Today.
TO NAME-A-DIsTRICT MAN
Candidates Are e1Plenty. But There Is
No Straw to Show the Direction
of the Wind-Parker IL Out of
Town and the Other Aspirants Are
Silent 's4s ,tsN

The announcement that the new executive
| committee OF the Republican party, which
will have charge OF the approaching cam
| paign, will today meet in Cleveland and
| hold its first formal session, has attracted
| much interest here in view OF the fact
| that it is expected that a member OF the
| national committee for the District OF
| Columbia will then be chosen.
So far as can be learned those who
| have been suggested as likely to be named
as the successor to Col. Perry Carson
| have received no notification OF the inn
pending honor. Myron M. Parker, who
has been regarded as having the inside
| track, is absent from the city. being upon
| a combined business and. pleasure trip. in
| the North, and VIII not return before the
last of this week.
BOTH IN THE DARK.
1t is known, however, that he has not
been to Cleveland for the purpose OF
having a conference with Mr.. Hanna.
Col. A. T. Britton, who has also been
prominently and persistently mentioned
for the position OF national committee
man, was not at his office, bat 1t is under
stood that he has received no communica-
tion which would indicate the probability
of his being chosen.
1t goes without saying that Col. Carson
still has lingering hope that he will be
selected as sort or combined compromise
and sop to the colored element OF the party
who are not at present surfeited with rec
ognition. This expectation may prove de-
lusive, but at the same time it Is even
more unlikely that Andrew Gleason will
be promoted to the vacancy, although he
claims that the honor now distinctively
belongs to him.
BLOCKED THEIR OWN GAME.
tangled in a deadlock at St. Louis, thus
losing for themselves the settlement of
the question, the general impression has
prevailed that neither OF them would be
given the position as such action would
simply perpetuate the rivalry existing be-
tween them, but that q new name
should be suggested. For that reason It
has been matter of expectation that
either Messrs. Parker or Brtton would be
made a member OF the national committee.
The matter OF filling the existing va
cancy has been left entirely with the new
executive committee and the question will
be determined at the meeting tomorrow
or some subsequent session of that boiy.
MR.. BABeoCK LEAVES.
Chairman Babcock OF the Republican Con-
gressional Committee left last evening for
Cleveland He Will be absent several days.
During his stay In the Ohio metropolis he
will have a conference with Mr.. Hanna,
looking to a cooperation of the Congress
siopal Committee with the national COM
mittee during the campaign.
Mr. Apsley of Massachusetts, who is the
vice chairman OF the Congressional Commit
tee, returned TO Washin gton yesterday after
several days visit with Mr.. Mckinley at
Canton. He is enthusiastic over the per-
sonality OF the Republican nominee, whom
hecalls an ideal candidate. Mr.. Apsley says
that Mr. Mckinley is q man of the people,
in hearty sympathy with the people, and
that he will prove, before the campaign
ends, to be the peoples choice. Mckin-
ley's popularity, be says disproves the COR
rectness of the oftquoted proverb that "a
prophet is not without honor save in his
own country"