The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-09
MUST COME TO TINE
RBDFIELD PROCTOR TAKES TOM
REED BY THE NOSE.

He has About Him Big Spoon and
Nasty Dose of Doctors STUFF in 1T whicl
He Offers the Famous Man From Maine
and He'd Better Take His Medicine Lik
Little Man, or He May Have it Poure'
into Him, and if He Won't Swallow i,
Why, Then, Just Let Him Die, That
AL
Canton, O., June S.-Senator Redf1eiC
Proctor of Vermont arrived here thil
morning from Washington and was dri'
| en- TO the Mckinley home. About th'
same time William H. Hahn, nationa
committeeman from Ohio. came. Thre'
| hours later Max A. Hanna and Sylves
| ter T. Everett of Cleveland, Genera
| William T. Osborne of Boston and Geo
z. Matthews. editor of the Buffalo Elk
press, arrived, and joined Senator Proc
tor and Major Mckinley at luncheon
They remained in conference until near.
| ly 4 o'clock, when the entire party re
turned to Cleveland. There they ex-
! pect to stay until Tuesday afternoon
when they will go to st. Louis together
The discussion pertained 10 matters
regarding the good of the Republican
! party. Senator Proctor said of il:
There is no truth in the rumor that
I am here in my own or any others be-
| half in pursuit of nomination to the
| vice-presidency. 1 know of no man in
New England who has the slightest
| right to expect that honor except 7. B.
| Reed of Maine. Whether he will take
it or not is quite another matter. I am
certainly not authorized 10 speak for
! him in this or any other regard. 1t
seems TO be the sentiment that he should
have it and this sentiment is. perceive,
even stronger in the west than in the
east, judging from such conversations
as L have had in Washington and else
where.
ut may be that Mr.. Reed has arrang-
ed to have some one place before the
convention letter or other authorized
communication refusing TO stand as a
candidate for the minor Office. If he
should do this il seems to me that his
political life is ended. Politicians are
like soldiers; they stand subject to the
orders of their party as military man
obeys his commanding general Insub-
ordination is the greatest of all faults In
both occupations 1t does not seem to
me to be possible that Mr.. Reed should
deiibera tely commit political suicide
by refusing TO go where his party calls
him.
Il do not think Of the name of any one
particularly in connection with the vice
presidential Office if Mr.. Reed declines
Certainly, as have said, New England
has no one TO put forward It has been
the custom in times past to select some
one whose name linked with that OF the
presidential nominee tends to harmonic
and unity the party. This apparently
puts out of the race any of those now
mentioned as candidates who make
their home in New York state. Yet
suppose it will be some one in the east.
since the head Of the ticket is a western
man.
IF Mr.. Reed should accede to his par
tvs wishes l do not believe that he will
be able to make any of the changes in
the senate rules such as he introduced
into the parliamentary practice of the
house, when he takes his seat as presi-
Gent Of the smaller body
The vice-president has not the ap-
pointment Of committees. He casts no
vote except in the rare event of a Ii. He
mas no patronage. He cannot in the
nature of the case exhibit any favorit-
ism. He has no place in the senatorial
caucus of the parry to which he belongs.
He is powerless. Nor on the other hand
is he admitted to the councils of the adj
mlnlstration Besides, he shares the
usual fate of an heir apparent both in
being held outside of the confidence of
the chief executive and in leading. in a
certain he
ministration within the party ranks.
1t is rather a thankless office and
one which seems to be descending in the
scale of popular estimation rather than
rising. The senate is rather a dry cli-
mate. Possibly it is due also to the
lack of consideration which candida ties
Tor 1t receive from the national conven-
tons. l believe that the Republicans
should exercise unusual powers of dis
elimination in selecting a, second TO !
Major Mckinley at st. Louis Those
pest informed agree now that he will be |
named for president before the call Of {
the roll is concluded, and il les within |
the possibilities that after the nOmina-
tons are made he will be chosen with |
out the formality of a ballot. II is also |
said that Reed will be selected TO 90 n,
the ticket with him before the delegates |
leave the hall. 1 see no reason to doubt |
this.
SO far as the currency question IL |
concerned l believe the convention will /
declare in unmistakabIe terms for sound |
money. 1t is not necessary for me 10
add that / have every confidence in Ma
lor McKinley's views on this importan.
topic. and I am certain also that the
great question before the American pao-
pie today is the adequate protection Of
our industries whereby the treasury e
assured sufficient revenue for the main
tenance Of the government"