Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-19
It Will Begin to Have Its Innings
Next Week.
MASSACHUSETTS TO FIRST DECLARE
The Peril Mckinley Will En-
counter at St. Louis.
A SPORTING MANS VIEW

The Reed boom is on the cards now for
a few innings. Massachusetts, will speak
next week, and will give the Maine man
handsome Endorsement. Henry Cabot
Lodge will prepare the resolutions. which
are expected to bc explicit on the money
question, and will bead the states delega-
ton to st. Louis. He may also present
Mr.. Reeds name to the convention. Fol
lowing Massachusetts at easy stages will
be the other New England states, and
thus the promise OF a united New England
support for Mr.. Reed will be redeemed
The Peril to Mckinley.
The difference between the Reed boom
and the Mckinley boom is now clearly
outlined. The Mckinley boom is arrayad
against the field. Its managers. taking all
the risks of aggressive maneuverins, are
playing for the nomination on the first
ballot If possible, and not later than the
third ballot in any event. Their policy i'll
wolves peril. They contesting fo- dele
gates IN almost every quarter, and are
ehcounterlng at one point or another every
rival boom in the field. When they get
10 81 Louis therefore, 1t will be necessary
Tor them to have the game already in hand
or else to know positively just where to go
G lor tne votes they may still be lacking.
General negotiations, it is thought will
hardly be possible, as the managers of
other booms will be reluctant to treat With
those OF whom they have UNPLEASANT recol-
be grumpy, and in a humor, it is predict
ed, to combine against rather than with the
buckeyes.
The Reed Boom Healthy.
But the Reed boom, the Reed men believe
will at that stage of the game be in a
healthy and an attractive condition. 1t NAV
be small as compared with the Mckinley
boom, but will contain great possibilities of
growth. 1t will not be carrying or lodging
any resentments 1t will not have antagon-
lzed any other boom in that boom's own
ba1i1wick. 1t will be not only on speaking
terms, but or terms of good will with all
tne other booms. In any general combina-
tlon 1t Will stand well. Neither Platt nor
quay, nor Manders on, nor Davis, nor Cul-
lom will give it the cold shoulder Even the
Alllson boom. which will recognize in it a
dangerous rival will yet treat it with cir
cumspection. So. as the Reed men declare
In case of deadlock. or even an ordinarily
protracted tussle, their favorite will be the
most promising man before the convention
Men will go to his support for three reasons: !:
% He has made no enemies in the pri-
maries.
2) He is tip-top republican, of ma ational
proportions. .-,,.,
CD He would make a safe and an all-round
progressive President.
A Sporting Mans View.
A representative of The Star asked a
prominent sporting man today how betting
on the st. Louis event was going
Il have heard OF but one bet as yet"
was the reply, land that was ten dollars to
ten cents that Quay wouldn't be nominated
lis little early. But many will 90 up
later. If Mckinley lacks a few votes at
St LOUIS he will be ike the fellow at poker
VINO needs one card to complete straight
flush. 1t will be mighty important and
mighty hard for him to get that card
Oglirg the deck with sweet expression
won't get It, If he does get it in the
draw, he viii, of course, sweep the stakes
But If he doesn't get it, he is gone Reed
or Allison, coming in on a good solid pair,
may build on that in the draw and win
The man who is SO very close to big
thing is frequently the farthest away from
1t. That sounda contradictory, but it's a
fact. But, as L said before, if Mckinley
only needs one card and gets it. he'll be
invincible''