Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-25
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.

Washington Post (rep): Mr.. Manderson
would make a presidential candidate who
| would require no explanations or apologies.
| New York Journal (dem): Mr.. Mckinley
| is disposed to ignore Mr.. Mandersons recep-
| tive attitude, and have himself adopted as
| Nebraskas favorite son.
| Globe-Democrat NepD: General Aiger an
| nounces that he is not candidate for presi-
| dent this year, and as the general is getting
| along in years he may be indulged in the
pleasant msapprehenslon that he ever was
or could have been taken seriously in this
connection.
Detroit Free Press (dem): Surface indi-
| cations are that Michigan VIII send divided
delegation to st. Louis, and repeat the folly
of so scattering her strength that she will
| make less of an impression than If her
chosen representatives had remained at home
or followed a notorious precedent, and sat
mute throughout the deliberations of the
convention.
Des MOines Leader (dem): Horace BO.es
is unquestionably the choice of the Iowa
democracy for president. 1t may be safely
predicted that if he will allow his name to
be used that there will not be a negative
vote in the Dubuque convention. The only
question raised by democrats throughout the
state is whether Mr.. Boies will consent to
the use of his name
New York Journal (dem.): 1t is suggested
that in case the republicans nominate Quay
candidate the free silver people might also
go to Pennsylvania and take up Cameron
This might be very pleasing arrangement
for Pennsylvania, but with Pattison Don and
Quay monopolizirg the presidential running
the people would become tired p. D. Q.
Boston Herald (dcm.): If the convention
should, by chance, get away from its Quays,
its Platts and its Elknses. and there should
be no prospect of Mr.. Reeds nomination,
the New England delegation could hardly
do better than to give its vote for Mr.. Man
derson. He is first class man, and 1t
misfortune when he was forced out of the
senate from Nebraska. He would make
creditabe president.
New York Sun (dem): We regard as par
ticularly ungraceful and ungrateful the per-
sstent attempts of the promoters of rival
ambitions to force the speaker to commit
himself on this issue or that in the hops
of damaging him as candidate. And the
report that while Hon. Thomas Bracket
Reed is at his post in Washington, look
ing after the interest Of his rivals equally
with his own, the friends of Major Mckinley.
for example, are endeavoring to break into
and loot Mr.. Reeds modest little private COL
lection of southern delegates is too hideous
to be believed.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette (rep): The
Commercial Gazette Is not democratic
paper, and has no right to speak for that
party, but, interested in the welfare of the
that as little can be said against Governor
Matthews as against any other distinguished
democrat spoken of for the high place.
Clear headed, resolute, thoroughly imbued
with Amer canism, cleln-handed, he has filled
with ability and honor every station to which
he has been called. In selecting a candl-
date the democratic party may go much
farther and fare good deal worse.
Springfield Republican GndD: The scramble
for southern delegates to the republican
national convention is hotter than ever
Alabama has been thoroughly canvassed, but
1t is not certain yet who has bagged the
largest number Of pledges, and now the rival
buyers are in Georgia One trouble in
Georgia is the inability to tell who has the
goods to deliver; it used to be Boss Buck
but a rival has arisen who haa beaten Buck
in some of the districts. and his contracts
are not worth as much in the market as
they once were. Buck is said to be a Nc
Kinley man at present while Pledger, his
rival, is Reed man, with 4. Thomas For
tune of New York as an active assistant.
Quay is said to have man there also, and
so has Morton-the others are not yet heard
from.