The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-25
SECRET or sTKrNLEY's BOOM
Tendency Of the crowd to Follow
VIII of the Vyisp Cuts "a Figure.


New York. May 2L-The New York
Times VIII tomorrow print answers from
Its correspondents throughout the country
TO the following questions:
IF Mckinley is nominated, win he
carry your state?"
do the republicans Of your state be-
lieve that Mckinley favors the free coin
age of silver or the gold standardg"
"ls McKinley's strength due to his tar
in views, or his financial viewsg'
The Times sums up the Information as
follows; '"rhe replies to the Times ques-
tions show that much Of his popularity
has been due 10 his tariff views, more 70
an unreas0ning belief that there Is some
virtue In his title Of advance agent OF
prosperity" still more 20 his personality.
and much OF the late popularity In the
thought that he win w,n, and but little
has been based on his financial
views. Silver, and gold men claim
lions apparently satisfied that he VIII ia
vor them, some claim he Will weakly al
low the national convention TO fix MS
views on finance and Will stand on the
platform, no matter what 10 may be, but
others believing him capable OF standing
on q sound money platform and Yet Sc
cretly favOrlng silver and being ready 70
sign a silver bill il II IS sent TO him from
congress-"
Regarding the eastern division of the
coolest reception In the greatest eastern
states, In an but one OF which his man
ayers have been defeated.
In the great section including New
England and the four other great east
ern states dIstrust OF McKinlcy's views
has been freely shown. The banking and
commercial interests have taken strong
position against the endorsement OF any
man who Is not perfectly sound on the
money question. The attempt to allay
suspicion by sending reports to New
kinleys views has made the case even
worse for him, as IL has been very justly
suspected and almost proved that the
samo tactics have been employed in sill
Ver states"
OF the middle division OF states in the
Mississippi valley, it says: THE great
middle states Will form the pivot on which
the money question is likely TO swing in
this campaign. They are important and
in them there should be no thought Of
compromise on the important issue of the
campaign. Yet all through them the re-
publicans have subordinated the financial
issue, and have taken up Mckinley on a
dozen different grounds, outside OF the
money question.
"The hysterla here has had fun swing.
First, the belief that the pivotal west
should have a candidate; second, the idea
that Mckinley could win: third, the fact
that he embOdles the republican tariff
idea, and many other reasons have auf-
ers claim that Nc Kinley Is for gold, others
claim he Is in favor Of an enlarged use
of silver, while still others claim he would
not veto any tariff bill sent to him from
congress, platform or no platform. The
general opinion, however, seems to be tina {
he Will not Obtrude his own financial Opin-
ions, but will be willing TO let the ma
tional convention talk for him"
OF the southern division of states II
says: Kentucky and Tennessee are
threatened by the financial issue, no mat
| democrats; North and South Carolina are
expected to 30 with the silver tide. West
| Virginia is threatened by silver and the
tariff While Maryland can be held only
| with sound money declaration by the
| democratic convention. The republicans
in the south have generally taken posi-
ton In favor OF sound money because
| that seemed most likely 10 win. In every
state Mckinley delegates have been
elected, some regular, and some irregular,
but all holding to him because he was In
the lead. His further successes have also
| brought over many Of those elected in the
interest Of his rivals. In all the conyen-
tions there was little evidence Of any ad-
herence to principle. AS TO Mckinley s
| financial views the southern men know
nothing-like the rest of the people, they
simply guess.
OF the western division, It says: cali
| fornia, the golden state, has declared for
| freo silver and Mckinley, followed by
| wyoming. Oregon, has declared for Nc
kinley and gold standard. In almost
| all Of the western states the Mckinley
| leaders have given assurances to the sil-
| yer men that their candidates will give
| silver as good a show" as il win eel
from any other republican. In some ais
! trlcts the promise has been made that
Mckinley viii not veto a free silver
measure If one IS presented TO him by
| congress.
In all the far western states where
| Mckinley has been indorsed the republi-
| cans claim to be confident that they can
win with him, no matter II he stands for
| gold or silver.
In the other states a strong element
! Of republicans are preparing to support
| him, mo matter whether Senators Teller
| Dubois, Cannon, and Mantle bolt the ma
| tional republican convention or not"