The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-06
There Will Be No Sulking.

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There Will Be No Sulking.
We must confess that We believe
Senator Quay and those acting with
him in the interest of candidates. Tor
the st. Louis nomination other than
that of Major Mckinley are either be-
ing daily misrepresented by the news
papers or else they have permitted
chagrin temporarily to disturb their
ordinarily good judgment. The former
Of these conjectures Is the more prob
able one, inasmuch as it does not seem
reasonable that such good Republicans
as Reed, Allison, Quay. Clarkson and
their prominent advisers would assume
the position, which they are made to
assume in much Of the contemporary
press correspondence from the national
capital, that unless the st. Louis con-
Vention selects some other nominee
than Mckinley there will be serious
and largely intentional lukewarmness
in the subsequent campaign.
Up to this time. with the single ex-
ception Of the short period of Senator
William Z. Chandler's erratic activity
in the retailing Of Democratic fabrica-
tlons concerning Mckinley. the cam
vass for the st. Louis nomination has
been conducted apparently In good tenn
per by all the candidates and by most
Uf their respective friends. Some little
abrasion Of cuticle there may have
been, in connection with factional
tights wherein the presidential issue
has been utilized as preteXt rather
than a chief consideration; but in the
main, taking the country over, the con-
test has been notably fair and good
natured and, if ended tomorrow instead
of six weeks hence, would leave no
sores to heal and scarcely any rutfied
plumage to smooth down. While ev
cry honest man has clung Loyalty to his
preference, it has been with the un-
eQuivocal and express understanding
that when the convention selects a
ticket. that ticket shall have his unre-
served support.
So good beginning ought not to be
marred by rancorous or indecorus
closing. For any Republican to try
now to convey the impression that the
fairly expressed will Of the majority as
registered at st. Louis must not pre-
vail except with his personal sanction;
or to intimate, either by direct speech
or innuendo, that II the majority shall
decide upon a candidate not his special
choice, he will feel called upon to de-
cline to work for the tickets success,
and will consider himself at liberty to
try to embarrass the party in Its SUBJ
sequent campaign, would be to take a
position repugnant to the spirit Of the
Republican party and could have no
other practical effect than heavily to
react upon the man who should be
guilty Of assuming it, and upon the
candidate In whose behalf 1t would be
assumed.
So far as Pennsylvania Is concerned,
we do not think that an honest doubt
can be expressed as to the superiority
Of Ex-Governor McKinley's popularity
among the voting masses over that Of
any other present candidate save pos
sibly Senator Quay. The Republicans
Of Pennsylvania, at least a command
ing majority Of them. are willing, out Of
personal compliment reinforced by
state pr.fle to accord to Senator Quay's
presidential candidacy q cordial sup
port so long as 1t shall reasonably ap.
pear to have prospect Of success; but
when that prospect shall vanish, con-
tingency seemingly more probable now
than at any prior time, those Republi-
can delegates from this state who are
considerate Of the wishes Of the men
whom they represent will with equal
cordiality transfer their support to
William Mckinley, and will not feel
bound to make any apology for doing
10. They will not sulk because they
cannot have Quay as the nominee; they
will not wait to be coaxed or dealt
with: they will step forward willingly
and In the best Of humor. to the stand
ard of the man who Is Pennsylvania 8
second choice, prepared to give to the
completed ticket, whether 1t be led by
Mckinley or another, the best support
within their power.
Just now the drift is clearly toward
Mckinley, 1t may change within six
weeks; and 1t may simply gather new
momentum. But in either or any event,
the fair choice Of the honestly seated
majority must command the amplest
strength Of a united and enthusiastic
party.
z. ]. Gibson, the Philadelphia Press