Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-19
THE PARTY'S CHOICE
Local Citizens Speak of the Republi-
can Ticket.
FINANCIAL PLANK. APPROVED
Few Public Men Left in the
City.
THE GEN ERAL OPINION

The foregone conclusion that Mckinley
| would be the republican nominee at ST.
| Louis operated to suspend much of the
| enthusiasm which would have ensued in
| Washington had the contest been close and
| exciting. The completion Of the ticket last
| night was known in short time after the
work had been finished. The consequence
was that today no great interest was
| shown. The republicans here had long ago
| accepted Mckinley as their standard
| bearer, and did not have much comment
| to make this morning on the nomination
| 1t was satisfactory to them as was the
| nomination of Hobart for Vice President
| AS Il rule, all of them were confident In
their predictions that the republican ticket
would be successful.
So few republicans from other states are
| in Washington at this time that no ex-
! pressions of opinion from men of national
| Importance could be obtained. Speaker
! Reed left the city this morning He would
| not talk on the nomination, contenting
| himself with sending a message of con-
| graduation to Major Mckinley. Ex-Gov.
| Fletcher of Missouri probably spoke the
sentiments of the republicans when he
| said to a reporter of The Star: THE ticket
| is good one, and will go through all right
l have no doubt of its election. Many re-
pubucans do not agree on the money Ques-
| ton, but they are republicans first and gold
or silver men next. You will find that they
will rally to the support of the ticket in
every state and will make showing that
will knock out the democrats" Governor
Fletcher believes that Missouri can be
numbered among the sure things for the
republican ticket.
Among the democrats, Vice President
Stevenson declined to talk on the nomina-
ton. Col. WA r. Morrison did the same
and so it was with all the democrats ex-
cept Representative Richardson of Tennes-
see. who Is holding down democratic mat
ters all by himself
While the republicans are probably more
confident than the democrats, opinion will
be hard to gather on the subject of the No
vember election until after the Chicago
| convention. and probably not until after
the St. Louis populist and silver conven-
tions.
President John Joy Edison Of the Wash
irgtoE Loan and Trust Company said:
Il regard the ticket as a particularly
strong one. Mr.. Mckinley is an ideal can
d;date. Especially am ! pleased with the
Platform and its splendid financial plank.
AS the campaign. progresses it will COM
mand more and more the support of the
Affer Sise Snftaso convention meets and
adopts its platform and names its nominees
l am convinced that the tide of silverism
will steadily and surely recede, and the
III
coming campaign will be one of education,
and. in my opinion. the people will be shown
how they have been misled by the pro-
ducers of silver. who from their own inter-
ests and what seems 10 me to be lack of
patriotism have introduced into politics our
monetary system, and thus threatened the
credit and prosperity of the country. This
silver craze l believe is due alone to their
erroneous and illogical arguments. and the
public will thoroughly learn and under
stand this before the election in November.
and the decision will be accordingly. In
my opinion some of the very states that
have bolted will return republican majori-
ties
Mr.. Jere NJ: Wilson. who was at one time
member or Congress from Indiana, said
today to Star reporter: Il have been a
Mckinley man from the start l have al
ways regarded him as the logical canGl-
date, and have felt that he ought to be,
ard would be, named by the party for the
highest office in its gift. He has been SO
closely identified with the protective tariff
loea that 1t was but natural the tariff bill
should bear his name. Then the tariff bill
was used almost as term CT opprobr,um
but the disasters that followed the change
instantly convinced the people that NcKin-
ley was the man to whom they should turn
in their need. Mr.. Mckinley put up what
was probably the best fight for the idea Of
protection that has been seen in Congress
since the birth of the republic 1t would
have been a mistake not to nominate him
personally, L do not know Mr.. Hobart but
have no doubt that he is a strong man.
and will make an admirable second"
DO you regard the detection of the sill
yer men with any apprehension?
Oh, no: not the slightest. This silver
business Is but the old greenback craze in
another form. The men who went out of
the party will have nothing to do with the
final outcome of the campaien and 7 havn
not the slightest doubt that Mckinley and
Hobart will be elected with great big
hurrah."
Ex-Representative Ben. Butterworth ef
Ohio said to a Star reporter this morning
tEat, in his opinion, the ticket was about
as strong one as the party could possibly
put into the field. As to the platform that
was adopted he said Il am not at pres
ent prepared to speak The truth of the
matter is, l have been so completelv Occur
pied with the trial of the Holt will case
lii lnat l. nave not had time enough to con-
slider 1t. or even to read it. OF course. I
know that the party has come out for gold.
Personally, l am not in favor of undiuted
gold as monetary standard. but the tick
ct itself is strong one, for 1t represents
many ideas that are intensely popular with
the people Of the United States''
Mr.. Mckinley" said Mr.. Samuel Mad
dcH. mas during the past twenty years or
so more clearly represented the princip,as
OF the republican party than any other
man, perhaps in his party His nomination
was, OF course foregone conclusion, but l
Rpad
made his run sooner, as they saw on the
turf, the man from Maine would have been
the winner"
am glad" remarked Mr.. F. L. Siddons.
that the republicans came out fatfooted
for gold, for, as the democrats will. unless
all the signs fail. declare for silver, the is
Sue will be squarely defined and settled at
the polls. But Mr.. Mckinley is a very
safe man, although not SO able as Mr
Reed The country will not suffer by the
election of Mr.. Mckinley
The platform is a much stronger one
than l expected would be made" said Mr..
John c. Heald. land the ticket is a strong
ore. If the democrats nominate a silver
man, then goodbye democrats"
Mr.. Mckinley said Mr.. George G.
Meigs, was the logical candidate of the
party. The great question to be decided is
not one of money. but that of protection
against free trade. AS the champion of
protection the nomination of Mr. Mckinley
will inspire the greatest confidence
throughout the country and his elactio,,