Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-22
Mr.. MoRTON'S CANDIDACY
Mr.. Platt Serious in Ohampioning the
Governor Of New York.
Quay Will Assist Him fn the COnven-
pect MOrris0n's Boom.

The friends of the other aspirants to the
elublican presidential nomination are be-
ginning to regard Platts championship of
Governor Morton as serious and earnest.
1t is well understood that Plat and Quay
want by cooperation, to control the NOM
inaticn, If it is possible for them to do So,
and that the first consideration with them
will be to secure the nomination of some one
with whom they will have influence after
election. 1t is urged, however, that there
is no candidate whose election to the pres
idency would better serve the interests of
Platt than that of Gov. Morton. The be-
lief is, therefore, that Mr. Morton's name
will be presented in earnest, and that
Platt will make the fight with the intention
of securing his nomination IL possible and
that he can rely en- the assistance of Quay
at the proper time If anything can be ac-
complished by it. If ii appears that Nor
ton cannot win then, 1t is said, 1t will be
time enough to look around for candidate
on which successful combination can be
made.
What HarrisOn's Friends Expect.
Dan Ransdell and General Michener, Cen
elal Harrison's most active political friends
in Indiana held a conference in Washing
ton last night on the subject of General
Harrisons candidacy. This morning Mr.
Ransdell made a statement on the subject,
which Is understood to be an official decla-
ration OF the status of the Harrison BOOM
He said that the friends of General
Harrison expected his nomination to result
from the condition Of Affairs which will
exist at the republican national convention,
but that his name would not be presented
to the convention as others would be at the
start. The. Indiana delega ton would be for
Harrison, but they would not make any
formal presentation of his name to the
convention.
He said that he thought the convention
would be SO divided between the other
candidates that it would be impossible for
any OF them to get the nomination, and
that the convention would naturally turn
TO Gen. Harrison, and give him the nomi-
nation without his having to enter into a
scramble for it. g. - ..s.z. ..,,t t,Ils~-
The Merrison Boom.
A very general 1oarvass is being made
among democrats by the men who have the
Morrison boom In charge. The fact that
the democratic nomination is regarded by
most politicians as an empty honor, and
that, therefore, no one else is making an
active fight to get IT, leaves the field ap-
parently clear for them at this time, and
they are in high feather. The great argu-
ment in favor of Morrison that is being
made Is that he is the only man on whom
both the silver and anti-silver democrats
can unite; that, while he is sound money
man, the silver democrats will generally re-
gard his nomination with satisfaction In
pursuance with this idea, his interests are
intrusted to men of both factions. Some of
the most radical on each side are working
hard on the boom and it is declared that
in Missouri and Illinois, where the party is
most seriously divided on the money ques-
tfon, the factions will all unite on Morri-
son. Some of the radical southern silver
men also are at work on the boom.
The other democratic candidates are still
being kept in the background, with the ex-
ception Of little work that is being done
In the interest of Matthews Of Indiana.