Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-27
IS SUPPORTING MANDERSON
Ex-Governor Crounse Heartily Favors His
Candidacy.
NEBRASKA CAN % NOTHING ELSE
Ex-Governor Saunders is nm Allison
Man but Would Make Him second
Choice with Henderson
In the Race.

Politics are warming up TO some extent
in this state and even the prominent party
leaders are beginning to express their prefer
ences concerning the men who are in the field
for presidential honors at the nominating
conventions.
Ex-Governor Crounse came down from CAL
houn yesterday and in discussing the pos
sblites of some of the republicans who
are in line for the nomination. he said
~ have no objection to expressing by
preference among the candidates for the re-
publican nomination for president. am
for General Manderson. | am for him be-
cause l am for anything which tends to ad-
vance Nebraska, and l am sure his candi-
dacy, possible nomination and certain elec-
tion If nominated would be highly credit
able to the state.
81 am for him because he possesses many
OF the qualities which go to make a good
president, more than have been possessesd
by some of the presidents we have had and
more than can be claimed for some of the
candidates now in the field. The general
by his twelve years in the senate, where he
served with so much credit to the state.
Is intimately acquainted with national af-.
fairs and is widely and favoraby known.
His fellow senators regarded him so highly
that they chose him to preside over the de-
liberations and to fill a place held by Ed
monds Thurman and other eminent states
men. Certainly the generals fellow citizens
would honor themselves by honorng ctizen
of the state so distinguished. 1t is urged
that his candidacy is but a cloak under
which to hide delegates for others use and
that he has entered the lists too late. l
do not believe the general competent to be-
come a party to the scheme and as to the
lateness of his candidacy, | know of no
statute of limitations which bars anyone
from doing handsome or proper thing 1t
strikes me that some of these objectors are
wanting in good faith themselves and find IL
convenient to urge such pleas or excuses for
opposing him and would have found others
if he had come out earlier"
Ex-Governor Saunders does not care to.
express himself as favorng Henderson until
he officially learns that he intends to make
a run for the nomination General Mander-
son being out of the field he is in favor OF
Senator Allison. His remarks upon the sub
ject were as follows:
Before Manderson was in the field had
expressed myself as being in favor of ALI
son. Harrison was my first choice, because
and the people of the country know from
his administration that he is a safe man.
But when he withdrew l had no hesitation
in at once taking a stand for Allison
81 am in support of Allison because 1 be-
lieve that he is the safest of the avowed
candidates. know this from personal cons
tact with him In congress He is con-
eervative man, but he upholds all the prln-
/
sound money man and he is planted on the
doctrine of protection. He has had long ex-
perience in congress and has always shown
himself a safe man.
81 favor Alson's candidacy from the fact
that he has always taken a decided stand
on every question that has come up in con-
gress. With the presidential bee in his
bonnet he might have dickered with the
opposition, especially with the silver men.
but he has never done He has always
registered his vote a question and stood
by it.
"But while I avowed myself supporting
Allison, | did so before | knew that Man
derson was in the race. ! don't know posi-
lively that he is now, and therefore l do
not feel like Withdrawing my support from
Allison. If Henderson will run, 1t is cer-
tainly proper that the delegation should
be instructed for him inasmuch as he is a
home man. From my knowledge of his ca
reer he Is fitted for the Office"
"Do you think that II Manderson is
candidate and the delegates are instructed for
him they will be switched to some other
candidate when the convention is reached?'
asked.
Il know nothing about that" answered
the governor "Mandersons candidacy was
brought out without any knowledge on my
part and therefore | could not say. To
support Manderson, l should myself desire
to know who the second choice Of the Me-
braska delegation was