Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

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| EHrS~[11M benefit of the candi-
H5ifFH tPI'E date. He came here
HM !" " r almost direct from
| ~ Canton and when
he says Hobart of
| | New Jersey Reed
| OF Maine Will be the tail of the republican
| ticket he probably knows what he is talking
| about. Though the candidate for the pres
| idency does not have always deciding
voice IN the selection of his associate on the
| ticket. Major Mckinley will probably have
| a great deal to say about the nominee for
! Vice President this year
! The question of expediency enters largely
| INTO the choice of a vice presidential candi-
| date Personal popularity counts for less
| than some other things. For example, if
| II Is going to be expensive campaign A
candidate with large barrel is a good as
soc'ate to have. A wealthy man would
| have little chance of being elected Presi-
| dent of the United States but the pouular
! preJudice does not seem TO extend to the
| Secrhd man on presidential ticket
| SIui many men named for Vice President
| nave found the possession of a barrel to
be their chief qualification. Geographical
| and political conditions. too. count for A
| sCcd deal. If the presidential candidate
| &C mes from the west it is rot policy to
| anne vice presidential candidate from
| the same section. And between a man
| who lives in a doubtful state and man
| who lives in state which is certain to
] go one way or the other there is very little
| hesitation usually. Doubtful states have
| furnished most of the candidates on both
ends Of the tickets in all the campaigns of
| recent years.
| From the time when the nomination of
| ~,
| friends have made active efforts to bring
! about an understanding with the Reed
| "@ople so as to get Reed on the ticket in
| second place. But ii is pretty hard to
| persuade man who has had his eye fixed
| on the presidency to take the nomination
| Tor the lesser place. If Mr.. Morton was
10 be the nominee there would be very
| little difficulty in fniii a strong candi-
| cate for Vice President, fer according to
| the life tables, there w0Il b-. a proba-
hiiity that Mr. Morton would not ouilive a
| ltinley 1t is different. He is 4 man OF
middle age. in excellent health. and there
Is very little chance on the same author
| ity If he is nominated ard elected that
| the Vice President will have anything to
| do but preside over the Senate
| T" Persuade Reed
| 1t may take d good deal of missionary
| work to persuade Mr.. Reed TO take second
| place on the ticket. Possibly Editor Nc
| Cullagh of the Gilobe-Democrat who has
| been a great admirer of Reed and who
| wanted to See him nominated. will help per
| form this duty. He was of those who
| prevailed on Gen. Logan to go on the ticket
| with Blaine.
There is perhaps less doubt about the
Possibility of persuaing Mr.. Morton to go
| on the ticket with Mckinley because Mr.
Morton found good deal more pleasure in
being Vice President than is vouchsafed to
m hn
Mr. ingalls, of Kansas Gnre described tbA
functions of tie Vice President as pre-
siding over the Senate and waiting for the
President to die Mr. Morton discovers
thirCi-to he the social leader Of tho ad
ministraton. The entertainments which
| he gave at his beautiful hCme on Scott
cncle exceeded in attractivsness those
which were given at the White Housa
And the Vice President thoroughly ,nioy-
| ed his social emiucnce. The people of the
capital who take interest in social af-
lars would be very glad to see the house
occupied again by the Morton family.
Mr.. Morton might find another ~eason
than the social attractions of Washington
| to influence him in accepting the nomina-
ton for Vice President if it was offered
| to him. He was soreIy disappointed when
the Minneapolis convention failed 10 nut
| him on the ticket with Harrison four wears
| ago. and there would be a good deal of
| satisfaction in having the chance tn de-
| cine the nomination now. Mr.. Morton
| fully expected to he nominated with Har-
| rison in 1892. When ii became evident that
| Harrison was to De nominated two news
| paper men called on him at his office in
| the Capitol and asked him if he expected 10
! be on the ticket. He was a little emba~-
| raised by the question. but he answered
non -Commttally. When he was asked ~
he would accept the nomination for Vice
| President again, he said that 1T was a
| great honor" and in other ways indicated
| that he would accept it. He never spoke
| of his disappointment, but no doubt he
I IA Iafa NJ
| rison and Reid in the fall.
Effect on WhiteInw Reid.
| Mr. Reid has been mentioned as a pos
sihle candidate on the Mckinley ticket He
| has not been considered seriously by any
| but few of his personal followers. HIS
unfortunate differences with the labor
| unions did the ticket a great deal Of harm
| four years ago. and it is not likely Mr.
| Reid would want to repeat the experience
of that campaign. The attacks that We're
made on him then have made him an In
valid ever since. He personally conducted
his end Of the campaign, and read every
letter that came TO him. Many of these
letters We're filled with personal abuse of
him; and he worried about them so much
that toward the end of his campaigning
trip Mrs. Reid persuaded him not to look
at any more of his mail.
Mr.. Reed is not rich man. and he does
not come from doubtful state: but the
friends of Mr.. Mckinley would like to see
him on the ticket because of his popularity
Mr.. Hobart is wealthy, and he comes
from a state which Is in the doubtful
column. This is true also of Mr.. Morton
New York could furnish six seven avail
able candidates for the vice presidency, and
New Jersey more than one.
Rhode Island has two candidates for sec
ond place-Gov. Lippitt and ex-Gov Brown
Both Of them have announced their candf-
dacy. There is the same objection to them
that there was to Senator AIdrich of Rhode
Island when Mr.. Harrison was considering
him a possible Secretary of the Treas
ury. They come from small unfnportant
state. which Is almost certain to go repuo-
Hcan under normal conditions and which
Is bound to go republican on the tariff is
sue.
Lodge of Massachusetts, would be a good
New England representative on the ticket.
even IL he Is only "a politician" as the peo