Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16
COY. MORTON'S STRENGTH.
ATTITUDE OF REED MEN TOWARD
NEW Works. CANDIDATE.
The Morton Mon Want Early Conventions
-Anti-Snap RepubIIcaus--A Combina-
tion to Control the Republican Ma
tional Convention.

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-Anti-snap Repubiicaus--A Combine
tion to Control the Republican Ma
| tionai Convention.
wealthy man from New England who
| for long time has been pledged to Reed,
went to Albany a few days ago to ascer-
tain for the satisfaction of Reeds man
ayers whether the governor was actually
a candidate, and in the race to stay, says
, the correspondent of the New York Her
aid. He received very emphatic state
ments in the affirmative. Then he said he
was very sorry. Although a great admirer
or GOV Morton, he was pledged to Speaker
| Reed, and had hoped to see Reed nomin-
ated. lie said the governors candidacy
was direct menace to Mr.. Reed.
i Inc Herald week ago indicated that
some developments very soon would give
Morton great strength in the East They
i are about to come to pass. Mr. Plat
went to sec Mr.. Quay to see If he could not
be prevailed upon to swing Pennsylvania
openly for Morton. He also went to talk
with Gen. Sewell of New Jersey, having
previously talked with Garret A. Hobart,
who Is power in that State. Quay is now
on record In n tentative way as feeling ia
vorably inclined toward Mckinley, and
also desiring the success of Mr.. Reed,
care for either.
There Is every reason to believe that
quay and Magee can both be brought to-
gether on the common ground Of support
ing Morton. If that be accomplished it is
likely to start a stampede from Reed in
the East. The great strength of the Reed
movement has been that Joseph ii. Man
ley could claim the IS votes from New
England for Reed to start with. Then,
until Morton came out as a candidate, he
was wont to add the ~ votes of New York
and the 81 votes of Pennsylvania. This
would give Mr. Reed Il magnificent total
OIL IA votes. But one of the troubles of
MI Reeds candidacy has been that Mr..
Mahley has not played fair with Mr. Plat
IN several things concerning the st. Louis
convention. Mr.. Plat knows of this, and
ne hos started to try to be as sleek as MIR.
Manley Is.
CONTINGENCY.
The friends of Gov. Morton believe that
should Quay declare for Morton, and
should Mr.. Reeds friends finally decide
that he cannot get the nomination, nearly
all the votes of New England will be
: given to New Yorks governor. This
: would give that magnificent total Of PA
10 Morton. 1t Is said that there is scarce
. ly State now pledged to Reed which
would not gladly take Morton as its first
. choice
Even in Maine. Morton is tremendously
strong. He Is on terms of intimacy with
her leading statesmen. Two of his daugh-
ters VINO are now in California are the
guests OF Mrs. Eugene Hale. Connecticut
New hampshire and Vermont are sure to
we with each other in doing tribute 10
Morton when Reed drops out
Inc friends of Gov. Morton who have
been working for him in other States arc
beginning to hear favorable reports. There
seems TO be little question about Michigan
Mckinley hasn't made much of an inroad
there. There is a big Morton wedge IN
Illinois. In Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia the governor has friends who arc
very active. They are letting Reed and
Mckinley fight it out in Louisiana.
ne governor is sure to get some follow.
, ing IRON West Virginia, and something is
, being done in Maryland.
EARLY CONVENTIONS.
conventions to elect delegates TO the re-
puDHcan national convention will be held
early in the Empire State says the New
aorK correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger. The State convention to elect
delegates at large will probably be held In
March, bSt has not been called yet The
ilrst district convention to be held Is tina,
IN the Z9th congressional district, which
includes Chemung, Seneca, Schuyler and
! Steuben counties This has been called
Tor the Sth of February, and Will probably
be the scene of a sharp contest In lsg.
the republicans held their State conven.
ton to elect delegates as late as April d
In the same year the democratic conven.
ton was held February %. 1t was ca<4
thus early in the interest of Senator nm
VINO was candidate for the democratic
nomination for president, just as Gov
morton is now FOR the republican nomina-
ton. Hill thought an early convention In
New York would help in the rest of the
, country. In reality it hurt him, as Cleve-
, lands friends organized the famous anti
snap movement which led to HITS over.
throw Mortop's managers are now argu.
, ing that an early election of delegates
from this State would help him in the res,
of the country That Is the reason assign.
J ed Tor the early convention in the 10Th
district. The anti-Platt men are, however
, raising the same 'anti-snap" cry that was
used so effectively by the anti-Hill men
four years ago, The real reason for the
early convention in the Goth district is the
desire of Plat to prevent j. Sloat Fassett
from being elected as delegate. Mr.. Fas.
sett is now In California, and he will have
to hurry back and hustle II he hopes to &c
to the convention. 1t is believed that Gov
Morton is anonyed by the prospect of q
fight over Fassett, and would be pleased
to see him sent to the convention in order
to avoid quarrel in the ranks when har-
mony is essential TO his success
A ST. LOUIS COMBINE.
The Washington correspondent of Tho
New York Mail and Express says "Thos,
who are seeking to learn the real purpose
of Mr.. Platts frequent conferences will
Quay and Manley of the Reed forces anC
Clarkson Of the Allison contingent SHOULD
understand, first of all, that these con
slant meetings are for thepurpose OF
effecting a combination that will contro
the republican national convention. Tn,
combine are not agreed as to their can
didate, but they have determined anon,
themselves, that, whatever his name, h,
shall be made to understand, before tn,
goods are delivered. TO whom he is unde
obligations. Failing to grasp that fac
promptly he will be turned aside for an
other who will. If the Mckinley column
can be broken early, Foraker of Ohio. anC
Fllley of st. Louis will be in the comblna
ton, thus placing New York. Pennsyl
vania, Maine, Ohio, Iowa. Missouri an,
Connecticut in one solid phalanx, so IA
as these man can bring them. They ar
to pool their fortunes. and whether thei
united forces name Reed, Morton or AL
lison as the presidential nominee. the re
suit Is to be regarded as the work of all
1t would appear from present observa
ton that their choice Is about in tn,
order named, and that 1t is their purpose
not TO let the convention get beyond thes,
three names. To do that they must xii
off both Harrison and Mckinley at al
early stage of the proceedings. Some
time ago they insisted that Mckinley.
strength was largely ION paper" bu
they have changed their opinions within
week and now concede that Ohio's COVER