New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
THE "FAvORITE son" CANvAssEs.

SOURCE OF WEAKNESS RATHER THAN
STRENGTH TO THE ANTI-MKINLEY FORCES.
Washington, March 10 (SpeciaD.-It is becoming
evident that some leading Republicans. VINO nave
been watching the growth OF the Mckinney move
ment with undisguised alarm. have now become con-
WINGED that the fight against the Ohio man has been
conducted on mistaken lines. 1t Is rather late In
the day 10 discover the error and this fact too Is
frankly admitted. The anti-McKinley men have
now come to the conclusion that the "favorite con
idea Is source Of weakness rather than OF strength
to the antMcKinley forces
One of the most prominent workers In the Repub-
lioan party a well-known Senator from one of the
border States, said recently that he did not blame
the average politician for Joining the Mckinney
ranks According 10 ms ve% once IN be bee
that Mckinley would not win the nomnat'o6 TheTo
Reed with strength IN ana 10 In
men of straw. simply put up to beat Mckinney the
@ n Tno Of e oce s on the ere
for early and effective support saw that Morton
was not likely to be the nominee; that Quay occu-
pied almost similar position In Pennsylvania: that
ton from Illinois. and that Davis in Minnesota. and
Henderson in Nebraska were not worth counting
lite son. was probability. but only as a compromise
in the case of a deadlock
The average politician, this Senator went on TO
say who is not bound by local ties. Is not dealing
with men who have little or no show OF winning. II
New-York and Pennsylvania were TO declare for
Reed. for instance, the Mckinley movement would
receive a check but so long as the an-McKiney
strength is dssipated among number Of candidates
who have only local strength and are making no
Roadway whatever, II can do nothing 10 stop the
progress which Mckinley is now making toward the
nomination
WHERE ALLIsONS STRENGTH LIES.
HIS NOMINATION WOULD END ALL FRACTIONAL
BITTERNESS. CONGRESSMAN PERKINS SAYS
Washington, March 10 (Specia). Representative
Perkins. of Iowa. one Of the most active and in
~ Gam
vass for the Republican Presidential nomination.
said to-day:
The strength OF Allison Is to be found in the pc;
cuiar position he occupies between the so-called
has been happily free from irritation and friction
To the partisans of Mckinley and the other candi-
dates he appears In the character OF a peculiarly
amiable compromise candidate The solution OF the
whole vexed question IN favor Of Allison. in my
tween the partisans of these men. 1t must sooner
or later occur TO them that Allison Is man whose
either Mckinney or Reed: The level-headed men
VII ss w Hspnssn aa ar h at
ton Republicans ought to consider that II they
should come back into tar Pb ba THIS M ra
| shall meet reasonable expectations and give 1t q
S Se'a Mckinley or Reed who viii lead the Repub-
| can phalanx to victory IN November Tor ! con-
cSae that ReIuSGSanI ns Victory FSr Is
political life and we should be careful that In
that % nd bleed the
| is won In this respect Allison is strong. He is in
| the happy relation of the second choice to almost
every other candidate, where the preference is not
| for him first. He is making no enemies and Is
| under Obligations to no man The partisans OF
other candidates can gravitate to him with clear
con science, and Allison can accept that nomination
| and run his race without having hedged hmse
| about with promises and compromising entang.e-
| ments waiting to be redeemed after taking his seat
| II the nomination of Mckinley Is not conceded
| Allison will be the man.
DELEGATES CHOSEN IN BRooME COUNTY
| Ringhamton, n. Y. March 1s.-The list Assembly
| ns,r,ct Republican Convention this afternoon
elected the following delegates to the State Conven
| ,,on: Colonel George W. Dunn. w. W. Novel;
| Alexander f. Andrews. NJ. l.. Jones and f. p. Ward
| o,,ernates J. ~ Kilmer. II. c. Olmstead. Charles
Fuller. r. ]. Bryant and J. S. Chase.
The I'D District Convention delegates are as fol
| lows. Assemblyman c. F. Upper. A. W. T. Back
Orrin Hodin. Ell b; Black and Crank Stewart
| aiterpates, Paul Males. Leonard Whitney. A.
| Lord, r. s. Earl and 7. T. LAYTON; ..r.u,
The County Convention selected the iono"'nS ger
| gates 10 the Congressional Convention: Mayol
George E. Greene. George b Curtis l, u, n HIS lis
| james schell. DR.. u. Dudley. Daniel Lyons ana Ut
] g. p. Allen.