Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02
THE REPUBLICAN CANVASS.
Gx-PRESlDENT HARRISON MAY BE
FORCED TO ONTO THE FIELD.
Mckinley and Morton May Unto on tn,
Ex-Prcsidcnt AS Compromise Candi-
dote-Rced Sentiment Growing in
New York Senatorial Outlook.

new fork-ScnntOrIaI OUTLOOK.
Tho friends of Mr.. Morton and of Nc
| Kinley have each spoken In a way that
brings new light upon the republican can
vass, says the New York correspondent of
the Providence journal. "rhey will, IL cir
cumstances call for 1t in convention, agree
upon Gen. Harrison as q compromise can
idate. This is providing that the EXPIRES
ident does not notify the Convention or
any group of its delegates that his name
will be used in that manner only to meet
with his declnation OF the offer. This Is
not anticipated since his friends In In
dianapolis also understand him as being
more than favorably inclined to answer
any such unanimous call. 1t may be said
that one OF the strongest reasons why he
was dsinclined to re-enter official life was
a certain sensitive feeling over Incidents
OF his private life of which q near event
Is one detail II he could have escaped the
uncalled for and truly impertinent ex-
posture of rubbshy news concerning the
relations of Mrs. Dlmmick with other
members of his family, he would never
have written the letter which finally COM
PEELED his friends to believe that he was
sincere In this respect. He is not an active
candidate, will not become one, and will
not undertake pecuniary or any other OBJ
legations based upon acceptance Of a pos
sible nomination.
OF the field of candidates has really been
one of instructive measuring of his re-
sources by his own friends. II has also
allowed the Mckinley and Morton men
to take such n position as would make 1t
impossible for them afterwards
to justly claim that the ex-
president was a rival of that
he was antagonizing them. He has eff
fectually placed himself out OF their class.
Their candidates are seeking the nomina-
ton, while the nomination, If 1t ever goes
to the ex-President, will be offered and in
as nearly literal n sense as possible will
have sought him out. There are evidences
of a reaction against the blatancy OF the
claims for the Ohio and the New York
candidates
REED SENTIMENT.
With Mr. Morton himself convinced that
It is no longer reasonable to hope for the
nomination, unless there shall be a great
change in the popularity Of Mckinley,
there Is no ground for the claim that Mr..
Plat holds still to his faith in the triumph
OF tho Governor The many suggestions
that he is ready to go to the support of
Mr. Reed gain strength from the promi-
nence. once more given to Mr.. Harrison.
In addition the proceedings at the Massa-
chusetts Convention were favorably COM
mented here. II is known now that Mr..
Reed Is upon as strong a plank in Massa-
chusetts as Mr.. Morton Is In this State,
though his own personal financial views
are yet in need of calculation. But aside
from this uncertainty, he has begun to
gain favor in the eyes Of New Workers
by reason OF his management OF the House
business. The exhibition OF the Congress
men who to-day turned down the public
business he had ordered forward in order
that their private bills might be acted on,
illustrates the feeling In which he is held.
While making no startling record, such
as distinguished his last term as Speaker,
he has gone on in course of uniform and
obedient service to the public. Appear
ances may not be all that they seem. but
there is no denying tho good impression he
has created since Congress opened"
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
The New York correspondent of the
Manchester, N H., Union says "The
democratic situation is little changed
from n week ago though there is a stead
lily growing feeling both In New York and
in Washington that William c. Whitney
is the man for the emergency; and that,
In spite of his many and decided refusals
to permit his name to be used in connec-
ton with the presidential nomination he
will not refuse, when 1t is brought home
to him that he alone can win victory
for the democracy. His sources of strength
are many. He is Immensely popular with
all elements of the party throughout the
country, and has managed to keep out of
the local strife and chickering's in this State
and city during the last few years. That
he is one of tho shrewdest politicians now
In public life, nobody can doubt who saw
the inside workings of the democratic con-
vention In Chicago four years ago: when
in less than twelve hours after his arrival
he Strengthened out all the discordant ele-
ments and had solidhed the friends of
Cleveland for their fight against Hill. Mr.,
Cleveland would never have been renomi-
mated in 1892 II 1t had not been for the al
most superhuman efforts of Mr. Whitney
II he is nominated next June and demo
crat of brains like Dan Lamont is put up
for governor in this State, the chances for
victory would be very bright against the
strongest republican who could be put In
the field. The republican party has made
so many mistakes by its disreputable do
ings In the Legislature that people are
pretty thoroughly disguised; and If the
right kind OF a democrat Is nominated
In this commonwealth, tho thousands who
left the party in 1893 and 1894, will come
back and bring other thousands with them.
1t Is pretty much question of candi-
dates.
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