Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
THE REPUBLICAN NOrl-
NATION.
The Democrats Dilemma.
Want rlr. Teller for
President.
THE POLITICAL BATTLE SOON TO
BEGIN.
Breakers Ahead for Democracy.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

lFrOm OuF IScRuldH
WASHINGTON, June p, 1896.
Hurrah for Mckinley and Hobart a
ticket OF certain winners hurrah Tor
the platform OF principles which are
prosperity bringersl Columns might
easily be written of how the republic
cans hereabOuts received the plat
form and nominations made by the 81
Louis convention without saying more
than is contained in the above SEN
tence. Major McKinley's nomination
was expected. but that of Me. Hobart
was somewhat OF surprise to great
many. although it was known that his
friends were making strong hight Tor
him. Hon Garrett A. Hobart is not
SO well known to the rank and file OF
the party outside of his own state as
he is to the leaders with " HON he has
been associated since he became New
Jerseys representative on the Nation
al Committee, but he is all right in
every sense of-the expression.
Mr. HoBART's POLITICAL ABILITY.
He has wide experience as politi-
cal manager, which he will put TO good
use during the campaign, as it has al
Ieady been arranged that he shall
have charge of the business end OF 1t
He has also promised that he would
take New Jersey under his own wing
and to repeat the republican triumph
which put Griggs into the Governor
chair. It may not be amiss to say
that Mr.. Hobart's superb management
was largely responsible for the state
going republican. Great as is tine
head of the ticket, Mr.. Hobart Is 4
worthy associate for Gov. MCKINLEY.
A scheme is being Matched up TO ge
1tlx added
money vote TO nominate ex-Gov
Campbell, OF Ohio. at Chicago. Camp
bell is not in Washington. What IN
real position ON the money question
nobody knows. He has said hlmsel
that he had no decided convictions.
PREPARING FOR THE INAUGURATION o
MCKINLEY.
Hon. John Rooney, tia well-know
Irish orator of New York doesn't pre-
pose TO be uncomfortable on accoun
of the crowded condition of Washing
ton during the inauguration OF Mcklr
ley and Hobart. In order TO max
sure Mr.. Rooney stopped in Washing
ton while on his way home from tn
st. Louis convention and engage
quarters for himself and party {
friends during Inauguration weel
And Others are doing the same thin
i'm person and by mail. 1t is a wis
thing Co do, too The Mckinley inaul
uration crowd is likely TO break I'll
record. and those who fail To .secuI
quarters early may not he able To g
them at all.
MR.. TELLRR's WITHDRAWAL
According to the census of Wasl
inpton opinion, without regard to pa
~ I'D Of
senator 1eller's bolt from the st Lo
il convention has been greatly lessee
ed bv the persistent effort of the pop
lists to push MIR. Teller forward as
candidate for the democratic nomin
ton or course those who know Sen
tor Teller's high minded devotion
nrinciple, do not for n moment belle
that he is taking any hand in this bu
mess, hut there can be no doubt tn
in giving advance notice OF his int
ton TO do just what he did, he put
in the power of men less high mind
to make use OF him as n tool to 1
tempt to carry out certain schem
of their own, nor that those men a
taking advantage of their opportu
ity.
WILL HE FORBID 1T?
There isn't the slightest probable
that the democrats will nominate ST
ator Teller for President, and
would increase the respect with VIII
he is generally regarded if he wol
put an end to the game by forbiddi
the use of his name before that CT
Vention.
About the oldest thing in the pr
ent political situation is that althou
Mr.. Cleveland said in his breads
against the silver democrats, publ
ed last week, that his only desire he
after is to be a private in the pa
ranks, the belief is generally held
Washington that he is willing to
eept the democratic nomination aga
even upon a silver platform. I
isn't complimentary to Mr.. Clevela
but it is the fact all the same
ANYTHING TO WIN.
That the democratic party is,
ever. ready to do any thing that
give it n chance to win is shown by
alacrity of democrats to consider e
the widest sort of proposition WI
promises to gain populists and sil
republican votes One of these pre-
sitons which has been seriously
eepted by some democrats and
CARRYING out of which may even be
tempted at the Chicago conventio
that democrat be nominated
President and populist for Weep
ident, and that resolution endOr
Senator Teller for Secretary OF
Treasury be adopted by the Con
ton. And these men actually seel
think that the voters of this cOu
can be bamboozled by such CT
Quilt sort of an arrangement as