The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11
PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS ON
Friends OF Various Candidates Are
ut Work in Earnest.
MR. M'KINLEY STILL LEADS
senator Qnay's Popularity Is on the In
crease Friends of Speaker Reed Put
Forth Strong Claims for Rccog
uitiOn- Glimpse ut the Field.

worth knowing. Therein lies his
strength and 1t is on that working ac-
quaintanCe with the political wheel
horses that he and his lieutenants pro-
fess to have hopes that the presiden-
tial lightning may strike him in st.
Louis.
Senator Quay's boom is managed by
William Alexis Stone, the big congress-
man from Allegheny. Mr.. Stone is a
very able man, a good lawyer and q
clever politician. He knows "a thing or
two' about the presidential situation.
II do not expect n nomination in the
st. Louis convention for the first few
BALLOTS" said Congressman stone in an
interview, but after these We hope 10
gradually get enough votes to nominate
Quay.
''rhere is no doubt that Senator Quay
is q candidate to win the nomination.
His purpose Is to be nominated. His
name was not brought forward for the
purpose of getting the delegates of
Pennsylvania. for he could have had
them without being candidate for
president.
Senator Quay is growing in favor
with everybody and no one Is against
him. He does not expect to go into the
convention with as many votes on the
first ballot as others. and therefore he
is not antagoniZing any of the candi-
dates who have u larger following. 1t
will be only after the bigger candidates
have dropped out that Quay's chances
will begin to loom up. Every one is
friendly To him.
THE senator will personally know
more men in the st. Louis convention
than any other candidate, and hence
have a great advantage over the 9TH
ers. Every one who knows him recog-
niZes his fitness for the office. / don't
See why Senator Quay will not be nomi-
mated at st. Louis, when once the con-
Vention finds out that the leading can
didates have not enough votes to win.
Reed and Mckinley will be the two
strongest candidates. | should judge
that they will have between them $50
votes on the first ballot And it seems
pretty certain, from present indica-
tons, that no candidate will have a
majority of votes.
Quay will draw from the other can
didates, and especially from the South
erE delegates, who are very friendly to
him. He has alway. helped them out
in their struggles down there. The fact
that he is personally acquainted with
the leading men i'm the party south of
Mason and DiXon's line will he great
assistance in his canvass. The leaders
always come to see him when they
come to Washington. He Is to the Re-
publican party what General Grant
was to the Union army during the war
the recognized leader.
M'KINLEY'S BOOM.
New York. March 1O.-The members
of the Morton boom in this city heard
today that Major Mckinley will have
an army of between 10000 and 10000
OhiOans at st. Louis to lift their voices
In behalf of Mckinley Nothing like
the demonstration it is proposed to
make for Ohio's favorite son has ever
been known In the history of presi-
Dental campaigns. 1t would seem i'm
probable on first thought that such an
army could be taken care of, but the
manag gers of the Buckeye boom have
solved that problem. They have hired
the big Exposition building i'm st. Louis
as general headquarters for the Me
kinley shouters, from June IL until
June u, during the entire convention
week
The magnitude of the undertaking
can be better estimated by the knowl-
edge that the quarters engaged are
large enough for the convention itself
In securing the Exposition building the
Mckinley managers took the initiative
step toward plan to create senti-
ment for Mckinley. Two bands have
already volunteered to go from Ohio
to st. Louis and there will be Il cele-
bration of some kind i'm Music hall
which will be run as an annex to the
Exposition show during the convention
Week. Well-known speakers from all
parts of the country have been engaged
to sound the praises of Mckinley. Nc
kinley literature will be distributed in
carloads, and other features will he in
trnduced to attract attention. w. g.
Gaitree. of Columbus. vice president Of
the Ohio Republican league; w. r.
Kissich. of Cleveland, and Thomas f.
Clohesey, of Cincinnati, the committee
In charge of this great national politi-
cal enterprise. have been in st. Louis
for several days making the arrange
ments to accommodate the Mckinley
legions. Mr.. Gaitree remarked: "You
will not be able to throw stone with
out killing an Ohioan yes, you will
not even be able to look around with
out seeing an Ohioan working tooth
and nail for Mckinley"
Columbus. o., March 1O.-The most
notable feature of the short session of
the Republican state convention today
was the speech Of Senator-elect For
aker, in which he declared his allegi-
ance to Mckinley with all his charac-
teristic vigOr.
There was caucus of leading For
aker faction Republicans this evening
with view to fixing up SLATE" for
the convention.
Wichita Kan, March 10.-The Re-
publican state convention today sent a
telegram of greeting, expressing loyal
ty to Mckinley to the Republican state
convention of Ohio.
REEDS CLAIMS.
Washington, March 1O.-One of Mr..
Reeds most ardent supporters gives
this reason why MIR. Reed should re-
ceive the nomination and be elected:
"McKinley's adherents," said this
man. "have only one thing upon which
to base his candidacy, and that is his
championing of protection, just as IL
Mckinley were the only protectionist
in the Republican party, or as If he
had ever done one jot more for protec-
ton than have thousands Of other Re-
| publicans.
"Morton's candidacy is based upon
his being a hard money man, but he is
no more sound on that question than is
| Mr.. Reed or thousands Of other Re-
publicans.
But Mr.. Reed stands for something
Wnicn Is very GEAR 10 the people OF this
country. irrespective of section or poll
tics, and If any man can be said to
have a caveat on an issue Mr.. Reed
certainly has 1t. Mr.. Reed stands for
the rule of majorities. and the rule
of the majority Is the foundation stone
of all republican institutions"
ALLIsoN's BOOM.
| Des Moines, Ia, March 10.-Enthusi-
asm among the delegates to the Re-
publican state convention for Allison
runs high. The delegation win be In