Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-12
THE rnnsInrxrrAL r,rLp.

Chicago Timos-IIcrall (repD; Mr.. Platrs
effort to hatch Morton delegates in Indiana
by the political incubation process viii be
sure to attract national attention.
Globe-Democrat (rep); by April 1 thir-
teen republican state conventions for the
election OF delegates TO the national con-
ven:lon will have been held, and eight more
have been called for April so that by May
l probably definite estimate can be made
as TO the relative strength OF the several
candidates
New York Mail and Express (rep): There
are surface indications that a presidential
boom for John Griffin Carlisle Is being quietly
organized In this city. The Eentleman'9 pres
encc here, the big dinners preparing FOR him
and the general understanding that the Ken
lucky Bnrkis 10 willin' all support the i'm
preston that the secretary's friends IN New
York are stealthily schemng to make him
the leader Of the melancholy democratic pro
cession which is scheduled to march up to
the sacrlhcial altar next fall.
Minneapolis Tribune (repO: Mark A.
Hanna of Cleveland is not only Major Nc
Ktnleys shrewd manager, but he is also
at the head Of the consolidated railroad
interest of the Forest CITY, and finds time
to combine business with politics sufficiently
to offer less than a scent car fare, uni
versal transfers, a percentage OF his gross
receipts and all necessary paving and other
street repairs to the city of Cleveland in
1t looks as though 1t would be good year
for Cleveland to do business with Hanna.
Philadelphia Times (dem) The only ques-
tion for the democrats to consider at Chi
cago is the nomination of the best man who
can be selected to fight the battle Of 1896
However unpromising the outcome may be,
| the duty Of the party to offer 10 the nation
| its best man and its best platform is para
mount, and whether the democrats shall be
victors or vanQuished In the coming con-
| test, they could have no cleaner, better cam
| didate than Robert e. Pattison. He is for
| honest money, honest government honest
politics and honest administration The
| party that falls with such candidate and
such a platform can fight hopeful battles in
| the future.
New York Sun (dem): These are great days
| and crowded FOR the Hon. Marcus Antonius
| Hanna. the original and only genuine copy
| righted Mckinley boomer. He works all day
/ counting up delegates The map OF the
United States is before him Into every
| county but forty-one he has stuck pins to
| indicate Mckinley districts. He has taken
| New England away from Reed by the ex-
penditure Of small paper of pins. New
| York has been snatched from Governor Morton
/ in the same easy way, and Pennsylvania from
4 the man of Beaver. Every state is solid {;
only a few more counties remain to be con-
quered. Hot-house grapes grow and fer
ment into wine in the warmth Of Mr..
| Hanna's smile as he looks at the map, and
| the map has to be replaced by globe. The
\ sunlight falling on his long, wide forehead,
! which thought and effort have long since
| robbed Of any disguise Of hair, floods the
| state and strikes against Major Mckinley s
house in Canton with a force that makes
IsAim run to the drawer where he keeps his
Y hre insurance policy. The Hon. Marco Antonio
| Hanna is happy. His only regret is that
| there are not more countries in the United
| States