Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07

rot aai1gonize the many active republicans
In his district by coming forward as candi-
| date. However," said he, II hope to be In
ST. Louis IN June and as citizen Of Iowa TO
| get In some good work fer Allison"
In the Eleventh district Jonas Cleland OF
| Sioux City. Frank Helsell Of Storm Lake. T..
| G. Roach and @. w. Schee are candidates.
Congressman Perkins is not In the contest by
| his own motion. He nai1 in connection with
| the matter OF his candidacy:
Every member of the Iowa congressional
| delegation is earnestly enlisted in behalf of
| the Iowa man and each is anxious to do any
! honorable thing that will promote his sue
| bers, together with Senator Gear, viii be
| found in st. Louis on the occasion Of the
whether they are delegates or. not. / am
only deslrous Of taking such place IN esis
! do not aspire 10 be a delegate.
| POSSIBLE DELEGATION-AT-LAR
! For delegate-at-large there are no candi-
! dates in the field, 1t being conceded that so
| far as they are concerned they will be the
natural leaders of the Allison movement out
eide the state. James s. Clarkson, ID. b.
| Henderson. w. p. Hepburn and John H.
Gear are conceded to be the four whom the
convention will select.
The selection Of the delegates will end
| the work OF the convention. Immediately
following adjournment MIR Allison's candi-
dacy will take on specific form in this state
and the west. There has been a movement
on foot in Des Moines very recently to form
a Mckinley club in opposition to Mr.. Allison.
IL Is the first and only thing Of the kind
so far as known in the state. The fact
that the second choice of Iowa Is probably
| complimentary to Mr.. Mckinley accounts
for the growths Of the kind. BY the specific
and formal organization Of the Allison
forces, however. they are expected to disap-
pear The Mckinley club here is being or
ganized by Steve j. Wilcox, who formerly
resided at Dubuque, the home of Mr.. ALI
son.
| Managers OF Mr.. Allisons campaign at
present are counting upon about IT'S votes
on the first ballot. The strength counted on
Will come from Illinois. Iowa, Minnesota,
the Dakotas. Indiana, Michigan and Missouri,
although scattered votes are expected from
| the east, south and extreme west. Votes
from Oregon and California are assured;
Texas has already selected some Allison
delegates; one or more votes are expected
from each southern state. On the second
ballot the indications point to Nebraska
which will go to Manderson on the first bal
Lotto the mountain states and to wherever
a break occurs in the east and south, as
accretion to the Allison column. Succeed
ing ballots are expected to tell the same
story until the nomination.
NOTHING TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
But however roseate their view the man
ayers of Mr.. Allison are taking nothing for
granted For more than two months the
headquarters established here have had six
days work in the week arousng the friends
of the Iowa man all over the country. The
Iowa emgrants are being worked in this
connection and when the matter Is called to
their attention invariably respond to the ap-
peal This is particularly true in the ex-
treme west. Clubs of former Iowa residents
are being formed in the interest of Mr..
Allison in California, Oregon and Washing
ton At one town in Oregon, for instance,
called Marshfeld. there is club of 100 or
ganized fer the Iowa man. The same tactics
prevail in Colorado and other mountain
states. Colorado is not expected to get into
line at the start, but is expected to eventually
help the Iowa man win the fight Indiana is
claimed on the ground that while the Clark
son contingent at Minneapolis did all 1t could
to defeat Harrison in 1892 In 1888 it started
the stampede that nominated Mr.. Harrison.
A portion of Illinois is claimed on the ground
of Mr.. Tanners friendliness, as reported in
this state, and Senator Allison's work in con-
nection with the Worlds fair appropriation
and in fact that in every project commercial
and political, Iowa has assisted Illinois to the
extent of her powers The general campaign
work is being done on the claims of the
Mississippi valley to the presidency, repre-
senting the western interests, on the ground
that it s necessary to have in the presidents
chair a man capable of solving the financial
question correctly and satisfactorily to the
than man representing or capable of devils
ing law of trade which has come to be the
accepted policy of the republican party
Necessarily, as Mckinley is fighting with
Allison for the states which are rightfully
Allison's Mr.. Allison's friends are pushing
to the front the fact that the currency and
financial questions are of more Importance
than is that of protection, which is already
settled.
REPUBLICAN STATE LEAGUE.
The Republican State league will meet the
day preceding the state convention in Des
Moines State Printer Freem c. Conaway is
the president Of the organization and Speaker
Of the House H. w. Byers is the chairman of
the executive committee E. w. Weeks of
Guthrie Center is secretary and F. C. Let's
Of Marshalltown Is the treasurer. Among the
candidates for state offices already in the field
are
Auditor of state. c. G. Mccarthy, the
present incumbent.
Treasurer of state John Herriott, the pres
ent incumbent.
Attorney general Milton Remley, the
present incumbent.
Secretary of state, c. s. Ryrkitt present
deputy: p. d. Chassell. G. S. Hanford and
G.. L. Dobson.
Railroad commissioner, Ed Dawson, the
incumbent, and j. M. Kemb'e.
Supreme Judge, T.. l.. Huston A. j. Nc
Crary, S. M. Weaver, Scott Ladd and John
Harvey.