Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-21
NATIONAL POLITICS.
M'KINLEY's OPPOSITION.

New York.-The political view of Nc
Kinley's chances, az expressed by the op'
position, can be stated in few words
As matters stand, Mr.. Platt and Gen
Clarkson believe Mckinley will be beaten
by the sober second thought of the Re-
publican masses. The effort to "smoke
him out" into making a definite currency
declaration is three-fold. If Mckinley
should declare himself in favor Of silver
coinage in any form, he would lose most
of the delegates in the east who have been
instructed for him.
On the other hand declaration for the
single gold standard would ALLEVIATE the
west. And if Major Mckinley remains
silent he will be attacked as 'straddler.'
In any event the opposition has some
thing to work on. The sound money
agitation is the club that is expected to
settle the Mckinley boom in the national
convention. In discussing the matter
Gen. Clarkson said:
mckinley is far short of having ma
jority of the delegates. do not believe
he will get within close range of ma
jority in the national convention. Those
delegates who at first favored Mckinley
are wavering now in their support. When
Che brass band period has been passed
and the delegates assemble at st. Louis
for the sober work of nominating q can
didate for the presidency there will be
decided change in sentiment. 1t does not
take long to effect change in public
sentiment in these days, and the delegates
are fast learning of McKinley's weakness
as candidate. These men were elected
to represent their party in the national
convention, many of them when the Nc
Kinley sentiment was at its height. The
hurrah and brass band element figured
prominently in some of the conventions.
"But when the delegates come to real
ize their responsibilities in the cooler at
mosphere of the national convention,
they will approach the nomination OF q
presidential candidate cautiously and With
| desire to do that which is best for the
party and the country. It is like man
who has been elected to an Office. He is
llight-hearted enough for time, but once
| in Office the full realization of his respon-
sibilties is upon him and he is inclined
to be conservative. In the case of Nc
Kinley, a reaction has already set in and
the wave of opposition to him which has
now set in will speedily effect change In
sentiment. The contests will, of course,
bear on the convention work, but not to
any great extent, I imagine. Mckinley
will need all, or nearly all, of the dele
gates in the contest list to win, and do
not believe he will get half of them"
| FREE COINAGE LEADS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harris estimates
the free silver majority in the convention
at not less than 200. Correspondent Nc
Bride, who has all the sources of infor
nation that center in John R. Mclean
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, says the ma
iority will be nearer $50, and Congress
man Bailey, of Texas, who is running fo
senator on the free silver platform, viii
not be satisfied with silver maiorit.
under 275. conservatives hav'
raised their minimum estimated majorit.
from rs to 15O. The free silver senti
ment among the Democrat has the sam
Rroupd-swell roll to it that the McKinle!
movement has among the Republicans.