Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
The BULL BY THE HORNS
What the Mckinley People Will DO. Ac-
cording to Senator Thurston.
ihey VIII Contest With FavOrite Sons
for Delegates From Their
Respective States.

The speech of Senator Thurston before
the Lincoln Club, at Lincoln. Neb.. last
| night, Is accepted as evidence that In the
matter of multiplying presidential candi-
dates for presentation to the St Louis con-
vention the Mckinley people have decided
| to take the bull by the horns Ex-senator
Henderson is an avowed candidate for the
presidency, and yet Mr.. Thurston SAYS that
eight out of every ten of the Nebraska re-
pubhcans are in favor of Mr.. Mckinley
ana he asks that steps be taken in the Sc
lection OF delegates to St. Louis to make
mat TACT entirely clear. He says that the
delegation should be made up lin such a
way that 1t cannot be used for barter
Very Plain Talk.
This is very plain talk, and we'll caIcu-
lated to arouse Mr.. Henderson and lis
friends Will they proceed now to contest
the state with the Mckinley people? Will
| 1t not be necessary for them to do so in
order to give the ex-Senator's candidacy
| the aspect of seriousness? If Henderson
delegates are to be secured elsewhere it
will be necessary, it is insisted, TO show
| that his own state is behind the candidate
And more than this. If by the prompt
challenge of the opposition in Nebraska the
Mckinley people are permitted 10 triumph
| in that state over local candidate, how
| long VIII it be until they may be expected
| to execute a similar maneuver in ot.ler
states, where, as they charge, local candi-
| dates have been brought out to divide Nc
kinley strength! VIII not a ThurSton arise
! in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and
| Illinois, and ask such action as VIII put to
| the test the real strength and the real pur
pose of the Morton, the Quay, the Davis
and the Cullom booms? There is talk of
barter in all four of those cases, and
especially in the cases of Biz. Morton and
Mr. Quay. 1t is insisted that, with those
| favorite out of the way, the four
| states named would each show a substan-
| tial majority for Mr.. Mckinley. If this is
| true, cannot this support be commanded on
! the first ballot at ST. Louis? And if ii can
| be commanded ought not it to be? And is
! there better method of clearing the decks
| of candidates alleged to be superfiuous than
| the one proposed by Mr.. Thurston for adop-
| ton in Nebraska?
| BoOms and Blooms.
| There are booms and booms. The Quay
| boom and the Morton boom are not in the
| same class in popular speculation with the
| Davis, the Cullom and the Henderson
| hopms. The Quay boom is thought to have no
other purpose but to invest the Pennsyl-
! vania Senator with some Of the powers of
| a Warwick at St Louis. He wants to ne me
| the candidate, and then take charge of the
| candidates campaign. The Morton boom is
| accepted as sincere enough, so far as Mr.
| Morton himself is concerned. but the fact
tHdt HOHiaS " L ldlt is III CndlSe raises a
| doubt as to what the final play will be- In
| The other cases vice presidential aspirations
| are suspected. On a ticket with Mr.. Reed
! at the head either Mir. Davis, Mr. Cullom
| or MT. Henderson would make good race
| Mr.. Manderson, particularly, with mis- rec
| ord as soldier, would, it is thought prove
an admirable yoke-fellow for the Maine
man, whose part in the civil war was Slight.
Effect of Mckinicy's Success.
The nomination of Mr.. Mckinley would.
| of course, put the nose of every western
| aspirant for second place out of joint An
| eastern man in that event would be necas-
| sary, and AIR. Plat shows no desire to ac-
| cept the second place for any of his friends
| nis own aspirations are for place in the
| cabinet and he will not feel sure of thai
| unless he can put the head of the ticket
| under heavy obligations