Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
BIC FEUD IN SIGHT.
CID CAMPAIGNERs LOOK FOR
SHARE WORK AT ST.. LOUIS.
WILL HISTORY REPEAT
The Combine of the Anti-McKinley
Leaders Expected TO Make the Fur
FIy-Arc Fierce Fighters.

NEW YORK. May l5.-oid campaignera
on both sides OF the political fence. the
men who have been participants In national
conventions for the past two decades agree
that the Republican convention AZ ST. Louis
will engender q feud which will take nrst
rank among the Internal political wars oil
the century.
II seems 10 be an accepted fact that
Plat, Quay, Clarkson and Manley are
camping on the trail OF the Ohio man, and
the capa city of theoe four men to work In
Jury to any political aspirant cannot be
doubted. Particularly does thia apply 10
Plat and Quay. what their tactics at the
ST. Louis convention will be cannot be
~Gpeculated upon. except on the general
lines that they will exert every trick oil
the craft 10 wreck the nomination OF the
Ohio statesman.
In glanclng over the careers OF these
leaders and the careers OF their predeces-
sors, history showa quite clearly that the
power OF a great boss Is usually exerted II
a negative direction. In other words, the
big boos starts out with some pet projec'
OF his own. and when no discovers the
impoesibility OF forcing II to a successful
issue he merely uses II as a club 10 batt.l
away the plans OF the men who wrecked
his own hopes. not caring who reaps tht
harvest es long as these particular enemies
are defeated.
II vas the same when Alexander Ham
nton defeated Aaron Burr Tor tho Pres'
cency and practically awarded the plum u
Thomas Jefferson. Henry Clay and DAME
Webster, both OF them logical candidatei
for many years, were repeatedly tnwarte'
In their Presidential efforts by the machina
lions Of political enemies. John Sherman
could tell even moro than he wrote In bis
book about the same thing II be were &C
inclined. James q. Blains's life was en-
Filtered by warning bosses. Will the power
Of the bosses be strong enough TO stem
the tidal yave which IL due 10 sweep the
81. Louis convention. Not one political
hettor in a hundred has put up money On
tho boeses' end.
PLATT's MANY DEFEATS.
ne a curious thing that Platte career
has been a string OF defeats. Plat laid
elaborate plans for the carrying OF New
was almost LAID on the shelf for his pains.
Yet. when he had run the rick and had
gained the frst victory he iunked In the
final struggle and the State went Cleve-
lands way with a striking majority. The
was because Plat was opposed 10 the nom
inetion VI Harrison. He ~eopoused the
cause OF James @. Blaine In the Minneap-
oils convention. and worked with all the
feyyor OF his strength 10 land the Plumed
knight q winner. and when he failed New
York State did not poll the Harrison vote
that was expected.
II was in 1890, when New York was work
ing TO get the Worlds Fair. that Platt be-
gan laying his pipes for carrying the STATE
While the merchants OF the city were
moving heaven and earth TO get up sub
ycriptions and make In imposing show al
Washington. Plat began his undermining
work. II was necessary TO have the State
Y agilNnrA rsG. a * mn mn annrNnRlatiA
bill for the fair, In addition to the So. 900. 0oC
raised by the city. 80 that the New York
delegation could 60 10 Washington with
$40. 000. 900 q; its back. But the Legislator,
wore the Plat collar. and he held the
bill IN.