The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-04
REED MEN NOT FRIGHTENED
They Are Keeping a Stiff Upper Lip and
Smiling Whole Lot.

Washington, D. c., April 3.-The
friends of Speaker Reed profess TO be
not at all worried about New Hamp-
shire's delegation to the st. Louis con-
vention. As indicated in these dis
patches last night, they say that the ac-
ton of the Reed men in New Hampshire
in speaking in such a complimentary
manner of Governor Mckinley is in line
with the policy of all the presidential
candidates except Mckinley. They
say that Reed and Allison and Morton
and Cullom and Quay have refused to al
low their candidates. 10 be pushed in
any state where there is a candidate
known as a favorite son. Reed has
received many letter from prominent
Republicans in Ohio, and so has Allison,
who was born in the Western Reserve
Their friends say that they might have
made as much trouble for Mckinley in
Ohio as Mckinley has made for Morton
in New York and Cullom in Illinois,
and that it would probably surprise
Mark Hanna to read some of the letters
that come from Ohio 10 Speaker Reed.
These candidates, who are called the
Mckinley candidates by the Ohio
man, have observed the uniform rule
of not invading any state that has q
candidate. They observed 1T IS strict
ly in Ohio as in New York, Pennsyl-
vanfa, Maine, Illinois, and Iowa. They
observed 1t in Nebraska and Minnesota
where both Reed and Allison might have
secured delegates had they not observed
this courtesy toward Henderson and
Davis. The friends of Mckinley claim
that they have observed this rule in
states and sections that had sure
enough" candidates. They claim that
they have not invaded New England or
chr
over their victory in New Hampshire,
to show that New England is not solid
for Reed, and they are also claiming
that the Iowa delegates are for Nc
kinley as second choice, and are only
waiting for complimentary vote to be
cast for Allison before they go to Nc
Kinley. In this talk the managers of
Mckinley show a lack of sincerity re-
garding their pretense that they are
not trying to invide New England and
Iowa
Congressman Aldrich, who has been
close personal friend of Speaker Reed,
and is said to come nearer speaking the
sentiments of Reed than any other man
IN the house, discussed the New Hamp-
shire incident this morning in an inter-
view. in which he said:
The Reed men are feeling very COM
Portable The New Hampshire incident
does not disturbe them in the least. The
SIX delegates are all 'Tock-ribbed.' die
1n-the-ditch, Reed meen. and the grace
full compliment to Major Mckinley ia
no more than the earnest tribute to the
New England candidate which Ohio in
paying every day through letters which
We are receiving from some of its fore
most citizens. This is the proper spirit
1t Is the spirit which prevails among
the friends of the other candida ties
ana should be encouraged, but, in the
parlance Of the day, cuts no ice so far
as the makeup Of the convention roll
is concerned. Mr.. Reeds friends are
entirely satisfied with the situation.
III you can scan the dispatches care
fully this morning you will note that
Mckinley has carried two delegates in
Illinois, the same which Mr.. Grosvenor
put down in his estimate more than
week ago, and in every estimate since
You Will also see that Mckinley carried
a district convention in Ohio at Zanes-
vile But you VIII also find in the
same news column that Cullom dele
gates were elected in the Ninteantb
Illinois district yesterday. and McKin.
ley instructions defeated You win
Eore also that delegates were elected in
the First congressional district of South
Sarohna, wig are not for Mckinley.
NiiNhN N-AC AOutAtcn uSfegdteS elected
IN the various parts Of the country yes
9erday but four of them are for McKfr-
ley. NAV add, Furthermore. that Viz
glnla ~ not gone for Mckinley either.
Notwithstanding the dispatches which
came over the wires yesterday that two
counties had instructed for him. In
the same dispatches mention was made
OF TWO other counties which did nor in
struct, and are not for Mckinley. Vir-
gina, IN my judgment Is not a McKiD-
ley stare. as the returns, when they are
all in. viii show
These periodical attempts 70 SIAM
Dede the party 10 the Ohio candidate an,
not going 70 pan out The delesa -ss
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