The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-11

| ley and Allison The impression pre-
walls that the convention will seat both
| delegations on the half-vote plan, in
which case eighteen votes of the state
would be split UP about equally between
| Mckinley, Reed and Allison.
A great deal of interest has been man
ifested here by the receipt of numerous
letters from Wisconsin proposing the
name of Ex-Governor William D. Hoard
as candidate for the vice presidency,
with almost any eastern man at the
| head of the ticket. In some quarters
| this is said to be move TO get Hoard
out OF the race for the senatorship, but
| in the letters which some here il is said
! there Is a strong movement in the state
to put GARD in the race for second place
| on the national ticket. This, If course.
| Is based on the theory that Mckinley
| may not win, and that Wisconsin would
be ready to go to some eastern man at
an early stage Of the proceedings with
Hoards subsequent nomination as the
quid pro quo. 1t IS known positively
that the idea of taking up Ex-Governor
| Hoard has been formally presented to
the Reed managers, and that they have
| given the matter serious consideration,
the only dicculty being that as the state
is instructed for Mckinley they fear the
taking up of Hoard's name would rem
! der them liable to the charge of at
! tempting 10 disintergrate the delega-
tfcn.
Some of Senator Culloms friends mere
have been figuring rather closely on the
result in Illinois with reference to the
complexion Of the state convention.
They figure out THAT thus far there have
| been elected 1850 delegates. OF this
number 405 have been instructed for
| Mckinley, while 645 have either been in
strUcted for Cullom or go to the state
convention without instructions, but
nominally for the senator. There are
] still 2S5 of the 1885 delegates to be elect
! ed A majority of the state convention
( is 66S, so that on the face of the returns
| CullOm has only to secure twenty-three
delegates TO win the fight. His mana
gers admit, however, that he viii lose a
certain percentage of the uninStructed
vote. but say they can make this up out
Of the delegates still to be elected.
There is an interesting bit of gossip
af1oat concerning the revival Of the talk
about ex-Presfdent Harrison becoming
a candidate at St Louis. According to
this story the new movement for Harri-
son originated in sentimental desire
TO help out his bride. The marked alb
Sence of Russell Harrison and Mrs. Nc
K &c from the wedding excited a great
deal Of sympathy for Mrs. Dimmick and
many of her friends. as well as the clos
er social acquaintance Of the ex-presi- |
dent, have felt that it would be a splen-
did vindication for her If she could get
back into the White House and rule
there as mistress, where at one time eff
forts were made to make her position
Q rtz-.ra
| society people at one time were told
that Mrs Dimmick was only house
/ keeper and there was a disposition
manifested to treat her as such, but
this was suddenly put a stop to by the
president himself. who caused the word
to be passed about that Mrs. Di1nn1ick
was a member of his family to all in
tents and purposes and should be treat
ed as such. As matter of poetic juStie
Indiana Republicans and certain social
leaders have taken up the cause OF the
ex-president'S bride and have entered
on an enthusiastic crusade, the sole Oh
| jet Of which is to bring her back 70 the
White House as a v1ndicatton not only
Of herself but of the ex-president as
well. who has no other way Of disap-
proving publicly of the absence Of HIS
children from the wedding ceremony. If
the stories one hears about town may
| be believed Mrs. Harrison bids fair TO
become as much Of a social lion as the
present mistress of the White House
did when she married Grover Cleve-
| land.
Senator-eTect Wellington says abso-
iutely 'tht there IS no truth in the story
| that the Maryland delegation is divided
in any sense n he contrary, he claims
| to control the entire outfit, and If he
1sv,rr 70, 17s
ent intention they will not be cast for
| OAIcKinley. On the other hand the Nc
| Kinley managers here say that while
the delegation has probably been round
! ed Up in the interest of Wellington and
! he VIII be one of the delegates-at-large
| TO St. LOUIS, he will not be able to con-
! trrof the vote Of the state. General eros
venor and other Mckinley men claim
their candidate viii have at least half
Of the Maryland strength, and possibly
all of 1t Joe Manley and his lieuten-
ants were exhibiting today letters from
| Tennessee stating that all Of tire middle
part Of the state would send delegates
! for the speaker. and that here were en-
couraSing prospects in the eastern and
western counties as well.
Fx-Secrefary Whitney Of New York.
accompanied by his valet. arrived here
this evening and went to the Arlington,
where apartments hai been reserved
for him. An sorts Of stories st once be-
came current as 20 the meaning Of Mr.
| Whitney's visit, and among them was
an intimatfon that ne is here for con
ference With President Cleveland re-
gardFng the Iatter's third term iuten-
lions Nothing. however, could be learn
ed from the former secretary Of the
navy and 70 all inquiries he returned an
answer that he was not feeling well and
| had retired for the night
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY