New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
,,opR1sON'S FRIENDS UNEASY
MANY DEMOCRATIC "FAvORITE SONS
TO SUIT THEM.
rso BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION
LEADERS ARE WORKING AGAINST THEIR
cA>pIpATE-A HOT FINANCIAL

,r.DERS ARE WORKING AGAINST THEIR
cA>pIpATE-A HOT FINANCIAL
FIGHT IN THE WEST.
fpv TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE1
,v..h,nrton April 1s.-The promoters Of the
.,.-r,son boom in Washington are becoming
,,at uneasy on account Of what they con-
-, IN he an unnatural and uncalled for ten
,..ov among Democratic leaders In several
.,.,es 10 exploit 'favorite sons as candidates
-. the Democratic Presidential nomination
rhsv have regarded with equanimity, as well as
len some amusement the distracted efforts OF
.ha Massachusetts, Democrats to choose between
secretary Olney and the hoy Governor be-
aus. they were not counting on New-Engiand
Gates for Morrison in the National Convention.
and the Pattison boom in Pennsylvania-f there
no one-has not caused any anxiety to them In
tact the only "favorte son. of an Eastern state
rho has given any feeling Of uneasiness what-
.vor n them is William c. Whitney-if he be
",ayorite son." A good many Southern Demo-
Gratis have been heard to speak favorably OF him
as a candidate. But all this talk about ex-Gov-
amor Boies Of Iowa; Ex-Governor Campbell, or
ohio: Secretary Carlisle. Of Kentucky; silver
nick" Bland. Of Missouri and even ex-Speaker
Crisp. OF Georgia. is excessively disagreeaole 10
ono Morrison men at the National capital. who
have
..sv TO obtain for their fa"orite a nomination no
.,har man would care to accept, or, least OF all.
,rv 10 secure under the circumstances. They
have cherished the belief that Colonel Morrison
vouId receive the votes of large majority of the
a.,egates from the Southern States In the Chi
ago Convention. as we'll as the delegates from
oh,o Indiana Michigan Missouri and several
o,ber Western States on the first ballot, but this
belief has been rudely shaken. In conversation
With a Tribune correspondent to-day one Of them
bluntly said:
m am convinced that the Administration lead
arc are secretly doing everything they can to UNI
aermine Morrison and sap his strength. even in
h,s own State believe their scheme is TO push
Carlisle 10 the trent If 1t should be necessary In
order to head off Morrison, they would put up
dummy in Wisconsin. and another in Michigan.
and Brice would order Campbell to pose as Ohios
favorate son..
"But Ex-Governor Campbell declares that he
vill not be In the race suggested the cor
respondent.
"Oh. we'll talk Is cheap. II Senator Brce
should offer Campbell a retainer Of $4,000 to be
. candidate for the nomna ton IL would be ac-
cepted without hesitation and earned.
ION the other hand" continued this morrison
boomer. the bringing forward Of Boies in Iowa,
Bland in Missouri. Crisp in Georgia. and so on.
Il calculated to distract our friends and draw
votes away from Colonel Morrison. 1t begins TO
look 10 me as though the Democrats Will not
only initiate the favorite son scheme OF some
OF the Republican leaders, but Guido them and
make the proceedings of the Chicago Convention
q roaring farce something very much worse.
II is current political gossip In Washington
that the Administration Is preparing for
tremendous effort to capture the Cook County
delegates 10 the Illinois Democratic state Con-
vention and through them to control the latter
body and that this effort Is stimulated by the
helef or expectation that ex-MayOr Hopkins, Of
Chicago will break loose from Governor Altgeld
and Chairman Hinrichson and throw Ills in
fuence on the side Of Sound money. When ex-
Congressman Cable was here a few days ago he
took gloomy view Of the situation in Chics go,
which he then seemed to regard as hopeless, but
II Is said that he regards the prospect OF
success as encouraging. 1t Is understood tnat
President Cleveland, who Is taking an active
interest In the matter. Is seeking TO impress upon
the sound money Democrats OF the Eastern
States the fact that they must give substantial!
aid 10 their friends in Illinois and Indiana II
they hope to win.
Representative Hall, of Missouri. one Of the
two gold Democrats in Congress from that state.
has returned to Washington He says that the
fight over the money question between Demo
Gratis In Missouri Is perfectly frantic. The most
bitter personal enmity is being engendered. and
father and son. taking opposite sides. refuse to
speak to each other. If the Bimetallic League
would keep their hands off," he said Il could
carry my district. but they are doing everything
they can against me. II the Democratic National
Convention should declare for silver / would
not accept q denomination for Congress anyhow
not II II were rendered to me unanimously. The
declaration Of the Missouri Convention In favor
Of Bland for President was perfectly serious, and
II Is my sincere conviction that II the silver men
capture the National Convention they will nomi-
nate him. But do not think they are going to
capture It, think Illinois. Iowa. Indiana. Michi-
gan and Minnesota will send sound money dele
gates to the convention. very earnest fight
10 being made In Illinois"