The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
CARLISLE AS A CANDIDATE.
COMMENT AT WASHINGTON NOT FA-
VORABLE TO HIS PROSPECTS.

The secretary's Refusal TO Go TO the
Aid OF blackburn in the SENATOR
ship Fight One of the Arguments
Used Against Him by His OppO-
nents-A Claim That He Could Not
Carry His own state.
Washington, March 17.-There was a
perccptlble activity in the national politi-
cal market to-day, and the largest amount
of speculation was done at the capitol.
The semi-ofiicial announcement OF the
Carlisle boom caused considerable COM
ment. the most Of which was not favora-
bic to the presidential prospects of the
present Secretary OF the Treasury. Then
the appearance at the capital Of ex-Gov.
James Campbell Of Ohio and the freedom
with which he mingled with prominent
democrats of the House and Senate, oc-
casioned more or less political gossip. He
Informed the newspaper reporters that he
was in Washington on strictly private
business, and begged them to attach no
political significance to it. He chatted
merrily about the Carlisle announcement,
and remarked that he was GLAD to see
some one had the nerve to come out. in
addition to Hon. William Morrison and
say he wanted the nomination.
The contention between Senator Cham
dler and Representative Grosvenor grow
ing out of the Mckinley Fat frying" in
cident, also came In for due considera-
tion. Both Messrs. Chandler and Gros-
venor are prepared TO add additional fuel
to the flame they have started within
the republican camp. and ii will not be
their fault II the fire Is not
kept burning brightly for some time. to
come. These controversies in the republl-
can household are gratifying and also
encouraging to the democrats.
IL would make interesting reading to
print some of the comments made by
democratic senators. and especially SOUTH
ern senator's, yesterday upon Mr.. Car
isles candidacy, but it would not be
80 agreeable to Mr.. Carlisle himself. To
sum up these comments In a single sem
tence, IL can be said that Mr. Carlisle
cannot get the delegation of a single
southern state In the convention much
less can he receive tbe nonnipatton' - 80.
senator said yesterday: ''rhe democrats
Of his state would much rather see Cleve-
land nominated than Carlisle"
This sort Of talk was not confined to
southern men.
A prominent northern democrat who
has himself been mentioned for the Dresi-
dency said that without doubt Secretary
Carlisle would be the weakest nominee
whom the democrats could name HIS
no niohsihatlon would, he said, excite all the
old friction and contention and Il would be
practically impossible to carry even KEN
lucky for the democrats
The refusal of Secretary Carlisle to
help Senator Blackburn in the hitter
senatorial fight which has 1ust closed
would be remembered and would be tine
preteXt FOR all the Blackburn democrafs
IN the state to knife Carlisle at the polls
a western democrat Mr. Brice n,It
ms comment In a single sentence. "Mr
carlisle, said he, ''is a great and good
man, ana would make an excellent Presi-
dent, II he could be nominated and IL ha
could be elected" With Mr.. Price as
with Touchstone, there is much virtue in
Senator German says he does not for
moment believe that the silver men will
nave majority of the delegates.
All OF the delegates from the SOUTH
ern states, to begin with" said he. Twill
not be for the free coinage Of silver. and
In fact, there will be few II any delegas
uons solid for silver except from the sill
yer producing states of the west Per-
sonally do NOT think there need be any
fear that the democratic convention win
adopt an out and out silver platform. -
Instead OF the silver men Capturing fha
convention and repeating the two
thirds rule as predicted by Mr.. LivinRs-
ton, quite number of senator's are in
clined to the belief that the antf-silver
men would be the ones to repeal the two
thirds rule, in order to nominate a sound
money candidate. There are some predic-
tions to the effect that the democratfo
PLATFORM VIII be a combination of free
tradeism and a single gold standard
against the republican platform of protec-
ton and bimetallism.