Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12
Movement to sa'feitore Him as a
Presidential Possibility.
PROPOSED C0H ii / CANDIDATE
Present Prominent Leaders May Be
Unable TO Win.
M'KINLEY MEN OBJECT
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An interesting story comes from Indiana
of move now on foot TO restore General
Harrison's name to the list of presidential
Possibilities. This is not to be done by
open instructions there or elsewhere for the
ex-President but by an open canvass of
the situation everywhere, showing how
strong he is in the hearts Of all the peo-
pie, and how events seem shaping them
selves for the necessity Of naming such a
man at st. Louis.
Compromise Candidate.
Those who take this view of matters de-
clare that the hunt for delegates is grow
Ing SO hot very complicated situation is
certain to arise at the convention. No can
didate Will have votes enough to secure the
nomination on the first ballot, and the
longer the contest continues the less likelv
Will the prize be to go to any one Of those
who start in the race. Bitterness will have
been engendered In the primaries and else
where, until every leader will be at a dis
advantage in soliciting votes from among
the followers of his rivals A compromise
candidate will thus become inevitable.
Available In Case of Need.
Now, as these Harrison men insist, as the
situation begins to point to such a candi-
date, 1t Is the part of wisdom to begin to
consider where, when needed, he may be
found. Why, they ask, should not Gen
Harrison be so considered? They do not
read his letter as forbidding it. They &C.
ccpt his letter in good faith. and will be
guided by 1t. What he asserts in that IL
that his name must not be used in the
active canvass for the st. Louis nomina.
ton; that he will not antagonize any OF the
men who are seeking that nominate ton. His
wishes, the Harrison men say, will be re-
spected. They have no intention of using
mis- name to antagonize the aspirations OF
other men, but only to keep it in evidences
for use In case the active candidates, by
antagonizing one another, succeed In clear
ing the field for new man. If that situa
ton arises-and they think it will arise
then Cen Harrison's name will be brought
forward: but otherwise not.
Mckinley Men Object.
The Mckinley men raise their eyebrows
at this. The explanation offered does mo-
convince them. The move, they believe, /.
aimed specifically at their candidate. 1t /:
but an effort. they say, to enroll the ex
President among the favorite sons, and use
him to help reduce the Mckinley vote or
the first ballot. Their favorite. they assert
profited more by the withdrawal of Gen
harrison from the lists than any of the
become manifest, the desire of his oppo
nents Is to try and deprive him of tina
gain But they do not believe that the
scheme will work. The country, they de
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as he intended that 1t should, and has per
manently ceased to consider him as presi
Dental availability. Moreover, they ex
press themselves confident that Mr. Nc
kinney will win at st. Louis not later thar
the third ballot.
All Right mt Home.
Mr.. Foraker's speech at Columbus, and tn,
respectful tone of the resolution adopte;
touching presidential aspirants from othel
states, have given Mr.. McKinley's friends ir
Washington muehspleasure. They note boil
as showing that their favorites case a
home. despite much gossip to the contrary
! is In good hands. They consider that a sea
has been put on the talk about lukewarm
ness in the Ohio delegation, and they prom
Use that Mr.. Foraker at st. Louis will repea
in substance his Columbus eulogy Of Ohio.
choice for the presidency. The financial de
liverance. they say. is in exact accord Will
the party's whole professions about money
and they predict, too, that that will be re
peated lin substance at st. Louis. ;,
The ohio cry now is McK l lkeX, projection