The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-29
HARRISON AS A F0RL0RN HOPE
ANTI-MKINLEY MEN MAY UNITE
on THE EX-PREsIDENT.

The Ohio NnpoIeOn's Opponents
Scanning the Horizon in an At
tempt 90 Discern an AvaiIabIe
Man 10 Beat Mckinley Out of the
NOminRtiOn-SO Far the Ex-Prcsi-
dent Appears To BE Their Most
Available Man.
Washington. March 2s-some OF the
most astute republicans who are now en-
gagged in scanning the political horizon
for an available candidate to put at the
head OF an anti-McKinley movement, ars
looking with renewed favor upon Ben
iamin Harrison. The talk OF Harrison
seems to have been revived at the recent
convention in New York city. for several
New York congressman to-day expressed
the belief that in the event OF Gov. Nor
tons failure to secure the nomination, at
81. Louis, ex-Presldent Harrison may be
selected as the choice OF the anti-McKin-
ley faction. This opinion was not con-
hned to New Workers, for there was more
Harrison talk in the cloak rooms OF th0
House and Senate, and at other points
where congressman meet and discuss poll
tics, than has been heard at the capitol
during the present session. The friends oe
Mckinley insist that Harrison Is not ana
Will not be a candidate. and they further
point to the attempt OF the opposition "a
concentrate their forces upon Harrison az
an evidence Of weakness.
The friends OF Speaker Reed are not
taking any part In the Harrison move-
ment, for they are unwilling to admit that
Mcktnley's nomination is a certainty, as
Is claimed by some OF the enthusiastic
supporters OF the Ohio man. The air
about the capitol was heavily charged
with political gossip and speculation OF
various shades and colorings Naturally
the Mckineyites were the most aggres-
slve and confident In their assertions
Gen. GrosVenor made a visit to the Sem
ate with long list OF political figures.
Neither of the gentlemen would state the
contents of the list, but they studied ID
long and carefully, and when the consult
tation concluded, Gen. Grosvenor rolled
up the list and put II carefully away in
his pocket IL Is understood that Gen.
drosvenor Is preparing TO issue another
manifesto. TO offset the letter OF Joe Man.
ley, which was sent to the Massachusetts
convention to-day.
one of the most conservative members
OF the New York delegation, who Is anx-
ous for the nomination Of Gov. Morton.
BUT doubtful as to his prospects, said to
reporter of the Morning News that there
Is a growing sentiment in New York in
behalf Of Harrison. Said hes II am as 10y
al TO Gov. Morton as any man on earth
to-day, ana would rejoice TO see him
nominated, but regret to see that he does
not gain much strength outside OF the
Sthte. IL - not only so with Gov. Morton.
but the same may be said Of all the other
candidates, perhaps, with the exception
Of Mr. Reed While 1 believe that some of
the Mckinley enthusiasm Is exaggerated
and manufactured to order, It cannot be
denied nevertheless. that he Is getting a
| very dangerous lead on the other men.
Just how to check his advancement does
not seem an easy thing to accomplish Just
now. 1t begins TO look as II the men who
took up Blaine at the eleventh hour, i'm
1882. with the hope and expectation of de-
feating the nomination Of Harrison, may
now turn to Harrison and attempt to
make him play the Blaine role against
Mckinley"
That view OF the situation appealed to
many who heard IL as not Improbable
but many republicans are not disposed to
take up Harrison the only possibility
against Mckinley. It was said that ff
the republicans should take up Harrison
again the democrats would naturally re-
nominate Cleveland again. The question
then arose as TO what the disgrunfled
republicans and the anti-Cleveland demo-
Gratis would do II there should be a
heavy falling off in both the republican,
and the democratic vote, by reason of
the denomination of Cleveland and Harri-
son, it was suggested that the free sill
verites might form combination that
would be troublesome
Thus the gOssips took almost every view
OF the political field without arriving at
any further conclusion, except that Me-
Kinley rs making such Roadway that
unless he Is stopped very soon he will
have almost enough delegates pledged to
secure his nomination on the first bal-
lot.