Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-11
FAVORlTE SONS
Of Many States Being Urged
for the Presidency.
Speaker Reeds Friends Perfectly Sat
isfed With the Situation
Curious Phases OF Modern poli,ics-A News
paper Correspondents Enterprise.


kilograms from Chicago in which the state
mcnt was positively made that Sam Ray
mond and Graeme Stewart, the first dele
gates elected in Illinois, are both for Reed
The speakers friends claim this is a sam
pie of the way things are going all over
tho country. While there may be more
talk about Mckinley and more popular
feeling in his behalf, when the delegates
nre elected it will be found that II surpris-
ingly large part of them are for Reed.
An Interesting Situation.
On the other hand, the friends of Nc
Kinley are more confident than ever be-
fore. They say the scheme of tho political
bosses to bring out a large number Of
favorite sons in the states which are
friendly to Mckinley is II confession of
weakness. AS soon as these favorite sons
are out Of the way they declare the ex-
governor Of Ohio will have more than
majority of the entire convention, and
that it will not take more than one or two
ballots to convince the supporters of the
favorite sons that they need not waste any
more time. The situation is becoming
very interesting. The Mckinley men are
SO confident of their strength that they are
invading tho states of other candidates
and looking for delegates, il thing which
experienced politicians say is always moro
harmful than beneficial. The Mckinley
managers admit that, under some clrcum
stances, this might be bad politics, bat
claim they arc not going into the states Of
other candidates, and that If the people OF
those states who are friendly to the Ohio
candidate choose to make expression for
Mckinley there is no way of stopping
them.
A curious phase of modern politics is
contained in tho suggestion of prom-
nent Marylander that the election of Mr.
Wellington as d Republican senator from
that state may turn ont good thing for
Mr.. German. The general suppostion is
that tho triumph of Wellington means the
downfall of German, but this gentleman
takes quite another view of the matter
'In my opinion" said he today, "Gorman
and Wellington will secretly form an ALI
ance. They will plan to continue them
selves in Office indefinitely, one as a Re
publican and the other as Democrat. In
that case both would be much stronger
than in the event of either having Il sena-
torial colleague Of his own political faith.
Each would be tho unrivaled leader of his
party and would have q clear swing in the
state
Ohio Senators.
Until recently there WAS o theory that
as great II statesman and Republican lead
or as Senator sherman contrived to keep Il
Democrat in the senate as his colleague
from Ohio. While there is no evidence
whatever of any collision to this end On
the part of Mr.. Sherman, it has impressed
many people as Il remarkable coincidence
that not once since the war havo there
been two Republican senators from Ohio.
Mr.. Sherman has been in the senate since
March, 1861, excepting the four years from
1877 to 1881 when he was secretary of the
treasury. As long as Ben Wade remained
in public life, which was till March, 1864,
Ohio had two Republican senators. But
ever since ono has been a Democrat, and
for short time both were Democrats.
Allen G. Thurman served - years, from
1869 to 1881, and Pendleton, Payne and
Brice have filed out the remainder of the
period. For two years, from 1879 to 1881,
both senators were Observation-Disclosures
and Pcndleton. Garfield was elected il
1880, but became president, and thus
made room for Sherman. When Mr.. For
aker takes his z-at next March, Ohio will
have two Republican senators for the first
time since the days Of bluff old Ben Wade.
Joseph Medil, tho veteran editor of the
Chicago Tribune recently spent week in
the national capital. While here Mr..
Medill told clever story on John Tanner,
who is the leading Republican candidate
for governor of Illinois. "Years ago"
said Mr.. Medill, "John Tanner was run
ming sawmill down in Clay county, Ills.
Times were hard. There was no demand
for lumber, and John found himself with
out cash and with money due to bis hands
fo bn Of h.l
his groceries. Things werc getting i'll q
desperate strait, and something had to be
done. So John saddled up one of his
horses told his wife he'd be back to sup
per and started for Flora, the county seat.
About mile from town he caught up
with neighbor, and after they had logged
along together Il little while they struck
up horse trade With a new horse under
him, John went on to town, and there
struck up another trade, and finally an
other and another. In fact, he kept on
trading all day, making perhaps II or IS
swaps, all told. And when tho sun set
below the prairies .Iohn rode up to his
home, near the sawmill. just in time for
supper, on the same horse he had left
home with in the morning and with $l25
cash in his pocket"
The Minister Suffered.
While discussing the Cuban situation
today member of the diplomatic corps
told me curious story illustrating the
amount of mischief IA newspaper corro-
spondent can do, even when fairly dig
posed. During the excitement growing
out of the Nirginius affair between Spain
and the United States, some years ago, Il
New York newspaper sent to Madrid one
Oh It's best correspondents He was in
s1ructed to get at the inside facts at any
cost. Having obtained an inkling of an
important state paper, he called upon a
member OF the Spanish cabinet with whom
nc was acquainted and burst out with q
in.i revelation of the story The Spanish
ohicial was astonished. "Iow, in heay-
On name, did you get hold of that" he
asked The correspondent declined to say.
AS matter of fact, he had only suspected
'ne Truth The official then consented to
give him all the facts on condition the dis.
patch was to be dated Vienna or Paris
a'd not Madrid. The correspondent
agreed and kept his word Next morning
thSre WAS sensation in all the capitals q;
Europe and in Washington as we'll The
secret was out. But our minister TO vi
emma, Hon. John A. Kasson, was susnect.
Ell OF having given out the Information