The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-27
THE POLITICAL WORLD
A Southern Man For Vice Pres
ident.
iHE ADMINISTRATION FAvORs 1T.
shrewd Political Msnagement-why Sem
ator Eikins Remained Neutrai-A Curl
Gus Chapter OF Presidential and Legis-
lative Politics.

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ous Chapter Of Presidential and Legis-
lative Politics.
WASHINGTON. April 25. = Especial. -
The prediction Is very confidently made
here by men who are ON the Inside" OF
Democratic politics that the campaign OF
1895 will be record breaker I'm at least
one particulars southern man will be
placed on the national ticket. Not since
the war has a resident OF one of the states
which joined In the rebellion been placed
upon one OF the regular tickets OF the two
great parties. Andrew Johnson was the
last. am told on good authority that II
President Cleveland and those who are
working In sympathy with him on the
currency question succeed in obtaining
control OF the Democratic national con-
vention at Chicago they intend To nomi-
nate u southern man for vice president
have even heard Judge Turner of Georgia
mentioned as the nan.
The southern States.
OF course IL Is not difficult 20 understand
| why the administration should make the
| nomination of southern man for vice
| president part of their programme. One
| OF the great obstacles In the Democratic
road this year is the threatened bolt of sew
/ u
| deep grounded fear among the party man.
| ayers that, in the event of the Chicago
| convention failing TO declare for the free
| coinage of silver the party will be more
| or less disrupted in number of the states
Of the south, where the silver idea has OBJ
.ained great Roadway, and where the Pop.
ulist party stands welcoming all those
Democrats who are willing To desert their
party. Populism is sort of half way
house for such Democrats. They could
never go all the way over to tho Ropub-
lican party, for they have been fighting
that organization all their lives.
But Populism is something new, and
they have no prejudice against it. In sew
eral southern states the Populist leaders
expect TO poll greater number of votes
than either of the old parties, and their
claims are not i'll founded 1t Is for the
purpose of holding the south as solid as
possible that the president and his lieuten-
ants propose TO place southern man on
the ticket. They think the south would
appreciate the honor, that IL would rouse
party and sectional pride and help stay the
hand of dsintegration which will move
with such terrific force IL the free coinage
of silver is defeated.
Judge Turner would make an admirable
candidate for vice president. He is perhaps
the strongest man the south has in con-
gress today. During the past two years he
has developed very rapidly and is now gen.
orally believed to be an ADLER debater and
greater leader than even ex Speaker Crisp.
Mr.. Turner Is a giant in debate, clear of |
thought and statement and with an in
cisiveness which has made him marked
man In a congress Of more than average
ability. Unlike Judge Crisp, he is firm
believer in the gold standard. He has on
this account been one of the few spokes. |
men OF the administration in the house,
and 10 Is "a matter of common report In |
Washington that President Cleveland Is a
great admirer of Mr.. Turner and believes |
him to be one of the great men of the times. |
Certain 1t is that the Georgia sound money |
congressman has been honored with much |
OF the presidents confidence during the |
past winter.
senator Elkins the silent.
When IL comes to shrewd political man.
ngemcnt ! suppose there is no man in pub.
lie life who can give pointers to Senator |
Elkins of West Virginia. Up to the pres
ent time Mr.. Elkins has not declared him. |
self ON the presidential question. Though |
IL Is generally conceded he can throw the /
vote OF his state To the candidate Of his i
choice, no matter who he is, Mr.. Elkins has
kept very silent as To his intentions. He
has been asked perhaps hundred times
TO join the combination which Is trying to
defeat Mckinley. At times these anti-Mc- |
kinley leaders have thought they had the
willy West Nirginian with them, but next
day, on taking stock, they have discovered
that he Is still outside their lines Mark
Hanna, Mr.. McKinley's astute manager,
has also tried to capture Elkins. He not
long ago sent the senator letter in which |
he invited Mr.. Elkins TO an interview at
Pittsburg or Wheeling. Elkins wrote back, |
In playful mood, that his reputation |
could not stand such thing.
The general suppositiOn has been that |
Mr.. Elkins intended to play a shrewd
game of politics. His plan is supposed to |
be to send his delegation to st. Louis |
without instructions, but to make sure
that 1t is composed of men who are loyal
to himself. Once there they could DO |
guided by circumstances. West Virginia
Is the last but two If the states To be called |
In the roll, and by the time West Virginia |
Is reached 1t will be pretty easy to see which
way the cat is going to jump. Then would
come Elkins' opportunity.
Theory Only.
This seemed to be very plausible tho
DRY, but am told that Mr.. Elkins has had
other fish to fry. He has been more anx-
ious to secure appropriations for river i'm
proyements, for public buildings and such |
things In West Virginia than to join in |
the fascinating game Of president making |
IL Is well known that tho senate is I'm CON
troll OF the anti Mckinley men. Senator
Allison Is chairman of the committee on |
and he and his friends and |
he friends of other candidates for the pres |
idency have it in their power To say what |
shall go in the appropriation bills and
what shall not At the house end of the |
capitol the will of Speaker Reed Is of
course law. Elkins knew that il he an.
nounced himself for Mckinley early in the |
game he would get precious small pickings |
In the appropriation bills, whereas II he
n neutral position all the pres. {
ident makers would fall over one another |
In desire TO anticipate his every wish. |
This has turned out TO be exactly the case,
and when the appropriations Of local
nature are rounded up examine them and
see II smart Steve Elkins has not carried |
ID good deal more than his share. At
he same time West Virginia Is redhot for
and Mr.. Elkins is not the man
10 butt his head against a high, thick
wall. A curious chapter of Legislative and
politics, isn't itf
WALTER WELLMAN