The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-13
MANLEY is MUCH MALIGNED.
POLITICIANS UNABLE TO EXCUSE
HIS BREAK AT ST. LOUIS.

TFeachery or Gross stupidity the
Verdict of Speaker Reeds Friends
on His Managers Announcement
OF M'kinIey's Overwhelming
StrenEth-The Speaker Packing Up
Preparatory TO Leaving the Capt.
tai with His Wife.
Washington, June 12.-Speaker Reed ex-
poets TO leave Washington tomorrow. He
VIII probably so to Long Branch. accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. 70 re-
main there for several weeks. He may
change his mind and proceed direct to
his home in Maine. His destination rests
with Mrs. Reed, who is not in very robust
health
His apartments at the shoreham were
being dismantled when the Morning News
correspondent called upon him to-day, and
he seemed to be more interested in the
preservation of some of the humorous
cartoons of the present campaign than he
was in the proceedings at St. Louis.
He has received numerous dispatches
from his friends all over the country,
some denouncing and others deprecating
the action of Mr.. Manley. In spite of the
charges of treachery and double dealing
suggested IN many quarters against MT.
Aanley, Speaker Reed refuses to counte-
nance any impeachment Of Mr. Manley's
integrity.
His friends in st. Louis have notified
him that the lines of battle have been
reformed. Notwithstanding Mr.. Manley's
statements, and the fight viii be waged
with additional strength and vigor.
Those who are familiar with Mr.. Reeds
methods in politics are aware that he Is
not in the class with those who fight and
run away. His friends appreciate the fact
hnH haa fey
rily embarrassed by the premature and
unauthorized announcement of Mr.. Man
ley, but it is generally believed that many
persons in the interest Of fair play Will
be found in the Reed column before the
convention at St. Louis adjourns.
Treachery. or gross stupidity are the
applying to Joe Manley to-day in conse-
quence OF his unWarranted and 1neXcus-
able abandonment of the Reed campaign
The Manley-Reed episode was the princi-
pal topic of comment here among demo-
Gratis as well as republicans, and II Is the
general impression here that JOe Manleys
occupation as a political manager in fu-
ture campaigns Is gone, forever gone.
At the capitol there were a few strag-
Cling congressman who were packing up
their personal emecIs, preparatory 70
leaving the city. Without regard TO their
political afilaion they all united in the
sentiment that Joe Manley's conduct can
not be excused upon any reasonable
ground.
One Of the most outspoken commenta-
sentative David Mercer Of Nebraska, who
is secretary of the republican congress
siOnal committee. Said he: Il do not like
TO believe that Joe Manley would be gull
ty of treachery to personal or poNu-
cal friend, there surely must be some eX-
tenuating circumstances Of which we are
not now aware, there was no occasion for
Manley to make such an admission at
this time. IL is not news to state that
the Mckinley people are in control OF the
committee on credentials, nor is 1t news
to announce that Mckinley has a ma
well known TO almost every man who has
followed the course of events recently
l cannot for the life of me tell what in
duced Manley to go to the trouble of
preparing a statement on the subject and
distributing il to the press boys The
confidential position he occupied toward
Mr.. Reed should have suggested discre-
ton and silence Notwithstanding the ex-
element of the surroundings"
"What effect will the Manley surrender
have upon the ultimate result?' asked the
Morning News correspondent.
There is no telling what effect It may
have on the result replied Mr.. Mercer,
"The American people like fair play, and
they take funny notions in their heads
sometimes, when they fancy that wrong
has been done brave and courageous
man like Tom Reed. 1t looks to me as
though our people out in St. Louis were
getting into a chaotic state, and there
is danger that the Mckinley men may
everyday their hand and bring about a
revolution within the party lines. / do
not say that any such result is apt to
follow but there is such thing as
must be remembered that an election has
to follow the nominating convention and
it VIII not do to infiict too many wounds
within the party lines"