New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09
nv THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE
COME DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR DE
FEAT IN NOVEMBER.
,.Ar1vE CLAIMS OF MEssRs oLNhi AM
Isle TO THE EMPTY HoNoR-MR' 0''''' -
LANDS PART IN TIE PREL1MlNAilhS-
HOW THE GAMBLERS FIGURE
THE CHANCES.
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THE CHANCES.
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ibf >1aroh s-Democratic candidates Tor
-. November next have been dlscuss.u W
.S.,r friends and others Interested ~ s,a,o
fureraI ceremonies with more OF ie'a .,,so,ts
Cncressman O'Neil, OF the lAth 1T
D,s,r,ct is now out with strong plea io
nation OF Secretary Of State Oihey u" ~, a,,ro.nt
aiaa,e of tho Democratic party. Ills "i 80,
. ,,b tho assumption that both parties WIN
,t. q n Eastern man. 1t is wild assui"p''o'
nrohablv but it Is Mr. Omen s. iio a -,
SECRETARY Oney's pre-eminent iesai am. - bic
.",nu,ants and throughout the dreary iens'h VI ,,s
nIca emphasizes the intense America''' "
favorite Here is a characteristic ~, % A.
Nv Olney's administration or the on ~. MAS in
clearly showed the sta rnas vim The
him and stamped him before the ioxed in Massa-
chusets, a leader among the ef Ss feoriess cour-
country Nothing showed p1hhe epro ' railway strike
hen To save his country from Jaw ,h Iau. 70
boodshcd. he invoked all a areby and the aw-abd
me and aw-lovng working people ., -, Mr. Olncy
W. store law and order. That he was lrlerS , he
organized labor was shown by his az oconnelled
Reading Railroad strike wnei the lust demands of
its employees , 49,. :. l. M, al.o-
All this reads reasonably well. but 1t IS not a''o
sether reished at the White House. ihe'v
sisted that it was the President who boldly deter
-, 49, .,,,rde NJ the Government without con-
,,,rc Mr. Olney The latter, il Is asserted SIMPLY
ratined the DEGREES Of his superior Hardy more
than that. o or
w,hi,e tho friends Of Secretary Olney are more OF
loss disappointed over the silence OF the fresNe"
.h admirers Of Mr. Carlisle by means pleased
with the printed story which represents M
land as being much OF en advocate OF
C.rrs,e,s nomination that he is preparing 20 MAKE
him the Administrators candidate peiorc inc gu"
venton For whatever the design ma! De- NV '''O
Of the story they FEAR will be to n)uTe any
their fayorte may have TO receive the ireSlD'"''S
| nomination. Mr.. Carlisle Is not ahnou'Oe.
candidate but his friends feel that In the specu'a
,lor no rife on the subject of the new leader 70 pe
oac,ad nv the Democracy his case ough. not 10 oe
| In any way prejudiced
Besides they do not believe the s'or'. A'-i' ~,
Cleveland holds Mr. Carlisle In very hgh resar" -
| not news That he would be glad to see MIN eer'eu
| President Is thought possible But 'ha' ne ue
akng steps systemati cally 10 heip Dfihs aoo' "N
| result is regarded most unlikely Such pr.
cedure Nigh, have the very opposite effect 10 'ha'
| Intended Mr. Cleveland 1t Is suggested must
| know the story Of his own rise TO power. he "oua
| probab,y never have advanced peyohd hui0'p"'
office had an opportunity not been opened TO MN oy
the effort Of President Arthur TO elect SECRETARY
| Fo,eer Governor OF New-York. The assistance Vi
NJ Arthur well Intended proved fatal TO the can
| didate The Republicans of New-York resented the
| ,nterrerence and by remaining at home on ELECTION
Day enabled Mr. Cleveland who was the Demo
/ cratic candidate. to win In a walk what the he'
| pub,cans Of New-York did on that occasion the
| Democratjc delegates at Chicago might do If Mr.
cleveland should undertake openly TO repeat In Mr.
| Carsle's behalf the performance OF Mr.. Arthur 'r
| Judge Folger's behalf
The talk about Mr. Carlisle for President is inter
esng and in silver circles his claims are OFTEN can
| vassed In comparison with Mr.. Olneys. Nei'"e'
| man ia approved by the friends of silver. Both are
.1%fh n rlA ct n
therefore. are Objectionable TO those VINO are IN
sisting on free coinage. But the question Is some
times nut TO the silver If at Chicago the choice
| should be narrowed down so that one or the othei
| of those two men would have TO be taken. whicf
| one?" A prominent silver man replied to this 10
| day In these terms:
Mr.. Oney in my opinion would make better rnr
| on gold standard platfrom than Mr.. Carlisle. No
that he is able: or more sincere IN OF Of Una
| than Mr. Carlisle He comes from New England
felt any other way than sympathy with those wh'
hold that the gold policy Is the 3ny proper po,cy
| IN sympathy with silver. He has made frec-sve
speeches and cast freesilver votes. The silver mel
| remember his record. They refuse to forget H. ant
| AT the polls many of them would repudiate him
His own home people divided on the subject. an'
Ss old constituents now led by MI Blackburn Fo
this reason Mr. Carlisle would be weak candidat
saw that Mr.. Oney would be strong one. but hi
candidacy would arouse less personal rssen ,
his distinguished Cabinet associate. My 1udgmen
is that neither will be taken.
Betting politicians will be interested TO learn tina
an enterprising firm Of Chicago gamblers IS on
with a prospectus Offering odds on the Presdentia
nominations 1t will be that the name of H.
President is not quoted. AS he Is understood still
to consider himself in the race this II 10 say tn
William c. Whitney. TO l. Richard Olney. 4
l; William y. Morrison: to 1; John G. Carlisle
TO /: David 3. Hill. 10 to !: Adla f. Stevenson
10 to /: Claude Matthews. IS TO l; Robert =: Pat
tison. q TO /: James f. Campbell 30 to L. William
| Russell, 30 TO !; Horace Boies 20 10 / Arthur J.
German, 50 to l. Melville w. Fuller. 100 to I; w.
Wilson, 100 TO 4; J. Sterling Morton. 100 to ], AM
| John NJ Palmer 100 10 l.
SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH THE HEAD.