The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
WAVE OF MK1NLEYISM.
FRIENDS or OTHER CANDIDATES
ARE BADLY ERIGHTENED.

ARE BdDLH FRIGHTENED.
Senator Che.dier 4. -- Interview I.timatet
That ths Stories About q Corruptioi
Are True, ssd Calls Or Mckinley to re
pudinte Such n Casvsss n lfi- Behalf
WARRINGTON, March 10.-Tbe wave Of Nc
Kinleyism that seems TO be sweeping over tn,
country has reached Washington, and tn,
friends Of other candidates are badly fright
ened. They do not all admit this, but some Of
them arc frank enough not to deny II. A West
ern Senator Of great influence. who will abso.
lutely control the vote of his State In the
National Convention, and whose preferences
are not known. except that he Ia strongly OPP
posed TO the nomination of Mckinley, and is in
favor OF almost any man who can beat him,
said to-day;
swell, I don't know whether the Mckinley
managers are blufing or not, but / am very
sorry to say that they have got us badly scared :,
The intimate friends and managers of Speaker
Reeds canvass and the boomers Of the various
favorite sons dc not talk as frankly as this SEN
etor did. and In fact when they talk at all they
profess TO feel no uneasiness about the apparent
growth Of Mckinley sentiment, which they say
is due largely to the interest ~centring In the adj
vance Of Mark Hanna on New York ctr.
One OF the Incidents of to-dAy's discussion Of
the political situation ia the falling out of Con-
gresham Grosvenor of Ohio. the Washington
manager Of the Mckinley campaign, and Sem
ator Chandler of New Hampshire, one OF the
Now England contingent devoted to the
prospects OF Speaker Reed. Senator Chandler
this morning published a somewhat sem
~sational interview In q Washington paper,
intimating that the stories about the
Mckinley corruption fund were true. ana say
ing that the public could only be convinced of
their falsity by q denial from Mckinley him
self. Senator Chambers Enthusiastically
audacious statement has aroused great indigna-
ton among the Mckinley men. and as
soon as he saw II, Col. Grosvenor set
himself to tho task of demolishing 1t.
Mr.. Chandler said among other things.
ITO invade Senator Quay's State with de-
mapds, oral and written, that the Pennsylvanla
manufacturers are under such obligations to
Mr.. Mckinley that they ought to furnish cash
contributions with which to secure the election
of Mckinley delegates to st. Louis, seem to be a
most ill-advised proceeding. Yet the evidence
seems to be clear that q systematic. widely ex-
tended levy upon the protected industries of the
country has been projected and is going for
ward, to what extent remains to be dis
covered. Ever since the movement for
Mckinley began It has been rumored that
Mr.. Mark Hanna, now one Of the Ohio
delegates at large. has been expanding money in
Mr.. McKinley's interest. There has been an un-
willingness to believe this. and a disposition to
attribute Mr.. Hanna's eIertions to sincere and
dlsinterested friendship for Mr.. Mckinley. No
body now is so charitable. 1t is beginning to be
believed that the Mckinley movement lie to be a
Doodle canvass from start to finish. This belief
will be injurious to Mr. Mckinley; it will be
still more injurious to The Republican party, |
especially II Mr.. Mckinley is nominated,
The issue will be made by our opponents
whether We are to have a President who was
nominated by fat frying by the money of
millionaire MANUFACTURING, and is to be elected
by, similar corrupt methods applied to the
su aMr' m Ie IN states oasb, not to ,nfysr bv nnin,.
imputations OF this sort: He ought to re pudiate
any such a canvass In his behalf. I do not be-
light in which he will be placed il the currently |
reported and now everywhere believed stories re-
without delay in public utterance. II he does not
speak directly or authoritatively through some
ground that he has placed himself in the hands
OF managers who are seeking. to- nominate him
and make merchandise Of him Il he is eiee ted.
Al hepnblicans sympathize with Mr.; Mckinley
country contributions were freely made to pay
the honorable debts he has incurred. and to
Of osep the ss'n pa 9rt g'Stfl rom iasol Saa Ron' ESt Leader f. is
now. by reason, Of disclosures: a pertinent in
qniry: Who raised and handled those contribu-
lions. how large were they, and what is Mr.. Nc
Kinley's present financial condition Are the
men who raised these personal contributions.
fore travelled. gathering moneys for corrupting
state and District Conventions? nd is our next
controlled and dlctated to by Mr.. llama sDn e
and a set of associates who have established
they have furnished for him and his uses.
a plain and explicit statement should be
the truth should be the motto. / believe Mr..
Mckinley can set matters right so far as
sake Of the good name OF the party. I prefer to
see him do this rather than labor under tho dis |
NOMINATION. growing ont OF these rppaatai and |
continuous collections of money contributions |
70 repair or to maintain his personal and politi-
Senator Grosvenor said that he thought that
i Mr: Chandler ought first to investigate these
the endorsement of his comment. He thought
that Mr.. Chandler had been in politics long
was liable to be attacked in this way, and
that Il was not, becoming In any one in Mr..
true without investigation which satisfied him.
MT; 9rosyenor dwelt at some length on this
R Ros''b believe eli we f eRss sh;er sna was said an THAT to es d,d
,a9s, for the r9mors that had been circI-
. .ass upon s s"" tho s suSjso r'' ms absolute , Of hp aSs.o
charges" he said: but, viii undertake to say
lion for them" With ]re iiSHs%s0t to yM no. !GeRdn.
i @SS,sb friends lends working In his interest in States
could not grant the right to any one He to put ;uTp'ss
s,gn iike on shooting preserve declaring that
'n Il is s" Somin Ds no TO ' be bsiieved in Washington
that eventually the Reed and Allison booms
ell come %tSgether, and that. in fact. the Iowa
Mchinley delegates will concentrate II IL is
All of Mr.. Allison's colleagues In the Senate are
warm supporters of his nomination. although
some OF them appear at present as advocates OF |
Mr.. Reed. some OF the shrewdest politicians
IN both Houses Of Congress- are manage
ing the Reed Allison combination, but
II hiS en- the history Of past political conven-
LIONS tnat senators and Representatives have
that In all Of the statements put forth by the
MCKINLEY managers he is pictured as the candi-
GATE o. plain people," and IL is apparent that
Within. the past two days an effort has been
made 10 create the impression that all the
politicians are against the Ohio candidate. The
motto OF the Mckinley men is to be THE plain
people against the politicians" and AZ present
the plain people are being heard from. IL ia
likely that Quay and Plat and Maniey and
Clarkson and the other politicians will have
their innings a little later. ~
Two More Delegates ror Mckinley.