The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-02
POLITICAL CH!T-CHAT.

In Il recent Interview Senator HOar oh
served: Take the history of presidential
candidates as far back as lStD and you
Will find that the candidates discussed at
Washington have been overthrown by the
subsequent political conventions That is
To say, men who were known here and
who had the start as leading candidates
failed to secure the nomination. Webster
ana Clay were set aside for William
Henry Harrison. In 1874 Cass, Calhoun,
Silas Wright and Van Buren, We're set
aside ana Polk was elected. In 1913 the
same thing happen ed. Taylor was taken
up and Webster and Clay dropped. In
1882 the Democratic leaders were set aside,
9ud Franklin Pierce of New Haven, elect
ed. Among the Wings, Webster and Fill
more were set aside, and Scott taken up,
only to be defeated. In 1886 Judge Me-
Lean, the leading candidate of the Re-
puhlicans, was set aside. In 1860 Seward
was CverthrOwn and Lincoln taken UP.
In 1868 Grant was a general candidate
for everybody. In 1876 Conkling, Simon
Cameron, sherman and Blaine We're over
thrown, and Hayes nominated. In 1850
Garfield was hardly heard of, when he
was nominated. and Grant, Blaine, Sher-
man and Edmunds were thrown over
board In 1881 there was strife between
Arthur and Blaine. The latter was taken
up as a candidate and beaten by Cleve-
land, who was little heard Of" Draw
your own conclusions.
cans are surely going to nominate Me
kinley. THE other fellows" he saws,
are very shrewd ana active, but they
cant beat him. This country is ruled by
that section of it lying west of the Allie
gheu!es ana north CT the Ohio-the Buck
eye state, Indiana, Michigan. Illinois.
northern Missouri, Iowa southern Wis
Consin and Minnesota and eastern Nebras-
ka ana Kansas. That Is the seat of
empire in the country, and particularly in
RTrDllDippn ba
great Republican states. Every one OF
them, excepting Iowa, is for Mckinley.
Mckinley can't be beaten because we
Democrats educated the country UP to
the idea that high tariff was the essence
of Republican!sm. We made that issue,
and on it Mckinley became the best-ad-
vertised man in the world Now, after a
period of stoppage and depression, the peo-
pie want Republicanism again, and, of
course, they do not want any one but the
man who most perfectly typifes it. That
man Is Mckinley, and Mckinley they will
have
According to Walter Wellman President
Cleveland refuses to give up the fight
He believes the Democrats can win If they
do the right thing on the financial uues-
ton. There is no doubt about Mr. Clevo-
lands nerve, nor about his confidence In
the party, in the ultimate triumph of tar
if reform and in himself. Every one in
Washington Understa nds that if the Dem
ocratc party wants Mr.. Cleveland to run
for president again Ii has only to say 50.
1t Is also understood that If the party
does not soon show some, desire for more
of his leadership he will conclude he is not
likely to be wanted at all, and to come out
with a letter declining to be considered
candidate.
The Columbus, o., Dispatch, leading
Republican journal in the Buckeye state,
says: Major Mckinley stands for ev-
erything, and the Ohio Republican man.
ayers have put up a signboard, which
points in all directions, and every voter
may read the side he prefers, and go the
way he wishes. still shouting for the sue
cess Of Mckinley. The policy of Major
Mckinley in ths particular is precisely
what 1t has been in respect to every other
question of present moment. He has hesi-
tated and doubled in the face of manifest
duty" The Dispatch is a Foraker organ
The Jersey City Journal has polled the
prominent men of Jersey City as their
presidential preferences. Fifty-tlve per
cent of the Republicans interviewed fa-
vor Mckinley; 10 per cent. Reed, ana the
remaining . per cent. Allison and Harri-
son, The Democrats nearly all favor
Whitney.
Crawford county Republican primaries
take place April is. Senator W. II. An
drews and William j. Cands, Of Erie, are
Bloss of the Titusville Herald; George r.
Davenport, J. T.. Rupert and S. Slocum
are candidates for state delegates.
New York Democrats will hold their
state convention at Saratoga about June
~ to elect delegates to the national conven-
ton at Chicago. The delega gates-at-l large
will probably be eN-Corgressman Daniel
Lockwood. Ex-Governor Flower and Sena-
tors Murphy and Hill
The Prohibition state convention win
meet in this city on May 6. If the coun-
ties send their full quota Of representa-,
ton there will be 800 delegates present
The National Prohibition convention viii
be held in pittsburg later in the year.
Blair county Republicans. newspapers
and leaders, since the recent primaries.
advocate the passage of a law requiring
candidates to publish at the close of cv-
cry primary and general election Il de-
tailed statement of moneys expended.
The conversion of Hamilton Disston Is
generally interpreted to mean that on the
first ballot Quay Will get every Ponnsyl-
vana vote except those Of Magee and
Finn.
Joe Lewis while up from Washington
this week, admitted that the feeling
against Mckinley among the politicians
at Washington Is becoming very bitter
Frank Willing Leach ran up to Luzerne
county yesterday to take look at the
delegate-at-large. situation.
VIII Bailey dare make Hickey chief of
the fire department?